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1046803

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Knowledge Economy: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of the work force in each (a) region and (b) local authority area is employed in the knowledge economy.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	211822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply and their response will be placed in the Library.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 30/01/2019 13:09:15 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ 211822 (1).pdf title UKSA Response
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1122558

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Location
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps are his department taking to move civil service jobs out of London in line with the Government’s industrial strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	910478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>Our Places for Growth programme will relocate Civil Servants out of London, with at least 1,000 roles moved by 2022 and thousands more by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>This in addition to the twelve new public bodies that will be located outside of London.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 24/04/2019 15:41:57 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1123221

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Bodies: Location
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2019 to Question 910478, what the twelve new public bodies are that will be located outside London.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	247739
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government committed in the 2018 Government Estates Strategy to locate more Civil Service roles out of London and into the regions and nations of the United Kingdom. To deliver on this commitment, the Cabinet Office is co-ordinating activity under the Places for Growth programme. This programme will take a place-based approach to relocating roles that ensures we have the skills and capacity in the right places to enable organisations and cities to flourish.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2016, the creation of the following agencies and public bodies has been approved on condition that they will be based outside of London, either immediately or over an agreed timeframe. These are:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Regulator of Social Housing - Manchester and Leeds</li><li>Government Property Agency - Birmingham</li><li>2022 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee - Birmingham</li><li>Small Business Commissioner - Birmingham</li><li>Submarine Delivery Authority - Bristol</li><li>Institute for Apprenticeships - Coventry</li><li>Healthcare Safety Information Branch - Farnborough</li><li>Social Work England - Sheffield</li><li>Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise - Guildford</li><li>UK Trade Remedies Authority - Reading</li><li>The Single Finance Guidance Body will be required to relocate within five years after its creation.</li><li>The East West Rail Company will be based in London while the company is being formed and once operational will base itself in a location along the railway route.</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 01/05/2019 17:14:24 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1122772

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2019
	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	Heating: Hydrogen
	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 his Department is taking to safely introduce hydrogen into the heating system.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	247125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>Transforming our heating system is one of the most difficult decarbonisation challenges facing the country. A range of technologies have potential to contribute to this, including heat networks, heat pumps, hydrogen and biogas. However, it is not yet clear which approaches will work best at scale.</p><p> </p><p>In relation to hydrogen, the HyDeploy projects, funded by OFGEM, are looking to demonstrate the safety case for blending up to 20% hydrogen into the grid. Further work is also needed to better understand the potential for using hydrogen to fully replace methane in parts of the gas grid. Several relevant projects relevant to this are currently underway. These include projects run by gas network operators, and the £25m BEIS-funded Hy4Heat programme, which is investigating the feasibility of using hydrogen for heating in residential and commercial buildings.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 01/05/2019 16:04:15 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1122774

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2019
	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	Motor Vehicles: Fuel Cells
	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 assessment his Department has made of the potential of hydrogen fuel cell power sources for cars.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	247127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>The development and deployment of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) is at an earlier stage than for plug-in electric vehicles, but there are hydrogen cars available on the UK market and major vehicle manufacturers are publicising their plans to increase production and bring new models to market over the next few years. We are moving in step with international progress on standards and technology on hydrogen as a transport fuel, ensuring that the UK retains its position at the forefront of the adoption of zero emission technologies. The Government’s £23m Hydrogen for Transport Programme supports hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles and hydrogen refuelling stations. It is funding the expansion of the hydrogen refuelling network into new locations and supporting the deployment of 300 vehicles as well as innovation and growth of UK hydrogen supply chain and manufacturing.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 01/05/2019 11:15:23 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1136365

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	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	New Businesses: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, who (a) Companies House and (b) HMRC share information on business owners with when a limited company is set up.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	272286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>Companies House collects information on business owners (subscribers, who are the company’s initial shareholders, directors, and persons with significant control in a company) when a limited company is set up. The registrar of companies is under a statutory duty to make this information freely available to the public. Any person may inspect this information and require a copy of it. The registrar of companies does this through a variety of means, such as through our online service - Companies House Service, Companies House Direct and WebCheck - through our Contact Centre and through data and image products.</p><p>There is some engagement with HMRC where companies register for corporation and PAYE tax as an employer which can be found at:</p><p><br><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Flimited-company-formation%2Fset-up-your-company-for-corporation-tax%3Fstep-by-step-nav%3D37e4c035-b25c-4289-b85c-c6d36d11a763&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cparlybranch.pqs%40beis.gov.uk%7C74283b309bad47312afc08d70068f111%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C636978323028153502&amp;sdata=enQOPvrwSTRItSTJmT6cLjTtate9W4AutROzXSpPXi4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/limited-company-formation/set-up-your-company-for-corporation-tax?step-by-step-nav=37e4c035-b25c-4289-b85c-c6d36d11a763</a>.</p><p>However, under the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 HMRC does not disclose customer information.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 10/07/2019 16:44:20 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1136366

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	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	New Businesses: Disclosure of Information
	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 personal information of a business owner is placed in the public domain when a limited company is set up.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	272287
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>Companies House collects information on business owners (subscribers, who are the company’s initial shareholders, directors, and persons with significant control in a company) when a limited company is set up. The registrar of companies is under a statutory duty to make this information freely available to the public. Any person may inspect this information and require a copy of it. The registrar of companies does this through a variety of means, such as through our online service - Companies House Service, Companies House Direct and WebCheck - through our Contact Centre and through data and image products.</p><p>There is some engagement with HMRC where companies register for corporation and PAYE tax as an employer which can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Flimited-company-formation%2Fset-up-your-company-for-corporation-tax%3Fstep-by-step-nav%3D37e4c035-b25c-4289-b85c-c6d36d11a763&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cparlybranch.pqs%40beis.gov.uk%7C74283b309bad47312afc08d70068f111%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C636978323028153502&amp;sdata=enQOPvrwSTRItSTJmT6cLjTtate9W4AutROzXSpPXi4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/limited-company-formation/set-up-your-company-for-corporation-tax?step-by-step-nav=37e4c035-b25c-4289-b85c-c6d36d11a763</a>.</p><p>However, under the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 HMRC does not disclose customer information.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 10/07/2019 16:44:29 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1122775

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2019
	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	Hydrogen: 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, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of hydrogen power in contributing to cutting carbon emissions.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	247128
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government is undertaking activity to accelerate the development of low carbon hydrogen at scale and understand its potential to deliver clean growth.</p><p>We have provided up to £20m funding through our Hydrogen Supply Innovation Programme. This programme is funding a range of projects in low carbon hydrogen, zero carbon hydrogen and energy storage. These projects together could work towards reducing the cost of low carbon hydrogen.</p><p>In addition, our Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage (CCUS) Action Plan sets out how we will meet our ambition of having the option to deploy CCUS at scale during the 2030s, subject to costs coming down sufficiently. With current technologies CCUS is needed to produce low carbon hydrogen at scale. The Action Plan is designed to enable the first CCUS facility in the UK, commissioning from the mid-2020s.</p><p>The Hydrogen Supply Innovation Programme and CCUS Action Plan are important steps towards assessing the potential for producing low carbon hydrogen at scale. These developments will help with assessing the potential for hydrogen power alongside alternative technologies that could support the UK’s decarbonisation efforts.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 247126 question first answered 01/05/2019 16:04:31 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1122773

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2019
	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	Hydrogen: 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, what steps his Department is taking to produce hydrogen in a low-carbon emissions form.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	247126
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government is undertaking activity to accelerate the development of low carbon hydrogen at scale and understand its potential to deliver clean growth.</p><p>We have provided up to £20m funding through our Hydrogen Supply Innovation Programme. This programme is funding a range of projects in low carbon hydrogen, zero carbon hydrogen and energy storage. These projects together could work towards reducing the cost of low carbon hydrogen.</p><p>In addition, our Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage (CCUS) Action Plan sets out how we will meet our ambition of having the option to deploy CCUS at scale during the 2030s, subject to costs coming down sufficiently. With current technologies CCUS is needed to produce low carbon hydrogen at scale. The Action Plan is designed to enable the first CCUS facility in the UK, commissioning from the mid-2020s.</p><p>The Hydrogen Supply Innovation Programme and CCUS Action Plan are important steps towards assessing the potential for producing low carbon hydrogen at scale. These developments will help with assessing the potential for hydrogen power alongside alternative technologies that could support the UK’s decarbonisation efforts.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 247128 question first answered 01/05/2019 16:04:31 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1128263

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Telecommunications: Infrastructure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the final report of the cross-Government review that his Department is leading into the supply chain arrangements for UK telecoms infrastructure will be made publicly available.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	257528
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>A statement will be made to the House to communicate the decision at the appropriate time.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 257681 question first answered 05/06/2019 10:30:39 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith