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584109

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2016
	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	Animal Experiments
	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 issue a response to Early Day Motion 400, on applying the results of experiments on animals to human patients, tabled on 5 September 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	46676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government considers that the carefully regulated use of animals in scientific research remains a vital tool in improving the understanding of how biological systems work and in the development of safe new medicines, treatments and technologies.</p><p> </p><p>At the same time, the Government believes that animals should only be used when there is no practicable alternative and it actively supports and funds the development and dissemination of techniques that replace, reduce and refine the use of animals in research (the 3Rs), in particular through funding for the National Centre for the Replacement Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs), and also through ongoing UK-led efforts to encourage greater global uptake of the 3Rs.</p><p> </p><p>Advances in biomedical science and technologies – including stem cell research, in vitro systems that mimic the function of human organs, imaging and new computer modelling techniques – are all providing new opportunities to reduce reliance on the use of animals in research.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this, Innovate UK, the NC3Rs, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and the Medical Research Council have produced a Non-animal Technologies Roadmap for the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Roadmap offers an approach for the UK to develop, exploit and deploy new non-animal technologies for long-term economic and societal benefit. Integral to this strategy have been two Innovate UK industry-led competitions which have awarded approximately £7m in grant funding; “Developing non-animal technologies” and “Advancing the development and application of non-animal technologies”.</p><p> </p><p>EU and UK law requires safety testing on animals before human trials for new medicines can begin and animal research still plays an important role in providing vital safety information for potential new medicines.</p><p> </p><p>The Early Day Motion (EDM 400) rightly draws attention to the UK life science sector’s Concordat on openness in animal research which was launched in 2014, and provides new opportunities for transparency and debate in this area.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 10/10/2016 13:07:40 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

882488

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2018
	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	Natural Gas: 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, what representations he has received from consumer rights organisations on reports of gas providers overcharging consumers and providing inadequate compensation and redress to those consumers.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	135550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>BEIS Ministers and officials receive representations and meet stakeholders on a regular basis to discuss a range of issues.</p><p> </p><p>The independent regulator, Ofgem has powers to require compensation for consumers adversely affected by regulatory breaches by licenced energy providers. The Ombudsman: Energy has powers to require a licensed energy provider to make a financial award of up to £10,000 as part of its final decision to resolve an individual energy consumer’s complaint. The Ombudsman Service: Energy confirmed 37,925 remedies between July 2016 - June 2017 and 38,552 during July 2015 – June 2016. This data is available online at: <a href="https://www.ombudsman-services.org/about-us/annual-reports/adr-entity-reporting" target="_blank">https://www.ombudsman-services.org/about-us/annual-reports/adr-entity-reporting</a> .</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 135552 135553 question first answered 24/04/2018 16:10:16 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

882489

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2018
	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, if the Government will review the system for redress and compensation to consumers who have been overcharged by energy companies.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	135551
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>The independent regulator, Ofgem’s has robust powers to investigate and compel redress when energy companies breach competition and consumer protection law, and their supply licence conditions.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem can impose financial penalties of up to 10 per cent of a licensee’s turnover for breaches of licence conditions and competition law, and apply to the courts for an order to stop breaches of consumer legislation. In addition, they can also require compensation for consumers adversely affected by regulatory breaches.</p><p> </p><p>Consumers who believe they have been overcharged should raise the matter with their energy supplier and if they do not receive a satisfactory response, they can take the matter to the Ombudsman Service: Energy. The Ombudsman has powers to require a supply company to make a financial award to a consumer of up to £10,000.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 24/04/2018 16:09:51 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

882490

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2018
	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	Natural Gas: 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, what representations he has received from sector organisations on reports of gas providers overcharging consumers and providing inadequate compensation and redress to those consumers.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	135552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>BEIS Ministers and officials receive representations and meet stakeholders on a regular basis to discuss a range of issues.</p><p> </p><p>The independent regulator, Ofgem has powers to require compensation for consumers adversely affected by regulatory breaches by licenced energy providers. The Ombudsman: Energy has powers to require a licensed energy provider to make a financial award of up to £10,000 as part of its final decision to resolve an individual energy consumer’s complaint. The Ombudsman Service: Energy confirmed 37,925 remedies between July 2016 - June 2017 and 38,552 during July 2015 – June 2016. This data is available online at: <a href="https://www.ombudsman-services.org/about-us/annual-reports/adr-entity-reporting" target="_blank">https://www.ombudsman-services.org/about-us/annual-reports/adr-entity-reporting</a> .</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 135550 135553 question first answered 24/04/2018 16:10:16 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

882491

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2018
	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	Natural Gas: 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, what discussions he has had with (a) sector organisations and (b) consumer rights organisations on reports of gas providers overcharging consumers and providing inadequate compensation and redress to those consumers.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	135553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>BEIS Ministers and officials receive representations and meet stakeholders on a regular basis to discuss a range of issues.</p><p> </p><p>The independent regulator, Ofgem has powers to require compensation for consumers adversely affected by regulatory breaches by licenced energy providers. The Ombudsman: Energy has powers to require a licensed energy provider to make a financial award of up to £10,000 as part of its final decision to resolve an individual energy consumer’s complaint. The Ombudsman Service: Energy confirmed 37,925 remedies between July 2016 - June 2017 and 38,552 during July 2015 – June 2016. This data is available online at: <a href="https://www.ombudsman-services.org/about-us/annual-reports/adr-entity-reporting" target="_blank">https://www.ombudsman-services.org/about-us/annual-reports/adr-entity-reporting</a> .</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 135550 135552 question first answered 24/04/2018 16:10:16 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

384845

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2015
	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	Foreign Companies: Minerals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department collects information on the number of companies based in the UK which use (a) tin, (b) tungsten, (c) tantalum and (d) gold in the manufacture of consumer products.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	3858
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>My Department does not currently collect this information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 29/06/2015 08:37:03 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

418624

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2015
	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	Postage Stamps
	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 he has had with Royal Mail on the continued issuing of Country definitive postage stamps.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	10191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>We have had no such discussions. Operational matters, which include decisions relating to Royal Mail’s postage stamps, are the direct responsibility of the company’s management (subject to an agreed convention and criteria governing the designs of postage stamps carrying an image of The Queen’s head, which are overseen by this Department).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The company maintains Country Definitives on an ongoing basis and has no current plans to change existing designs or its policy on such stamps. Country Definitives are available on an ongoing basis from post offices in the respective countries, and available direct from Royal Mail.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 17/09/2015 09:39:20 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

420588

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2015
	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	Universities: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the contribution of UK university satellite campuses in London to the economy.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	11292
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>The economic impact of universities on local areas was estimated in a report by Universities UK published in 2014 entitled “The economic impact of higher education institutions in England”. Information is not disaggregated for specific providers or campuses, although several universities have undertaken individual studies of their impact on their local area.</p><p>The report can be viewed at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/highereducation/Documents/2014/TheEconomicImpactOfHEIsInEngland.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/highereducation/Documents/2014/TheEconomicImpactOfHEIsInEngland.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 20/10/2015 10:25:30 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

420589

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2015
	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	Universities: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has plans to regulate or limit the ability of UK universities to establish satellite campuses in London.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	11293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>A Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) inquiry into satellite campuses was published in December 2014. In light of this report, tighter controls were introduced for Higher Education Tier 4 sponsors, setting out requirements for sponsorship across multiple sites, and clamping down on inappropriate promotion of work rights. This came into effect from April 2015. The Department continues to work with QAA and the higher education sector to ensure standards are maintained.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 20/10/2015 15:13:37 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

420590

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2015
	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	Universities: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of UK universities operating satellite campuses in London.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	11294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>A thematic enquiry into the quality and standards of higher education at the London campuses of universities located in other parts of the UK was published by The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) in 2014. The report identified 13 UK universities with operational London campuses.</p><p>The report can be viewed at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/London-campuses-of-UK-universities.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/London-campuses-of-UK-universities.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 20/10/2015 10:42:28 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady