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1238990

	registered interest
	date	29/09/2020
	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	Government Internal Audit Agency: 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, what remedial steps were taken by his Department in response to the Government Internal Audit Agency rating downgrade in 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	96793
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>In the 2017-18 Annual Report and Accounts, the Group Chief Internal Auditor (GCIA) from the Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA) provided an overall ‘moderate’ opinion on the framework of governance, risk management, and control within the Department for 2017-18. This was an increase from the ‘limited’ level of assurance received by the Department for 2016-17. The Report is published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/beis-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018.</p><p> </p><p>The strengthened assurance rating recognised the good progress made and initiatives taken across the Department to further develop the governance, risk management, and control environment. This included continuing the transformation to a single Department and the introduction of new risk management and contract management frameworks. New control measures were introduced, supported by a new internal controls team to strengthen the Department’s approach to assurance and to address control weaknesses identified by the GIAA, such as ensuring internal audit actions are implemented promptly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since 2017-18 the Department has continued to make improvements within its internal control environment, more detail on which is set out in subsequent Annual Reports and Accounts.</p><p> </p><p>As noted by the GIIA, this has been achieved against the backdrop of a challenging scale of policy and programme work that the Department has been able to deliver concurrently.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 07/10/2020 17:01:47 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1232228

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2020
	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	Shipping: Investment
	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 support private investment in the UK maritime industry.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	86565
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department is working to make the UK the best place in the world for all businesses to thrive and grow.</p><p> </p><p>The UK maritime sector has strategic importance for our economy and we encourage private investment into the sector. We have recently supported the £33 million investment in Artemis in Belfast to develop an autonomous water taxi.</p><p> </p><p>The maritime sector is also benefitting from the Government’s Covid-19 support, which includes access to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the Covid-19 Business Interruption Loans.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 16/09/2020 14:13:03 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1170965

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2020
	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	Fujitsu
	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 Ministers in her Department have met representatives of Fujitsu in the past five years.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	3681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>Departments publish quarterly details of Ministers’ meetings with external organisations on GOV.UK. These can be found at the following links:</p><p> </p><p>Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) (from July 2016) - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings</a></p><p>Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) (to July 2016) - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bis-quarterly-publications-april-to-june-2012" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bis-quarterly-publications-april-to-june-2012</a></p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 20/01/2020 14:28:17 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1172296

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2020
	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	Maritime Enterprise Working Group
	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 any Government representative sits on the Maritime Enterprise Working Group.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	6035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>Membership of the Maritime Enterprise Working Group includes representatives from industry, government and academia. The Group reviews and selects representatives on an ad hoc basis as necessary. Government representation includes: Ministry of Defence; Department for International Trade; Department for Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy; and Department for Transport.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 27/01/2020 16:56:54 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1236556

	registered interest
	date	23/09/2020
	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	Urenco: Security
	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 investigations into security breaches of URENCO employees are required to involve notification of Ultra-Centrifuge Nederland NV and Uranit GmbH.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	93534
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>URENCO operations in the UK are regulated by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), with clear criteria for the reporting of security breaches. Security breaches are reported to the ONR and to the UK, Dutch, and German members of the Security Work Group. The Security Working Group is made up of regulators from the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, France, and the US, as well as representatives from the Enrichment Technology Company and URENCO. Severe breaches may also be reported to the board of URENCO, on which Directors appointed by Ultra-Centrifuge Nederland NV and Uranit GmbH sit.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 29/09/2020 16:17:34 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1172297

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2020
	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	Maritime Enterprise Working Group: 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, whether the Maritime Enterprise Working Group receives funding from the public purse.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	6036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The Maritime Enterprise Working Group does not receive continued funding from the public purse. In 2018 the Department for Business, Energy &amp; industrial Strategy contributed £20,000 towards a study of the UK shipbuilding competitiveness and market focus.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 27/01/2020 16:57:09 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1148924

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	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	Maritime Enterprise Working Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which authority elects members to the Maritime Enterprise Working Group.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	94
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The Maritime Enterprise Working Group was set up, following the publication of the National Shipbuilding Strategy, to provide a forum for the UK’s professional marine engineering, science, manufacturing and technology community for addressing issues of common concern to secure a truly competitive, sustainable and globally successful marine engineering and shipbuilding industry.</p><p> </p><p>Membership includes representatives from industry, government and academia, and chaired by an industry champion Peter French and the list of organisations represented is set out in table 1. The Group reviews and selects representatives from industry, government and academia, on an ad hoc basis as necessary.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 1</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Industry</p></td><td><p>Government</p></td><td><p>Academia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Society of Maritime Industries</p></td><td><p>Navy Command</p></td><td><p>University College London</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cammell Laird</p></td><td><p>Ministry of Defence</p></td><td><p>University of Strathclyde.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BAE Systems</p></td><td><p>Department for International Trade Defence &amp; Security Organisation</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Babcock International</p></td><td><p>Department for Business, Energy &amp; industrial Strategy</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A&amp;P Group</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BMT Group</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>First Marine International Royal Haskoning DHV</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lloyd’s Register</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 92 93 question first answered 21/10/2019 11:58:00 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1187844

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2020
	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	Security: Key Workers
	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 covid-19 outbreak, whether workers that install electronic security systems are classified as key workers.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	34924
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>Government has issued <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcoronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educational-provision%2Fguidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision&amp;data=02%7C01%7CKate.Reyes%40beis.gov.uk%7C409afff3a1a441accee208d7e4820797%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637229119428140281&amp;sdata=kUWc1cSeclIE30zwF3n%2F%2FjyfzHWbugaYOYYceHoM%2FL4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">guidance</a> on maintaining educational provision for the children of critical workers during the Covid-19 outbreak. The guidance does not use the term ‘key workers’.</p><p>Critical workers are defined as those whose work is critical to the Covid-19 response, based on consultation across Government. This could include workers that install electronic security systems, for example in hospitals. However, within the guidance on critical workers, there is no blanket inclusion for workers in that particular occupation, or in any other construction occupation.</p><p>Government policy remains that construction work should continue, provided that it is undertaken in a manner consistent with the PHE guidance.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 21/04/2020 15:29:21 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1271071

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2020
	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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
	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 finding of interim analysis of data from Phase III trials that the Oxford covid-19 vaccine is 70 per cent effective, for what reason his Department has ordered 100 million doses of that vaccine.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	128884
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2020 answer text <p>The preliminary efficacy data is positive and indicates that the University of Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccine is 70.4% effective across two different dosage regimens. One of these dose regimens could be up to 90% effective.</p><p>To beat this pandemic, it has always been likely that we would need more than one vaccine. We have now seen excellent results with multiple vaccine candidates. There will be variations between the vaccines in how well they work for different population subgroups and how long the protection lasts, alongside other factors.</p><p>The University of Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccine has the distinct advantage that it can be stored at fridge temperature, making it easier to transport and distribute globally than other Covid-19 vaccines. The fact that the vaccine has been manufactured by AstraZeneca at cost also means it is affordable, potentially making this UK-developed vaccine a vaccine for the world.</p><p>The Vaccine TaskForce’s portfolio includes different types of vaccine and we continue to keep the portfolio under review.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 22/12/2020 14:52:08 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1301815

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2021
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Vaccination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of prisoners had received a covid-19 vaccination prior to their release in each of the last three months.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	167165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 16/03/2021 16:27:00 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones