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769218

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
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	Property Searches
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to authorise the HM Land Registries scheme to digitise local land charge data; and when they plan to provide a fixed timeframe for the sign off of the local land charges register project.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL1952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>Work is already underway on the Local Land Charges programme, which will provide a central, digital service for local land charges by consolidating local authority registers into a single register. As with any major project, the government will review and approve the programme at key stages as appropriate.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 23/10/2017 11:40:00 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

769237

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
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	Shares
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of public company share buybacks on the economy.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL1971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>In its response of 29<sup>th</sup> August to the Corporate Governance Reform green paper consultation, the Government stated that it will take forward its manifesto commitment to commission an examination of the use of share buy-backs by public companies. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy will shortly be commissioning research to underpin this work. The research will consider the impact of share buy-backs both on executive remuneration outcomes and on investment by public companies.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 19/10/2017 16:24:19 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

769251

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
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	Foreign Investment in UK: National Security
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what checks are in place to monitor the safeguarding of UK national security each time a foreign firm invests in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL1985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>Under the Enterprise Act 2002, the Government has powers to intervene in mergers on the grounds of national security. The Act sets out the processes which are followed in such cases.</p><p>More generally, the Government considers carefully any national security issues raised by foreign investments on a case by case basis.</p><p>The Government published a Green Paper, ‘National Security and Infrastructure Investment Review’, on Tuesday 17 October setting out its review of current powers and how these might be amended in the short, and long, term to ensure national security is protected. The Government welcomes respondents’ views on its proposals and options for reform.</p><p>The Green Paper is available on Gov.uk and in the Libraries of the House.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 20/10/2017 12:32:32 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

769254

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
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	Foreign Investment in UK: National Security
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to introduce a dedicated body with responsibility for scrutinising those foreign investments which may impact on national security.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL1988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government published a Green Paper, ‘National Security and Infrastructure Investment Review’, on Tuesday 17 October setting out its review of current powers and how these might be amended in the short, and long, term to ensure national security is protected. The Government welcomes respondents’ views on its proposals and options for reform.</p><p>The Green Paper is available on Gov.uk and in the Libraries of the House.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 20/10/2017 12:33:01 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

769777

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
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	Renewable Energy
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 increase the amount of electricity generated from renewable sources.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	107323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>In 2016, renewables share of total generation was nearly 25% of UK electricity generation, and we are on track to meet our ambition of delivering 30% of the UK’s electricity from renewables in 2020-21. Recent steps to continue this progress include the latest Contracts for Difference round in which we secured a further 3.3GW of renewable electricity, enough to power 3.6 million homes.</p><p>Just last week I was pleased to announce that up to £557 million will be made available for less established renewable electricity projects as part of the government’s Clean Growth Strategy, to drive economic growth and clean up the energy system. The next Contracts for Difference auction is planned for spring 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 19/10/2017 16:26:01 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford previous answer version 15686 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

769778

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
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	Fuel Poverty
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 households in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK spent more than 10 per cent of their income on fuel bills in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	107347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>In England, approximately 2.36 million households spent more than 10 per cent of their full income on fuel bills in 2015. This is around 10.4 per cent of all households. In the North East, approximately 0.15 million households (13.3 per cent), spent more than 10 per cent of their full income on fuel bills. Data is only available at the regional level and is not broken down further to Local Authority level.</p><p>Fuel poverty is based on the low income high costs (LIHC) indicator. Data is for England rather than the UK. The number and proportion of households in fuel poverty for the requested areas can be seen in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong><em>Jarrow Constituency</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>South Tyneside</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>North East</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>England</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>Number of households</p></td><td><p>4,500</p></td><td><p>8,400</p></td><td><p>151,900</p></td><td><p>2,502,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proportion (%)</p></td><td><p>11.9</p></td><td><p>12.3</p></td><td><p>13.3</p></td><td><p>11.0</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>Number of households</p></td><td><p>4,100</p></td><td><p>8,000</p></td><td><p>139,500</p></td><td><p>2,379,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proportion (%)</p></td><td><p>10.8</p></td><td><p>11.8</p></td><td><p>12.2</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>Number of households</p></td><td><p>3,900</p></td><td><p>7,600</p></td><td><p>134,900</p></td><td><p>2,347,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proportion (%)</p></td><td><p>10.5</p></td><td><p>11.3</p></td><td><p>11.8</p></td><td><p>10.4</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p>Number of households</p></td><td><p>3,800</p></td><td><p>7,200</p></td><td><p>129,000</p></td><td><p>2,360,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proportion (%)</p></td><td><p>10.4</p></td><td><p>11.0</p></td><td><p>11.6</p></td><td><p>10.8</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p>Number of households</p></td><td><p>3,700</p></td><td><p>7,100</p></td><td><p>141,700</p></td><td><p>2,433,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proportion (%)</p></td><td><p>9.4</p></td><td><p>10.2</p></td><td><p>12.4</p></td><td><p>11.1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures are based on the fuel poverty dataset. The methodology for this can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fuel-poverty-statistics-methodology-handbook" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fuel-poverty-statistics-methodology-handbook</a></p><p>The sub-regional figures can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/sub-regional-fuel-poverty-data-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/sub-regional-fuel-poverty-data-2017</a></p><p>This is based on data the English Housing Survey which is run by the Department for Communities and Local Government. The methodology for this can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/english-housing-survey-guidance-and-methodology" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/english-housing-survey-guidance-and-methodology</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 24/10/2017 11:32:40 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

769779

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
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	Job Creation: North East
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 support job creation schemes in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside and (c) the North East.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	107348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>Through the North East LEP Growth Deal we are supporting economic development with £379.6m of Local Growth Fund, including that for the International Advanced Manufacturing Park, partly in your constituency. The North East LEP estimates that their Growth Deal will lead to the creation of 8,000 jobs.</p><p>In addition to this we have agreed two City Deals. One for Newcastle with a £90m infrastructure programme, and one for Sunderland and South Tyneside worth £87.5m, which Sunderland City council predict will create 5,200 jobs.</p><p>Across England, Growth Hubs provide businesses with access to tailored local advice and support to help them grow. Within the North East this has provided nearly 1,200 businesses with coaching and support.</p><p>It is also worth noting that there are over 55,000 more people in employment in the North East LEP area than the equivalent period in 2010.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/10/2017 16:24:04 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

769780

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
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	Consumer Advice, Protection, Standards and Enforcement for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Independent 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, if he will take steps to ensure transparency in the appointment of members to the Each Home Counts steering group and implementation board.
tabling member constituency	Tynemouth
tabling member printed	Mr Alan Campbell
uin	107354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>Each Home Counts was an independent review, led by Dr. Peter Bonfield, which published its report in December 2016. Implementation of Each Home Counts is being led by industry with the support of Government, in line with the recommendations of the review. Appointments to the Implementation Board and steering groups are made by industry where members provide expertise from across the sector, reflecting the scope of recommendations identified by the review. Board members participate on a voluntary basis, and receive no remuneration for doing so.</p><p> </p><p>The Board has encouraged constructive stakeholder participation and a broad range of industry stakeholders have been involved in Each Home Counts, including representatives from the heating sector. The Chair of the Board last met representatives of the heating industry on 6 July and is due to meet them again on 24 October.</p><p>All members of the Implementation Board and workstream leads are required to declare any conflicts of interest. Where conflicts are identified individuals are excluded from any decision making process in which they would have an actual or perceived conflict. Due to the independent nature of the Implementation Board, it would be for the Chair and members to consider sharing minutes of their meetings. Information about Board meetings is shared with stakeholders in the fortnightly Each Home Counts newsletter.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 107355 107356 107357 question first answered 20/10/2017 11:21:12 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	529 label Biography information for Sir Alan Campbell

769781

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
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	Consumer Advice, Protection, Standards and Enforcement for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Independent 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, if he will take steps to make available the minutes of the Each Home Counts implementation board.
tabling member constituency	Tynemouth
tabling member printed	Mr Alan Campbell
uin	107355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>Each Home Counts was an independent review, led by Dr. Peter Bonfield, which published its report in December 2016. Implementation of Each Home Counts is being led by industry with the support of Government, in line with the recommendations of the review. Appointments to the Implementation Board and steering groups are made by industry where members provide expertise from across the sector, reflecting the scope of recommendations identified by the review. Board members participate on a voluntary basis, and receive no remuneration for doing so.</p><p> </p><p>The Board has encouraged constructive stakeholder participation and a broad range of industry stakeholders have been involved in Each Home Counts, including representatives from the heating sector. The Chair of the Board last met representatives of the heating industry on 6 July and is due to meet them again on 24 October.</p><p>All members of the Implementation Board and workstream leads are required to declare any conflicts of interest. Where conflicts are identified individuals are excluded from any decision making process in which they would have an actual or perceived conflict. Due to the independent nature of the Implementation Board, it would be for the Chair and members to consider sharing minutes of their meetings. Information about Board meetings is shared with stakeholders in the fortnightly Each Home Counts newsletter.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 107354 107356 107357 question first answered 20/10/2017 11:21:13 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	529 label Biography information for Sir Alan Campbell

769782

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
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	Consumer Advice, Protection, Standards and Enforcement for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Independent 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, when the Chair of the Each Home Counts implementation board last met representatives of the heating industry.
tabling member constituency	Tynemouth
tabling member printed	Mr Alan Campbell
uin	107356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>Each Home Counts was an independent review, led by Dr. Peter Bonfield, which published its report in December 2016. Implementation of Each Home Counts is being led by industry with the support of Government, in line with the recommendations of the review. Appointments to the Implementation Board and steering groups are made by industry where members provide expertise from across the sector, reflecting the scope of recommendations identified by the review. Board members participate on a voluntary basis, and receive no remuneration for doing so.</p><p> </p><p>The Board has encouraged constructive stakeholder participation and a broad range of industry stakeholders have been involved in Each Home Counts, including representatives from the heating sector. The Chair of the Board last met representatives of the heating industry on 6 July and is due to meet them again on 24 October.</p><p>All members of the Implementation Board and workstream leads are required to declare any conflicts of interest. Where conflicts are identified individuals are excluded from any decision making process in which they would have an actual or perceived conflict. Due to the independent nature of the Implementation Board, it would be for the Chair and members to consider sharing minutes of their meetings. Information about Board meetings is shared with stakeholders in the fortnightly Each Home Counts newsletter.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 107354 107355 107357 question first answered 20/10/2017 11:21:13 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	529 label Biography information for Sir Alan Campbell