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	registered interest
	date	22/05/2019
	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	Post Offices: Rural Areas
	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 the Government is taking to support rural post office branches.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	257530
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>While the Government sets the strategic direction for the Post Office, it allows the company the commercial freedom to deliver this strategy as an independent business.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the critical role that post offices play in communities and for small businesses across the UK. This is why the Government committed to safeguard the post office network and protect existing rural services. Thanks to significant Government investment of over £2 billion since 2010 the overall number of post offices across the UK remains at its most stable in decades with over 11,500 branches.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 06/06/2019 09:33:46 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

1139255

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	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	Housing: Electricity
	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 on the cost effectiveness of installing three-phase electricity supplies in (a) new and (b) existing homes.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	277717
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>Electricity connections and upgrades for new and existing homes are a matter for distribution network operators (DNOs) overseen by the independent regulator, Ofgem. Under the Distribution Connection and Use of System Agreement, DNOs are required to offer customers the most efficient solution to meet their requirements. In doing so, DNOs assess whether a single or three-phase supply would be appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 23/07/2019 13:33:47 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore previous answer version 130456 answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

1139257

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	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	Housing: Electricity
	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 on the feasibility on subsidising the cost of upgrading single-phase electricity suppliers to three-phase electricity suppliers to support people to make their homes carbon neutral.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	277718
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>Network operators are responsible for ensuring the reliable supply of electricity and the Ofgem RIIO-2 price control framework ensures network operators invest efficiently to provide continued safe and reliable services. In doing so they will need to balance the expected reductions in demand due to improvements in home energy efficiency against projected increases in demand from charging requirements of electric vehicles and the increased installation of heat pumps.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 23/07/2019 13:32:58 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore previous answer version 130459 answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

677646

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2017
	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	Post Offices: Rural Areas
	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 progress in securing the future of rural post offices; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	61093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government understands the important role post offices play in communities across the country, especially in the more remote, rural areas. This is why in our manifesto we committed to secure the future of 3,000 rural post offices.</p><p> </p><p>Thanks to Government investment the UK’s network of 11,600 branches is at its most stable in decades, with over 98% of the UK population in rural areas within 3 miles of a post office. The investment is offering real improvements to customers, including an extra 200,000 opening hours every week and over 4,200 post offices open on a Sunday.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s recent consultation will help us understand what the public and businesses expect from the Post Office and to understand more fully what subsidy is needed and what it should be used for.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 26/01/2017 14:18:56 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

678142

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2017
	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	Post Offices: Rural Areas
	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 the implications for his policies are of the call by the Association of Convenience Stores for the Government to review the costs, income and viability of rural post offices on its Rural Shop Report 2017, published in January 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	61334
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government entrusts the Post Office’s management to keep the health of the network under review in order to meet the commitment we have set to maintain the network at over 11,500 branches. The commercial agreements it has with subpostmasters, rural and urban, covering costs and revenue form a key part of ensuring the health of the network. While these arrangements are commercially sensitive between both parties the evidence of their success is in the fact that that the network is at its most stable in decades.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 31/01/2017 17:08:37 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

678771

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2017
	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	Post Offices: Rural Areas
	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 plans for the increase in Post Office outreach services in rural communities over the last five years to continue; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	61560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy keeps the state of the network under review including the provision of rural services through outreaches. Outreaches are provided so Post Office can maintain access to communities, most often in rural areas, where the old post office has closed. These provide a regular part time service, with hours tailored to the levels of demand in the community. They provide a welcomed link to the network for many isolated communities.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 31/01/2017 17:10:26 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

783292

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2017
	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	Aerospace Industry
	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 strengthen and promote the British aerospace industry.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	111376
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK has the second largest aerospace industry globally, with strengths in some of the most technologically advanced parts of aircraft: wings, engines and advanced systems. The industry has annual turnover of around £32 billion, and exports some £30 billion.</p><p>Through the Aerospace Growth Partnership, Government is supporting action by industry to make sure the UK remains competitive, including a joint Industry/Government commitment of £3.9 billion for Research and Development activities through to 2026.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 08/11/2017 13:00:17 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

847014

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2018
	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	Fracking
	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 Implementation Unit Report on Shale Gas, what estimate the Government has made of the potential effect on employment of the projected (a) 17 sites by 2020, (b) 30-35 sites by 2022 and (c) 155 sites by 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	129188
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2018 answer text <p>BEIS has not made any estimates of the potential effect on employment from the future development of the shale gas industry.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 02/03/2018 11:05:43 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

847015

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2018
	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	Renewable Energy
	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 the Government has made of the number of jobs which will be created by the renewables industry over the next ten years.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	129189
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not produce forecasts for job creation over a future time period for the renewables industry.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 02/03/2018 11:10:08 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

847016

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2018
	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	Fracking
	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 implementation unit report on shale gas extraction, what disposal method will be used for flowback waste from (a) the 17 sites by 2020, (b) the 30 to 35 sites by 2022 and (c) the 155 sites by 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	129190
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2018 answer text <p>It is up to the operator to agree disposal methods with the appropriate regulators as part of their planning application for any future shale gas development.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 02/03/2018 11:06:37 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston