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1027522

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
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
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 his Department has contacted businesses by letter in the last three months to provide information on (a) the UK leaving the EU and (b) the Withdrawal Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	203318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department uses several communications channels to reach a wide range of businesses to discuss a range of issues, including on EU exit. This includes regular meetings with businesses, such as Sector Councils and Growth Partnerships, media campaigns, phone calls, emails, letters, press releases and social media.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 07/01/2019 15:41:30 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1027217

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
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	Post Offices: Standards
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 whether post offices that have been integrated within other stores are providing the same level of service as dedicated post office branches.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	202724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the critical role that post offices play in communities and for small businesses across the UK. This is why the Government committed to safeguard the post office network and protect existing rural services. The overall number of post offices across the UK remains at its most stable in decades with over 11,500 branches thanks to significant Government investment of over £2 billion since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>While the Government sets the strategic direction for the Post Office, it allows the company the commercial freedom to deliver this strategy as an independent business. Hosting or franchising of Post Office branches an operational matter for Post Office Limited. I have therefore asked Paula Vennells, the Group Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the hon Member on this matter. A copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 20/12/2018 17:51:19 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

1025304

registered interest
date	14/12/2018
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	Research: EU Countries
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 comparative assessment his Department has made of the level of research and development expenditure in the UK and EU member states.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	202309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department regularly assesses comparative levels of R&amp;D expenditure in the UK and EU member states.</p><p> </p><p>The latest ONS data estimates that overall gross R&amp;D expenditure in the UK was £33.1bn in 2016, which was 1.7% of GDP in that year. 2017 data is due to be released in March 2019. The latest OECD international comparison of R&amp;D expenditure ranked the UK 10th among EU nations in 2016. More details can be found here <a href="http://oe.cd/msti" target="_blank">http://oe.cd/msti</a>.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 20/12/2018 10:58:58 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1024685

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
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	Post Offices: Franchises
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 effect on post office (a) staff employment terms and conditions, (b) service times, (c) counter numbers, (d) disabled access and (e) customer service issues generally of franchising.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	202151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the critical role that post offices play in communities and for small businesses across the UK. This is why the Government committed to safeguard the post office network and protect existing rural services. The overall number of post offices across the UK remains at its most stable in decades with over 11,500 branches thanks to significant Government investment of over £2 billion since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>While the Government sets the strategic direction for the Post Office, it allows the company the commercial freedom to deliver this strategy as an independent business. Franchising is an operational matter for the Post Office. I have therefore asked Paula Vennells, the Group Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the hon Member on this matter. A copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of the House.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 19/12/2018 12:15:46 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1024686

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
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	Post Offices: Franchises
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 effect on the viability of high streets and local economies of franchising post offices.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	202152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the critical role that post offices play in communities and for small businesses across the UK. This is why the Government committed to safeguard the post office network and protect existing rural services. The overall number of post offices across the UK remains at its most stable in decades with over 11,500 branches thanks to significant Government investment of over £2 billion since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>While the Government sets the strategic direction for the Post Office, it allows the company the commercial freedom to deliver this strategy as an independent business. Franchising is an operational matter for the Post Office. I have therefore asked Paula Vennells, the Group Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the hon Member on this matter. A copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of the House.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 19/12/2018 12:15:33 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1024708

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
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	Post Offices: Luton
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 representations his Department has received on the closure of the main post office in central Luton.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	202060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government sets the strategic direction for the Post Office and allows the company the commercial freedom to deliver this strategy as an independent business.  This strategy, backed by Government investment of over £2 billion since 2010, has delivered a branch network that is at its most stable and accessible in decades, with over 11,500 branches and 99.7% of the UK population living within 3 miles of their nearest branch.  This investment in the Post Office has also led to other benefits to the consumer including an extra 200,000 opening hours per week and over 7,500 modernised branches.</p><p>There is no Post Office closure or privatisation programme and the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy has not received any representations on the franchising of the Post Office in Luton. The Post Office ran a 6-week public consultation from 24 October 2018 to 5 December 2018 and will write to locally elected representatives, Consumer Advocacy Bodies and respondents to the consultation on its decisions and plans.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 20/12/2018 17:55:01 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

1024709

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
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	Post Offices: Luton
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 economic effect on (a) local businesses and (b) local communities of the closure of dedicated high street post offices in Luton.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	202061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the critical role that post offices play in communities and for small businesses across the UK. This is why the Government committed to safeguard the post office network and protect existing rural services. The overall number of post offices across the UK remains at its most stable in decades with over 11,500 branches thanks to significant Government investment of over £2 billion since 2010.</p><p>While the Government sets the strategic direction for the Post Office, it allows the company the commercial freedom to deliver this strategy as an independent business. There is no post office closure programme in Luton or across the UK, however, post offices are being franchised and this is an operational matter for the Post Office. I have therefore asked Paula Vennells, the Group Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the hon Member on this matter. A copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of the House.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 20/12/2018 17:53:34 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

1024779

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
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: Billing
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 the Government is taking to ensure that consumers are notified that their energy tariff is ending in time to make preparations to find the cheapest tariff.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	202159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>Ofgem Licence Conditions currently require energy supply companies to provide their customers with a notification, no earlier than 49 days and no later than 42 days before the end of their fixed term contract is due to end.</p><p> </p><p>From 11 February 2019 this rule will be one of many, replaced by principles-based rules on customer communications that will provide flexibility on when notifications can be sent. These principles will require suppliers to send notices before the end of a fixed term deal at a time designed to prompt customers to take action, while also leaving reasonable time for the customer to make an informed choice about the tariff options available.</p><p> </p><p>More information on these changes can be found online at: <a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/final-decision-domestic-supplier-customer-communications-rulebook-reforms" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/final-decision-domestic-supplier-customer-communications-rulebook-reforms</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 19/12/2018 16:58:22 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1024806

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
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: 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, whether he plans to increase subsidies for (a) wind, (b) solar and (c) wave/tidal power under the Levy Control Framework.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	202085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to keeping energy costs as low as possible. The Levy Control Framework will not be renewed (as a budgetary framework) after it expires in 2020/21. It will be replaced by the Control for Low Carbon Levies (“the Control”), which was announced at the Autumn Budget in 2017. The Control covers all existing and new low carbon electricity levies and will monitor the total cost of these schemes. In order to protect consumers, the government will not introduce new low carbon electricity levies until the burden of such costs is falling. On the basis of the current forecast, this means that there will be no new low carbon electricity levies until 2025. All existing contracts and commitments will be respected, including up to £557 million for further Contracts for Difference. The Control does not rule out future support for any technology.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 19/12/2018 16:56:34 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1024807

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
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	Construction: Finance
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 funding for the construction sector deal will be used; and how the effectiveness of that deal will be measured.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	202138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to investing £170m through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund in the Transforming Construction: Manufacturing Better Buildings programme. This includes funding of £72m for activities undertaken in the Core Innovation Hub, a consortium of the Centre for Digital Built Britain, the Manufacturing Technology Centre and the Building Research Establishment - working across Coventry, Cambridge and Watford. We have also committed £36m funding for the Active Building Centre in Swansea to develop building materials that can generate power from light and heat; and a further £59m for Construction R&amp;D and Research Programmes. Industry will align an estimated £250m of investment for these initiatives, as part of the sector deal.</p><p> </p><p>The deal also includes our commitment to carry out the recommendations of the CITB review to support skills development, by creating new apprenticeship standards and increase the number of apprenticeships starts to 25,000 pa by 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to publishing annual reports on progress against the commitments made in the Sector Deal.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 18/12/2018 16:02:16 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah