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1535617

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	Conditions of Employment: EU Law
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 Cabinet colleagues on the potential revocation of EU workers’ rights regulations.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	901821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The UK has one of the best workers’ rights records in the world. Our high standards were never dependent on our membership of the EU and this Government has raised domestic standards in recent years, while also retaining important flexibilities for employers which benefit the economy and wider labour market.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 25/10/2022 16:19:51 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1535618

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	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, what steps his Department is taking to support medical research charities.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	901822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>I recognise the important role medical research charities play in saving lives.</p><p> </p><p>We announced £20 million in 2021/22 to support the vital work of medical research charities and develop a pipeline of early career researchers in their areas.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 25/10/2022 11:45:52 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1535619

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	Hydrogen: 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, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of research at Swansea University on the production of green hydrogen from off-peak renewables and recycled plastic.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	901824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government welcomes research into waste-to-hydrogen technologies. We have stretching ambitions for low carbon hydrogen production in the UK and our innovation and deployment support is designed to bring forward multiple production technologies.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 25/10/2022 11:46:30 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1535620

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	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, what steps he is taking to (a) encourage entrepreneurship and (b) support small business expansion.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Simon Lightwood
uin	901825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting SMEs through exemption of new regulations where possible. This exemption was recently extended to businesses with up to 500 employees, potentially reducing red tape and bureaucracy for up to 40,000 more businesses.</p><p> </p><p>The British Business Bank is supporting over £12.2bn of finance to over 96,000 SMEs. Schemes include Start-Up Loans and the Recovery Loan Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also acted to reverse the National Insurance rise, which will save small businesses £4,200 on average.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 25/10/2022 11:47:07 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood

1535621

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	Small Businesses: Inflation
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 his Department has taken to help small and medium-sized enterprises manage the impact of high inflation.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	901826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government has reversed the National Insurance rise, which will save small businesses approximately £4,200, cut fuel duty for 12 months and brought in the Energy Bill Relief Scheme, to protect small business’ high energy bills over the winter.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 25/10/2022 11:47:57 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

1535785

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	Buildings: Hydrogen
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 the use of hydrogen in buildings.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	71039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2022 answer text <p>Unlike other technologies (such as electric heating) 100% hydrogen for heating is not yet an established technology. Further work is required to understand the feasibility, costs and convenience of transporting 100% hydrogen in the gas grid and using hydrogen for heating and cooking. The knowledge and experience gained in delivering trials in communities, together with the results of wider R&amp;D and testing programme, will enable the Government to take strategic decisions in 2026 on the role of hydrogen in decarbonising heat.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 28/10/2022 12:01:34 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1535786

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	Hydrogen: Production
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 proportion of hydrogen in the UK is generated by electrolysis.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	71040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2022 answer text <p>The low carbon hydrogen economy in the UK is nascent, with electrolysis making up a very small share of current hydrogen production. The Government has set an ambition for there to be up to 10 GW of hydrogen production capacity in the UK by 2030, with at least half this being electrolytic hydrogen. The Government aims to run annual joint allocation rounds of the Net Zero Hydrogen Fund and Hydrogen Business Model to support its aim of having up to 1 GW of electrolytic hydrogen production operational or in construction by 2025.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 28/10/2022 12:03:27 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1535787

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	Heat Pumps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to The ten point plan for a green industrial revolution, how many heat pumps have been installed in buildings as set out in Point 7 of that plan as of 25 October 2022.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	71041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2022 answer text <p>According to the most recent industry data the UK heat pump market grew nearly 50 per cent last year, with an estimated 55,000 heat pumps sold in 2021.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 28/10/2022 11:59:39 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1535788

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	Hydrogen
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 progress his Department has made on finalising the UK’s hydrogen business model.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	71042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government aims to finalise the hydrogen business model by the end of 2022. The window for applications to the first electrolytic hydrogen allocation round, offering joint Hydrogen Business Model and Net Zero Hydrogen Fund support, closed on 12 October. The Government is expected to announce the project shortlist in early 2023 and aims to allocate the first support contracts for projects reaching final investment decisions from mid-2023.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 28/10/2022 11:57:25 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1535789

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	Hydrogen: Production
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 progress his Department has made in developing the UK’s production capacity of low carbon hydrogen production.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	71043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government is supporting multiple hydrogen production technologies, including both electrolytic and carbon capture (CCUS)-enabled hydrogen production, by providing capital support through the £240m Net Zero Hydrogen Fund and revenue support through the Hydrogen Business Model.</p><p>The first window for joint support under these policies for electrolytic hydrogen production closed on 12 October and the Government has committed to run further annual allocation rounds.</p><p>CCUS-enabled hydrogen projects have been invited to bid through the Phase-2 Cluster Sequencing process.</p><p>This will help deliver the Government’s aim to have up to 2GW of hydrogen production capacity operational or in construction by 2025.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 28/10/2022 12:04:56 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson