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882623

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: 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, how many (a) direct employees, (b) agency staff and (c) outsourced staff working for (i) his Department and (ii) agencies of his Department are paid less than the living wage, as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	135685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>As at 1 April 2018 there are no direct employees in the core department paid less than the living wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.</p><p> </p><p>As at this date there are also no agency staff paid less than the living wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.</p><p> </p><p>We do not centrally hold details of the pay levels of staff working for outsourced companies contracted by BEIS.</p><p> </p><p>I have asked Chief Executives of the executive agencies to respond directly to the Hon. Member.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 23/04/2018 16:30:48 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

861106

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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	Wind Power
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 the Government’s policy is on onshore wind farming; and what plans he has to encourage growth in that sector when implementing the Industrial Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	132255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s policy is clear on onshore wind farming: that we do not believe that new large scale onshore wind power is right for England but in other areas where there is public support it can be developed. Further deployment in this sector is expected, supported by existing Government schemes such as the Contracts for Difference (CfD), and Feed In Tariff (FIT) which will aid delivery of cheap, clean and reliable energy in line with the aims of the Industrial Strategy.</p><p>The Government has also secured state aid approval to classify remote island wind as a separate technology in Group 2 of the CFD scheme. The Clean Growth Strategy announced that we would provide up to £557m in total of annual funding for future CFD auctions. We have consulted on how the Government could support the development of onshore wind projects on remote islands, where they benefit local communities, and are currently considering the responses we have received.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 28/03/2018 14:26:46 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

861242

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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	Subscriptions: Repayments
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 his Department's policy is on consumers' rights to request a refund if they were not made aware that they were on an auto-renewal contract for subscription-based services.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	132391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>The Consumer Rights Act 2015 makes clear that terms and conditions need to be prominent and transparent, when a business offers a subscription service or other long-standing rolling type of agreement otherwise they are open to challenge.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (CPRs), traders must from the outset provide consumers with clear and important information in relation to subscription charges and renewal information, so that they can make an informed decision. Automatic renewals without sufficient reminders can be deemed as unfair terms.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 16/03/2018 13:35:06 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

851760

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
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: Private Rented Housing
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 (a) merits and (b) costs of introducing a cap of £5,000 rather than £2,500 on landlord contributions to domestic private rented sector energy efficiency schemes.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	130523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department is currently consulting on proposals to introduce a landlord funding contribution element to the domestic <em>Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property)(England and Wales) Regulations 2015</em>. A consultation stage impact assessment of the policy options under consideration was published alongside the consultation paper. The impact assessment sets out the benefits and costs of landlord contributions capped at £1,000, £2,500, £3,500 and £5,000. This includes an assessment of the number of homes meeting the minimum standard under the various cap options, the number of homes receiving measures up to the value of each cap but not reaching the minimum standard, the average cost of the measures per property, the savings on bills achieved by tenants, number of fuel poor households receiving measures, benefits to tenant health and other key factors.</p><p>Full details of the policy options under considerations and the complete consultation stage impact assessment are available via the gov.uk consultation hub.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 08/03/2018 16:45:35 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

845766

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
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	Low Pay: Universal Credit
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 include in the Government's response to the Taylor Review provisions to ensure that low-paid workers on zero-hours contracts are aware of their entitlement to Universal Credit.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	128738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government Response to the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices was published on 7 February this year, alongside four public consultations.</p><p> </p><p>The Review did not focus specifically on Universal Credit, but did identified the difficulties people encounter relating to income insecurity when working atypical work patterns, such as on zero hours contracts.</p><p> </p><p>Responsibility for ensuring all people, including those who work on zero hours contracts, are aware of their entitlement to Universal Credit is a matter for the Department for Work and Pensions.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 28/02/2018 15:05:46 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

809877

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
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	Money Laundering
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 identify (a) the incorporation of legal entities not within the scope of the persons of significant control regime and (b) other such money laundering risks related to trends in company activity.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	120497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>Legal entities not in scope of the persons of significant control regime are entities which are outside the UK’s framework of company and partnership law. The relevant incorporation rules will be set in the relevant legislation. They may be subject to separate regulatory process and oversight, for example by the Charities Commission or the Financial Reporting Council, or exist by will of Parliament, such as legal entities in the health and education sectors and other government arm’s length bodies.</p><p>The UK’s most recent National Risk Assessment was published on 26 October 2017.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 21/12/2017 16:48:01 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

809878

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
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	Companies: Ownership
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 identify and implement measures to verify beneficial ownership information submitted by offshore corporate partners.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	120498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>Companies House undertakes numerous checks on the validity of information, both at incorporation and throughout the life of the company as new information is submitted. They work very closely with other law enforcement agencies analysing data and patterns to identify suspicious behaviour.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 21/12/2017 16:50:25 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

809879

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
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	Companies
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 facilitate the tracing of who is setting up and administering UK companies.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	120499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 established specific obligations upon trust or company service providers, requiring such entities carrying on business in the UK to be subject to a fitness and propriety test, and to register with either Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs or the Financial Conduct Authority. The Government will also shortly formally establish the Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision within the Financial Conduct Authority. This will work to ensure consistently high standards of anti-money laundering supervision by professional bodies, including of TCSPs.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 21/12/2017 16:52:50 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

809882

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
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	New Businesses
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 adequacy of the powers of Companies House to (a) undertake due diligence on individuals seeking to incorporate new companies and (b) combat the risk of legal entities being incorporated for money launderers.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	120502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Registrar of Companies (Companies House) has a statutory obligation to incorporate a new company on receipt of a validly completed application. When registering a new company, the Registrar is carrying out a function of the state on behalf of the Government.</p><p>Companies House undertakes numerous checks on the validity of information, both at incorporation and throughout the life of the company as new information is submitted. They work very closely with other law enforcement agencies analysing data and patterns to identify suspicious behaviour.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 21/12/2017 16:54:46 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

797621

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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	Companies: Ownership
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 make an assessment of the potential merits of including trusts in the legislative proposal on the beneficial ownership of companies seeking to purchase property,.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	116584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>The responses to the call for evidence are currently being analysed and a response will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The response to the call for evidence will set out the proposed operation and scope of the register in more detail.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 05/12/2017 11:11:41 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead