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date	26/01/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Liquefied Petroleum Gas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will take steps to ensure that the recent oil price reduction will lead to a reduction in the price of liquefied petroleum gas in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Mr Henry Bellingham
uin	221991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>We have made it clear to the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) industry that it is vital that the benefits of falling oil prices are passed on quickly to consumers.</p><p>We have an open market for LPG in the UK as we believe this provides the best long term guarantee of competitive prices. The LPG market is subject to UK competition and consumer protection law under the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).</p><p>The CMA continues to keep under review the Domestic Bulk Liquefied Petroleum Gas Market Investigation Order 2008 and the Domestic Bulk Liquefied Petroleum Gas Market Investigation (Metered Estates) Order 2009, intended to help consumers to compare quotes and switch supplier.</p><p>Domestic bulk LPG suppliers remain subject to the CC Orders and the Competition and Markets Authority will continue to keep the effect of the CC Orders under review.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 03/02/2015 16:17:00 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

175702

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Floods: Norfolk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what further investment in Norfolk's flood and sea defences she plans to make; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Mr Henry Bellingham
uin	221989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>We have allocated £57.6 million in flood and coastal erosion risk management Grant-in-Aid for projects in Norfolk over the next six years. This will support approximately 64 schemes led by Internal Drainage Boards, the Environment Agency, local councils and water companies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 02/02/2015 16:30:46 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

175838

registered interest
date	21/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	New Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of small business start-ups on the wider economy; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Mr Henry Bellingham
uin	907256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>Small businesses are the lifeblood of our economy, and the UK is a great place to start a business. At the start of 2014 there were 5.2 million small businesses in the UK, an increase of 760,000 since 2010. These small businesses employ 12.1 million people – 48% of total UK private sector employment – and have a combined annual turnover of £1.2 trillion: 33% of the UK private sector total. The government has backed small businesses, including with 25,000 Start Up Loans, tax incentives for investment, and the £2000 Employment Allowance which means 450,000 businesses now pay no employers NICs.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 27/01/2015 15:33:37 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham