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1285024

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
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: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to promote a green recovery from the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	912060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2021 answer text <p>We are delivering on our commitment to build back greener. The Prime Minister’s 10 Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution will create long-term advantage for the UK in low-carbon technologies and services. It will support up to 250,000 green jobs, levelling up regions across the UK, and reinvigorate our industrial heartlands. The Plan will mobilise £12 billion of Government investment to unlock three times as much private sector investment by 2030.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 09/02/2021 12:55:22 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1285025

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
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: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to tackle late payments to small businesses.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Sarah Atherton
uin	912064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2021 answer text <p>We recently strengthened the Prompt Payment Code and have consulted on new powers for the Small Business Commissioner. The Commissioner is very active in highlighting these issues and to date has intervened to recover £7.8 million for small businesses experiencing payment issues.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 09/02/2021 12:56:24 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4855 label Biography information for Sarah Atherton

1285026

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
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: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment his Department has made of the effect of state aid limits on the distribution of covid-19 support for businesses in the hospitality and retail sectors.
tabling member constituency	Dudley South
tabling member printed	Mike Wood
uin	912067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government is keeping under close review the impact of subsidy control rules on the ability of businesses to access Covid-19 support and will publish new guidance as and when the circumstances require it.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 09/02/2021 12:57:10 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4384 label Biography information for Mike Wood

1285027

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
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	Flexible Working: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on employers' attitudes towards flexible working.
tabling member constituency	Basingstoke
tabling member printed	Mrs Maria Miller
uin	912069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2021 answer text <p>During the pandemic, up to 47% of the workforce have worked from home. While this is not the only form of flexible working, we hope this will have a positive impact on attitudes towards greater flexibility in when and where work is done. We will build on this as we look to make flexible working the default.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 09/02/2021 12:57:44 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	1480 label Biography information for Dame Maria Miller

1285028

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
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	Horizon Europe
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent steps his Department has taken to prepare for the UK potentially not associating to Horizon Europe.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	912075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2021 answer text <p>I am delighted that, as part of our deal with the EU, we have agreed to associate to Horizon Europe. This represents a valuable collaboration on science and research to tackle global challenges, and in fields that will benefit UK citizens including the people of Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 09/02/2021 12:58:31 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

1285056

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
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	Paternity Leave
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 shared parental leave is currently taken by the male partner in heterosexual couples.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	151875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government is currently conducting an evaluation of the Shared Parental Leave and Pay scheme which has included commissioning and interrogating information collected through large scale, representative, surveys of employers and parents and a qualitative study of parents who have used the scheme. We intend to publish our findings later this year and will then be in a position to share detailed data on the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 17/02/2021 15:45:05 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1285057

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
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	Paternity Leave
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 the rules on shared parental leave have to be legally the same for men and women working at the same company.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	151876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2021 answer text <p>Parents who are eligible for Shared Parental Leave and Statutory Shared Parental Pay have the flexibility to share up to 50 weeks of Leave and 37 weeks of Statutory Pay between them, as they see fit. Both parents can use Shared Parental Leave to take leave in blocks separated by periods of work, or take it all in one go. They can also choose to be off work together or to stagger the leave and pay. For both parents, Shared Parental Pay is paid at the rate of £151.20 a week or 90% of their average weekly earnings, whichever is lower.</p><p> </p><p>Some employers may wish to offer occupational parental schemes for men and women taking shared parental leave, beyond the statutory requirements. The Shared Parental Leave and Pay: Employer’s technical guide published on gov.uk (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/shared-parental-leave-and-pay-employers-technical-guide" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/shared-parental-leave-and-pay-employers-technical-guide</a>) clearly states that it if an occupational scheme is offered to a mother on Shared Parental Leave, it could constitute sex discrimination if such an occupational scheme were not offered to fathers/a mother’s partner.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 17/02/2021 15:47:38 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1285058

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
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	Parental Leave
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 steps the Government has taken to ensure that couples sign up to the Shared Parental Leave scheme.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	151877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government has run significant communications campaigns to promote Shared Parental Leave to parents and employers. We are also currently developing a new online tool to help parents plan Shared Parental Leave and Pay. The tool will be available in the coming months and will make it easier for parents to access the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government is currently evaluating the Shared Parental Leave and Pay scheme in order to better understand the barriers and enablers to parents taking Shared Parental Leave. This evaluation has included commissioning and interrogating information collected through large scale, representative, surveys of employers and parents and a qualitative study of parents who have used the scheme. We intend to publish our findings later this year.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 17/02/2021 15:46:03 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1285084

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
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	OneWeb
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 his Department has plans to encourage OneWeb to move the manufacturing of its satellites from the US to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	151656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>Details of satellite production and manufacturing are a commercial matter for the company.</p><p>OneWeb is fully aware of the UK Government’s ambition to boost domestic capabilities in research and development and bring high-value manufacturing jobs to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 22/02/2021 17:57:28 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1285086

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
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	Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan 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, if he will make it his policy to (a) start the (i) CBILS 12-month interest free period and (ii) capital repayment holiday when lockdown is lifted and (b) reduce the CBILS rate.
tabling member constituency	South Northamptonshire
tabling member printed	Andrea Leadsom
uin	151704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>Many businesses have already begun making capital repayments relating to their Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) facility. While the Government covers the interest payments and any lender-levied fees due on CBILS loans for the first twelve months of the loan, via a Business Interruption Payment, repayments of capital are required during this period unless a lender chooses to grant additional forbearance measures.</p><p> </p><p>Lenders are able to extend the repayment period for CBILS facilities beyond 6 years (up to a maximum of 10 years) where this is needed in connection with the provision of forbearance. CBILS term extensions are offered at the discretion of lenders.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not set interest rates in connection with CBILS facilities, as CBILS operates as a delegated scheme. All final lending decisions including on pricing are at the discretion of the lender, and the rate varies in line with the lender’s own policies, as would be the case with any commercial facility.</p><p> </p><p>However, as part of the accreditation process undertaken by the British Business Bank, lenders are required to demonstrate that the economic benefit of the guarantee is passed on to consumers through a proportionate reduction in their pricing for CBILS facilities.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 22/02/2021 17:03:51 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom