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1140345

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/07/2019
	date	18/07/2019
	date tabled	18/07/2019
	ddp created	18/07/2019 17:02:21
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	18/07/2019 17:21:09 23/07/2019 17:05:10
	hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries
	house id	1
	identifier	278995
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/07/2019 16:33:03
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the consequences of the October 31 deadline for the UK leaving the EU on (a) stockpiling and (b) cashflows in the manufacturing sector.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 278995
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	278995
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>On 28th November 2018, the Government laid before Parliament the document entitled, “EU Exit: Long-term economic analysis” which was intended to facilitate parliamentary scrutiny ahead of the Meaningful Vote on the final deal. The purpose of this analysis was to illustrate high level impacts on the UK from different EU Exit scenarios. It included associated costs for five broad sector groups across the economy, including manufactured goods, which together cover the majority of the UK economy and all traded goods and services.</p><p>We understand the impact that continued uncertainty has on firms and the disruption in the event of no deal and continue to discuss the situation with manufacturers and industry bodies, including Make UK. We are also aware that factories are stockpiling essential parts to try to minimise disruption in a no deal scenario, and we acknowledge that this has an impact on costs. The best way to deliver the certainty that our manufacturers need is to agree a deal that delivers on our commitment to leaving the European Union.</p><p>The Government is committed to leaving the European Union in a way that underpins prosperity and avoids unnecessary disruption for people and businesses across the UK and therefore has been preparing to minimise any disruption in the event of no deal. Since the extension was agreed, departments have advanced their no deal preparations so that we are ready to implement necessary work in the lead-up to 31 October if needed.</p><p>HMRC has written three times to over 145,000 VAT-registered UK businesses who currently trade only with the EU, setting out the actions they need to take, and the changes they need to be prepared for in the event of no deal.</p><p>We have advised hundreds of ports, traders, pharmaceutical firms and other organisations that use the borders about potential disruption, so that they can engage proactively with their supply chains. We have published a leaflet for SMEs, that contains advice on actions to take, provides sources of support, and outlines the changes that may affect businesses when the UK leaves the EU.</p><p>The Government recognises that the manufacturing sector remains a vital contributor to the economy of the UK, driving innovation, exports, job creation, and productivity growth and we are committed to supporting the sector as the UK exits Europe. Through our modern Industrial Strategy and Made Smarter – our key national industrial digitalisation programme – we are building an economy fit for the future. As the 9th largest global manufacturing economy, we are, and will continue to be, a major manufacturing nation.</p>
	creator	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1140346

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/07/2019
	date	18/07/2019
	date tabled	18/07/2019
	ddp created	18/07/2019 17:02:23
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	18/07/2019 17:21:12 23/07/2019 17:05:08
	hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries
	house id	1
	identifier	278996
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/07/2019 16:33:03
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the adequacy manufacturing businesses' preparations for the UK leaving the EU without an agreement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 278996
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	278996
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>On 28th November 2018, the Government laid before Parliament the document entitled, “EU Exit: Long-term economic analysis” which was intended to facilitate parliamentary scrutiny ahead of the Meaningful Vote on the final deal. The purpose of this analysis was to illustrate high level impacts on the UK from different EU Exit scenarios. It included associated costs for five broad sector groups across the economy, including manufactured goods, which together cover the majority of the UK economy and all traded goods and services.</p><p>We understand the impact that continued uncertainty has on firms and the disruption in the event of no deal and continue to discuss the situation with manufacturers and industry bodies, including Make UK. We are also aware that factories are stockpiling essential parts to try to minimise disruption in a no deal scenario, and we acknowledge that this has an impact on costs. The best way to deliver the certainty that our manufacturers need is to agree a deal that delivers on our commitment to leaving the European Union.</p><p>The Government is committed to leaving the European Union in a way that underpins prosperity and avoids unnecessary disruption for people and businesses across the UK and therefore has been preparing to minimise any disruption in the event of no deal. Since the extension was agreed, departments have advanced their no deal preparations so that we are ready to implement necessary work in the lead-up to 31 October if needed.</p><p>HMRC has written three times to over 145,000 VAT-registered UK businesses who currently trade only with the EU, setting out the actions they need to take, and the changes they need to be prepared for in the event of no deal.</p><p>We have advised hundreds of ports, traders, pharmaceutical firms and other organisations that use the borders about potential disruption, so that they can engage proactively with their supply chains. We have published a leaflet for SMEs, that contains advice on actions to take, provides sources of support, and outlines the changes that may affect businesses when the UK leaves the EU.</p><p>The Government recognises that the manufacturing sector remains a vital contributor to the economy of the UK, driving innovation, exports, job creation, and productivity growth and we are committed to supporting the sector as the UK exits Europe. Through our modern Industrial Strategy and Made Smarter – our key national industrial digitalisation programme – we are building an economy fit for the future. As the 9th largest global manufacturing economy, we are, and will continue to be, a major manufacturing nation.</p>
	creator	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1140348

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/07/2019
	date	18/07/2019
	date tabled	18/07/2019
	ddp created	18/07/2019 17:02:28
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	18/07/2019 17:21:16 23/07/2019 17:05:06
	hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries
	house id	1
	identifier	278997
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/07/2019 16:33:03
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support UK manufacturers prepare for the possibility of the UK leaving the EU without an agreement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 278997
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	278997
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>On 28th November 2018, the Government laid before Parliament the document entitled, “EU Exit: Long-term economic analysis” which was intended to facilitate parliamentary scrutiny ahead of the Meaningful Vote on the final deal. The purpose of this analysis was to illustrate high level impacts on the UK from different EU Exit scenarios. It included associated costs for five broad sector groups across the economy, including manufactured goods, which together cover the majority of the UK economy and all traded goods and services.</p><p>We understand the impact that continued uncertainty has on firms and the disruption in the event of no deal and continue to discuss the situation with manufacturers and industry bodies, including Make UK. We are also aware that factories are stockpiling essential parts to try to minimise disruption in a no deal scenario, and we acknowledge that this has an impact on costs. The best way to deliver the certainty that our manufacturers need is to agree a deal that delivers on our commitment to leaving the European Union.</p><p>The Government is committed to leaving the European Union in a way that underpins prosperity and avoids unnecessary disruption for people and businesses across the UK and therefore has been preparing to minimise any disruption in the event of no deal. Since the extension was agreed, departments have advanced their no deal preparations so that we are ready to implement necessary work in the lead-up to 31 October if needed.</p><p>HMRC has written three times to over 145,000 VAT-registered UK businesses who currently trade only with the EU, setting out the actions they need to take, and the changes they need to be prepared for in the event of no deal.</p><p>We have advised hundreds of ports, traders, pharmaceutical firms and other organisations that use the borders about potential disruption, so that they can engage proactively with their supply chains. We have published a leaflet for SMEs, that contains advice on actions to take, provides sources of support, and outlines the changes that may affect businesses when the UK leaves the EU.</p><p>The Government recognises that the manufacturing sector remains a vital contributor to the economy of the UK, driving innovation, exports, job creation, and productivity growth and we are committed to supporting the sector as the UK exits Europe. Through our modern Industrial Strategy and Made Smarter – our key national industrial digitalisation programme – we are building an economy fit for the future. As the 9th largest global manufacturing economy, we are, and will continue to be, a major manufacturing nation.</p>
	creator	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1139826

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/07/2019
	date	17/07/2019
	date tabled	17/07/2019
	ddp created	17/07/2019 18:31:00
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	17/07/2019 18:49:53 22/07/2019 16:03:05
	hansard heading	Novartis: Great Grimsby
	house id	1
	identifier	278551
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	22/07/2019 15:31:20
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which ministers he has appointed to the taskforce to find a new buyer for the Novartis site in Great Grimsby.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
	tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 278551
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	278551
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Department of International Trade are closely monitoring the situation. We are working with the company, the local authority and Local Enterprise Partnerships to support their efforts in helping to preserve highly skilled jobs in the area and to help find a buyer for the site.</p>
	creator	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

1139245

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/07/2019
	date	16/07/2019
	date tabled	16/07/2019
	ddp created	16/07/2019 18:26:41
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	16/07/2019 18:36:21 22/07/2019 16:06:07
	hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Living Wage
	house id	1
	identifier	277710
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	22/07/2019 15:35:03
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many workers employed by his Department are paid less than the Living Wage Foundation London living wage.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 277710
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	277710
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Department Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy does not have any employees paid less than the Living Wage Foundation London living wage.</p>
	creator	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

1139246

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/07/2019
	date	16/07/2019
	date tabled	16/07/2019
	ddp created	16/07/2019 18:26:43
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	16/07/2019 18:36:24 22/07/2019 16:05:03
	hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Living Wage
	house id	1
	identifier	277711
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	22/07/2019 15:33:22
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to gain Living Wage Foundation accreditation as a living wage employer.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 277711
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	277711
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring fair remuneration for workers across the economy. In April 2019, the National Living Wage (NLW) rate was increased to £8.21 per hour, a rise of 4.9 percent. This means that the annual earnings of a full-time worker on the NLW will have increased by over £2,750 since the policy was introduced. We are also supporting and encouraging employers to pay more where possible and appropriate.</p><p>In line with this, at the end of last year, at the request of my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State, officials in BEIS undertook a review of the pay of staff working through its contractors, in order to ensure they receive a wage which is fair and directly comparable to other employers across the local labour market.</p><p>As a result of this review, the Department agreed with its contractors (Aramark and ISS) that, from 1 March 2019, they would align the pay of their cleaning, catering, mailroom and security staff to the appropriate median rates for those occupations as identified in the 2018 Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE). This survey captures pay details for around 300,000 employees from the HMRC Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system down to Local Authority level and is therefore a robust and reliable source of pay data.</p><p>The immediate change for some staff has been significant. For example, some of our lowest paid security guards saw an increase of over 15%. Pay for staff working through our contractors will continue to track the median rate in future years</p><p>The Department does not currently intend to seek accreditation from the Living Wage Foundation.</p>
	creator	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

1138931

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/07/2019
	date	15/07/2019
	date tabled	15/07/2019
	ddp created	15/07/2019 18:44:13
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	15/07/2019 18:59:45 18/07/2019 11:07:01
	hansard heading	Biofuels: Plastics
	house id	1
	identifier	277119
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	18/07/2019 10:35:40
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to (a) support the growth and (b) minimise the adverse environmental effects of the bioplastics industry.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 277119
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	277119
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>This Government is building a globally competitive sustainable plastics industry through research and innovation. As announced in the recent Bioeconomy Strategy, the Department will provide up to £60 million, bolstered by considerable industry support, to establish the UK as the world’s leading innovator in smart sustainable plastic packaging. We will soon be launching a call for evidence on the impacts of bio-based and biodegradable plastics on the environment and their interaction with the circular economy.</p>
	creator	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1138474

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/07/2019
	date	11/07/2019
	date tabled	11/07/2019
	ddp created	11/07/2019 16:43:09
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	11/07/2019 16:49:12 16/07/2019 15:14:12
	hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Freedom of Information
	house id	1
	identifier	276159
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	16/07/2019 14:42:41
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reasons 31.2 per cent of freedom of information requests received by his Department were not fulfilled within the 20-day deadline in 2018.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 276159
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	276159
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) the 20 working day deadline for response to requests for information may be extended in order to consider the balance of public interest regarding disclosure of held information.</p><p>In 2018, 82% of requests received by the Department were answered within the statutory 20-day deadline or with a permitted extension. In the first quarter of 2019, 68% of requests were answered within the 20-day deadline or with a permitted extension.</p><p>The complexity and diverse nature of the Department means that individual requests may require the involvement of more than one area of the Department and/or consultation with key stakeholders. Regrettably this can sometimes lead to delays in the Department’s ability to providing a timely response.</p><p>The Department remains committed to improving the number of requests answered within the statutory deadline and is working closely with officials across the Department.</p>
	creator	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1138475

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/07/2019
	date	11/07/2019
	date tabled	11/07/2019
	ddp created	11/07/2019 16:43:11
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	11/07/2019 16:49:14 16/07/2019 15:14:10
	hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Freedom of Information
	house id	1
	identifier	276160
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	16/07/2019 14:42:41
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason only 55.4 per cent of FOI requests received by his Department in the first quarter of 2019 were met within the 20-day deadline.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 276160
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	276160
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) the 20 working day deadline for response to requests for information may be extended in order to consider the balance of public interest regarding disclosure of held information.</p><p>In 2018, 82% of requests received by the Department were answered within the statutory 20-day deadline or with a permitted extension. In the first quarter of 2019, 68% of requests were answered within the 20-day deadline or with a permitted extension.</p><p>The complexity and diverse nature of the Department means that individual requests may require the involvement of more than one area of the Department and/or consultation with key stakeholders. Regrettably this can sometimes lead to delays in the Department’s ability to providing a timely response.</p><p>The Department remains committed to improving the number of requests answered within the statutory deadline and is working closely with officials across the Department.</p>
	creator	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1138082

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/07/2019
	date	10/07/2019
	date tabled	10/07/2019
	ddp created	10/07/2019 18:10:45
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	10/07/2019 18:18:37 16/07/2019 17:11:06
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
	house id	1
	identifier	275730
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	16/07/2019 16:39:42
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he plans to take to improve the infrastructure for electric vehicles.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 275730
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	275730
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Government’s vision is to have one of the best electric vehicle infrastructure networks in the world, growing a network for current and prospective electric vehicle drivers that is affordable, reliable, accessible and secure. The Road to Zero strategy published last year includes new commitments to expand significantly electric and low emission vehicle infrastructure across the country. Government funding and leadership, alongside private sector investment has supported the installation of more than 20,000 public chargepoints. This includes over 2,000 rapid chargepoints - one of the largest networks in Europe. Our grant schemes and our £400m public-private Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund will see thousands more electric vehicle chargepoints installed across the UK. Highways England has committed £15m to ensure there are chargepoints (rapid where possible) every 20 miles on 95% of the Strategic Road Network by 2020. The Prime Minister has asked the Office for Low Emission Vehicles to work with industry to set out a vision by Autumn 2019, for a core infrastructure network of rapid and high powered chargepoints along England’s key road network.</p>
	creator	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy