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1151205

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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	Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment she has made of the effect on manufacturing industry of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Sedgefield
tabling member printed	Phil Wilson
uin	900050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>I have met with manufacturing businesses at roundtables across the country to encourage them to get ready for Brexit and the opportunities beyond.</p><p> </p><p>The recent opening of Jaguar Land Rover’s £500 million Advanced Product Creation Centre is a real vote of confidence in the UK’s future as a stronger, greener economy after we have left the European Union.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 22/10/2019 13:25:00 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1603 label Biography information for Phil Wilson

1151206

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to support the development of new clean-energy technologies.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Michael Tomlinson
uin	900051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The move to cleaner economic growth is one of the greatest industrial opportunities of our time, and our Clean Growth Grand Challenge sets out how we will maximise advantages for UK industry.</p><p> </p><p>We have allocated £102.5 million to the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund’s ‘Prospering from the Energy Revolution’ challenge and invested in the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 22/10/2019 13:26:38 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson

1151208

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to help tackle the climate emergency.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	900052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>Tackling climate change and delivering net zero is a top priority for me and this whole Government, which is why we will be hosting COP26 next year and the Prime Minister announced he will chair a new Cabinet Committee on Climate Change.</p><p> </p><p>As the first major economy in the world to set a legally binding net zero target, we are backing words with action – from record levels of renewable power, to £2 billion of investment into clean technologies, to doubling of our International Climate Finance contribution to £11.6 billion.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 22/10/2019 13:28:38 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1151209

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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	Post Offices: East Renfrewshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to help ensure the viability of the post office branch network in East Renfrewshire.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Paul Masterton
uin	900053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government absolutely recognises the importance of post offices in East Renfrewshire, Blaydon and other communities across the UK and is committed to the Post Office network’s future.</p><p> </p><p>Government has provided a further £370 million from 2018 to 2021 to safeguard the network and invest in its future. Following this, and the new Banking Framework, postmaster pay is increasing. This has led to the most stable network in generations, with over 11,600 branches across the UK, the largest retail network in the country.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 900058 question first answered 22/10/2019 13:34:21 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4625 label Biography information for Paul Masterton

1151210

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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	Post Offices: Cash Dispensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to maintain universal access to cash throughout the post office network.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	900054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>We are pleased to see 27 banks have made the decision to sign up to the renegotiated Banking Framework agreement in full.</p><p> </p><p>There is ongoing work across government to safeguard access to cash. The government will ensure communities, particularly the most vulnerable residents and those living in rural areas, will be supported and continue to have the choice over how they manage their finances.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 22/10/2019 13:37:14 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1151211

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Scotland on support for onshore wind.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	900055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>I regularly discuss a range of issues with my Right Honourable Friend the Member for Dumfries and Galloway – including our shared delight that through the recent Contracts for Difference round, Scotland will benefit from six new projects, providing 740MWs of renewable electricity capacity, paid for by consumers across the whole of Great Britain.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 22/10/2019 13:41:19 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1151212

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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: South Basildon and East Thurrock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent steps she has taken to support businesses in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.
tabling member constituency	South Basildon and East Thurrock
tabling member printed	Stephen Metcalfe
uin	900057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to making the UK the best place to start and grow a business.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS has unveiled several new measures to support business across the UK, including an £88 million boost for productivity and the publication of the SME Finance Charter.</p><p> </p><p>We have also invested £591 million to South East Local Enterprise Partnership, which covers South Basildon and East Thurrock, to empower local areas to reach their potential, boosting national productivity and growth.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 22/10/2019 13:43:57 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4092 label Biography information for Stephen Metcalfe

1151214

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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	Post Offices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to help ensure the sustainability of the post office network.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Liz Twist
uin	900058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government absolutely recognises the importance of post offices in East Renfrewshire, Blaydon and other communities across the UK and is committed to the Post Office network’s future.</p><p> </p><p>Government has provided a further £370 million from 2018 to 2021 to safeguard the network and invest in its future. Following this, and the new Banking Framework, postmaster pay is increasing. This has led to the most stable network in generations, with over 11,600 branches across the UK, the largest retail network in the country.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 900053 question first answered 22/10/2019 13:34:21 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

1151293

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Convictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there have been under sections (a) 18, (b) 20, (c) 2a, (d) 47 and (f) 58 of the Offences Against The Person Act 1861.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	3605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published a National Statistics series on the number of defendants prosecuted and convicted for these offences in England &amp; Wales for 2014 – 2018. This data is available in the principal offence proceedings and outcomes by Home Office offence code data tool available here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804510/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2018.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804510/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2018.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><ul><li><p>To select the number of individuals who were convicted under (a) section 18: filter ‘Offence code’ to ’00501’.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>To select the number of individuals who were convicted under (b) section 20: filter ‘Offence code’ to ’00801’.</p></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><p>To select the number of individuals who were convicted under (d) section 47: filter ‘Offence code’ to ’00806’.</p></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><p>To select the number of individuals who were convicted under (f) section 58: filter ‘Offence code’ to ’01401’.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>Section 2a of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 has been repealed by the Homicide Act 1957 and as such data on convictions over the period is unavailable.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 28/10/2019 16:14:23 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1151294

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the Government will make it mandatory for all public infrastructure owners to undertake a should-cost estimate as a reference point, as recommended in the Government's Outsourcing Playbook and endorsed by the Institution of Civil Engineers.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	3517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Outsourcing Playbook sets out the Government’s guidance on outsourcing services rather than infrastructure projects. All infrastructure projects are required to estimate costs as part of the Government’s business case process, in accordance with the guidance set out in the Green Book.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/10/2019 13:54:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins