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947363

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2018
	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	Public Houses: Closures
	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 effect of recent trends in the number of pubs closing on the night time economy.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	168124
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not make assessments of the effect of the number of pub closures on the night time economy.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the importance of pubs to communities and the high street. At Spring Budget 2017, my rt. hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a package of support for pubs in England with their business rates. This provided a £1,000 discount to all pubs with a rateable value of less than £100,000. This scheme was extended by an additional year into 2018/19 at Autumn Budget.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer also announced at Autumn Budget 2017 that he was freezing all alcohol duties.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 06/09/2018 13:14:58 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford previous answer version 73340 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

752865

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	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	Energy: Cardiff Central
	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 estimate he has made of the number and proportion of constituents in Cardiff Central constituency who will benefit from the Government's proposals to safeguard customers on the poorest value energy tariff.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	5376
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>Ofgem is considering options to protect vulnerable consumers and has yet to announce a formal proposal. Alongside this Ofgem has announced a package of measures to help consumers move away from poor value tariffs.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/07/2017 14:59:17 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James previous answer version 6584 answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

596164

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	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	Universities: EU Grants and Loans
	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 his Department holds on whether UK universities are being excluded from joint funding applications made with other EU universities for EU funding.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	46893
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 answer text <p>The European Commission has made it clear that while the UK remains a member of the EU, proposals from, or including, UK applicants must be treated in the same way as applications from other Member States including for collaborations under Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+.</p><p>In addition, the HM Treasury announcement on 13th August brought clarity on continuity of research funding by stating that competitively bid for projects applied for before the UK departs the EU would be underwritten by the Treasury for the life of the project.</p><p>The Government is vigilant and will continue to monitor any problems in this area. To aid this we have set up a mailbox where specific instances should be sent: <a href="mailto:research@beis.gov.uk" target="_blank">research@beis.gov.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 21/10/2016 12:55:10 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

777949

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	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	Modern Working Practices Review
	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 he plans to publish his response to the Taylor Review of modern working practices, published in July 2017, before the November 2017 recess.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	109625
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>The Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices was a large and comprehensive report. We are now taking the time the report deserves to consider the recommendations before the Government responds.</p><p> </p><p>We will publish the Government response by the end of the year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 30/10/2017 14:37:43 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

780633

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2017
	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	Tidal Lagoons Independent Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much was spent on commissioning and supporting the Hendry review.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	110379
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy estimates that, excluding the salaries of seconded civil servants, the costs incurred by the Hendry Review were approximately £120,000.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 03/11/2017 15:51:41 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

782224

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2017
	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	Television: Copyright
	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 his Department's response to the Intellectual Property Office call for views on IPTV set-top boxes, which closed on 7 April 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	110857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>We have analysed the responses and are in the process of further investigating some of the suggestions before publishing the Government response. In the meantime, I would like to assure the hon. Member that we are continuing to work with industry and enforcement partners to build a coordinated response to the growth of illicit streaming.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 06/11/2017 14:24:42 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

789181

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2017
	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	Tidal Lagoons Independent Review
	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 3 November 2017 to Question 110379, on Tidal Lagoons Independent Review, if he will (a) set out the costs that make up that approximate figure and (b) place the evidential basis for those costs in the Library.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	112869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>The costs referred to in the response to the Answer of 3 November 2017 to Question 110379 on Tidal Lagoons was a contract between the Hendry Review and ITPE Ltd (now known as ITPEnergised) for the provision of expert consultancy advice to support the work of the Review. The value of the contract was £117,729.60</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 21/11/2017 14:28:33 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

795093

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2017
	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	Tidal Lagoons Independent Review
	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 21 November to Question 110379, how many civil servants were seconded to the Hendry Review.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	115635
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>Five civil servants were seconded to the Hendry Review.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 29/11/2017 15:43:52 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

802981

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2017
	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	Automation
	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 commission a formal assessment of the potential effect of automation on regional economies over the next 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	118401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data analytics will change jobs and businesses across the country, and we want people to be able to capitalise on these opportunities. Following a review of AI led by Professor Dame Wendy Hall and Jérôme Pesenti,<em> Growing the AI Industry in the UK</em>, our Industrial Strategy will address the Grand Challenge of making the UK a global centre for AI and data innovation and embed the power of this technology across our economy.</p><p>Embedding AI across the UK will create thousands of good quality jobs and drive economic growth across the regions. A recent study found digital technologies created a net total of 80,000 new jobs annually across a population similar to the UK. By one estimate, AI could add £232bn to the UK economy by 2030.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 13/12/2017 14:15:50 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

809866

	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	Working Hours: 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, how many and what proportion of the full-time workforce choose to opt out of the Working Time Directive.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	120486
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not routinely collect comprehensive information about how many workers opt-out of the 48 hour maximum working week.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Department conducted a review of the impact of the Working Time Regulations in 2014. The review reports roughly one third (32 per cent) of British workplaces had at least one employee who had signed an opt-out agreement in 2011.</p><p> </p><p>Labour Force Survey analysis shows that the proportion of employees usually working over 48 hours a week has also declined over time. 13 per cent of all employees worked over 48 hours a week in 2013, compared to 18 per cent in 1997.</p><p> </p><p>More information can be found in the Department’s review of the impact of the Working Time Regulations:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/389676/bis-14-1287-the-impact-of-the-working-time-regulations-on-the-uk-labour-market-a-review-of-evidence.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/389676/bis-14-1287-the-impact-of-the-working-time-regulations-on-the-uk-labour-market-a-review-of-evidence.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/01/2018 16:09:22 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens