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846364

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	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	Zero Hours Contracts
	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 legislative plans his Department has to eliminate the use of zero hours contracts; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	129019
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>Zero hours contracts were considered as part of the Review of Modern Working Practices and we agree with the review in concluding that banning zero hours contracts altogether “would negatively impact more people than it would help”.</p><p> </p><p>The review, and Government, recognises that zero hours contracts have an important part to play in a modern, flexible labour market and benefit those who cannot or do not want to work in a regular contract.</p><p> </p><p>We have published our response to the review which commits to firm action and future legislation where appropriate. This includes a commitment to provide a right to request a more predictable contract for all workers, including those on zero hours contracts. We have also agreed to ask the Low Pay Commission to consider higher minimum wage rates for workers on zero hours contracts for non-guaranteed hours.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 26/02/2018 16:34:01 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

846328

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	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	Warm Home Discount 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, pursuant to the Answer of 20 February 2018 to Question 126951 on the Warm Home Discount Scheme, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Ofgem confidence code of practice for energy comparison websites on alerting consumers that they may lose their support from Government energy schemes.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
	uin	128990
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>The energy regulator Ofgem, is responsible for ensuring accredited price comparison sites operate in accordance with the Confidence Code. Ofgem confidence code accredited comparison sites are required to alert consumers of the possibility that if they switch to certain suppliers, they could lose support from government energy support schemes such as the Warm Home Discount scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 26/02/2018 15:35:21 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

846345

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	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	Utilities: Billing
	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 merits of making mandatory the provision of utility bills in accessible formats.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	129003
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>I would expect utility and other providers to be willing to supply bills in more accessible formats, such as in large print and braille upon request.</p><p> </p><p>In the energy sector, the Regulator Ofgem requires suppliers to establish and maintain a Priority Services Register of their vulnerable customers and provide them with appropriate mechanisms and arrangements including communications in an accessible format.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 28/02/2018 14:18:01 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

846071

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	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	Rothamsted Research: Bayer
	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 information his Department holds on the (a) actual 2017 and (b) budgeted 2018 Rothamsted Research income and expenditure arising from and relating to Rothamsted's strategic framework agreement with Bayer.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	128780
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>Rothamsted Research is an independent organisation. We do not hold information on Rothamsted’s income and expenditure arising from and relating to their strategic framework agreement with Bayer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 26/02/2018 15:48:40 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

846358

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	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	Research: International Cooperation
	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 timetable is for the launch of the International Research and Innovation Strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
	tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
	uin	129014
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>International collaboration is at the heart of this Government’s ambition to ensure UK remains one of the best places in the world for research and innovation. As outlined in the Industrial Strategy, we will publish an International Research and Innovation Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>In many areas, we are already delivering. Last September we became the first nation to sign a formal Science and Innovation agreement with the United States. We signed a similar agreement with Canada. In December 2017, UK became the first nation to develop a joint Science and Innovation Strategy with China. More will come throughout this year. These agreements will provide new opportunities for our researchers, innovators, institutions and business to strengthen and extend their activities with international partners.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 28/02/2018 16:29:17 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

846356

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	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	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, how much the UK has invested in research and development as a percentage of GDP in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
	tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
	uin	129012
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) provides annual estimates of Gross Expenditure on R&amp;D (GERD) as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the UK. This is the preferred measure of R&amp;D activity by international standards, as defined in the Frascati Manual 2015 (see: <a href="http://www.oecd.org/publications/frascati-manual-2015-9789264239012-en.htm" target="_blank">http://www.oecd.org/publications/frascati-manual-2015-9789264239012-en.htm</a>). The latest data covers the period 2010 to 2015, this shows that GERD as a percentage of GDP has increased from 1.64% in 2010, to 1.68% in 2015. Further information can be found here: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/governmentexpenditureonresearchanddevelopment" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/researchanddevelopmentexpenditure/datasets/governmentexpenditureonresearchanddevelopment</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 01/03/2018 11:22:24 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

846238

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	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	Renewable Energy: Planning Permission
	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 safeguards are in place to ensure that grants from his Department are not given to renewable energy projects which have been constructed or are being operated without the required planning permission.
	tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
	uin	128916
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department’s main support schemes for renewable energy projects are based on providing revenue support based on generated output.</p><p> </p><p>The current main support schemes for renewable electricity projects are the Contracts for Difference and the Feed-in Tariff schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The Contracts for Difference scheme requires applicants to demonstrate that they hold the applicable planning consents when applying for support. In addition, it is a contractual obligation for generators to continue to hold the required planning consents for the duration of the support.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Feed-in Tariff scheme, the scheme’s administrator has powers to withdraw, suspend or alter an installation’s accreditation in certain scenarios, including when it has received notice from a relevant public authority that the construction or operation of the installation is in breach of any provision of legislation or of any licence or consent granted for the installation.</p><p> </p><p>Installations that are or were funded under the domestic RHI, Renewable Heat Premium Payment, and certain installations under the Feed-in Tariff schemes; are unlikely to require planning permission due to their scale.</p><p> </p><p>The Government intends that all new Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) applicants have all necessary planning permissions in place before they are supported by the scheme. The Government has recently laid regulations in parliament to introduce this requirement.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 26/02/2018 16:11:26 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

846286

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	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	Productivity
	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 his Department has made of the potential effect of the what3words geocoding addressing system for improving productivity in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	128955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department is aware of a number of new addressing systems (such as what3words) and the huge economic opportunities offered by geospatial data in general. The Industrial Strategy sets out the Government’s commitment to putting the UK at the forefront of the data revolution. In support of this the Government announced in the Autumn Budget that it will establish a Geospatial Commission whose focus will be to unlock the economic opportunities of geospatial data to support the growth of the UK Digital Economy.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 26/02/2018 15:33:55 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

846163

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	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	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 his Department has any plans to extend paid paternity leave.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	128854
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not currently have any plans to extend the period of paid Paternity Leave.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the evaluation of Shared Parental Leave and Pay we are collecting information on the take up of paternity benefits, including survey data on the take up of paternity leave and pay, which will inform the development of policy in this area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 01/03/2018 11:21:18 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

846170

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	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	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, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2017 to Question 68339, on Parental Leave: Males, what the timetable is for his Department to publish the results of its review of Shared Parental Leave and Pay in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	128860
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>We have started to evaluate the Shared Parental Leave and Pay schemes and will gather and analyse information from a variety of sources.</p><p> </p><p>Subject to the progress of data collection, we anticipate publishing findings in Spring 2019.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 01/03/2018 11:23:20 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft