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806028

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date	13/12/2017
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	Horizon 2020
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the oral contribution by the Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation on 12 December 2017, Official Report, col. 172, what plans he has to make up the funding to the UK from Horizon 2020 which that programme has not contributed to the UK in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	119237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>Until our departure from the EU, we remain a fully paid up Member State, with all the rights and obligations that entails. This means that while we remain a member of the EU, UK businesses and universities continue to have full access to funding through the EU Research and Innovation Framework Programme, Horizon 2020. The important work being done by our researchers, universities and innovative businesses must continue throughout this period.</p><p>The joint report from the negotiators of the European Union and the United Kingdom Government approved by the European Council on 15 December stated that UK entities’ right to participate in EU programmes will be unaffected by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. This means that UK based organisations and individuals will be able to bid for funding, participate in and lead consortia, in 2019 and 2020, and will continue to receive funding for the lifetime of the project.</p><p>It remains the case that nothing is agreed until everything is agreed, which is why the Government’s underwrite guarantee remains in place. UK businesses and universities should continue to bid for competitive EU funds while we remain a member of the EU and we will work with the Commission to ensure payment when funds are awarded. The Government will underwrite the payment of such awards, even when specific projects continue beyond the UK’s departure from the EU.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 20/12/2017 16:52:52 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

806078

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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 Company Obligation
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 change the Energy Company Obligation to give higher priority to helping rural communities that are off the mains gas grid.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	119281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>Since 1 April 2017, the Carbon Savings Community Obligation is no longer part of the Energy Company Obligation (ECO). However, we introduced a rural safeguard of 15% in the Carbon Emissions Reduction Obligation (CERO) of the current ECO scheme. In addition, the scoring mechanism under ECO is such that it incentivises delivery of measures in properties off the gas grid. Early next year we intend to consult on proposals for the future Energy Company Obligation which are expected to run from October 2018 to March 2022. The consultation will include proposals on rural delivery and on moving to a 100% focus on vulnerable and low income households.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 119284 119286 question first answered 19/12/2017 14:01:54 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

806081

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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 Company Obligation
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 plans he has further to strengthen rural safeguards in the Carbon Savings Community obligation.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	119284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>Since 1 April 2017, the Carbon Savings Community Obligation is no longer part of the Energy Company Obligation (ECO). However, we introduced a rural safeguard of 15% in the Carbon Emissions Reduction Obligation (CERO) of the current ECO scheme. In addition, the scoring mechanism under ECO is such that it incentivises delivery of measures in properties off the gas grid. Early next year we intend to consult on proposals for the future Energy Company Obligation which are expected to run from October 2018 to March 2022. The consultation will include proposals on rural delivery and on moving to a 100% focus on vulnerable and low income households.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 119281 119286 question first answered 19/12/2017 14:01:54 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

806083

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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: Conservation
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 he has plans to reduce the potential cost of energy efficiency schemes to off-gas-grid households in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	119286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>Since 1 April 2017, the Carbon Savings Community Obligation is no longer part of the Energy Company Obligation (ECO). However, we introduced a rural safeguard of 15% in the Carbon Emissions Reduction Obligation (CERO) of the current ECO scheme. In addition, the scoring mechanism under ECO is such that it incentivises delivery of measures in properties off the gas grid. Early next year we intend to consult on proposals for the future Energy Company Obligation which are expected to run from October 2018 to March 2022. The consultation will include proposals on rural delivery and on moving to a 100% focus on vulnerable and low income households.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 119281 119284 question first answered 19/12/2017 14:01:54 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

806091

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many non-UK EU nationals started employment in his Department since 23 June 2016.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	119294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>This information is not available. The nationalities of staff that join the Department are checked as part of usual recruitment processes but that information is not thereafter collated centrally and it would be above the cost threshold to do so.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/12/2017 15:09:17 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

806142

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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	Charities: Government Assistance
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 discussions he has had with charities to discuss the impact of state aid rules on their work.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
uin	119343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2017 answer text <p>Neither my Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State, nor I have had discussions with charities about the impact of these rules on their work.</p><p>The State aid rules apply to funding given to charities, as they would for any other body, where they are involved in economic activities. The rules are blind as to legal form; rather they are concerned with whether an entity is undertaking economic activities. And equally State aid may be granted legally to charities on the same terms as anyone else if it complies with the rules.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 22/12/2017 15:12:22 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones

806144

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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	Government Assistance
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 opportunities to reform state aid following the UK’s departure from the EU.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
uin	119345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government is aware that the EU negotiating mandate explicitly refers to state aid in the context of any future trade agreement between the EU and UK. This future relationship is subject to negotiation.</p><p> </p><p>While the Government cannot speculate on outcomes at this stage, any future regime will be based on the principles of open and fair markets. As my Right Hon Friend the Prime Minister said in Florence the Government believes “it would be a serious mistake to try to beat other countries’ industries by unfairly subsidising one’s own”.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 22/12/2017 14:26:56 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones

806252

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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	Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he expects the Government to achieve its target to cut £10 billion of red tape.
tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
uin	119444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>The target to deliver £10 billion of savings only applied in respect of the last Parliament, which was originally expected to run for five years from 2015 to 2020. The Government is currently considering its approach to setting a Business Impact Target in respect of the current Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/12/2017 15:57:56 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon

806260

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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	Business: Regulation
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 estimate the savings to businesses of the repeal of regulations in 2014, 2015 and 2016.
tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
uin	119452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>Details of the savings to business that were delivered through improvements to regulation during the 2010-15 Parliament are set out in <em>The</em> <em>Ninth Statement of New Regulation, </em>published in December 2014. It is available on <a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>.</p><p>The Government has not yet published its final report on the savings to business delivered during the 2015-17 Parliament, but we will do so in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/12/2017 15:57:25 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon

806262

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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	Business: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he next plans to publish a list of new UK and EU business regulations that will come into force in the next six months.
tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
uin	119454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government no longer publishes a statement of new regulations every six months. Under the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015, the Government is required to publish an annual report that among other things lists all measures’ impact on business or voluntary bodies, which came into force in the preceding year. The final report for the 2015-17 Parliament will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/12/2017 15:57:01 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon