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1000234

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	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	Manufacturing Industries
	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 his Department has made of the number of manufacturing companies that have (a) shortened their supply chains and (b) relocated their production to the UK from abroad in each of the last five years for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	187311
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>No such estimates are available from official sources. Our ambitious Industrial Strategy comprises policies to build an economy fit for the future, helping to foster a competitive environment where businesses can have the confidence to invest in UK manufacturing and thrive.</p><p> </p><p>Around 20% of the 2,072 new inward FDI projects in 2017/18 were in the areas of advanced manufacturing and life sciences. Across the Automotive, Aerospace, and the Advanced Engineering Supply Chain over the same period, DIT supported 320 inward investments into the UK, creating or securing 7,500 jobs in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/11/2018 17:28:04 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1006949

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	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	WH Smith: Post Offices
	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 effect on (a) employment patterns and (b) levels of customer service of the planned franchising of 74 Crown post offices to WHSmith.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	191303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 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. Staff employment patterns and customer service are both operational matters of commercial judgement for Post Office management team. I have therefore asked Paula Vennells, the Group Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the Rt hon Member on this matter. A copy of her reply will be placed in the libraries of the House.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 19/11/2018 15:35:57 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1045982

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Cleaning Services
	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 service providers are contracted to carry out third party cleaning contracts for his (a) Department and (b) executive agencies; if he will list all of the services delivered by third party contractors to his (i) Department and (ii) executive agencies; and how many people working for those third party contractors are paid less than the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	211109
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>We value all of our staff and they all deserve a fair and competitive wage, whether they are directly employed or working through our contractors. The Department has agreed with its facilities management contractor that they will align the pay of their cleaning, catering, mailroom and security staff to the appropriate median rates for that occupation, as identified in the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. The median applies from 1 March 2019 and will be aligned annually.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 March 2019 cleaning services will be delivered to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and our key agencies[1] by ISS.</p><p> </p><p>ISS provide a total facilities management service covering all building support services aside from catering.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold detailed pay data for contractor employees. Specific rates are a matter for each individual contractor, but assurances are provided to ensure full compliance with the requirements of the National Living Wage. In April 2019 Government will increase the National Living Wage to £8.21 per hour. This is an above inflation increase that will see a full-time minimum wage worker over £2,750 better off over the course of a year compared to when the policy was introduced.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Land Registry, Companies House, Intellectual Property Office, Insolvency Service, Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service and UKRI (Polaris House)</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 31/01/2019 17:57:18 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1052202

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2019
	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	Parental Leave and Parental Pay: Baby Care Units
	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 Government will consider extending statutory leave and pay for parents whose baby is admitted to neonatal care by every week their baby stays in hospital.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	215103
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department is conducting a short, focussed internal review of the provisions for parents of premature babies and sick babies and those that experience multiple births. The purpose of this work is to obtain a high-level understanding of the barriers to participating in the labour market that these parents can face. It would not be appropriate to announce future policy without first establishing an appropriate evidence base.</p><p>BEIS officials are working with organisations who represent the interests of these parents (The Smallest Things, Bliss, and TAMBA) to better understand the issues that parents can face and have also held focus groups with a small number of parents themselves. This will inform our policy consideration.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 11/02/2019 17:24:01 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1052446

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2019
	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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2019 to Question 211109 on Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Contracts, if he will set out the rates of pay in numeric format of staff employed through his Department's facilities management contractor to undertake work for his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	215557
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>Specific rates are a matter for each individual contractor, but assurances are provided to ensure full compliance with the requirements of the National Living Wage. In April 2019 Government will increase the National Living Wage to £8.21 per hour. This is an above inflation increase that will see a full-time minimum wage worker over £2,750 better off over the course of a year compared to when the policy was introduced.</p><p>We value all of our staff and they all deserve a fair and competitive wage, whether they are directly employed or working through our contractors. The Department has agreed with its facilities management contractor that they will align the pay of their cleaning, catering, mailroom and security staff to the appropriate median rates for that occupation, as identified in the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. The median applies from 1 March 2019 and will be aligned annually.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 06/02/2019 15:18:26 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1055308

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2019
	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: Manufacturing Industries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to his oral contribution of 4 February 2019, Official Report column 73, how many car manufacturers operating in the UK have (a) applied successfully, (b) applied unsuccessfully and (c) not applied for support through those programmes conducted independently of the Government.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	216983
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government has continued to support the automotive sector via a number of routes including the Regional Growth Fund to support individual investment projects and the Advanced Propulsion Centre which is aimed at research and development to bring forward the next generation of low carbon technologies to keep the UK at the cutting edge of low carbon automotive innovations.</p><p> </p><p>The number of awards made by these routes are set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Scheme</p></td><td><p>(a) – number of UK car manufacturers which have applied successfully<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>(b) – number of UK car manufacturers which have applied unsuccessfully<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>(c) – number of UK car manufacturers which have not applied</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regional Growth Fund (since 2010)</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2<sup>4</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Advanced Propulsion Centre (since 2013)<sup>6</sup></p></td><td><p>8<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>3<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>3<sup>5</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><sup>1 </sup>some companies appear in both category (a) and (b) <sup>2</sup> excludes niche vehicle manufacturers and non-passenger car vehicle makers such as bus and off highway <sup>3</sup> two further applications were withdrawn <sup>4 </sup>two volume UK car makers have never applied to RGF <sup>5 </sup>three volume UK car makers have never applied to APC <sup>6</sup>155 unique organisations are participating in APC collaborative R&amp;D projects</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 11/02/2019 15:18:13 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford previous answer version 100732 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1064780

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2019
	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	Vauxhall Motors
	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 Answer of 11 February 2019 to Question 216983 on Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries, whether Vauxhall has (a) applied successfully, (b) applied unsuccessfully and (c) not applied for support through those programmes conducted independently of the Government.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	224516
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>As noted in my response of 11 February to Question 216983 on the motor vehicle manufacturing industry, the Government has continued to support the automotive sector via a number of routes including the Regional Growth Fund which supports individual investment projects.</p><p> </p><p>I can confirm that Vauxhall has made two applications to the Regional Growth Fund, both of which were successful.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 27/02/2019 16:49:31 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford previous answer version 104404 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1077166

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2019
	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	Fracking: Earthquakes
	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 adequacy of regulations governing earthquakes as a result of fracking.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	225406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>The Traffic Light System for monitoring induced seismicity was introduced after consideration of advice from three scientists, following operations at Cuadrilla’s Preese Hall site in 2011. The level of magnitude 0.5 at which operators must pause operations, was set in consultation with industry as an appropriate precautionary measure. These regulations have been working as intended and there are no plans to review the traffic light system.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 05/03/2019 15:29:53 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1078663

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2019
	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	Conditions of Employment: EU Law
	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 legislation will give effect to advances in EU employment rights being replicated in the UK after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	226552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend the Prime Minister has committed that following further cross-party talks, we will bring forward detailed proposals to ensure that as we leave the EU, we not only protect workers’ rights, but continue to enhance them.</p><p> </p><p>We intend that the legislation will give Parliament a vote on whether it wishes to follow suit whenever the EU standards in areas such as employment rights and health and safety at work are judged to have been strengthened. It would also allow Parliament to ensure that leaving the EU will not lead to any lowering of these standards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 05/03/2019 15:27:39 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 105653 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1109038

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	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	Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
	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 assessment he has made of prospects for a sector deal for the steel industry.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	239885
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government remains open to discussing a Sector Deal with the steel industry, and has been meeting regularly with companies in this sector to continue this conversation. To support the sector develop a long-term strategy, BEIS commissioned independent research which identified future domestic market opportunities for the UK steel sector worth an additional £3.8 billion per year. We are actively encouraging this sector to come forward with plans to exploit these opportunities, and remain committed to work with the sector, trade unions, and devolved administrations to help deliver these plans.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to minimising energy costs for businesses – including the steel industry – to ensure that the UK economy remains strong and competitive. We recognise that the UK’s industrial electricity costs are currently higher than those of our competitors, and so we have taken steps to reduce the cumulative impact of energy and climate change policies on the price of industrial electricity for key industries, such as steel. This includes providing the steel sector with over £285m of compensation since 2013 for the indirect costs due to the EU Emission Trading System, carbon price support mechanism, Renewable Obligation, and small-scale Feed-in Tariff.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also announced an Industrial Energy Transformation Fund – on which we are currently consulting – backed by up to £315m of investment, to help businesses with high energy use cut their bills through increased energy efficiency, and transition UK industry to a low carbon future.</p><p> </p><p>The steel sector is actively engaged with UK Research and Innovation in shaping the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund: we are providing up to £66m for the ‘Transforming Foundation Industries Challenge’, subject to industry co-funding. In addition, up to a further £170 million has been provided to develop a ‘net-zero carbon’ industrial cluster, that will help heavy industries – including steel – to share expertise, and innovate low-carbon solutions as we move to a greener, cleaner economy.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/04/2019 16:01:42 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead