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886137

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
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	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 his policy is on encouraging consumers to source their energy from providers of renewable energy.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	136332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>There are a number of suppliers in the GB energy market that offer electricity tariffs backed 100% by renewables sources. Consumers can make an active choice to sign up to these green energy tariffs. Energy is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 01/05/2018 16:40:03 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

886138

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
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	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, how much financial support his Department provided to help people start up businesses in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	136333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>Our Industrial Strategy aims to make Britain the best place to start and grow a business. Programmes operated by the government-backed British Business Bank (BBB) are supporting £4 billion of finance to over 65,000 smaller businesses (as at end Sept 2017).</p><p> </p><p>This includes funding from the Start Up Loans programme which made 8,551 loans in the 2017-18 Financial Year, totalling £104m. Since its inception in 2012, the Start Up Loans programme has lent over £400m, making over 54,000 loans. We also offer support for SMEs across a broad range of sectors to tackle barriers to growth.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also provides support to start-up businesses across England through GOV.UK and the Business Support Helpline. In addition, in 2017-2018 we have provided £12m of funding to Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) to enable them to provide tailored support and advice to start-ups and existing businesses through their network of Growth Hubs.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 27/04/2018 14:10:36 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

886153

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
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	Fracking: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 6 April 2018 to Question 134558 on Fracking: Employment, if he will update the estimate in the April 2014 Ernst and Young report Getting Ready for UK Shale Gas on the number of jobs that fracking could result in at peak; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	136348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government will continue to monitor progress of the shale gas industry and will revise its estimates as appropriate as the industry develops.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 25/04/2018 16:53:48 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

886218

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
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	Batteries: Manufacturing Industries
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 representations he has received on the use of child labour in the production of batteries; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	136413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>I confirm I have not received any representations on the use of child labour in the production of batteries.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is a signatory to the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises; which are voluntary standards intended to promote responsible business conduct by enterprises in all sectors, based in the signatory countries.</p><p> </p><p>The Guidelines include a standard on the abolition of child labour. The UK maintains a National Contact Point to promote the Guidelines.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 01/05/2018 17:03:37 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

885248

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
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: Cybersecurity
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 key infrastructure providers on the steps they are taking to protect themselves from cyber-attack.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	136113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>Government Departments and the National Cyber Security Centre have regular discussions with key infrastructure providers on their management of cyber risk.</p><p>Ensuring the UK’s Critical National Infrastructure is secure and resilient against cyber attack is a priority for the Government as set out in the National Cyber Security Strategy. This is supported by a significant programme of work to provide advice, guidance and support to infrastructure providers and develop effective regulatory frameworks.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 24/04/2018 16:08:10 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

885260

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
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: ICT
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 IT systems which his Department uses are more than (a) three, (b) five and (c) eight years old; and what steps he is taking to ensure that all his Department's IT systems are updated promptly.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	136125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy uses a number of IT systems. Records of the age of these are not kept. Work to ensure key departmental IT systems are refreshed, updated and maintained is taken forward on an ongoing basis. There are therefore no systems in use that remain in their original installation state.</p><p> </p><p>Independent, specialist checks of key IT systems are undertaken at least annually to check they have been updated and any previously identified issues have been addressed. These checks supplement routine proactive checks undertaken internally through established service management practices.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 24/04/2018 16:08:34 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

885322

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
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	Aerospace Industry: UK Trade with EU
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 discussions he has had with representatives of the aerospace industry on ensuring that goods, products, and services will be able to swiftly cross the UK-EU border after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Filton and Bradley Stoke
tabling member printed	Jack Lopresti
uin	136186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>We are determined to ensure that the UK continues to be one of the most competitive locations in the world for aerospace. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and his Ministerial colleagues continue to engage closely with the industry, including through our joint government and industry Aerospace Growth Partnership. We will continue to work closely with a wide range of UK businesses to make sure we reflect their concerns and deliver a deep and special partnership with the EU that enables UK-EU trade to be is as frictionless as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 24/04/2018 14:58:35 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	3989 label Biography information for Jack Lopresti

885428

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
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: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which (a) external data analysts and (b) data collection companies his Department has used in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	136291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>Assuming the term “data collection companies” is primarily aimed at firms which have developed or maintained some kind of database to which BEIS has access; the following list of company subscriptions have been taken out or renewed since the start of FY17/18:</p><p> </p><p>BankSearch; BDRC Continental; Beauhurst; BoardEx; Capital IQ; Crunchbase; Dun &amp; Bradstreet; Experian; GTAP; ICIS; IHS Markitt; Manifest; Navigant; Pitchbook; Springwise.</p><p> </p><p>If the “collection” term is widened to more general activities then this would encompass many more companies including Ipsos MORI, NATCEN, Neisr, Mint UK (Bureau van Dijk) etc.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 27/04/2018 13:55:12 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

885869

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
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	Banks: Company Accounts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 9 April (HL6568), whether the ongoing supervision of banks by the Prudential Regulation Authority, as set out in the Financial Services Act 2012, absolves auditors of their responsibilities in respect of the full accounting solvency requirements of the Companies Act 2006; and if so, under which provisions of the Financial Services Act.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
uin	HL6970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>Auditors’ responsibilities to their clients under the Companies Act 2006 do not differ between those companies that are subject to prudential regulation under the Financial Services Act 2012 and those that are not.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 26/04/2018 13:22:18 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4562 label Biography information for Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted

885870

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
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	Company Accounts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 11 April (HL6619), why the guidance setting out generally accepted practice on realised and unrealised profits is produced by the  Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland; and, in determining who should produce that guidance, what account was taken of section 464 of the Companies Act 2006 which provided for the Financial Reporting Council to be the body prescribed to set statements of standard accounting practice relevant to the company's circumstances and to the accounts.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
uin	HL6971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>The guidance issued by the Institute for Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland concerns the generally accepted practice of directors in determining the distribution of profits by their companies. This is not the subject of an accounting standard, which are issued by the Financial Reporting Council, as the prescribed body under section 464 of the Companies Act 2006. The powers under Section 464 of the Companies Act 2006 are limited to statements on the standard practice applicable to a company’s annual accounts.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 26/04/2018 13:22:57 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4562 label Biography information for Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted