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1167087

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	GPT Special Project Management
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what progress he has made on his plans to take forward a prosecution for bribery and corruption in the case of GPT Special Project Management Ltd.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
	uin	7186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>This case is being investigated by the Serious Fraud Office which investigates and prosecutes allegations of the most serious or complex fraud, bribery and corruption. These allegations are challenging to investigate. Their investigation is handled with great care and this necessarily takes time. This case is particularly complex and the investigation is still ongoing. For this reason, it would not be appropriate for me to comment on it.</p> answering member constituency Torridge and West Devon answering member printed Mr Geoffrey Cox question first answered 04/11/2019 17:43:13 answering member 1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox
	tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1167007

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	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	Directors: Prosecutions
	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 letter of 23 September 2019 from the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility to the hon. Member for Alyn and Deeside, for what reasons it is the Government’s policy that it is rarely in the public interest to prosecute directors who abandon companies.
	tabling member constituency	Alyn and Deeside
	tabling member printed	Mark Tami
	uin	7235
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>A prosecuting authority must ensure that any proposed prosecution meets the tests in the code for Crown Prosecutors. They are:</p><ul><li>That there is sufficient evidence an offence has been committed;</li><li>That there is a reasonable expectation that a conviction can be secured; and,</li><li>That the prosecuting authority must be satisfied that if a conviction is secured the Courts will impose more than a nominal penalty.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Abandoning a company as such is not an offence. A prosecution could only be for failing to file statutory documents: accounts or a confirmation statement. It is rarely the case that prosecuting the directors of a company that is no longer required meets the above tests.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 05/11/2019 15:27:35 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	1383 label Biography information for Mark Tami

1167009

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	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	Zero Hours Contracts: Scotland
	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 she has had with the Scottish Trades Union Congress on the effect of zero-hours contracts on the (a) income and (b) mental well-being of workers under the age of 18 in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
	tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
	uin	7198
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Ministers and officials from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy engage regularly with trade unions on all labour market issues, including zero hours contracts. We were also pleased that representatives from the Scottish Trades Union Congress attended discussions with BEIS on the Good Work Plan in Edinburgh on 26 September.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 05/11/2019 15:13:27 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

1167090

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	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	Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the Government plans to publish its plan for how the UK will achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	7226
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Tackling climate change is a top priority for the Department. We were the first major economy to legislate for a net zero target and have already made great progress towards it. Since 1990 we have reduced emissions by 42% while growing our economy by 72%.</p><p>The government’s Clean Growth Strategy and Industrial Strategy set out strong frameworks to deliver the target in a way that maximises the economic benefits of our transition to net zero. This includes building on our strengths in electric vehicles and offshore wind. In 2018, 1 in 5 battery electric cars sold in Europe were built in the UK[1] and we are spending nearly £1.5 billion out to 2021 to support the take-up of ultra low emission vehicles. The UK has the largest offshore wind capacity in the world, with 34% of global capacity[2]. At the latest contracts for difference allocation round, 12 renewable electricity projects won contracts at record low costs. The auction has delivered enough energy to power 7.2m homes by 2025.</p><p>On 15 October, the Government published its response to the CCC’s latest annual Progress Report, setting out the suite of recent announcements made in support of our net zero target, and describing further actions that the Government will take to deliver net zero and meet our carbon budgets. These include plans for the publication in 2020 of an Energy White Paper, a Transport Decarbonisation Plan and a Heat Roadmap.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <strong>OLEV (2019) fast facts briefing; ONS (2019) Low carbon and renewable energy economy final estimates: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/environmentalaccounts/datasets/lowcarbonandrenewableenergyeconomyfirstestimatesdataset" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/environmentalaccounts/datasets/lowcarbonandrenewableenergyeconomyfirstestimatesdataset</a> (Updated 19/07/2019 Nelli Vanninen)</strong></p><p> </p><p>[2] <strong>GWEC (2018), Global Wind report 2018,</strong> <strong><a href="https://gwec.net/global-wind-report-2018/" target="_blank">https://gwec.net/global-wind-report-2018/</a>, (Updated 16/07/2019 Nelli Vanninen) </strong> last updated 07 May 2019 CED briefings</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 05/11/2019 11:09:49 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1167137

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	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	Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when she plans to put the Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority on a statutory basis.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	7054
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to putting the Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority on a statutory basis as soon as Parliamentary time allows. This will be part of an overall and comprehensive programme of reform taking account of the CMA’s findings and in response to what Sir Donald Brydon may recommend in his Independent Review on the quality and effectiveness of audit.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 05/11/2019 14:19:09 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 3793 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1167140

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	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	Office for Product Safety and Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding was allocated to the Office for Product Safety and Standards; and how many staff were employed in that organisation in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
	uin	7164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>This information can be derived from the BEIS Main and Supplementary Supply Estimates and the BEIS Annual Report and Accounts which are publicly available at the following:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fhmt-main-estimates&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cfinance.foipq%40beis.gov.uk%7C5eb90949f40743afdf1808d7611d4862%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637084650701124548&amp;sdata=l1g1c6QWv6%2BhXFfGO9xUXrQBYx%2Bnh3Np4MhvlZMGhr4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-main-estimates</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fbeis-annual-report-and-accounts-2018-to-2019&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cfinance.foipq%40beis.gov.uk%7C5eb90949f40743afdf1808d7611d4862%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637084650701124548&amp;sdata=saIyeoRJe7npFIdo8YrMHJ76axjTG%2F87r7s53ZoW0IQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/beis-annual-report-and-accounts-2018-to-2019</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fbeis-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cfinance.foipq%40beis.gov.uk%7C5eb90949f40743afdf1808d7611d4862%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637084650701134542&amp;sdata=lkyNshhhBnsFTTDqOBwREh1RsXDzeFTAEoHb6tBP3Qg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/beis-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>The OPSS was formed in January 2018 and its funding up to 31 March 2018 is not separately identifiable.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 05/11/2019 14:19:15 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 3795 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1167144

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	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	Consumers: Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary for State of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the cost to the public purse was of all departmental and non-departmental public body spending on (a) consumer protection, (b) product safety and (c) consumer enforcement from 2010 to 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
	uin	7166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>This Government is committed to ensuring consumers know and can exercise their rights and that there is an effective system to enforce them when things go wrong. Protecting public safety is a priority for this government and stringent legislation is in place which requires manufacturers to place only safe products on the market. The Office for Product Safety and Standards was set up in January 2018 to provide leadership on product safety issues.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year £M)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Consumer <strong>[i]</strong>Advice</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Consumer Advocacy<strong>[ii]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Enforcement<strong>[iii]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Product Safety</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>4.9</p></td><td><p>7.8</p></td><td rowspan="6"><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>8.5</p></td><td><p>3.9</p></td><td><p>8.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>15.8</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td><td><p>4.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>10.8</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td><td><p>14.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>10.4</p></td><td><p>4.2</p></td><td><p>14.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>11.0</p></td><td><p>4.2</p></td><td><p>14.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td><td><p>14.4</p></td><td><p>0.67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>9.7</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td><td><p>14.3</p></td><td><p>1.15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>9.5</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td><td><p>14.2</p></td><td><p>8.46</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>It has not been possible within the timeframe to identify robust information on BEIS expenditure on product safety prior to 2016-17.</p><p> </p><p>[i] Telephone and online advice for consumers on general consumer issues. Increase in 2012-13 includes £5m in transition costs moving the service from Consumer Direct to the Citizens Advice consumer service.</p><p>[ii] Provision of general consumer advocacy only</p><p>[iii] 2010-11 and 2011-12 represents BEIS funding for specific enforcement projects such as Scambusters, Illegal Money Lending, Ports and Borders prior to the establishment of National Trading Standards and Trading Standards Scotland in April 2012 to deliver national and cross-border enforcement.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 05/11/2019 14:25:44 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 3797 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1167145

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	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	Consumers: Protection
	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 the cost to the public purse has been of all departmental and non-departmental public body spending on (a) consumer protection, (b) product safety and (c) consumer enforcement to prepare for the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
	uin	7167
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>BEIS has allocated a total of £4.7m to Citizens Advice (including proportionate provision for Citizens Advice Scotland) to review and update advice provided across the advice spectrum, including consumer, to assist with EU exit. We have also allocated £0.4m to the Chartered Trading Standards Institute to update advice for businesses on consumer rights and training for Trading Standards Officers.</p><p> </p><p>On product safety, BEIS has spent a total of £3.1m in 2017/18 and 2018/19 to enable the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) to prepare for EU exit.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 05/11/2019 14:25:51 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 3798 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1167205

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	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	Green Deal Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many people were recruited on to the Green Deal Apprenticeship Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	7126
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>It is important that our workforce is equipped with the skills needed to adapt to changing technological advances, including green technologies. Our reforms to apprenticeships are one of the ways that we are supporting employers to develop the skills they need now and in the future.</p><p>New apprenticeship standards across all levels are being designed and driven by industry and there are now more than 500 different apprenticeship standards available, including plumbing and domestic heating technician, smart home technician and dual fuel smart meter installer: <a href="https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/" target="_blank">https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/</a>.</p><p>Prior to its launch in 2013, there was consideration by Government and stakeholders of whether the Green Deal could offer opportunities for apprenticeships, and £3 million was made available in funding for Green Deal advisors and installers.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 05/11/2019 15:13:20 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng previous answer version 3821 answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1167229

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	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	Thomas Cook: Insolvency
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of Thomas Cook's liquidation on (1) airline food suppliers, and (2) aircraft parts manufacturers.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Doocey
	uin	HL497
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has convened a special cross-government taskforce alongside local stakeholders to support employees, local stakeholders and supply chains. The taskforce is considering existing support schemes available and will also monitor local business impacts.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 05/11/2019 14:36:19 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4197 label Biography information for Baroness Doocey