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1092213

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/03/2019
	date	20/03/2019
	date tabled	20/03/2019
	ddp created	20/03/2019 20:09:22
	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	20/03/2019 20:33:19 02/04/2019 13:00:15
	hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	identifier	234824
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	02/04/2019 12:22:06
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to row 11 of the table on page 35 of the BEIS 2018-19 Main Estimate Memorandum, if he will publish a breakdown of spending under the heading Market Frameworks.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 234824
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	234824
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The breakdown of expenditure included under Market Frameworks Resource DEL is as shown in the following table: -</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Citizens Advice</p></td><td><p>35.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chartered Trading Standards Institute</p></td><td><p>13.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Minimum Wage (NMW) Enforcement</p></td><td><p>12.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NMW &amp; NLW (National Living Wage) enforcement and awareness raising campaigns</p></td><td><p>9.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NMW Enforcement complex cases</p></td><td><p>4.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Labour Market Enforcement Agency</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Small Business Commissioner</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Convention of Scottish Local Authorities</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Office for Product Safety and Standards: Product Regulations</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EU Expertise: General Costs</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Labour Market Emerging Priorities</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Departmental Programme Translation Work</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Paternity Adoption and Shared Parental Pay</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>European Consumer Centre</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Minimum Wage</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ADR (alternative dispute resolution) Directive</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shared Parental Leave Comms</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>College For Europe</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Consumer Advocacy for Energy, Post and cross-sector</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>eIDAS Implementation</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total (Market Frameworks)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>84.3*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>*Table does not add up due to rounding</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table>
	creator	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1092211

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/03/2019
	date	20/03/2019
	date tabled	20/03/2019
	ddp created	20/03/2019 20:08:37
	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	20/03/2019 20:33:13 02/04/2019 12:53:02
	hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: British Shipbuilders
	house id	1
	identifier	234822
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	02/04/2019 12:21:58
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to row five of the table on page 35 of the BEIS 2018-19 Main Estimate Memorandum, what the spending under British Shipbuilders relates to.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 234822
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	234822
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Department has responsibility for liabilities arising from the former publicly-owned company British Shipbuilders. The liabilities largely relate to damages due to former workers who were exposed to asbestos over a period until the late 1980s.</p>
	creator	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1092210

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/03/2019
	date	20/03/2019
	date tabled	20/03/2019
	ddp created	20/03/2019 20:08:01
	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	20/03/2019 20:33:11 02/04/2019 12:53:04
	hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	identifier	234821
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	02/04/2019 12:21:52
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to row three of the table on page 35 of the BEIS 2018-19 Main Estimate Memorandum, if he will publish a detailed breakdown under the heading Business and Enterprise.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 234821
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	234821
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The breakdown of expenditure included in Business and Enterprise Resource DEL is as shown in the following table: -</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carbon Price Floor Compensation</p></td><td><p>60.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EU ETS compensation</p></td><td><p>28.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Productivity Council</p></td><td><p>5.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Defence Solution Centre</p></td><td><p>3.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sponsorship</p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cornwall Grant</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Economic Intelligence And Analysis</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Building Information Management</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Advanced Manufacturing: Research</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regional Support Programme</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Office for Life Sciences: Database and Web Portal</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total (Business and Enterprise)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>101.6*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>*Table does not add up due to rounding</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table>
	creator	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1092209

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/03/2019
	date	20/03/2019
	date tabled	20/03/2019
	ddp created	20/03/2019 20:07:57
	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	20/03/2019 20:33:09 02/04/2019 12:53:05
	hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	identifier	234820
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	02/04/2019 12:21:44
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to row four of the table on page 35 of the BEIS 2018-19 Main Estimate Memorandum, if he will publish the other programmes with their respective budgets referred to in that table.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 234820
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	234820
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The breakdown of expenditure included in Other Programmes under Deliver an ambitious industrial strategy Resource DEL is as shown in the following table: -</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ordnance Survey - Public Sector Mapping Agreement</p></td><td><p>6.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Office for Product Safety &amp; Standards</p></td><td><p>3.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Design council</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portfolio Management</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Launch Investments</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>International Science and Innovation Policy</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Homes England: Innovation</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Centrally held</p></td><td><p>15.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Intellectual Property Office dividend</p></td><td><p>-1.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total (Other programmes)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>29.4*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Table does not add up due to rounding</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table>
	creator	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1092187

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/03/2019
	date	20/03/2019
	date tabled	20/03/2019
	ddp created	20/03/2019 20:06:42
	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	20/03/2019 20:32:19 02/04/2019 12:53:07
	hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Consultants
	house id	1
	identifier	234810
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	02/04/2019 12:21:37
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many consultants his Department has hired since 2016; and what the cost of that hiring was to the public purse.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 234810
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	234810
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on the number of consultants hired in any one year as this work is often commissioned as part of an outcomes based contract to ensure value for money.</p><p> </p><p>The amount spent on consultants each year since 2016 is:</p><p> </p><p>2016-17 - £63.0 million of which £41.4 million was related to Site Licence Companies</p><p>2017-18 - £50.4 million of which £37.3 million was related to Site Licence Companies.</p><p> </p><p>Site Licence Companies manage and operate the nuclear facilities at the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) sites.</p><p> </p>
	creator	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1122747

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/04/2019
	date	24/04/2019
	date tabled	24/04/2019
	ddp created	24/04/2019 19:29:31
	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	24/04/2019 19:39:00 01/05/2019 16:35:11
	hansard heading	Furniture: Fire Resistant Materials
	house id	1
	identifier	246982
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	01/05/2019 16:03:12
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what scientific advice has been sought from environmental scientists by the Office for Product Safety and Standards as part of the review of the use of flame retardant chemicals in domestic upholstery.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 246982
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	246982
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is reviewing the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire)(Safety) Regulations 1988 to ensure they respond to developments in furniture design, innovation, manufacturing processes and environmental and health concerns while maintaining fire safety protections.</p><p> </p><p>We have also developed scientific and technical expertise within the Office for Safety and Standards and are taking account of the body of relevant scientific research, including engaging with environmental scientists and commissioning research from external sources. We have sought expert and scientific advice from a range of sources, including from leading fire safety experts, Government Chief Scientific Advisors, and British Standards Institution technical standards committees.</p>
	creator	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

1109037

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	08/04/2019
	date	02/04/2019
	date tabled	02/04/2019
	ddp created	02/04/2019 18:20:47
	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	03/04/2019 17:47:53 11/04/2019 15:39:22
	hansard heading	Self-employed: Billing
	house id	1
	identifier	239900
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	11/04/2019 15:00:12
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to tackle late payments to freelancers.
	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 239900
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	239900
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Government is clear that unfavourable payment practices is a serious issue. That is why we have a range of measures in place with the aim to address the imbalance in market power between parties, increase transparency and encourage better payment practices through culture change.</p><p> </p><p>The Payment Practices and Performance Reporting Requirement requires large businesses to report biannually on their payment practices and performance. Businesses must publish this information on gov.uk, providing transparency in payment practices and making payment behaviour a reputational, board room issue. To date over 13,000 reports have been submitted.</p><p> </p><p>Government continues to support the Prompt Payment Code as a best practice in payment standards. Last year the Secretary of State announced a new, tough and transparent compliance regime to ensure the Code is rigorously enforced. The Secretary of State also announced that he had appointed the Small Business Commissioner to the Prompt Payment Code Compliance Board.</p><p> </p><p>Last year Government launched a Call for Evidence to assess what further steps and intervention may be needed to create a responsible payment culture. A full response will be published shortly and will contain a full package of policy measures.</p><p> </p><p>At Spring Statement Government announced that it will require large company’s Audit Committees to review payments practices and report them in their annual accounts. This will elevate payment practices to Board level and increase transparency.</p>
	creator	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1121882

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/04/2019
	date	18/04/2019
	date tabled	18/04/2019
	ddp created	18/04/2019 15:29:19
	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	18/04/2019 15:55:50 08/05/2019 17:05:02
	hansard heading	Whirlpool Corporation: Tumble Dryers
	house id	1
	identifier	245840
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	08/05/2019 16:33:58
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps he has taken to increase consumer awareness of the risks associated with unmodified Whirlpool tumble dryers.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 245840
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	245840
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) published the findings of its review of Whirlpool’s tumble dryer modification programme on 4 April. This included reviewing whether Whirlpool’s consumer outreach programme was adequate.</p><p> </p><p>OPSS has written to Whirlpool setting out the actions it must take, including using more creative ways to reach affected consumers who have not yet come forward to minimise the risk of unmodified machines still being in people’s homes. Whirlpool has 28 days to respond from the date of the letter setting out what further actions it will take. OPSS will hold Whirlpool to account in regard to these requirements.</p><p> </p><p>Consumers also have access to a central recalls website covering all electrical recalls via GOV.UK.</p>
	creator	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1122494

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/04/2019
	date	23/04/2019
	date tabled	23/04/2019
	ddp created	23/04/2019 19:29:05
	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	23/04/2019 19:38:26 03/05/2019 11:33:02
	hansard heading	Consumers: Prices
	house id	1
	identifier	246523
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	03/05/2019 11:01:09
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that regulators have the powers they need to address the loyalty penalty that consumers pay for essential services.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 246523
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	246523
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The loyalty penalty is an important issue which the Government is determined to address. The Government remains in regular dialogue with regulators to ensure their powers are sufficient.</p>
	creator	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1122701

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/04/2019
	date	24/04/2019
	date tabled	24/04/2019
	ddp created	24/04/2019 19:27:42
	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	24/04/2019 19:37:17 02/05/2019 13:31:01
	hansard heading	Insolvency
	house id	1
	identifier	247038
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	02/05/2019 12:59:45
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress his Department has made in progressing its proposed reforms to the corporate insolvency framework; and when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on implementing those reforms.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 247038
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	247038
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>In August 2018 the Government published its response to the 2016 ‘Review of the Corporate Insolvency Framework’ consultation and 2018 ‘Insolvency and Corporate Governance’ consultation. The Government outlined in its response its intention to proceed with a comprehensive package of reforms aimed at improving the prospects of company rescue for financially distressed companies, while improving corporate governance to ensure those affected by a company’s financial difficulties are treated fairly.</p>
	creator	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham