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446979

registered interest
date	22/01/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Green Investment Bank: Privatisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will place in the Library any document which provide an evidential basis for the Government's decision to privatise the Green Investment Bank.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	23730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2016 answer text The background to the Government’s decision to introduce private capital into the Green Investment Bank (GIB) can be found in the policy document entitled “Future of the Green Investment Bank plc” that was published on 18 November on GOV.UK. In addition to this, the Government has also introduced provisions to the Enterprise Bill which require a report to be laid before Parliament once a decision to undertake a sale has been made. The report must set out the type of sale, the expected timescale, and the Government’s objectives for the sale. answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 27/01/2016 17:09:08 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

446982

registered interest
date	22/01/2016
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	Renewable Energy: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of the effect of recent changes to wind and solar power regulations on investor confidence in the green economy.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	23760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2016 answer text <p>DECC is committed to providing investors with certainty and recognises the importance of the financial markets in the energy sector. We are engaging regularly with developers and investors on how policy decisions impact their investments, both present and future.</p><br /><p>In order to protect investor confidence, DECC has made it clear that no onshore wind or solar projects already accredited and that have started to receive support under subsidy schemes will be affected by the recent regulatory changes. We have provided grace periods and exceptions to the removal of grandfathering to protect those who have already made significant financial commitments or who experience grid delays.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 27/01/2016 14:01:33 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

446701

registered interest
date	21/01/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries: Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will remove plant and machinery from business rate calculations.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	23533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government is considering the treatment of plant and machinery as part of the business rates review in England. The review will be fiscally neutral and will report at Budget 2016. Business rates are devolved in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 28/01/2016 13:51:06 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

446702

registered interest
date	21/01/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Antidumping
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress the Government has made in negotiating with its EU partners about developing anti-dumping measures covering steel imports.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	23534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2016 answer text <p>The EU’s anti-dumping procedures are driven by requests from EU producers to the European Commission. The Commission is responsible for considering requests for and, if appropriate, opening anti-dumping investigations. My International Comparisons working group agreed to work closely with the steel industry on supporting cases where they provide evidence of dumping, as we did with Celsa Steel and rebar last year.</p><br /><p>The Government is strongly in favour of effective trade defences to tackle unfair trade practices. The Government voted in favour of anti-dumping measures on steel products in July and November and it was the UK that lobbied successfully for an investigation into rebar. The Government secured agreement on the need for fast and effective action at an EU level and a robust dialogue with China and other producer countries at the Extraordinary Competitiveness Council in November. We have pressed the Commission to consider ways of speeding up investigations and recently wrote to the Commission with specific proposals. We will be attending a summit meeting on 15 February to push for further progress. Recent announcements by the EU on registration measures for cold rolled strip and rebar show they have listened and are taking swifter action.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 27/01/2016 16:52:52 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

446703

registered interest
date	21/01/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Energy Intensive Industries: Trade Competitiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps fully to implement the Energy Intensive Industry Compensation package.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	23535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><br /><p>On 14 December, the EU Commission approved our first state aid case - to commence relief from the indirect costs of the Renewables Obligation and small-scale Feed-in-Tariff . Eligible companies are now able to apply for compensation. Scheme guidance and application forms were published on 19 January 2016 and details can be found on the GOV.UK website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/renewables-obligation-and-small-scale-feed-in-tariffs-apply-for-compensation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/renewables-obligation-and-small-scale-feed-in-tariffs-apply-for-compensation</a>. We continue to be in dialogue with the EU Commission on the second element of our State Aid Application to compensate competitors of eligible Electricity Intensive Industries (EII) to ensure they do not face competitive distortions. Compensation paid under the EII scheme is in addition to the £148 million of support the Government has already given to EIIs to mitigate the impact of climate policy.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 29/01/2016 14:45:56 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

446705

registered interest
date	21/01/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Green Investment Bank: Privatisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the Government's proposal to sell the Green Investment Bank (GIB) will include provision for the (a) sale of all GIB assets and (b) future of the GIB team.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	23550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>It is the Department’s intention to sell GIB as a going concern. The assets and staff are an inherent part of that company.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 26/01/2016 16:31:07 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

446706

registered interest
date	21/01/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Green Investment Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what consultation process took place in respect of the (a) establishment and (b) proposed privatisation of the Green Investment Bank.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	23551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>The answers to the hon. Member’s questions can be found in the policy document entitled “Future of the Green Investment Bank plc” that was published on 18 November on GOV.UK:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/green-investment-bank-the-future" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/green-investment-bank-the-future</a></p><br /> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 26/01/2016 16:33:44 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

446709

registered interest
date	21/01/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the public sector exit payments cap on the ability of public sector employees to reduce the number of public sector workers through voluntary redundancy.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	23611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government consulted on implementing a public sector exit payment cap in July 2015. The Government response to this consultation was published on 16 September 2015. This response provides detail on the potential impacts of the cap and sets out which organisations the Government intends to capture within scope of the public sector exit payment cap. The final policy is in line with the Government’s manifesto commitment to end tax payer funded six figure payoffs for public sector workers.</p><br /><p>The consultation ran from 31 July to 27 August 2015. Over 4000 responses were received. These representations were considered during and after the consultation to inform the Government response that was published on 16 September 2015.</p><p>The response document can be found at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/464367/Public_sector_exit_payments_response.pdf</p><p>An impact analysis was published within the exit payment cap consultation document which respondents had an opportunity to comment on. Further, the Government worked with departments and took into account consultation responses received after the official deadline to inform the impact of a public sector exit payment cap set at £95,000 in different sectors and for different categories of workers. This assessment gave due regard to the Public Sector Equality Duty.</p><p>The exit payment cap is intended to capture organisations classified as public sector by the Office for National Statistics with few exceptions as identified in the consultation response.</p><p>The Government does not expect the cap to have a widespread impact on the take-up of voluntary redundancy.</p><p>At the 2015 Spending Review the Government announced it will consult on further cross public sector action on exit payment terms. This consultation will provide a good opportunity to collect further information on the trends in the level of exit payments between the private and public sector.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 23594 23595 23596 23613 23668 question first answered 28/01/2016 15:12:54 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

446710

registered interest
date	21/01/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of trends in the levels of exit payments in the (a) private sector and (b) public sector in the last 20 years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	23594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government consulted on implementing a public sector exit payment cap in July 2015. The Government response to this consultation was published on 16 September 2015. This response provides detail on the potential impacts of the cap and sets out which organisations the Government intends to capture within scope of the public sector exit payment cap. The final policy is in line with the Government’s manifesto commitment to end tax payer funded six figure payoffs for public sector workers.</p><br /><p>The consultation ran from 31 July to 27 August 2015. Over 4000 responses were received. These representations were considered during and after the consultation to inform the Government response that was published on 16 September 2015.</p><p>The response document can be found at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/464367/Public_sector_exit_payments_response.pdf</p><p>An impact analysis was published within the exit payment cap consultation document which respondents had an opportunity to comment on. Further, the Government worked with departments and took into account consultation responses received after the official deadline to inform the impact of a public sector exit payment cap set at £95,000 in different sectors and for different categories of workers. This assessment gave due regard to the Public Sector Equality Duty.</p><p>The exit payment cap is intended to capture organisations classified as public sector by the Office for National Statistics with few exceptions as identified in the consultation response.</p><p>The Government does not expect the cap to have a widespread impact on the take-up of voluntary redundancy.</p><p>At the 2015 Spending Review the Government announced it will consult on further cross public sector action on exit payment terms. This consultation will provide a good opportunity to collect further information on the trends in the level of exit payments between the private and public sector.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 23595 23596 23611 23613 23668 question first answered 28/01/2016 15:12:54 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

446711

registered interest
date	21/01/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the average levels of exit payments in the (a) public sector and (b) private sector.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	23595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government consulted on implementing a public sector exit payment cap in July 2015. The Government response to this consultation was published on 16 September 2015. This response provides detail on the potential impacts of the cap and sets out which organisations the Government intends to capture within scope of the public sector exit payment cap. The final policy is in line with the Government’s manifesto commitment to end tax payer funded six figure payoffs for public sector workers.</p><br /><p>The consultation ran from 31 July to 27 August 2015. Over 4000 responses were received. These representations were considered during and after the consultation to inform the Government response that was published on 16 September 2015.</p><p>The response document can be found at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/464367/Public_sector_exit_payments_response.pdf</p><p>An impact analysis was published within the exit payment cap consultation document which respondents had an opportunity to comment on. Further, the Government worked with departments and took into account consultation responses received after the official deadline to inform the impact of a public sector exit payment cap set at £95,000 in different sectors and for different categories of workers. This assessment gave due regard to the Public Sector Equality Duty.</p><p>The exit payment cap is intended to capture organisations classified as public sector by the Office for National Statistics with few exceptions as identified in the consultation response.</p><p>The Government does not expect the cap to have a widespread impact on the take-up of voluntary redundancy.</p><p>At the 2015 Spending Review the Government announced it will consult on further cross public sector action on exit payment terms. This consultation will provide a good opportunity to collect further information on the trends in the level of exit payments between the private and public sector.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 23594 23596 23611 23613 23668 question first answered 28/01/2016 15:12:54 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan