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1439225

registered interest
date	09/03/2022
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: Income
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 recent estimate he has made of the number of UK-based businesses with an annual turnover of between (a) £10,000 and £20,000, (b) £21,000 and £30,000, (c) £31,000 and £40,000, (d) £50,000 and £60,000 and (e) £70,000 and £85,000 in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	137376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy does not hold data on the number of UK-based businesses with an annual turnover at the intervals provided in the question.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for National Statistics publishes annual data on UK-based business with an annual turnover of between (a) £0-£49,000, (b) £50,000-£99,000, (c) £100,000-£249,000 etc.[1]</p><p> </p><p><em>[1] ONS, UK Business: Activity, Size and Location (Table 11)</em></p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 14/03/2022 17:00:42 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1437490

registered interest
date	02/03/2022
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	Packaging: Waste Disposal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether packaging producers will be made responsible for the full net costs of managing packaging waste, including bin and ground litter management costs, as proposed by his Department in the recent Extended Producer Responsibility consultation.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	133230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2022 answer text <p>We remain committed to making packaging producers responsible for the costs of managing packaging waste. We are reviewing responses to the consultation on Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging, and will publish a Government response in early 2022. This will detail our final policy positions, including on the approach to managing packaging deposited in bins and littered on the ground.</p><p> </p><p>The Impact Assessment, that was published alongside the Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging consultation, provides details on our estimates of the costs associated with managing binned waste and ground litter. That is available here: (<a href="https://consult.defra.gov.uk/extended-producer-responsibility/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging/supporting_documents/Extended%20Producer%20Responsibility%20Impact%20Assessment.pdf" target="_blank">https://consult.defra.gov.uk/extended-producer-responsibility/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging/supporting_documents/Extended Producer Responsibility Impact Assessment.pdf</a>), and will be updated as part of the Government response to the consultation.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 133231 question first answered 11/03/2022 14:24:07 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1437491

registered interest
date	02/03/2022
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	Packaging: Waste Disposal
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 recent estimate his Department has made of the management costs of bin and ground packaging litter incurred by (a) local authorities, (b) other duty bodies, (c) litter authorities and (d) statutory undertakers.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	133231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2022 answer text <p>We remain committed to making packaging producers responsible for the costs of managing packaging waste. We are reviewing responses to the consultation on Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging, and will publish a Government response in early 2022. This will detail our final policy positions, including on the approach to managing packaging deposited in bins and littered on the ground.</p><p> </p><p>The Impact Assessment, that was published alongside the Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging consultation, provides details on our estimates of the costs associated with managing binned waste and ground litter. That is available here: (<a href="https://consult.defra.gov.uk/extended-producer-responsibility/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging/supporting_documents/Extended%20Producer%20Responsibility%20Impact%20Assessment.pdf" target="_blank">https://consult.defra.gov.uk/extended-producer-responsibility/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging/supporting_documents/Extended Producer Responsibility Impact Assessment.pdf</a>), and will be updated as part of the Government response to the consultation.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 133230 question first answered 11/03/2022 14:24:07 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1435260

registered interest
date	24/02/2022
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	British Business Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to take steps to tackle disparities in basic lender performance of the British Business Bank, in response to some lenders putting in additional checks to counter fraud, while others did not.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	129192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2022 answer text <p>All lenders continue to be subject to a robust audit and assurance process by the British Business Bank. If lenders don’t meet their obligations in the Guarantee Agreement the Bank can take remedial action including cancellation of the guarantee.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 04/03/2022 11:37:08 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1435261

registered interest
date	24/02/2022
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	British Business Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of the British Business Bank being required to set higher standards for lenders than the statutory minimum because public money is at stake.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	129193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2022 answer text <p>Lenders accredited to deliver the Bounce Back Loan Scheme, Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme and Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme are subject to the terms of Guarantee Agreements, which they must abide by to be eligible to make a claim under the Government guarantee.</p><p> </p><p>The recovery principles outlined in these agreements are no less stringent than those applied to standard commercial lending.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 04/03/2022 11:39:11 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1435262

registered interest
date	24/02/2022
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	British Business Bank
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 plans his Department has to help support the British Business Bank strengthen its approach to countering fraud.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	129194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2022 answer text <p>The Department already supports the British Business Bank (BBB) in its counter fraud activities and will continue to do so.</p><p> </p><p>We work in partnership with BBB to support their compliance with the Government Functional Standards in Counter Fraud including the:-</p><ul><li>Detection and Measurement of fraud,</li><li>Fraud Risk Assessments,</li><li>Measurement of fraud controls,</li><li>Investigation of fraud and</li><li>High level fraud analysis.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Further, we are working to strengthen the future approach to fraud. The department is currently working with BBB on an updated fraud strategy to address the challenges associated with the Bounce Back Loan and which for instance includes:-</p><ul><li>Improved Management Information</li><li>Enhanced enforcement action</li><li>How insight from current schemes can be used to prevent fraud in future schemes administered by BBB on behalf of BEIS.</li></ul> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 04/03/2022 11:42:35 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1423113

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling Act 2005 Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, in what way her Department plans to consult the British racing industry prior to the publication of the Gambling Act Review White Paper.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	125308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2022 answer text <p>The Gambling Act Review is wide-ranging and aims to ensure that the regulation of gambling is fit for the digital age. We will publish a white paper setting out our conclusions and next steps in the coming months.</p><p>Ministers and officials have meetings with various stakeholders to support ongoing work and policy development. There has also been a wide-ranging series of meetings to support the Gambling Act Review, including with representatives of the racing industry. Records of ministerial meetings are published quarterly and are available on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-1-january-to-31-march-2021" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 125261 question first answered 25/02/2022 10:42:25 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1419096

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
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	Directors: Money Laundering
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 strict anti-money laundering and identity checks for directors are in place at the point of company formation on Companies House.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	116999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government has already committed to introduce identity verification for all directors at the point of incorporation with Companies House. Third parties that seek to form companies are already required to be supervised for anti-money laundering purposes. Under the reforms announced by the Government in September 2020, third parties will be required to register with Companies House and have their supervision confirmed before they will be permitted to request company formations.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 10/02/2022 15:07:35 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1419218

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
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	Marine Protected Areas
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 plans he has to introduce bylaws following the consultation on four of England’s Marine Protected Areas, published February 2021, which proposed the prohibition of the use of bottom towed fishing gear in four offshore Marine Protected Areas.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	117000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>The Fisheries Act 2020 introduced new powers enabling the Marine Management Organisation to implement management measures within our offshore Marine Protected Areas. The byelaws for the first four offshore sites are now in the process of being finalised.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 10/02/2022 12:46:51 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1419219

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
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	Sandeels: Conservation
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 steps he is taking to protect sandeel populations in the North Sea in advance of the 2022 sea bird breeding season.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	117001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK’s seabirds are an important part of our natural heritage, and their protection is a high priority for this Government. Forage fish such as sandeels play a crucial role in the health of the wider marine ecosystem.</p><p> </p><p>Defra and the UK Fisheries Administrations recently published a call for evidence on sandeels and Norway pout to help inform decision making and to consider possible measures to manage these stocks more sustainably in the future. The responses are currently being analysed.</p><p> </p><p>ICES releases its annual scientific advice about the condition of sandeel stocks in the North Sea on 25 February. We will carefully consider this advice, as well as the advice given in response to the call for evidence, in developing a UK position ahead of the negotiation with the European Union of a total allowable catch for North Sea sandeel in 2022.</p><p> </p><p>Defra is also working with Natural England to develop a comprehensive and ambitious English Seabird Conservation Strategy. The Strategy will aim to assess the vulnerability of each seabird species in light of the pressures they are facing and propose actions to address them.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 10/02/2022 17:46:58 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake