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802311

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2017
	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, when he plans to publish the consumer green paper; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	117998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 6 December 2017 to Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-11-30/116927/" target="_blank">116927</a> to the hon. Member for Warwick and Leamington.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/12/2017 15:59:02 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

800914

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2017
	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	Banks and Energy: Competition
	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 he is taking to increase competition in the (a) energy and (b) banking consumer markets; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	117473
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government wants markets to thrive and continues to promote competition as the best driver of value and service for customers.</p><p> </p><p>a) The Government and Ofgem are working to implement the Competition and Markets Authority’s recommendations in the retail energy market through faster and more reliable switching, measures to increase consumer engagement reforming the regulatory framework which aim to increase competition in the energy market.</p><p> </p><p>b) The Government has established competition objectives embedded in the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA). The regulators set up the New Bank Start-up Unit to help prospective new banks enter the market and through the early days of authorisation. Since 2013, the PRA has authorised 15 new UK banks, reducing the market share of the four biggest banks and increasing the stability of the sector.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/12/2017 16:05:41 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

798682

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2017
	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	Ombudsman Services
	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 he is taking to improve the effectiveness of ombudsman services in the consumer markets; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	117076
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of effective Alternative Dispute Resolution, including ombudsmen, in consumer markets.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will be publishing a Consumer Green Paper that will tackle areas where markets are not working for consumers and business.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 06/12/2017 13:56:53 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

786859

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2017
	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
	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 estimate he has made of the level of consumer detriment in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	112225
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills published an assessment of Consumer Detriment in 2014. The Government works with key stakeholders in the consumer landscape through the Consumer Protection Partnership<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> to better identify, prioritise and coordinate collective action to tackle the issues causing greatest harm to consumers.</p><p>Individual partners have produced assessments of consumer detriment such as the “Consumer Detriment” report published by Citizens Advice in September 2016.</p><p>The Government is committed to tackling consumer detriment and will be publishing a consumer green paper.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Members of the CPP are as follows: National Trading Standards (NTS), Citizens Advice, Citizens Advice Scotland, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA), the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland (DfE), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI), the Consumer Council for Northern Ireland (CCNI), and the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA).</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 15/11/2017 17:57:20 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

765690

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	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	Tour Operators: Saudi Arabia
	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 he is taking to ensure that all operators and travel agents offering tours to Mecca and the Hajj pilgrimage are meeting the standards set out in consumer protection legislation; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	105984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>Hajj and Umrah trips are covered by consumer law under the Package Travel Regulations 1992, and more general consumer protection legislation and laws against theft and fraud.</p><p>The Department has published two information leaflets; one for pilgrims on booking a Hajj trip and one for Hajj travel organisers setting out their basic legal obligations. These are available on the gov.uk website.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 105985 question first answered 11/10/2017 13:27:20 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

765691

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	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	Tour Operators: Saudi Arabia
	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 he is taking to ensure that those making the Hajj pilgrimage are aware of their consumer and travel rights when booking tours; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	105985
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>Hajj and Umrah trips are covered by consumer law under the Package Travel Regulations 1992, and more general consumer protection legislation and laws against theft and fraud.</p><p>The Department has published two information leaflets; one for pilgrims on booking a Hajj trip and one for Hajj travel organisers setting out their basic legal obligations. These are available on the gov.uk website.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 105984 question first answered 11/10/2017 13:27:20 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

756158

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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	Competition and Markets 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, if he will publish a position paper on the future of the Competition and Markets Authority and its role in investigating multinational mergers after the UK leaves the EU; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	7456
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>There are no plans at this stage to publish a position paper on the future of the Competition and Markets Authority and its role in investigating multinational mergers after the UK leaves the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 07/09/2017 14:08:35 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

663069

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2016
	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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Credit Unions
	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 permits its employees to join a credit union through payroll deductions; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	58443
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) was created on 14 July 2016. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) were merged to create this new department.</p><p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy does not currently have the facility for staff to join a credit union through payroll deductions.</p><p>Some Government departments offer this facility and it is currently being looked into by the central civil service HR team. Once a decision has been made, BEIS will consider these recommendations as part of its ongoing work to ensure staff are offered a benefits package that is current and reflective of the wider Civil Service.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 09/01/2017 15:01:18 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

599355

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2016
	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	European Regional Development 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, how much funding the UK received from the European Regional Development Agency in (a) total, (b) each action region of the UK and (c) each local authority area in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	48165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK was allocated €7.8 billion from the European Regional Development Fund for the period 2007-16. This was broken down between the different parts of the UK for each year as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>€m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2007</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2008</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>545.3</p></td><td><p>515.9</p></td><td><p>485.2</p></td><td><p>453.0</p></td><td><p>414.6</p></td><td><p>427.7</p></td><td><p>436.3</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>985.8</p></td><td><p>507.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>177.9</p></td><td><p>181.5</p></td><td><p>185.1</p></td><td><p>188.8</p></td><td><p>192.6</p></td><td><p>196.5</p></td><td><p>200.4</p></td><td><p>189.2</p></td><td><p>193.0</p></td><td><p>196.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>80.5</p></td><td><p>77.6</p></td><td><p>74.6</p></td><td><p>71.5</p></td><td><p>68.1</p></td><td><p>64.6</p></td><td><p>61.0</p></td><td><p>64.1</p></td><td><p>65.4</p></td><td><p>66.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>41.3</p></td><td><p>42.1</p></td><td><p>42.9</p></td><td><p>43.8</p></td><td><p>44.7</p></td><td><p>45.6</p></td><td><p>22.5</p></td><td><p>41.4</p></td><td><p>42.2</p></td><td><p>43.1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Within England, the European Regional Development Fund for 2007-2013 was administered on the basis of NUTS 1 regions (as defined by the European Statistical Office). The breakdown for each year was as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>€m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2007</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2008</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>156.8</p></td><td><p>138.5</p></td><td><p>119.5</p></td><td><p>99.6</p></td><td><p>78.9</p></td><td><p>80.4</p></td><td><p>82.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire &amp; Humber</p></td><td><p>127.1</p></td><td><p>110.8</p></td><td><p>93.7</p></td><td><p>76.0</p></td><td><p>57.5</p></td><td><p>58.7</p></td><td><p>59.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>50.5</p></td><td><p>51.5</p></td><td><p>52.6</p></td><td><p>53.6</p></td><td><p>54.7</p></td><td><p>55.8</p></td><td><p>56.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>36.1</p></td><td><p>36.8</p></td><td><p>37.6</p></td><td><p>38.3</p></td><td><p>36.5</p></td><td><p>39.9</p></td><td><p>40.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>53.8</p></td><td><p>54.9</p></td><td><p>56.0</p></td><td><p>57.1</p></td><td><p>58.2</p></td><td><p>59.4</p></td><td><p>60.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>14.9</p></td><td><p>15.2</p></td><td><p>15.5</p></td><td><p>15.8</p></td><td><p>16.2</p></td><td><p>16.5</p></td><td><p>16.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>24.5</p></td><td><p>25.0</p></td><td><p>25.5</p></td><td><p>26.0</p></td><td><p>26.5</p></td><td><p>27.0</p></td><td><p>27.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td><td><p>3.3</p></td><td><p>3.3</p></td><td><p>3.4</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>16.8</p></td><td><p>17.1</p></td><td><p>17.4</p></td><td><p>17.8</p></td><td><p>18.2</p></td><td><p>18.5</p></td><td><p>18.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cornwall &amp; Isles of Scilly</p></td><td><p>61.6</p></td><td><p>62.8</p></td><td><p>64.1</p></td><td><p>65.4</p></td><td><p>66.7</p></td><td><p>68.0</p></td><td><p>69.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>For the 2014-2020 period, England’s share of the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund was allocated across Local Enterprise Partnership areas (see list of allocations at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/307492/bis-14-772-uk-allocations-eu-structural-funds-2014-2020-letter.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/307492/bis-14-772-uk-allocations-eu-structural-funds-2014-2020-letter.pdf</a>). Local partners decided how the total in each area should be split between the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 18/10/2016 13:01:26 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

599368

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2016
	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	Regional Growth 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, if he will bring forward proposals for a further round of Regional Growth Funding; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	48163
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>Following the 2015 Spending Review no future rounds are proposed. The economic context has changed since 2011 when the first round of the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) was launched. The economy has recovered significantly and the employment rate has now reached record levels. The RGF is already achieving its task to deliver jobs and sustainable private sector led growth to areas previously dependent on the public sector.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 18/10/2016 13:07:18 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas