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905453

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	GPT Special Project Management: Saudi Arabia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, if he will provide an update on the status of the case of the Serious Fraud Office investigation into allegations concerning GPT and the conduct of its business in Saudi Arabia.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
	uin	144950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>Progress continues to be made on the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation into allegations concerning GPT and aspects of the conduct of their business in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. However, as was the position in June 2017, it would not be appropriate for me to discuss the status of a live criminal investigation further at this stage.</p><p>When it is appropriate to do so the SFO publish updates on the status of the GPT case on their website. The most recent information can be found at: <a href="https://www.sfo.gov.uk/cases/gpt-special-project-management-ltd/" target="_blank">www.sfo.gov.uk/cases/gpt-special-project-management-ltd/</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 21/05/2018 09:10:38 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

905481

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2018
	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	Higher Education: Research
	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 government research funding was provided to each higher education institution in (a) Coventry and (b) the West Midlands in each year since 2010; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	144791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>The Research Councils and HEFCE have provided the following amount of research funding to each higher education institution in the West Midlands in each year since 2010. Table 1 shows research grants and contracts income from Research Councils and Table 2 shows income from HEFCE research grants.</p><p><strong>Table 1</strong></p><p><strong>Income from Research Councils (£k)</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Aston University</em></p></td><td><p>1767</p></td><td><p>1267</p></td><td><p>2404</p></td><td><p>3049</p></td><td><p>3534</p></td><td><p>4097</p></td><td><p>3602</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Birmingham City University</em></p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>386</p></td><td><p>261</p></td><td><p>227</p></td><td><p>309</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>192</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>The University of Birmingham</em></p></td><td><p>35241</p></td><td><p>32975</p></td><td><p>32610</p></td><td><p>34092</p></td><td><p>38098</p></td><td><p>44355</p></td><td><p>39436</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>University College Birmingham</em></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Coventry University</em></p></td><td><p>591</p></td><td><p>777</p></td><td><p>852</p></td><td><p>1174</p></td><td><p>826</p></td><td><p>1099</p></td><td><p>957</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Harper Adams University (Harper Adams University College until 2012/13)</em></p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>229</p></td><td><p>196</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>377</p></td><td><p>868</p></td><td><p>356</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Keele University†</em></p></td><td><p>2767</p></td><td><p>2726</p></td><td><p>2501</p></td><td><p>2494</p></td><td><p>2326</p></td><td><p>2599</p></td><td><p>2305</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Newman University</em></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Staffordshire University</em></p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>The University of Warwick</em></p></td><td><p>32421</p></td><td><p>28160</p></td><td><p>28565</p></td><td><p>32087</p></td><td><p>35219</p></td><td><p>37716</p></td><td><p>37109</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>The University of Wolverhampton</em></p></td><td><p>536</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>-12</p></td><td><p>304</p></td><td><p>218</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>University of Worcester</em></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>253</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Table 2</strong></p><p><strong>Income from HEFCE research grant (£k)</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Aston University</em></p></td><td><p>6256</p></td><td><p>6043</p></td><td><p>5893</p></td><td><p>5893</p></td><td><p>5756</p></td><td><p>6084</p></td><td><p>5892</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Birmingham City University</em></p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>1635</p></td><td><p>1597</p></td><td><p>1710</p></td><td><p>1742</p></td><td><p>2153</p></td><td><p>2142</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>The University of Birmingham</em></p></td><td><p>35241</p></td><td><p>42249</p></td><td><p>42371</p></td><td><p>41865</p></td><td><p>41572</p></td><td><p>39619</p></td><td><p>40488</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>University College Birmingham</em></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Coventry University</em></p></td><td><p>591</p></td><td><p>1980</p></td><td><p>1843</p></td><td><p>1903</p></td><td><p>1936</p></td><td><p>3222</p></td><td><p>3261</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Harper Adams University (Harper Adams University College until 2012/13)</em></p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>334</p></td><td><p>284</p></td><td><p>299</p></td><td><p>371</p></td><td><p>532</p></td><td><p>546</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Keele University†</em></p></td><td><p>2767</p></td><td><p>6528</p></td><td><p>6178</p></td><td><p>6200</p></td><td><p>6293</p></td><td><p>7011</p></td><td><p>6927</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Newman University</em></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>154</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Staffordshire University</em></p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>654</p></td><td><p>562</p></td><td><p>527</p></td><td><p>530</p></td><td><p>724</p></td><td><p>711</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>The University of Warwick</em></p></td><td><p>32421</p></td><td><p>32950</p></td><td><p>33819</p></td><td><p>33306</p></td><td><p>34215</p></td><td><p>34879</p></td><td><p>35900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>The University of Wolverhampton</em></p></td><td><p>536</p></td><td><p>1937</p></td><td><p>1790</p></td><td><p>1783</p></td><td><p>1800</p></td><td><p>1884</p></td><td><p>1956</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>University of Worcester</em></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>216</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>178</p></td><td><p>211</p></td><td><p>931</p></td><td><p>894</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Source – Higher Education Statistics Agency “Finance Plus” publications 2010/11 to 2016/17.</em></p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 21/05/2018 13:52:29 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

905482

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2018
	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	Science and Technology: West Midlands
	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 effect of the UK leaving the EU on the science and technology sectors in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Coventry.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	144792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government is undertaking a wide range of ongoing analysis in support of our EU Exit negotiations and preparations. We have been engaging with relevant stakeholders from all sectors of the economy and all regions of the UK as part of this process, and will continue to do so as we move forward.</p><p> </p><p>We have been clear the Government will not provide an ongoing commentary on internal analytical work that is being carried out within government.</p><p> </p><p>As part of our future partnership with the EU, the UK will look to establish an ambitious future agreement on science and innovation that ensures the valuable research links between us continue to grow.</p><p> </p><p>In March 2018, the UK and EU negotiating teams reached an important milestone in the Brexit process by agreeing the terms of a time-limited implementation period. The draft Withdrawal Agreement reflects the text of the December Joint Report, which envisages that UK entities’ right to participate in EU programmes will be unaffected by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the UK Government has committed to underwrite Horizon 2020 funding if necessary. This guarantees funding for UK participants in projects ongoing at the point of exit, as well as any successful bids submitted before the UK leaves the EU.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 21/05/2018 13:54:52 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

905508

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2018
	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	Spaceflight: 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 the timetable is for sites to be informed whether they have been successful in securing a grant towards development as a spaceport.
	tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
	tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
	uin	144941
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>Our Industrial Strategy recognises the role of new markets like space launch in driving growth across the UK. The Government is delivering a major programme to enable companies to offer small satellite launch and sub-orbital spaceflight from UK spaceports</p><p> </p><p>We have considered 26 proposals for grant funding and expect to make an announcement on the results of this process shortly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 21/05/2018 13:56:27 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

905549

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2018
	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 the evidential basis is for his decision to curtail development of renewable energy.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
	tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
	uin	144814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government has not decided to curtail the development of renewable energy. Clean growth is a key part of the Government’s Industrial Strategy. The UK is a world-leader in cutting emissions, and last year renewables generated a record 29.4% of our electricity. The Government is making up to a further £557 million of annual support available under Contracts for Difference to bring forward new renewable projects, and will have invested £2.5 billion on low carbon innovation by 2021</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 25/05/2018 13:49:38 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

905550

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2018
	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	Wind Power
	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 evidential basis is for his proposal to ban new onshore wind farms.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
	tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
	uin	144815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government has not proposed to ban new onshore wind farms.</p><p> </p><p>We were elected with a manifesto commitment to support the development of wind projects on the remote islands of Scotland, where they will directly benefit local communities. A consultation on this and other issues has recently closed and we are currently considering the responses we have received.</p><p> </p><p>We do not believe that more large-scale onshore wind is right for England. The previous Government introduced new planning tests to ensure that new onshore wind farms are only granted planning permission where local people support them.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 25/05/2018 13:49:06 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

905552

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2018
	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, how much the Government plans to invest in renewable energy in 2018-2019; and whether this figure is an increase from the previous year.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
	tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
	uin	144816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2018 answer text <p><strong>The figures for environmental levies across Great Britain are published by the Office for Budget Responsibility alongside the Budget and Spring Statement fiscal events. The latest figures are available here <a href="http://obr.uk/efo/economic-fiscal-outlook-march-2018/" target="_blank">http://obr.uk/efo/economic-fiscal-outlook-march-2018/</a>.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>The forecasted support for renewables in 2017-18 is £7.5bn and is expected to increase to £8.8bn in 2018-19. This support does not include transport. Government funded investment through the Renewables Heat Incentive has committed spend of up to £780m for 2017/18 and £1010m for 2019/20. An additional £177m in innovation funding is also committed to further reduce the cost of renewables.</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 25/05/2018 13:48:33 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

905623

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2018
	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: Correspondence
	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 he plans to respond to the letter of 2 May 2018 from Eamon O'Hearn on Unilever Norwich job losses.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	144895
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend has replied to this letter.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 21/05/2018 13:55:33 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

906001

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2018
	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	Business: Regulation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to include within the definition of qualifying regulatory provisions for the business impact target (1) all EU-derived domestic legislation retained after the UK leaves the EU, and (2) all regulations made under the provisions of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Andrews
	uin	HL7930
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2018 answer text <p>We are considering the most appropriate scope for the business impact target and will make an announcement in due course. The statutory deadline for determining the target, scope and methodology of the business impact target is 20 June.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 23/05/2018 15:39:17 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	2534 label Biography information for Baroness Andrews

906003

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2018
	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	Business: Regulation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to exclude from the qualifying regulatory provisions used for the business impact target any measures other than those set out in section 22(4) of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Andrews
	uin	HL7931
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2018 answer text <p>We are considering the most appropriate scope for the business impact target and will make an announcement in due course. The statutory deadline for determining the target, scope and methodology of the business impact target is 20 June.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 23/05/2018 15:39:42 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	2534 label Biography information for Baroness Andrews