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1001920

	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	house id	1
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government continues to work with Mayor Ben Houchen and the Tees Valley Combined Authority to promote new investment in the Tees Valley, including in the materials sector. Discussions with potential investors are at various stages of maturity and remain commercially sensitive. Any proposals that request public funding will be assessed for their robustness and the value for money it would represent.</p>
	tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

1001980

	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	house id	1
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>This is publicly available information:</p><p><a href="https://www.bgs.ac.uk/research/groundwater/shaleGas/monitoring/lancashire.html" target="_blank">https://www.bgs.ac.uk/research/groundwater/shaleGas/monitoring/lancashire.html</a>.</p>
	tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1001988

	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	house id	1
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>Government takes firework safety very seriously and the Office for Product Safety and Standards is working with industry, retailers, charities and others, including RoSPA, to promote the safe, responsible, and considerate use of fireworks.</p><p> </p><p>There are already controls on noise levels for fireworks and it is an offence to supply fireworks exceeding 120 decibels to the public. There are no plans to amend the regulations to reduce this level.</p><p> </p>
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1002084

	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	house id	1
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>Oil and gas will continue to play an important role as part of the energy mix for decades to come. As we continue to move to a low carbon economy we need to ensure we have a balanced energy mix, so we have a reliable, clean and affordable energy system. This means that in the medium term there will be a role for oil and gas; currently over 85% of the population use gas for heating and around 65% for cooking, with UK Continental Shelf oil and gas production still equivalent to around half of demand.</p><p> </p><p>We are leading the world in our response to the special report on global warming of 1.5°C – commissioning the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) for their advice on the implications of the Paris Agreement for the UK’s long-term emissions reduction targets, just one week after its publication. As part of this, we have requested that they provide evidence on how reductions in line with the CCC’s recommendations might be delivered in key sectors of the economy and we will consider their advice carefully when it is received.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As part of this, we have requested that they provide evidence on how reductions in line with the CCC’s recommendations might be delivered in key sectors of the economy and we will consider their advice carefully when it is received.</p>
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

1002092

	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	house id	1
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>Before an operator can apply for planning permission from a local authority for any proposed oil or gas development, they need to apply for a Petroleum Exploration and Development Licence (PEDL) from the Oil and Gas Authority. There are no current PEDLs within the Greater London area.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, under Section 50 of the Infrastructure Act 2015, the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy must grant Hydraulic Fracturing Consent (HFC) before hydraulic fracturing can take place in the UK. The Department has not received any HFC applications relating to shale gas exploration in a) Ealing Southall constituency, b) Ealing local authority area or c) Greater London.</p><p> </p><p>The British Geological Survey has identified the main areas of shale prosperity in the UK, none of which lie underneath the Greater London area.</p><p> </p>
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1002093

	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	house id	1
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>Figures are not yet available for 2017/18, and are not split by technology. Total deemed export payments under the Feed-in Tariff scheme in 2016/17 were £48,790,253.</p><p> </p><p>More information can be found in Ofgem’s annual reports on the FIT scheme: <a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/feed-tariff-fit-annual-report-2016-17" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/feed-tariff-fit-annual-report-2016-17</a>.</p>
	tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1002128

	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	house id	1
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>The highest paid members of staff across these organisations are members of the Senior Civil Service Each has a standard Senior Civil Service contract, where they are required to work a minimum (over a 5-day week) of 42 hours, including daily meal breaks of one hour. However, as a senior civil servant, they are required to work such additional hours as may from time to time be reasonable and necessary for the efficient performance of their duties.</p>
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1002130

	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	house id	1
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>Last year, Acas published new comprehensive guidance on pregnancy and maternity discrimination and workplace rights and obligations.</p><p> </p><p>This summer we have reviewed the GOV.UK guidance material on the protections for people who are pregnant or on maternity leave and we are now updating and improving signposting.</p><p> </p>
	tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

1002131

	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	house id	1
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Low Pay Commission’s consultation, on the effect of a higher minimum wage for non-guaranteed hours in a contract and alternative means for tackling one-sided flexibility, launched in March.</p><p> </p><p>The Low Pay Commission will publish their report, containing the findings from this consultation, in due course.</p>
	tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

1002132

	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	house id	1
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>In February 2018, the Government consulted on workforce and employee engagement as part of preparing its response to the Taylor review of modern working practices. We are grateful to the stakeholders who have taken time to comment. We are considering those comments and will be publishing our response in due course.</p>
	tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson