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1140172

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
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	Design of UK Funding Schemes for European and International Collaboration Review
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 Written Statement of 26 March 2019, HCWS1449, whether the interim findings of the Adrian Smith Review on the design of UK funding schemes for international collaboration, innovation and curiosity-driven blue-skies research will be published before Parliament rises on 25 July 2019.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	278976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>Sir Adrian’s interim findings will be presented to BEIS ministers in the Summer of 2019. We do not anticipate that this will be before Parliament rises.</p><p> </p><p>The Review will be published by BEIS in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 23/07/2019 14:36:02 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1140173

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
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, what discussions he has had with the European Commission on whether funding for research partners in UK-led research consortia would be provided by (a) the UK or (b) the EU if the UK chooses to associate to the next EU Framework Programme as a third country.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	278977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The next EU Framework Programme, Horizon Europe, is still being negotiated through the EU Institutions and we are currently working with them to develop the Programme. There are a number of elements of this package yet to be agreed, including the provisions on third country association and the Programme budget. These elements need to be finalised before we can make an informed decision on future UK participation. We look forward to constructive discussions with the Commission in due course.</p><p> </p><p>We have made clear that regardless of EU exit, we look forward to continuing our relationship in research and innovation. The Government is committed to continuing to back UK researchers and innovators by supporting measures to enable world-class collaborative research, including support for small businesses.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 23/07/2019 14:34:59 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1140184

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
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 Trust
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 written to all suppliers of heat networks asking them to sign up to the Heat Trust.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	279152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>I can confirm that my rt. hon. Friend the Minister of State for Energy and Clean Growth (Claire Perry) wrote to heat network suppliers in April 2019, reaffirming our intention to regulate the heat network sector in light of recommendations from the Competition and Markets Authority. In her letter, she encouraged all owners or operators of heat networks not currently signed up to the voluntary Heat Trust to do so in order to improve their consumers’ experiences and build on existing good practice ahead of regulation. She also asked them to consider the role the Energy Ombudsman may provide in addressing disputes between consumers and companies. The letter is also publicly available on the Government website.</p><p>(<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-letter-to-heat-network-operators-about-consumer-protection-standards" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-letter-to-heat-network-operators-about-consumer-protection-standards</a>)</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 23/07/2019 14:27:20 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1140385

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
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: Investment
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 effectiveness of (a) the UK and (b) other EU countries in translating public sector investment in R&D into private sector investment in R&D; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	279005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her on 22nd July 2019 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-07-17/278489/" target="_blank">278489</a>.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 23/07/2019 14:39:59 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1139276

registered interest
date	16/07/2019
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	Environment Protection: Employment
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 oral contribution of the Minister for Energy and Clean Growth on 16 July 2019, what information his Department holds on the types of jobs that will be included in the two million additional green jobs that potentially will be available by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	277598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>This information is publicly available here: <a href="https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/uk-energy-prices-and-bills-2017-report-supporting-research/" target="_blank">https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/uk-energy-prices-and-bills-2017-report-supporting-research/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 23/07/2019 14:03:53 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1137953

registered interest
date	09/07/2019
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many consultations the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has carried out in each of the last five years; and to how many of those it published a formal response within 12 weeks of the consultation closing.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL17052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>Since its creation in July 2016, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has published 140 consultations.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of consultations</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Response published within 12 weeks</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>23*</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*6 consultations are still open. 8 consultations are closed, but still within the 12 week period.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 23/07/2019 14:17:01 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn