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1121916

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
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	STEM Subjects: 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, what steps he has taken to increase the skills for people working in STEM research,
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Chris Green
uin	245819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognizes the need to enhance the UK’s research talent pipeline and increase the number of opportunities on offer for highly-skilled researchers and innovators and has taken steps to do so.</p><p>For example, in June 2018 we announced £1.3bn investment in UK talent and skills to grow and attract the best in science and innovation. This includes:</p><ul><li>£900m invested for the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship which is open to the best researchers from around the world.</li><li>£50m invested to existing programmes that are delivered through UKRI which include 300 additional PhDs, 90 additional Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, and up to 300 PhD additional Innovation Placements</li><li>£350m invested for prestigious National Academy fellowships.</li></ul> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 24/04/2019 16:10:28 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

1121430

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
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	Consumer Goods: Safety
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 steps his Department is taking to ensure that consumers are protected from household appliances that are found to be faulty.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	244165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>The Consumer Rights Act 2015 (CRA) sets out the standards consumers can expect of the goods they obtain from traders and remedies if these rights are breached. Under the CRA goods sold by traders must be as described, of a satisfactory quality, and fit for a particular purpose if that purpose was made known to the trader by the consumer before the contract was made.</p><p> </p><p>Consumers have a 30-day time period from delivery and/or installation when they can return sub-standard goods and get a full refund. After 30 days consumers are entitled to require the trader to repair or replace faulty goods within a reasonable time and without significant inconvenience to the consumer. If this cannot be met, the consumer would be entitled to a final right of rejection with full refund or the right to keep the goods and receive a partial refund.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 where a product is found to be unsafe appropriate action must be taken by the manufacturer or importer to withdraw, recall or otherwise bring the equipment into conformity.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards commissioned a new British Standards Institution code of practice on recalls and corrective actions last year and is working with UK manufacturers and suppliers of white goods to ensure that their recall plans and processes are adequate as part of a new compliance review programme.</p><p> </p><p>For free advice and information on their rights, consumers should contact the Citizens Advice consumer service on 03454 04 05 06 (<a href="http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.citizensadvice.org.uk/</a>). However, if the consumer resides in Scotland, they should contact Advice Direct Scotland on 0808 164 6000 (<a href="http://www.consumeradvice.scot" target="_blank">www.consumeradvice.scot</a>).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 24/04/2019 15:31:19 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1121431

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
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	Energy: Prices
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 steps he is taking to ensure that the price of energy is affordable for older people.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	244188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring fair energy prices for all consumers. This has been delivered through the Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Act, which requires the energy regulator to cap standard variable and default energy tariffs.</p><p>The cap will save consumers a total of £1 billion on their bills annually.</p><p>In addition to the price cap, there is a strong package of financial support for older people. The Warm Home Discount provides a rebate of £140 off the winter energy bill for over 2 million low income and vulnerable households. All pensioner households receive a payment between £100 and £300 each winter through the Winter Fuel Payments and additional payments of £25 are available for cold periods through the Cold Weather Payment.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 24/04/2019 15:31:25 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1121448

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Electronic Tagging
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders have been given electronic tagging orders in each month since January 2013.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	244088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>Electronic Monitoring is an effective criminal justice tool. It gives those on a tag a chance to maintain family ties and remain in work or education while providing additional safeguards.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides details of the average number of individuals on electronic tagging orders from January 2013 to March 2018. This is Management Information, is not published and has not had the level of scrutiny and quality assurance as for Official Statistics data.</p><p> </p><p>The table below also provides information on how many notifications for new orders were issued every month from April 2014 to March 2018. The table from where the data is drawn can be found in Table 12.4 at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-hm-prison-and-probation-service-digest-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-hm-prison-and-probation-service-digest-2017-to-2018</a>. Data for 2014 is of poor quality and not available. Data from April 2018 to March 2019 will be published in July 2019.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Average number of offenders on electronic tagging orders in England and Wales, in each month January 2013 - March 2018 <sup>(1)(2)(3)</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Monthly new electronic monitoring order notifications in England and Wales, in each month from April 2014 to March 2018 <sup>(1)(4)(5)</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average number of offenders on EM order</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total notifications</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2013</p></td><td><p>14,555</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2013</p></td><td><p>14,384</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2013</p></td><td><p>14,185</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2013</p></td><td><p>14,284</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2013</p></td><td><p>14,551</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2013</p></td><td><p>14,585</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2014</p></td><td><p>14,042</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2014</p></td><td><p>14,096</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2014</p></td><td><p>14,267</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2014</p></td><td><p>14,224</p></td><td><p>5,975</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2014</p></td><td><p>13,987</p></td><td><p>5,753</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2014</p></td><td><p>13,879</p></td><td><p>5,564</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2014</p></td><td><p>13,940</p></td><td><p>5,982</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2014</p></td><td><p>13,912</p></td><td><p>5,635</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2014</p></td><td><p>13,843</p></td><td><p>5,817</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2014</p></td><td><p>13,973</p></td><td><p>6,353</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2014</p></td><td><p>14,294</p></td><td><p>6,135</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2014</p></td><td><p>14,446</p></td><td><p>6,236</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2015</p></td><td><p>13,907</p></td><td><p>6,316</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2015</p></td><td><p>13,902</p></td><td><p>5,872</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2015</p></td><td><p>13,925</p></td><td><p>6,292</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2015</p></td><td><p>13,803</p></td><td><p>5,804</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2015</p></td><td><p>13,589</p></td><td><p>5,797</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2015</p></td><td><p>13,516</p></td><td><p>6,218</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2015</p></td><td><p>13,393</p></td><td><p>6,150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2015</p></td><td><p>13,389</p></td><td><p>5,310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2015</p></td><td><p>13,119</p></td><td><p>5,937</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2015</p></td><td><p>13,197</p></td><td><p>5,802</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2015</p></td><td><p>13,329</p></td><td><p>5,814</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2015</p></td><td><p>13,415</p></td><td><p>5,647</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2016</p></td><td><p>12,914</p></td><td><p>5,597</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2016</p></td><td><p>12,781</p></td><td><p>5,585</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2016</p></td><td><p>12,684</p></td><td><p>5,543</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2016</p></td><td><p>12,614</p></td><td><p>5,458</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2016</p></td><td><p>12,432</p></td><td><p>5,239</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2016</p></td><td><p>12,223</p></td><td><p>5,373</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2016</p></td><td><p>11,896</p></td><td><p>5,152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2016</p></td><td><p>11,628</p></td><td><p>5,237</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2016</p></td><td><p>11,168</p></td><td><p>5,079</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2016</p></td><td><p>11,222</p></td><td><p>5,029</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2016</p></td><td><p>11,443</p></td><td><p>5,545</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2016</p></td><td><p>11,743</p></td><td><p>5,149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2017</p></td><td><p>11,395</p></td><td><p>5,606</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2017</p></td><td><p>11,559</p></td><td><p>4,982</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2017</p></td><td><p>11,363</p></td><td><p>5,606</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2017</p></td><td><p>11,350</p></td><td><p>4,576</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2017</p></td><td><p>11,052</p></td><td><p>5,204</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2017</p></td><td><p>10,843</p></td><td><p>4,968</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2017</p></td><td><p>10,851</p></td><td><p>4,761</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2017</p></td><td><p>10,713</p></td><td><p>4,803</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2017</p></td><td><p>10,620</p></td><td><p>4,767</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2017</p></td><td><p>10,781</p></td><td><p>4,771</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2017</p></td><td><p>10,865</p></td><td><p>5,012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2017</p></td><td><p>10,961</p></td><td><p>4,197</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2018</p></td><td><p>10,566</p></td><td><p>5,397</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2018</p></td><td><p>10,925</p></td><td><p>4,718</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2018</p></td><td><p>11,064</p></td><td><p>4,954</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>(1) These figures are drawn from administrative data systems. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system.</p><p>(2) Monitored subjects are unique subjects with a live EM order and with a tag fitted and Home Monitoring Unit (HMU) installed.</p><p>(3) Note that from the 12/07/2016 the Manchester caseload definition changed to include subjects with an active EM order. Previously it only included subjects with an active EM service. This means that subjects on a break in their service are included in the Manchester figures. This was done to align the Manchester and Norwich caseload definitions.</p><p>(4) One subject may be given multiple orders over the course of the year. In these figures each is counted individually. i.e. one person with four orders counts as four.</p><p>(5) Comprises notifications of new electronic monitoring orders received by the EM contractor that started between April 2014 and March 2018. In some cases the monitoring equipment may never have been installed, e.g. if the subject is taken into custody prior to installation. These cases are included in the total.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 244089 question first answered 24/04/2019 16:36:23 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1121449

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Electronic Tagging
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number of offenders on electronic tagging orders has been in each month since January 2013.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	244089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>Electronic Monitoring is an effective criminal justice tool. It gives those on a tag a chance to maintain family ties and remain in work or education while providing additional safeguards.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides details of the average number of individuals on electronic tagging orders from January 2013 to March 2018. This is Management Information, is not published and has not had the level of scrutiny and quality assurance as for Official Statistics data.</p><p> </p><p>The table below also provides information on how many notifications for new orders were issued every month from April 2014 to March 2018. The table from where the data is drawn can be found in Table 12.4 at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-hm-prison-and-probation-service-digest-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-hm-prison-and-probation-service-digest-2017-to-2018</a>. Data for 2014 is of poor quality and not available. Data from April 2018 to March 2019 will be published in July 2019.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Average number of offenders on electronic tagging orders in England and Wales, in each month January 2013 - March 2018 <sup>(1)(2)(3)</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Monthly new electronic monitoring order notifications in England and Wales, in each month from April 2014 to March 2018 <sup>(1)(4)(5)</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average number of offenders on EM order</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total notifications</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2013</p></td><td><p>14,555</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2013</p></td><td><p>14,384</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2013</p></td><td><p>14,185</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2013</p></td><td><p>14,284</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2013</p></td><td><p>14,551</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2013</p></td><td><p>14,585</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2014</p></td><td><p>14,042</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2014</p></td><td><p>14,096</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2014</p></td><td><p>14,267</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2014</p></td><td><p>14,224</p></td><td><p>5,975</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2014</p></td><td><p>13,987</p></td><td><p>5,753</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2014</p></td><td><p>13,879</p></td><td><p>5,564</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2014</p></td><td><p>13,940</p></td><td><p>5,982</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2014</p></td><td><p>13,912</p></td><td><p>5,635</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2014</p></td><td><p>13,843</p></td><td><p>5,817</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2014</p></td><td><p>13,973</p></td><td><p>6,353</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2014</p></td><td><p>14,294</p></td><td><p>6,135</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2014</p></td><td><p>14,446</p></td><td><p>6,236</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2015</p></td><td><p>13,907</p></td><td><p>6,316</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2015</p></td><td><p>13,902</p></td><td><p>5,872</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2015</p></td><td><p>13,925</p></td><td><p>6,292</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2015</p></td><td><p>13,803</p></td><td><p>5,804</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2015</p></td><td><p>13,589</p></td><td><p>5,797</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2015</p></td><td><p>13,516</p></td><td><p>6,218</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2015</p></td><td><p>13,393</p></td><td><p>6,150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2015</p></td><td><p>13,389</p></td><td><p>5,310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2015</p></td><td><p>13,119</p></td><td><p>5,937</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2015</p></td><td><p>13,197</p></td><td><p>5,802</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2015</p></td><td><p>13,329</p></td><td><p>5,814</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2015</p></td><td><p>13,415</p></td><td><p>5,647</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2016</p></td><td><p>12,914</p></td><td><p>5,597</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2016</p></td><td><p>12,781</p></td><td><p>5,585</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2016</p></td><td><p>12,684</p></td><td><p>5,543</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2016</p></td><td><p>12,614</p></td><td><p>5,458</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2016</p></td><td><p>12,432</p></td><td><p>5,239</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2016</p></td><td><p>12,223</p></td><td><p>5,373</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2016</p></td><td><p>11,896</p></td><td><p>5,152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2016</p></td><td><p>11,628</p></td><td><p>5,237</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2016</p></td><td><p>11,168</p></td><td><p>5,079</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2016</p></td><td><p>11,222</p></td><td><p>5,029</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2016</p></td><td><p>11,443</p></td><td><p>5,545</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2016</p></td><td><p>11,743</p></td><td><p>5,149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2017</p></td><td><p>11,395</p></td><td><p>5,606</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2017</p></td><td><p>11,559</p></td><td><p>4,982</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2017</p></td><td><p>11,363</p></td><td><p>5,606</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2017</p></td><td><p>11,350</p></td><td><p>4,576</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2017</p></td><td><p>11,052</p></td><td><p>5,204</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2017</p></td><td><p>10,843</p></td><td><p>4,968</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2017</p></td><td><p>10,851</p></td><td><p>4,761</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2017</p></td><td><p>10,713</p></td><td><p>4,803</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2017</p></td><td><p>10,620</p></td><td><p>4,767</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2017</p></td><td><p>10,781</p></td><td><p>4,771</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2017</p></td><td><p>10,865</p></td><td><p>5,012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2017</p></td><td><p>10,961</p></td><td><p>4,197</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2018</p></td><td><p>10,566</p></td><td><p>5,397</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2018</p></td><td><p>10,925</p></td><td><p>4,718</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2018</p></td><td><p>11,064</p></td><td><p>4,954</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>(1) These figures are drawn from administrative data systems. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system.</p><p>(2) Monitored subjects are unique subjects with a live EM order and with a tag fitted and Home Monitoring Unit (HMU) installed.</p><p>(3) Note that from the 12/07/2016 the Manchester caseload definition changed to include subjects with an active EM order. Previously it only included subjects with an active EM service. This means that subjects on a break in their service are included in the Manchester figures. This was done to align the Manchester and Norwich caseload definitions.</p><p>(4) One subject may be given multiple orders over the course of the year. In these figures each is counted individually. i.e. one person with four orders counts as four.</p><p>(5) Comprises notifications of new electronic monitoring orders received by the EM contractor that started between April 2014 and March 2018. In some cases the monitoring equipment may never have been installed, e.g. if the subject is taken into custody prior to installation. These cases are included in the total.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 244088 question first answered 24/04/2019 16:36:23 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1121475

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
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	Energy: Prices
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 steps he is taking to help ensure that energy services are affordable for older people.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	244160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring fair energy prices for all consumers. This has been delivered through the Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Act, which requires the energy regulator to cap standard variable and default energy tariffs.</p><p>The cap will save consumers a total of £1 billion on their bills annually.</p><p>In addition to the price cap, there is a strong package of financial support for older people. The Warm Home Discount provides a rebate of £140 off the winter energy bill for over 2 million low income and vulnerable households. All pensioner households receive a payment between £100 and £300 each winter through the Winter Fuel Payments and additional payments of £25 are available for cold periods through the Cold Weather Payment.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 24/04/2019 15:31:13 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1121528

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
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	Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the House Of Lords Secondary Legislation Committee report page 13 on Draft State Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, paragraph 47, if he will publish the response of the Local Government Association; and if he will (a) confirm whether the meeting between the LGA and the CMA took place and (b) publish minutes of that meeting.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	244063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has met with the Local Government Association (LGA) to discuss the future operation of the state aid regime by the CMA. The minutes of this meeting were prepared by the CMA, and the CMA does not routinely publish the minutes of its meetings.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 24/04/2019 15:29:58 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1121529

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
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	European Research Council: Grants
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 his Department has made of the effect on European Research Council grants for UK researchers between June 2016 and March 2019 of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	244027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>The table below outlines the number of awarded European Research Council grants in the UK since 2016.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Starting Grant</strong></p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Consolidator Grant</strong></p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Advanced Grant</strong></p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Proof of Concept Grant</strong></p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Synergy Grant</strong></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>197</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>226</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>202</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Further information can be found at <a href="https://erc.europa.eu/projects-figures/statistics" target="_blank">https://erc.europa.eu/projects-figures/statistics</a>.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 24/04/2019 16:10:04 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1121530

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
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	European Research Council: Grants
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 discussions he has had with the (a) British Academy, (b) Royal Society and (c) Wellcome Trust on the effect on British academics of being able to participate in joint bids with EU colleagues for future European Research Council grants as a result of the extension to Article 50.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	244028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>BEIS regularly engages with stakeholders in the science, research and innovation community on the impact of EU exit on British academics.</p><p> </p><p>This includes with the British Academy, Royal Society and Wellcome Trust through the High Level stakeholder working group on EU Exit, universities, research and innovation, chaired by the Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 24/04/2019 16:10:12 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1121531

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
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	Horizon 2020
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 discussions he has had with (a) Universities UK, (b) UK Research and Innovation, (c) Office for Students on whether the UK will participate in the Horizon Europe scheme from 2021 following the extension to Article 50.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	244029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>I chair a High Level stakeholder group on EU Exit. This group meets monthly to discuss EU Exit issues related to universities, research and innovation and is attended by a wide range of stakeholders including Universities UK, UK Research and Innovation and Office for Students.</p><p> </p><p>Horizon Europe is still being negotiated through the EU Institutions, but we have been clear that we would like the option to associate to the Programme. Further details on Horizon Europe need to be finalised before we can make an informed decision on future UK participation.</p><p> </p><p>In any scenario, the Government remains committed to continuing to back UK researchers and innovators by supporting measures to enable world-class collaborative research.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 24/04/2019 16:10:22 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden