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1176016

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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	Warm Home Discount Scheme
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 her Department has to extend the Warm Home Discount scheme beyond 2021.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	12274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>We are currently considering the future of the scheme past 2021 with the aim of consulting in the first half of this year. This will include the consideration on the expansion of data matching to allow more households to receive rebates automatically.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng grouped question UIN 12275 question first answered 10/02/2020 15:00:47 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1176017

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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	Warm Home Discount Scheme
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 her Department is taking to increase the reach of the Warm Home Discount scheme by using current data matching powers to allow more households to receive rebates automatically.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	12275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>We are currently considering the future of the scheme past 2021 with the aim of consulting in the first half of this year. This will include the consideration on the expansion of data matching to allow more households to receive rebates automatically.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng grouped question UIN 12274 question first answered 10/02/2020 15:00:47 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1176051

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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	National Federation of Subpostmasters: Expenditure
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 Answer of 28 January 2020 to Question 6029 on National Federation of Sub-Postmasters: Expenditure, what those specific projects established to support postmasters were; and what the £1.5 million per annum for the National Federation of Sub-Postmasters' annual operations is spent on.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	12235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the critical role that post offices and their postmasters 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. Postmasters and specific projects that Post Office Limited have established to support is an operational matter for Post Office Limited.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 10/02/2020 15:00:37 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1176054

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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	Tom Cooper
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 Answer of 28 January 2020 to Question 6031 on Post Office: Public Appointments, by which selection process was Tom Cooper offered the role of Shareholder Non-Executive Director on the Post Office Board.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	12236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p><strong></strong>The Government has had a Shareholder Non-Executive Director on the Board of Post Office Limited since the company was separated from the Royal Mail in April 2012. This right is provided for in POL’s Articles of Association. Tom Cooper was appointed as a Director of UK Government Investments through a competitive process and was proposed to BEIS as the department’s next representative on the POL Board. This was agreed by BEIS and Tom Cooper was appointed on 27 March 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Tom Cooper does not receive a salary for being on the Post Office Board.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 12237 question first answered 10/02/2020 17:23:34 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1176056

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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	Tom Cooper
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 Answer of 28 January 2020 to Question 6031 on Post Office: Public Appointments, what salary Tom Cooper receives as Non-Executive Director of the Post Office Board.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	12237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p><strong></strong>The Government has had a Shareholder Non-Executive Director on the Board of Post Office Limited since the company was separated from the Royal Mail in April 2012. This right is provided for in POL’s Articles of Association. Tom Cooper was appointed as a Director of UK Government Investments through a competitive process and was proposed to BEIS as the department’s next representative on the POL Board. This was agreed by BEIS and Tom Cooper was appointed on 27 March 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Tom Cooper does not receive a salary for being on the Post Office Board.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 12236 question first answered 10/02/2020 17:23:34 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1176057

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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	Post Office: Public Appointments
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 Answer of 28 January 2020 to Question 6031 on Post Office: Public Appointments, who occupied the role of Shareholder Non-Executive Director on the Post Office Board prior to the appointment of Tom Cooper.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	12238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government has had a Shareholder Non-Executive Director on the Post Office Board since the company was separated from the Royal Mail in April 2012. Susannah Storey occupied the role from 18 April 2012 until 26 March 2014, followed by Richard Callard from 26 March 2014 until 27 March 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Tom Cooper has been the occupier of this role since 27 March 2018.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 12239 question first answered 12/02/2020 10:09:29 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1176058

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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	Tom Cooper
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 Answer of 28 January 2020 to Question 6031 on Post Office: Public Appointments, on what date Tom Cooper began his duties as Non-Executive Director of the Post Office Board.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	12239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government has had a Shareholder Non-Executive Director on the Post Office Board since the company was separated from the Royal Mail in April 2012. Susannah Storey occupied the role from 18 April 2012 until 26 March 2014, followed by Richard Callard from 26 March 2014 until 27 March 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Tom Cooper has been the occupier of this role since 27 March 2018.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 12238 question first answered 12/02/2020 10:09:29 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1176129

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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	Post Office
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 Answer of 27 January 2020 to Question 6034 on Post Office, if she will hold discussions with representatives of the Communication Workers Union on how that cultural change will be implemented.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	12252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises that postmasters are the backbone of the Post Office network and it is committed to ensuring cultural change takes place regarding the Post Office's engagement and relationship with postmasters.</p><p> </p><p>As such, I am keen to hold discussions with representatives of the Communication Workers Union. My office has been in touch with the Communication Workers Union and are waiting for a response.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 12/02/2020 10:09:46 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1176153

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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	Euratom
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 remaining in Euratom will be a Government objective in negotiations with the EU.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	12314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK left the EU, including Euratom, on 31 January 2020. The Government is now preparing to negotiate the UK’s future relationship with the EU, including on civil nuclear.</p><p> </p><p>A Written Ministerial Statement made by my rt. hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 3rd February 2020 (HCWS86) on UK-EU relations stated that “There should be rapid progress towards a Civil Nuclear Agreement, given the implications for both sides of not doing so and the clear benefits of co-operation&quot;:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2020-02-03/HCWS86/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2020-02-03/HCWS86/</a></p><p>The civil nuclear sector is of key strategic importance to the UK; our withdrawal from Euratom in no way diminishes our nuclear ambitions.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 12/02/2020 14:58:36 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1176166

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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	Sirius Minerals: Shares
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 she will commission an inquiry into the events around the recent collapse in the share price of Sirius Minerals PLC.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	12439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the regulator responsible. If the FCA suspects serious misconduct, it has the powers to launch investigations and to hold companies or individuals to account.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 12/02/2020 14:58:45 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald