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1542213

registered interest
date	15/11/2022
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	New Businesses: Ethnic Groups
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 London Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s report entitled Ethnic Diversity in Business: Removing barriers impeding business success, published on 12 May 2022, what assessment he has made of the report’s finding that entrepreneurs from ethnic minority backgrounds are held back by stereotyping and outdated perceptions; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	87715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government is aware of the challenges faced by ethnic minority businesses and is taking action to support them. The British Business Bank’s <em>Alone Together</em> report (2020) found access to finance is a major barrier for ethnic minority entrepreneurs. We are working with stakeholders to agree interventions to improve access to finance. Since its launch (2012) the Start Up Loans programme has issued around 20% of its loans to Black, Asian, and Ethnic-minority business.</p><p> </p><p>The Government are also delivering actions set out in the <em>Inclusive Britain</em> report (2022), which aim to support ethnic minority entrepreneurs. Ministers regularly engage with ethnic minority business leaders and networks to better understand the issues facing them.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 18/11/2022 14:15:08 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1542254

registered interest
date	15/11/2022
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	Certification Quality Marks
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 much his Department has spent on (a) staff activity, (b) external research and advice, (c) public consultation and (d) stakeholder engagement related to the replacement of the CE product marking system with the new UKCA product marking system since the start of the 2020-21 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	87797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department has spent around £2.6 million on the transition to the UKCA marking since the start of the 2020/21 financial year. The Government have prioritised extensive engagement with industry both in the UK and overseas and Conformity Assessment Bodies to understand the implementation challenges. This has enabled the Government to make transitioning to the UKCA marking as easy as possible for businesses, including providing them with more time to comply.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 18/11/2022 14:03:18 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1542356

registered interest
date	15/11/2022
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: Cost of Living
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 SMEs in Sefton Central constituency have received Government funding for support during the cost of living crisis.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	87824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>Businesses in Sefton Central will have benefitted from the Government’s reversal of the National Insurance rise, which will save SMEs approximately £4,200 on average, cut fuel duty for 12 months and brought in the Energy Bill Relief Scheme, to protect small businesses from high energy costs over the winter. In addition, the Recovery Loan Scheme is available to SMEs across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also providing financial support for business through the Start Up loan scheme - 160 SMEs in Sefton Central have received loans to the value of £1,688,512 as of October 2022.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 18/11/2022 14:16:12 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1541768

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
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	Living Wage
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 potential merits of raising the National Living Wage to take people out of in work poverty; and to what level he plans to increase the National Living Wage by 2025.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	86525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>The National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage (NLW) rates are set on the independent and expert advice of the Low Pay Commission, who take account of the impact on business and the economy. On 1 April 2022, the Government increased the NLW for over 23s by 6.6% to £9.50. This keeps the Government on track to achieve its manifesto commitment for the NLW to equal two-thirds of median earnings by 2024 subject to wider economic conditions.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 17/11/2022 17:11:24 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1541804

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
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	Research: 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, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of public sector funding for research and development; and if he will make an assessment of that funding on private sector investment in research and development at all stages of research.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	86489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>BEIS has published research by Oxford Economics on the relationship between public and private funding of research and development (R&amp;D) at which estimated the monetary impact of the long-run leverage rate, suggesting that each £1 of public R&amp;D eventually stimulates between £1.96 and £2.34 of private R&amp;D:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/research-and-development-relationship-between-public-and-private-funding" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/research-and-development-relationship-between-public-and-private-funding</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Public investment in R&amp;D underpins long-term economic growth, is a vital component in our plan for achieving Net Zero and ensures the long-term defence and security of the UK by keeping us at the forefront of technological capabilities. This is why, at the last Spending Review, the Government announced the largest ever sustained uplift in public R&amp;D spending.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 18/11/2022 09:26:21 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman previous answer version 35259 answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1541842

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Public Consultation
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 (a) consultations and (b) calls for evidence issued by his Department that have closed since 1 January 2020 have not received a Government response.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
uin	86640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has issued 54 consultations and calls for evidence, that have closed since 1 January 2020, for which a response by the Department is still outstanding:</p><p> </p><p>a) 33 consultations (11 of which are still within the recommended response period);</p><p>b) 21 calls for evidence (3 of which are still within the recommended response period).</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 17/11/2022 17:11:40 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1541877

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
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	Members: Correspondence
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 his Department will respond substantively to the correspondence of 4 October 2022 from the hon. Member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, reference MCB2022/23191.
tabling member constituency	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
tabling member printed	Gerald Jones
uin	86538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Minister of State for Climate wrote to the hon. Member on 15 November about the Energy Bill Relief Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 17/11/2022 17:11:33 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4501 label Biography information for Gerald Jones

1541950

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
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: Ethnic Groups
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 venture capital industry representatives on tackling funding gaps for minority ethnic-owned businesses; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	86388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the challenges in accessing finance faced by minority-ethnic owned businesses and has reflected that in the British Business Bank’s objective to identify and help to reduce imbalances in access to finance. The Bank’s latest Annual Report highlights that in 2020/21, 21% of Start Up Loans were provided to founders from Black, Asian and other minority ethnic backgrounds.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers regularly engage with ethnic minority business leaders and representative organisations including through the Ethnic Minority Business Group. Access to finance has been regularly raised and we will continue to discuss this with VC industry representatives and ethnic minority businesses.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 17/11/2022 17:11:16 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1541952

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
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	Energy Bills Rebate
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 vouchers issued to those on prepayment meters in October as part of the Energy Bills Support Scheme have not been redeemed as of 14 November.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	86492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>Prepayment meter customers should have received their first Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS) discount voucher. These have been sent by SMS text, email or post.</p><p> </p><p>Suppliers are reporting to BEIS on scheme delivery, including the redemption of prepayment meter vouchers. These figures will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 18/11/2022 13:53:22 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 35261 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1541967

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
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	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 assessment his Department has made of the impact of removing eligibility to the Warm Home Discount Scheme for recipients of Disability Living Allowance and Personal Independence Payments on the care needs and health conditions of people in receipt of those benefits.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	86494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>Households in receipt of means-tested benefits with high energy costs based on certain characteristics of their property will be eligible for the rebate under the Warm Home Discount scheme. Around 62% of Personal Independence Payment and Disability Living Allowance recipients receive a means-tested benefit; those with high energy costs would be eligible for a rebate.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of expanding and reforming the scheme 160,000 more households where a person has a disability or long-term illness will receive a rebate each year.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 18/11/2022 13:54:58 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 35262 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth