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1455223

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2022
	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	Energy Intensive Industries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What support his Department is providing to energy intensive industries operating in the UK in the context of energy price rises.
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	Simon Fell
	uin	906350
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>We recognise this continues to be a worrying time for businesses due to the significant increases in global energy prices.</p><p> </p><p>Extensive engagement is happening across Government at both an official and ministerial level on this issue.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 29/03/2022 11:54:19 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	4744 label Biography information for Simon Fell

1365606

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2021
	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	Iron and Steel: 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, with reference to the oral contribution by the Minister of State, the right hon. Member for Chelsea and Fulham, on 19 October 2021, Official Report, Column 611, whether he will be taking additional steps to support the steel sector’s transition to net zero given the £350 million Industrial Energy Transformation Fund is intended for multiple energy-intensive sectors including the steel sector.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	68175
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the vital role that the steel sector plays in our economy and across all areas of the UK. We have taken specific steps to support the steel industry and we will continue to work with the sector regarding its decarbonisation.</p><p> </p><p>In October 2021 we published the Net Zero Strategy, which committed to provide further support for research and innovation through the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio and initiatives led by the Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre to support the fuel switch to low carbon hydrogen on industrial sites.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 09/11/2021 09:00:00 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1452269

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2022
	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	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, with reference to the Prime minister's oral contribution of 31 January 2022, Official Report, column 37, what recent progress the Government has made bringing forward a package of measures to tackle the high cost of industrial energy.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	141984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises this is still a worrying time for businesses facing pressures due to the significant increases in global gas prices.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State has met representatives of the UK’s high energy-using sectors frequently in recent months in order to better understand the impact on their business, and extensive engagement with industry continues across government at both a ministerial and official level. The Government’s priorities are to ensure supplies of energy are maintained.</p><p> </p><p>In order to help ensure our industry remains strong and competitive, between 2013 and 2020, total relief to energy intensive industries for electricity policy costs of over £2billion was provided. This has so far helped over 270 businesses across the UK. In 2020 alone, the Government provided relief to Energy Intensive Industries for electricity policy costs worth over £470million.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018, the Government announced £315 million of funding for the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund, which is supporting businesses with high energy use to cut their bills until 2024.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently undertaking a review of the schemes which will enable decisions to be taken on their future format.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 22/03/2022 15:35:37 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1483396

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2022
	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	Minerals: Mining
	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 Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy, what steps his Department is taking to help deliver the strategy to increase domestic extraction and production of critical minerals.
	tabling member constituency	Truro and Falmouth
	tabling member printed	Cherilyn Mackrory
	uin	26008
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government will publish a UK Critical Minerals Strategy in 2022. This will include steps to create an enabling environment for the domestic extraction, processing and recycling of critical minerals. It can also support the production of key components, like batteries.</p><p> </p><p>Funding, such as the Automotive Transformation Fund, National Security Strategic Investment Fund, UK Infrastructure Bank, UK Export Finance, and the National Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Research programme, can support investments at various points along the critical minerals value chain in specific sectors, like the automotive industry. For example, Cornish Lithium has received support via the Getting Building Fund (2020) and Automotive Transformation Fund (2021). British Lithium has received grant funding from Innovate UK (2020) and the Sustainable Innovation Fund (2021).</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 26006 question first answered 05/07/2022 16:32:13 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	4758 label Biography information for Cherilyn Mackrory

1471997

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2022
	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	Qualifications: Ukraine
	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 European Qualifications Passport for Refugees, what plans he has to passport qualifications for Ukrainian refugees to help enable them to access work.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	22471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government is taking targeted steps to assist Ukrainian refugees to pursue employment in their professions in the UK, while maintaining the principle, supported by the Professional Qualifications Act 2022, that regulators have the autonomy to set standards for their professions and assess who meets these standards.</p><p> </p><p>It will ultimately be for Ukrainian refugees to determine whether and when they wish to look for work in the United Kingdom, along with the type of work they wish to pursue. For those who wish to find work requiring professional qualifications, one targeted step which will be taken is to identify and seek to mitigate entry barriers faced by those arriving from Ukraine. The UK European Network for Information (ENIC) service manages qualification passporting and provides advice on the comparability of international qualifications at all levels of education with those of the UK on behalf of Government. The service maintains an extensive database of international qualifications and education systems, including for Ukraine, and are fully prepared to deal with Ukrainian and other refugees’ qualifications.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 22470 question first answered 27/06/2022 16:08:46 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1464132

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2022
	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	Nuclear Power: Finance
	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 Answer of 14 March 2022 to Question 133181 on Private sector: nuclear energy, what the (a) purpose, (b) application process, (c) application criteria, (d) timescale and (e) launch date is for the Nuclear Fuel Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
	uin	4704
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2022 answer text <p>In the 2021 Comprehensive Spending Review, the Government confirmed a £75 million Nuclear Fuel Fund, to be used alongside private sector co-investment, to preserve and develop the UK’s nuclear fuel production capability. The Fund’s scope and approach is in development, including the eligibility criteria, application process and evaluation criteria. A market engagement exercise will inform the Nuclear Fuel Fund design ahead of its launch later this year.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 26/05/2022 15:20:26 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1364112

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2021
	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	Global Britain Investment Fund
	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 paragraph 4.74 of the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021 Red Book, what steps the Global Britain Investment fund will take to ensure that economic opportunities are spread more evenly across the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	64608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2021 answer text <p>The Global Britain Investment Fund (GBIF) will provide grants to encourage internationally mobile companies to invest in the UK’s critical and most innovative industries, where the UK has natural strengths and geographic spread. For example, the GBIF will cover the automotive sector, which has key regional clusters in the West Midlands, North West, and North East, as well as the life sciences sector, which currently has two thirds of jobs already located outside of London and the South East. Also included is the offshore wind sector, which is attracting significant new investment to our coastal communities, including floating offshore wind in Scotland and Wales.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 05/11/2021 11:12:51 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1434310

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2022
	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	Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles
	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 page 172 of the Levelling Up White Paper and the funding to be invested by the Advanced Propulsion Centre in a consortium developing electric propulsion systems for heavy goods vehicles in Cwmbran, Wales and Edinburgh, Scotland through the EPIC project, whether the £16 million is coming from the Advanced Propulsion Centre or the EPIC project; and whether that £16 million is in addition to the £31.9 million allocated to developing lightweight electric power trains for heavy goods vehicles as announced by the Advanced Propulsion Centre in its post entitled £54 Million investment as UK automotive industry accelerates towards net-zero emissions.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	127396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2022 answer text <p>The Advanced Propulsion Centre will invest almost £16 Million in a consortium developing electric propulsion systems for heavy goods vehicles in Cwmbran, Wales and Edinburgh, Scotland through the EPIC project. The EPIC project is listed as one of the three projects totalling £54 Million joint investment from APC and industry. Further details of the projects can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.apcuk.co.uk%2F54-million-investment-as-uk-automotive-industry-accelerates-towards-net-zero-emissions%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CHub%40beis.gov.uk%7C2e92631145954a38b98308d9f6c83faa%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637812162195473896%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=T3jOjFvXg3IT20WNCgECr0Uv7Hqf4MqvvVAHv79fShk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">£54 Million Investment as UK Automotive Industry Accelerates Towards Net-Zero Emissions - Advanced Propulsion Centre (apcuk.co.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The EPIC Project is scheduled to last 42 months with the grant being paid over that period to the consortium members in arrears on the basis of work carried out.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 127397 question first answered 02/03/2022 15:11:54 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1434311

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2022
	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	Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles
	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 box 3.6 on page 172 of the Levelling Up in the United Kingdom White Paper which states that the Advanced Propulsion Centre, which will invest almost £16 million in a consortium developing electric propulsion systems for heavy goods vehicles in Cwmbran, Wales and Edinburgh, Scotland through the EPIC project, over what period of time that funding will be made available.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	127397
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2022 answer text <p>The Advanced Propulsion Centre will invest almost £16 Million in a consortium developing electric propulsion systems for heavy goods vehicles in Cwmbran, Wales and Edinburgh, Scotland through the EPIC project. The EPIC project is listed as one of the three projects totalling £54 Million joint investment from APC and industry. Further details of the projects can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.apcuk.co.uk%2F54-million-investment-as-uk-automotive-industry-accelerates-towards-net-zero-emissions%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CHub%40beis.gov.uk%7C2e92631145954a38b98308d9f6c83faa%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637812162195473896%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=T3jOjFvXg3IT20WNCgECr0Uv7Hqf4MqvvVAHv79fShk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">£54 Million Investment as UK Automotive Industry Accelerates Towards Net-Zero Emissions - Advanced Propulsion Centre (apcuk.co.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The EPIC Project is scheduled to last 42 months with the grant being paid over that period to the consortium members in arrears on the basis of work carried out.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 127396 question first answered 02/03/2022 15:11:54 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1417024

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2022
	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	Disability: Finance
	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 Part One of the National Disability Strategy, published on 28 July 2021, what progress his Department has made on the setting up of an Extra Costs Taskforce, in conjunction with the Cabinet Office.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	112644
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>To inform the scope and focus of the Extra Costs Taskforce, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, alongside the Cabinet Office, will identify the key areas where disabled people experience extra costs. We will be informed by the insights and experiences of disabled people, businesses, and other relevant organisations, to ensure the Taskforce delivers the greatest impact for those it is seeking to help. We will set out in due course our plans for establishing the Taskforce by summer 2022, as committed in the National Disability Strategy.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 09/02/2022 15:58:16 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft