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1519587

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	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	Biofuels: Electricity Generation
	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 his Department has made of the potential impact of biomass used for energy generation on (a) biodiversity and (b) the UK’s overseas land footprint.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Dr James Davies
	uin	59898
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>The UK sustainability criteria are some of the most stringent in the world and include requirements under the land criteria and GHG (greenhouse gas) criteria. The land criteria take into account a range of social, economic, and environmental issues, including protecting biodiversity and land use rights.</p><p> </p><p>Where biomass is sourced from forests, the land criteria include requirements around regeneration rates and sustainable harvesting in the sourcing regions, requiring that the carbon stock of the forest from which biomass is derived is not decreased.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 18/10/2022 16:33:10 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4476 label Biography information for Dr James Davies

1519588

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	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	Biofuels: Subsidies
	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 recent assessment his Department has made of the value for money of subsidies given for the use of biomass for electricity generation.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Dr James Davies
	uin	59899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government has in place conditions to ensure generators only receive subsidies for biomass that complies with the UK’s strict sustainability criteria. In 2021, biomass made up 12.9% of total electricity generation.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 18/10/2022 16:33:17 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4476 label Biography information for Dr James Davies

1275331

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2021
	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	Hospitality Industry: 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 assessment he has made of the economic effect of covid-19 on supply chains in the hospitality industry.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Dr James Davies
	uin	136002
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2021 answer text <p>Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic the Government has worked closely with the hospitality sector, including businesses in the supply chain, to understand the impact of the pandemic on their businesses.</p><p>Businesses have been able to benefit from Government support, including the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and Government-backed loans.</p><p>On 5 January, when the new National Lockdown began, my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer announced an extra £4.6bn in business support including a £594 million discretionary fund to support impacted businesses.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 19/01/2021 14:45:46 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4476 label Biography information for Dr James Davies

1275332

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2021
	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	Hospitality Industry: 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 steps he is taking to support businesses in the hospitality supply chain that have not received financial support from their local authority during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Dr James Davies
	uin	136003
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2021 answer text <p>Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic the Government has worked closely with the hospitality sector, including businesses in the supply chain, to understand the impact of the pandemic on their businesses.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses have been able to benefit from Government support, including the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and Government-backed loans.</p><p> </p><p>On 5 January, when the new National Lockdown began, my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer announced an extra £4.6bn in business support including a £594 million discretionary fund to support impacted businesses.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 19/01/2021 14:43:58 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4476 label Biography information for Dr James Davies

1255912

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2020
	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	Medicine: Research
	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 charities conducting medical research will be able to access the funding for research and development announced in the 2020 Spending Review.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Dr James Davies
	uin	121305
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government is aware of the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the funding of medical research charities.</p><p> </p><p>The Government already provides significant direct funding to charities’ research through Research England’s Quality Related (QR) charity support funding. This year charity QR will amount to £204m, to support charity funded research in universities in England.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the Government supports this research through investments in the necessary infrastructure, through collaborations with UKRI and through the tax system. In 2018-19 over £1.3bn in tax relief on donations was received through Gift Aid benefitting all charities, including those carrying out vital medical research.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS officials have also been meeting regularly with the Association of Medical Research Charities to develop an appropriate approach to supporting the important research that their members fund through the challenges they are currently facing.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 01/12/2020 17:38:42 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4476 label Biography information for Dr James Davies

1239739

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2020
	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	Manufacturing Industries: North Wales and North West
	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 he is taking to support the manufacturing sector in the North Wales Mersey Dee region.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Dr James Davies
	uin	98255
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department continues to engage with industry and suppliers to ensure that we can support our manufacturing sectors during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Ministers have been leading a series of roundtables, bringing together businesses, business representative groups, and leading academics, including representatives from the Welsh Government, to consider the measures needed to support the UK’s economic recovery.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s support for the manufacturing sector includes £147 million towards the Made Smarter programme to support digitalisation in UK manufacturing, £1 billion for the Automotive Transformation Fund, and £1.9 billion committed to the Aerospace Technology Institute programme.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the UK Government is investing £120 million in the North Wales Growth Deal, which includes support for manufacturing. The manufacturing project that the Growth Deal is funding is run by Glyndwr University.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 09/10/2020 10:13:36 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4476 label Biography information for Dr James Davies

1232842

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2020
	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	Renewable Energy
	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 volume of (a) offshore wind, (b) onshore wind and (c) solar sites which might bid into Contract for Difference Auction Round 4.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Dr James Davies
	uin	87601
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government considers a range of matters when setting the parameters for Contracts for Difference allocation rounds, including the anticipated pipeline of eligible projects. We will publish allocation round parameters in advance of the next auction in 2021, when assessments of the potential volume of participants can be informed by the most current information on project pipelines.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 16/09/2020 12:38:44 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4476 label Biography information for Dr James Davies

1198052

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2020
	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	Weddings: 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 his policy is on allowing wedding venue viewings to take place during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Dr James Davies
	uin	52202
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s approach to the road of recovery for the reopening of businesses is a phased approach. Whilst certain businesses are starting to reopen, many businesses including the hospitality sector remain closed and so should not allow physical visits. My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State regularly engages with businesses across all sectors of the economy.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 09/06/2020 10:01:58 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4476 label Biography information for Dr James Davies

1190625

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2020
	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	Small Businesses: 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 discussions he has had with representatives of the financial sector on additional financial support that may be made available to SMEs which are ineligible for the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Dr James Davies
	uin	40681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) is part of a comprehensive package of support for SMEs, including business rates relief, grants and support for wage packages. The Government continues to seek to identify new areas for improvement across this support.</p><p> </p><p>The Government held discussions with the banking industry prior to the launch of the CBILS. The Business Secretary continues to hold a regular dialogue with each of the biggest CBILS lenders to address feedback on how the scheme has been working and closely monitor its implementation.</p><p> </p><p>The Business Secretary continues to work with banks and other finance providers to help SMEs access the finance they need and has discussed with these organisations the alternative forms of support for businesses that they are offering. The Government welcomed the statement by UK Finance on behalf of the financial sector which announced that banks, building societies and credit card providers are committed to supporting their business customers in continuing to trade.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 05/05/2020 10:58:11 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4476 label Biography information for Dr James Davies

1167099

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	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	Fuel Poverty
	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 she has made of the number of households in fuel poverty in each (a) nation and (b) region of the UK in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	7078
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>Fuel poverty is a devolved issue, with each nation in the UK having its own fuel poverty definition, targets and policies to tackle the issue.</p><p> </p><p>The number of households in fuel poverty in England between 2003 and 2017 (latest data) can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fuel-poverty-trends-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fuel-poverty-trends-2019</a>.</p><p> </p><p>For Scotland, data from 2011 to 2017 (latest data) can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-house-condition-survey-2017-key-findings/pages/6/" target="_blank">https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-house-condition-survey-2017-key-findings/pages/6/</a></p><p> </p><p>ForWales, latest published data (for 2018) can be found here: <a href="https://gov.wales/fuel-poverty-estimates-wales-2018" target="_blank">https://gov.wales/fuel-poverty-estimates-wales-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>For Northern Ireland, data for 2006, 2009 and 2011 can be found here: <a href="https://www.ninis2.nisra.gov.uk/public/SearchResults.aspx?sk=fuel;poverty" target="_blank">https://www.ninis2.nisra.gov.uk/public/SearchResults.aspx?sk=fuel;poverty</a>; Latest available figures (for 2016) can be found here: <a href="https://www.nihe.gov.uk/getmedia/1f9e55a1-66c2-46b7-bf92-9ee192ce355f/estimates-of-fuel-poverty-northern-ireland-2017-and-2018-revised.pdf.aspx?ext=.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.nihe.gov.uk/getmedia/1f9e55a1-66c2-46b7-bf92-9ee192ce355f/estimates-of-fuel-poverty-northern-ireland-2017-and-2018-revised.pdf.aspx?ext=.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The number of households in fuel poverty for each region in England can be found in Table 4 here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fuel-poverty-trends-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fuel-poverty-trends-2019</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Please note that due to both definition and methodological differences, the figures should not be combined.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 04/11/2019 13:58:58 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane