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882185

	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	Business Premises
	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 information the Government holds on the proportion of UK businesses that (a) own their own premises and (b) rent their premises.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
	uin	135256
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information for the entire UK business population.</p><p> </p><p>However, it is available for UK small and medium-sized enterprises (fewer than 250 employees), which account for over 99% of the total UK business population.</p><p>In 2016, the distribution of business premises ownership for UK small and medium-sized enterprises was as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Ownership status of business premises</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rented from a private or commercial landlord</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Owned by business</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leased</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: BEIS 2016 Longitudinal Small Business Survey</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 18/04/2018 13:53:51 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

856925

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2018
	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	Tidal Power: Swansea Bay
	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 meetings his Department has held with the Welsh Government after the Welsh Government offered to allocate funding for a pathfinder tidal lagoon at Swansea Bay.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
	uin	131437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy regularly discuss matters of mutual interest with their counterparts in the devolved administrations.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 12/03/2018 16:50:26 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

856926

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2018
	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	Electricity Generation
	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 recent steps his Department has taken to ensure a diverse supply of electricity generation in the next decade.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
	uin	131438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>We are investing in new power generation technologies that are diversifying our electricity generation and reducing carbon emissions while ensuring security of supply. The Capacity Market is bringing forward a mix of new generation with large volumes of capacity from interconnectors, demand-side response and new smart technologies such as battery storage clearing in recent auctions alongside more traditional gas plant. We are also seeing ever increasing levels of renewable generation. In 2016 renewables accounted for 25% of UK power half of our generation being low-carbon, a record high.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 22/03/2018 15:38:16 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

810108

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2017
	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	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 discussions he has had with the Committee on Climate Change on the cost and feasibility of delivering the Clean Growth Strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
	uin	120574
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>Officials hold regular discussions with the Committee on Climate Change on the delivery of the Clean Growth Strategy and related policies.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/01/2018 14:40:21 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

809807

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2017
	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	Greenhouse Gas 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, when he plans to publish a sensitivity analysis setting out emissions reductions in each sector of the economy.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
	uin	120427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) publishes annual updated energy and emissions projections, which project future energy use and greenhouse gas emissions in the UK. These include projections of emissions reductions by sector, and sensitivity to fossil fuel prices and economic growth.</p><p>The 2016 energy and emissions projections are the most recent published projections. These are available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/updated-energy-and-emissions-projections-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/updated-energy-and-emissions-projections-2016</a></p><p>The 2017 edition of the energy and emissions projections will be published early next year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 27/12/2017 14:55:56 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

757861

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	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	Takeovers: Science
	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 he has made of the potential merits of a public interest test for takeovers of major UK companies supporting the UK's science base.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
	uin	8930
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government has said it will bring forward reforms to the approach to the ownership and control of critical infrastructure to ensure that the full implications of foreign ownership are scrutinised for the purposes of national security. The Government will publish the outcome of this review in due course.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/09/2017 16:22:16 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

757882

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	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	AVEVA: Schneider Electric
	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 he has made of the potential effect on the UK economy of the proposed takeover of Aveva by Schneider Electric.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
	uin	8816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>This is a commercial matter for the parties concerned.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/09/2017 13:35:12 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable