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164313

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he last met or spoke to representatives of the UK Certification Authority for Reinforcing Steels regarding the traceability and certification of Chinese and Turkish steel products imported to the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	215766
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has maintained close contact with the UK Accreditation Service (UKAS) who investigated a complaint about CARES from UK Steel about labelling and traceability of imports.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>UKAS concluded that CARES responded in an appropriate way to the concerns raised, in line with the expectations and requirements of the accreditation standard. That conclusion has been communicated to UK steel and to the All Party Parliamentary Group on steel.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We understand from UKAS that there has been an increase in CARES’ vigilance with increased sampling and checks.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I have also been advised that, as a result of ongoing discussions between CARES and UK Steel, the association supplied samples of imported rebar and CARES testing found it was non-compliant. As a consequence we understand CARES visited the Chinese steel mill and conducted further sampling and testing but found no evidence of stock production being non-compliant.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 17/12/2014 16:25:04 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 30526 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

166225

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2014
	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	Higher Education: Radicalism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions the Minister for Universities has had with the Welsh Government Minister for Education on tackling extremism and radicalisation in universities; and what plans he has to meet his counterparts in the devolved administrations to discuss tackling extremism and radicalisation in universities across the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	216009
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2014 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I have discussed these matters with the Minister for Education in the Welsh Government. The Government continues to work closely with the Welsh Government and other partners in Wales, including through a ‘Preventing Extremism’ coordinator who supports Universities and Colleges to help them prevent radicalisation and tackle extremism. Officials are also undertaking discussions with Devolved Administrations with regard to the recently introduced Counter –Terrorism and Security Bill.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 19/12/2014 16:12:51 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark previous answer version 30928 answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

349792

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2015
	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	EU External Trade: Iron and Steel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with the European Commission on dumping of steel products in EU markets by China and Turkey.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	1820
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>Ministers in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) have not had discussions with the European Commission on dumping of steel products in the EU by China and Turkey.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, BIS officials are in regular contact with Commission officials responsible for anti-dumping investigations, and have had discussions with them last and this year about a specific case of alleged dumping, and related matters, in the steel market. The most recent contact took place on 9 February.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 15/06/2015 16:32:46 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

386214

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	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	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he last discussed the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the European Commission.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	4647
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>My noble Friend Lord Maude of Horsham, on behalf my Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills, visited Brussels from 29-30 June to meet Trade Commissioner Malmstrom and a number of MEPs actively involved in trade discussions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 02/07/2015 16:49:40 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

386215

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	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	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he last discussed the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the US government and when he next plans to do so.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	4648
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>My noble Friend Lord Maude of Horsham, acting on behalf of my Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, was in Washington from 24-25 June for talks on the EU-US Free Trade Agreement, also known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), with Ambassador Mike Froman (US Trade Representative), among others.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 02/07/2015 16:55:17 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

386216

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	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	Industry: Reform
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has for reform of industrial sector strategies; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	4650
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills will work closely with industry and businesses to understand their needs and what more the Government can do to retain the UK’s competitive position within the global economy. The Secretary of State will be inviting industry leaders to discuss industrial approach at the end of July 2015.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 02/07/2015 15:11:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

387768

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2015
	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	UK Trade and Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, where each UKTI staff member is based; and at what civil service grade and salary band each such staff member is employed.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	5649
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>The information related to numbers and costs of people engaged in delivering UKTI objectives are available in the annual report, page 58 on the link below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/443633/UKTI-Annual-Report-Accounts-2014-2015-Web-Version.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/443633/UKTI-Annual-Report-Accounts-2014-2015-Web-Version.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 09/07/2015 15:46:47 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

387769

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2015
	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	UK Membership of EU
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received from representatives of the industrial sector on the potential issues associated with the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	5650
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>Ministers and officials hold numerous meetings with businesses and industry organisations to discuss a wide range of issues, including Europe.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is progressing with its renegotiation of our relationship with the EU, one focus of which will be increasing the EU’s economic competitiveness, ahead of a referendum on this issue.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 09/07/2015 15:15:36 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

422152

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2015
	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: Government Assistance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many times in the past 12 months (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have raised the issue of state aid clearance for the steel sector with the European Commission.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	12380
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2015 answer text <p>The state aid rules on giving rescue and restructuring aid to steel companies are clear and all such interventions are prohibited. Officials have been in regular communication with the Commission to progress our application for the broader support package for energy-intensive industries including steel, and the Secretary of State will be raising this with the Competition Commissioner at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 22/10/2015 15:44:06 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

438840

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2015
	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: Manufacturing Industries
	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 set out the exemptions and compensation for the steel industry, and the dates from which each will apply, announced in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	20439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <p>On 14 December, the EU Commission approved our first state aid case - to commence relief from the indirect costs of the Renewables Obligation (RO) and small-scale Feed-in-Tariff (FiT). Eligible companies will be able to apply for compensation in January 2016, once scheme guidance and application forms have been published. The second state aid case - to compensate competitors of eligible Energy Intensive Industries (EIIs) - is currently being considered by the Commission.</p><br /><p>The Government is expected to pay compensation for RO/FiT costs until the exemption is implemented - the aim is to achieve that from 2017-18.</p><br /><p>This is in addition to the £50 million of support the Government has already given to the steel industry to mitigate the impact of climate change policies.</p><br /><p>This relief from energy costs will save industry hundreds of millions of pounds and will give the UK Steel Industry greater certainty around energy costs for the life of the Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 05/01/2016 16:54:22 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty