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1122744

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/04/2019
	date	24/04/2019
	date tabled	24/04/2019
	ddp created	24/04/2019 19:29:25
	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	25/04/2019 13:45:06 01/05/2019 16:35:14
	hansard heading	Furniture: Regulation
	house id	1
	identifier	246981
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	01/05/2019 16:03:06
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish the responses to the September 2016 Consultation on Updating the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 246981
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	246981
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>We intend to publish the responses received to the Consultation alongside the Government’s response, which will be published in due course.</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

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

1122847

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/04/2019
	date	24/04/2019
	date tabled	24/04/2019
	ddp created	24/04/2019 19:33:30
	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 19:42:43 07/05/2019 16:38:04
	hansard heading	Passenger Ships
	house id	1
	identifier	247016
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	07/05/2019 16:06:41
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Department for Transport on the effect of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s proposals on older UK passenger boats on businesses and skilled maritime jobs.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 247016
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	247016
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State and BEIS ministers have not had any direct discussions with the Department for Transport (DfT) on the effect of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s proposals on older UK passenger boats on businesses and skilled maritime jobs. BEIS officials have reached out to the MCA and industry to further understand the issue raised. They also remain closely engaged with DfT on the delivery of the recently published Maritime 2050 strategy and to support growth ambitions across the maritime sector.</p><p>Should my hon. friend wish to discuss this issue, I would be happy to arrange a meeting.</p>
	creator	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

1123139

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	30/04/2019
	date	25/04/2019
	date tabled	25/04/2019
	ddp created	25/04/2019 16:58:59
	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	29/04/2019 15:25:06 01/05/2019 16:33:01
	hansard heading	Buildings: Safety
	house id	1
	identifier	247780
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	01/05/2019 16:02:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2019 to Question 242927, how the Government is ensuring the exclusion of regulatory provisions from the Business Impact Target in relation to the safety of (a) tenants (b) residents and (c) occupants in buildings as a result of the Government’s response to the Grenfell tragedy, reviews, inquiries or working groups; which regulatory objects and subjects have been excluded in this way; and which units within the Government and regulators are responsible for ensuring this exclusion.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 247780
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	247780
	version	5
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>As set out in the Written Statement of 20 June 2018, departments and regulators are legally responsible for certifying if their regulatory provisions are covered by the Business Impact Target exemption relating to the safety of tenants, residents and occupants in buildings that stem from, or relate to, Government’s response to the Grenfell tragedy, reviews, inquiries or working groups. Any measures which have been certified by the individual departments or regulators under the Grenfell exclusion are listed in the Better Regulation annual report. The 2018/19 annual report will be published in due course.</p>
	creator	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1123260

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	30/04/2019
	date	25/04/2019
	date tabled	25/04/2019
	ddp created	25/04/2019 17:04:04
	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	29/04/2019 15:15:35 01/05/2019 16:33:03
	hansard heading	Females: Directors
	house id	1
	identifier	247760
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	01/05/2019 16:01:52
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of women from black and minority ethnic backgrounds at the highest level of business.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 247760
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	247760
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is committed to working with business to achieve inclusive and diverse workplaces and supporting the independent, business-led diversity reviews in this area – the Hampton-Alexander Review (FTSE Women Leaders) and the Parker Review (Ethnic Minorities on Boards) - that have set ambitious targets for FTSE350 companies. The Hampton-Alexander Review aims for women to hold at least 33% of senior leadership and board positions by 2020. The Parker Review is campaigning for FTSE100 boards to have at least one director “of colour” by 2021, and FTSE250 boards to have the same by 2024.</p><p> </p><p>We have seen the representation of women on FTSE100 boards rise from 12.5% in 2011 to 31.4% today, and on FTSE350 boards from 9.5% to 28%; and all-male boards in the FTSE350 have gone down from 152 to 2 in the same period. These reviews form part of the Government’s modern Industrial Strategy which aims to build an economy that works for all.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the Government published its response to the Alison Rose Review of Female Entrepreneurship in March. The Rose Review shed light on the barriers faced by women starting and growing businesses, including: lower access to finance; a perceived lack of skills and experience; disproportionate childcare responsibilities; different risk appetite; and a lack of sponsorship and role models.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has announced an ambition to increase the number of female entrepreneurs by half by 2030, equivalent to nearly 600,000 additional female entrepreneurs, and HM Treasury is working with UK Finance to establish a new Code, Investing in Women, that will see banks and other financial institutions adopt a set of best practices that will benefit female business owners across the country. This work complements ongoing wider initiatives to address gender imbalances, like tackling the gender pay gap (at a record low), the Women in Finance Charter, and the Government’s forthcoming Gender Equality and Economic Empowerment Strategy.</p><p> </p>
	creator	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1121730

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/04/2019
	date	18/04/2019
	date tabled	18/04/2019
	ddp created	18/04/2019 14:56:37
	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	18/04/2019 15:10:56 30/04/2019 10:11:07
	hansard heading	Conditions of Employment
	house id	1
	identifier	245890
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	30/04/2019 09:39:33
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to prevent employers (a) firing and (b) rehiring employees by changing employment contracts.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 245890
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	245890
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>On 17 December 2018 we published the Good Work Plan, which sets out our vision for the future of the labour market and our ambitious plan for implementing the recommendations arising from the Taylor Review. This important package represents the biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in over 20 years and demonstrates how we are leading the way internationally to ensure workers have access to the rights and protections they deserve in the context of a changing world of work.</p><p> </p><p>Successive governments have introduced a legal framework which ensures that employers should always treat their employees fairly.</p><p> </p><p>In general, the terms and conditions of employment are for negotiation and agreement between employers and employees (or their representatives). Once agreed, however, they form a legally binding contract of employment. While it is always open to either party to seek to renegotiate the terms of the contract, if the employer changes any of the terms without the employee’s agreement, the employee may be entitled to seek legal redress.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, employees who consider that their dismissal was unfair can complain to an employment tribunal, generally subject to a qualifying period of continuous service.</p><p> </p><p>Both employers and employees are strongly encouraged to follow the guidance available on GOV.UK at https://www.gov.uk/your-employment-contract-how-it-can-be-changed when considering changing their terms and conditions of employment.</p>
	creator	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1121731

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/04/2019
	date	18/04/2019
	date tabled	18/04/2019
	ddp created	18/04/2019 14:56:39
	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 14:25:09 30/04/2019 10:11:05
	hansard heading	Business: Conditions of Employment
	house id	1
	identifier	245891
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	30/04/2019 09:39:41
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) small, (b) medium-sized and (c) large businesses that have (i) fired and (ii) rehired employees in accordance with his Department's guidance on changing an employment contract in each of the last five years.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 245891
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	245891
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government do not hold statistics on this matter. In general, the terms and conditions of employment are for negotiation and agreement between employers and employees (or their representatives). Once agreed, however, they form a legally binding contract of employment. While it is always open to either party to seek to renegotiate the terms of the contract, if the employer changes any of the terms without the employee’s agreement, the employee may be entitled to seek legal redress.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, employees who consider that their dismissal was unfair can complain to an employment tribunal, generally subject to a qualifying period of continuous service.</p><p> </p><p>Both employers and employees are strongly encouraged to follow the guidance available on GOV.UK at https://www.gov.uk/your-employment-contract-how-it-can-be-changed when considering changing their terms and conditions of employment.</p>
	creator	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1121758

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/04/2019
	date	18/04/2019
	date tabled	18/04/2019
	ddp created	18/04/2019 14:58:25
	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 15:36:06 30/04/2019 10:09:02
	hansard heading	Whirlpool Corporation: Tumble Dryers
	house id	1
	identifier	245942
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	30/04/2019 09:38:56
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of mandating the recall of faulty Whirlpool machines in the UK.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 245942
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	245942
	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. The review found that there is a low risk of harm or injury from lint fires in modified machines.</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 to minimise the risk of faulty 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>
	creator	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1121760

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/04/2019
	date	18/04/2019
	date tabled	18/04/2019
	ddp created	18/04/2019 14:58:29
	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 15:36:11 01/05/2019 16:38:15
	hansard heading	Electricity Interconnectors: Europe
	house id	1
	identifier	245666
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	01/05/2019 16:06:23
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of electricity used in England and Wales was imported from Europe via interconnector in (a) 2017 and (b) 2018.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Alistair Burt
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 245666
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	245666
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>In 2017, of 308.1 TWh electricity used in England and Wales, 14.8 TWh (4.8 per cent) was imported from Europe into the UK via interconnectors. This includes electricity used by generators, for pumped storage, losses, and final consumption.</p><p> </p><p>Data for 2018 split by regions of the UK are not yet available. These will be published in December 2019.</p>
	creator	1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt

1121796

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/04/2019
	date	18/04/2019
	date tabled	18/04/2019
	ddp created	18/04/2019 15:10:16
	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 15:37:41 01/05/2019 16:38:19
	hansard heading	Boilers: Natural Gas
	house id	1
	identifier	245593
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	01/05/2019 16:06:10
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 10 April 2019 to Question 241381 on Boilers: Natural Gas, whether he has read the BRE's briefing paper, BRE Briefing Note: The future of domestic boiler performance metrics in the UK, published in 2017; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 245593
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	245593
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>BEIS officials are aware of BRE’s report and have considered its content.</p><p> </p><p>I can confirm that when the Energy-related Product (ErP) Directive standards were introduced in April 2018, the majority of boilers on the market met or exceeded the minimum efficiency requirement of 92 per cent. Since coming into force, all boilers installed in England must meet this standard. 87 per cent of responses to the 2016 consultation <em>Heat in Buildings: The Future of Heat in Domestic Buildings</em> supported the new efficiency rating in recognition of the opportunities this provided for households and UK industries.</p><p> </p>
	creator	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew