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1236495

	registered interest
	date	17/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress is being made on the development of a covid-19 vaccine.
	tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
	tabling member printed	Dr Kieran Mullan
	uin	91740
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government is leading efforts to find and manufacture a vaccine, working with industry and experts, both here in the UK and internationally to ensure we are in the best position possible to support the discovery, manufacture and mass-deployment of a successful vaccine should a candidate prove successful. A number of agreements to procure millions of doses of vaccines have been made, ensuring the greatest possible chance of securing access to a safe and effective vaccine. The UK has now secured access to 6 different candidates, across 4 different vaccines types, including University of Oxford’s vaccine being developed with AstraZeneca and agreements with BioNTech/Pfizer alliance, Valneva, Novavax, Janssen and GSK/Sanofi Pasteur.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 22/09/2020 15:14:07 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4860 label Biography information for Dr Kieran Mullan

1236499

	registered interest
	date	17/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Co-operative Insurance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential for (a) job losses and (b) loss of union recognition as a result of the sale of Co-op Insurance to Markerstudy.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
	uin	91746
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>The details of mergers and takeovers are primarily a commercial matter for the parties concerned.</p><p> </p><p>The Employment Relations Act 1999 introduced a statutory recognition procedure that gave independent trade unions the right to apply to the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) to be recognised by an employer for collective bargaining over pay, hours and holidays in respect of a group of workers in a particular bargaining unit.</p><p> </p><p>Where an employer decides not to recognise or to derecognise a trade union, the union can use the statutory recognition procedure. The CAC can award recognition where a clear majority of the bargaining unit want it, and this is established in most cases through a ballot of the workforce.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 22/09/2020 15:19:11 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1235504

	registered interest
	date	17/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Conditions of Employment: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to ensure that employees can not be lawfully dismissed from their job as a result of long term covid-19 symptoms.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	91711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>Employees with the necessary qualifying service who consider that they have been dismissed unfairly may complain to an employment tribunal. The case of an employee who has been dismissed as a result of health issues clearly demands special consideration. For example, a tribunal will expect the employer to have considered whether there was suitable alternative work available. Employees may also be able to seek redress through the civil courts or employment tribunals if their dismissal breaches the terms of their contracts, for instance, because the employer has failed to comply with provisions relating to sickness absence.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 22/09/2020 14:45:02 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1233990

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Electricity Generation: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department with Ofgem to attract investment in (a) innovation and (b) development of the electricity network as part of the Government's 2050 net zero commitment.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	89813
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>Monopoly energy network companies, which transport energy to homes and businesses, are regulated by the independent energy regulator, Ofgem, to ensure that they adequately maintain a safe and secure network whilst investing for the future and ensuring a fair price for consumers. In order to do this, Ofgem uses price controls to determine the revenues network companies may recover, the investment they may make and the performance standards they must deliver.</p><p> </p><p>The regulatory price control is by law a matter for Ofgem who ensure, through the regulatory framework, that energy networks are able to deliver our net zero target, and Government will continue to engage with Ofgem on this. Ofgem has also established a Net Zero Advisory Group, with members from across government and the public sector, to advise on how price controls can best enable decarbonisation, including by bringing forward appropriate investment.</p><p> </p><p>Since the start of the current electricity distribution price control (RIIO-ED1) in 2015, around £270m of innovation funding has been allocated to Electricity Distribution Network Operators, which is already supporting the move to net zero. Ofgem has also announced the introduction of a new Strategic Innovation Fund for the upcoming energy network price controls (RIIO-2). This fund, alongside funding to individual companies, will provide £450m for research and development into crucial green energy projects, with the potential to fund more if required.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 22/09/2020 14:41:39 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1233993

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Electricity Generation: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will ask Ofgem to include representatives from the electricity network supply chain in their Net Zero Advisory Group.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	89816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>Ofgem has recently published the Terms of Reference for the Net Zero Advisory Group (link <a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/net-zero-advisory-group-terms-reference" target="_blank">here</a>). The Group aims to strengthen strategic coordination amongst key government departments and public sector organisations involved in the energy system transition. Where appropriate, the Group may invite internal or external experts to specific meetings and seek views from these parties outside of the meetings. The Terms of Reference may be reviewed and updated periodically.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 22/09/2020 14:33:26 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1233989

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Energy: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the forthcoming energy white paper is planned to include detailed policy on the next steps of the Government’s plans for delivering net zero by 2050.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	89812
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>The Energy White Paper will contribute to the delivery of net zero by setting out how we will make the transition to clean energy and support a green economic recovery in the process, while keeping energy bills affordable.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the White Paper, the Government will publish decarbonisation plans for key sectors such as agriculture and industry as part of its green agenda in the run up to COP26. The Government has already published the first part of its Transport Decarbonisation Plan, setting out an ambitious strategy to drive our transport emissions towards net zero.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 22/09/2020 14:43:24 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1233992

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Environment Protection: Foreign Investment in UK
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking with Ofgem to help ensure that the UK attracts international investment as part of the Government’s ongoing work on net zero by 2050.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	89815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s Green Finance Strategy set out our overall approach to accelerating green finance and catalysing private investment to support delivery of the UK’s climate objectives.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem consults widely with industry and others on the methodology for future network investment through its price control process. This process is a matter for Ofgem, and by law Government has no role in network regulation.</p><p> </p><p>With significant investment required going forward, it is essential there is a stable regulatory regime which provides both the sector and investors with the confidence to invest. At the same time, Ofgem has a statutory duty to ensure that value is delivered for consumers, and Government supports Ofgem’s core priority to help the UK achieve net zero by 2050, including securing the necessary investment in networks, at the lowest cost to consumers.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 22/09/2020 14:35:53 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1233991

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Environment Protection: Job Creation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of new jobs that will be created as a result of the Government’s commitment to net zero by 2050.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	89814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>As my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister set out in his speech on 30 June, we intend to build back greener. Many of the actions we need to take to reach our UK climate targets - net zero - will support our economy to recover from COVID-19, generate new economic opportunities and support new green jobs. The UK has shown that growing our economy and cutting emissions can be achieved at the same time – growing our economy by 75% while cutting emissions by 43% over the past three decades.</p><p> </p><p>There are already 460,000 people employed in the low carbon economy and its supply chains across the UK. By one estimate, the UK low-carbon economy could grow more than four times faster than the rest of the economy by 2030 and support up to 2 million jobs. As one example, the recently announced £2 billion Green Homes Grant will upgrade more than 600,000 homes across the country, save households hundreds of pounds a year on their energy bills and could support up to 80,000 green jobs.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 22/09/2020 14:39:08 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1234138

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Hunting: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what advice he has given to local authorities on providing financial support for fox hunts from covid-19 funding schemes during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	89851
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government put forward an unprecedented package of support, including loan schemes, grant funding and wage packages, to help as many individuals and business as possible during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>This support package included the Small Business Grants Fund (SBGF) and the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grants Fund (RHLGF) which was provided via local authorities to support small businesses and businesses in some of the sectors hardest hit by the measures taken to prevent the spread of Covid-19.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also created a Local Authority Discretionary Grants Scheme to ensure that local authorities could use their knowledge and discretion to direct funds to businesses not covered by the SBGF or the RHLGF. In recognition that economic need varied across the country, government set some national criteria for this fund but allowed local authorities to determine which cases to support within those criteria.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance provided to local authorities on all three of these schemes are available on gov.uk. No specific advice in respect of fox hunts was provided to local authorities as part of the guidance around these schemes.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 22/09/2020 14:14:05 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1234180

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Hydrogen: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government plans to publish a fully funded hydrogen strategy in the first quarter of 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
	uin	89792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the development of hydrogen as a strategic decarbonised energy carrier for the UK. As set out at the Environmental Audit Committee on 10 September 2020, we plan to publish a Hydrogen Strategy in early 2021. The Strategy will include discussion around the costs associated with expansion of the UK hydrogen economy, and how these might be met.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 22/09/2020 14:31:42 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson