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1695789

registered interest
date	13/03/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Postal Services: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make it her policy to ensure that orders made under section 104 of the Scotland Act 1998 on postal affairs are expedited.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	18502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>We are not currently aware of any section 104 orders which would be needed to overturn convictions in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 21/03/2024 08:56:12 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1690476

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Horizon IT System
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many people who worked in the investigation unit of the Post Office during the period in which Horizon prosecutions took place were still employed by the Post Office as of 20 February 2024.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	14898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>This is a HR matter for Post Office Ltd as the Department does not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 27/02/2024 17:57:33 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1684412

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Livestock Industry: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she is taking steps to support (a) the meat industry and (b) independent butchers with high energy costs.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	11136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>The Energy Bills Discount Scheme provides all eligible businesses and other non-domestic energy users with a baseline discount on high energy bills for 12 months from April 2023 until 31 March 2024.</p><p> </p><p>A higher level of support will be provided to some Energy and Trade Intensive Industries (ETIIs) for 70% of their energy. Industries eligible for this support include certain meat and fish processing businesses.</p><p> </p><p>A full list of eligible industries is available here: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fenergy-bills-discount-scheme-factsheet%2Fenergy-bills-discount-scheme-energy-and-trade-intense-industries-assessment-methodology%23annex-a-list-of-eligible-sectors-for-energy-and-trade-intensive-industries&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C0d217a73847e471bf73808dc2187ac35%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638422113784225032%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=lt%2BS2UNrOxViskdD38rv6gwME5owscX%2FAH56xtx5VH4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/energy-bills-discount-scheme-factsheet/energy-bills-discount-scheme-energy-and-trade-intense-industries-assessment-methodology#annex-a-list-of-eligible-sectors-for-energy-and-trade-intensive-industries</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 30/01/2024 12:17:41 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1685009

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Construction: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment her Department has made of the impact of the UK's withdrawal from the EU on recruitment in the construction sector.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	901154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>As Chair of the Construction Leadership Council, our Skills Plan has enabled the construction sector to compete and attract new recruits. In fact, the number of apprenticeships increased to over 32,000 last year. The Government has also ensured the sector has the flexibility to recruit workers from overseas to supply demand.</p><p> </p><p>Apprenticeships and traineeships are a matter for the Department for Education.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 25/01/2024 17:57:27 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1680904

registered interest
date	09/01/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Sub Post Offices: Repayments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has had recent discussions with the Board of the Post Office Ltd on what the total value was of funds wrongly claimed back from sub postmasters using Horizon software.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	8749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>I hold meetings with the Post Office CEO on a monthly basis where we discuss the topic of Horizon compensation delivery.</p><p>Postmasters who paid shortfalls which were recorded in Horizon to the Post Office are paid those amounts back in their compensation claims, as well as any other financial and personal damage which they have suffered as a consequence of the IT system.</p><p>Government has made funding available for both the Horizon Shortfall Scheme and for Overturned Convictions compensation. Post Office has published its provisions for both in its annual accounts and Government has published the level of funding available on the Subsidy Transparency Database.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 26/01/2024 11:17:07 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1675617

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Disability: Benefits Rules
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Government's response to the Work Capability Assessment: activities and descriptors consultation, what estimate he has made of the proportion of consultation responses that were in favour of any of the proposals.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	5351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2023 answer text <p>We carefully considered the Work Capability Assessment consultation responses and feedback from our public events and engagement. We received over 1,300 written responses, including from disabled people and people with health conditions, as well as the organisations that represent and support them.</p><p>We do not have an estimate of the proportion that were in favour of any of the proposals.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 13/12/2023 14:10:00 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows