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1019381

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2018
	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	Intellectual Property: Enforcement
	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 undertake an assessment of the adequacy of the level of penalties for the infringement of intellectual property.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	198176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government is currently undertaking a comprehensive review of the intellectual property enforcement framework, as set out in its Enforcement Strategy “Protecting creativity, supporting innovation: IP Enforcement 2020”. This review will include an assessment of the adequacy of the current penalties for infringement of intellectual property rights, and is expected to be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 05/12/2018 15:22:52 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1061084

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	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	Directors: Registration
	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 benefits of introducing Director Identification Numbers such as is being introduced or considered in Australia, New Zealand and India.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	221568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government is currently considering a broad package of reforms to Companies House to ensure it is fit for the future and continues to contribute to the UK’s business environment. We plan to consult on these reforms in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 221569 question first answered 20/02/2019 17:35:21 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1061085

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	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	Directors: Registration
	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 requiring directors to provide identity documents when registering with Companies House.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	221569
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government is currently considering a broad package of reforms to Companies House to ensure it is fit for the future and continues to contribute to the UK’s business environment. We plan to consult on these reforms in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 221568 question first answered 20/02/2019 17:35:21 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1088253

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2019
	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	Nuclear Reactors
	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 progress his Department is making in its assessment of the merits and development of small modular nuclear reactors.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	231904
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>Our landmark Nuclear Sector Deal announced up to £56m to support the development of advanced nuclear technologies, including small and advanced modular reactors. Of this, up to £44m is for the Advanced Modular Reactor (AMR) Feasibility and Development project. We have received all 8 feasibility studies for Phase 1 and are assessing these now. We aim to announce any contracts for the next phase in the Summer.</p><p> </p><p>The Expert Finance Working Group on Small Reactors, which was set to advise Government on how small reactor projects could raise private investment in the UK, submitted its independent report to Government in August 2018. We are considering the report and its recommendations and will announce next steps in due course.</p><p> </p><p>We are also considering a proposal from a UK Consortium led by Rolls-Royce that could result in a significant joint investment. We expect to make a decision on this in the Spring.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 20/03/2019 11:25:18 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1131829

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2019
	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	Electric Vehicles: Vans
	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 undertaking with industry to support the production of electric vans in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	263691
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s mission is to put the UK at the forefront of the design and manufacturing of zero emission vehicles, and for all new cars and vans to be effectively zero emission by 2040. There are a number of manufacturers already producing vans in the UK or with ambitious plans to begin production in coming years. The Government’s Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) offers a comprehensive package of support for ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs). This will see nearly £1.5bn invested in total over the period 2015-2021.</p><p> </p><p>In order to ensure the development of new technologies happens in the UK, OLEV has awarded over £300m in grants via Innovate UK, supporting vehicle manufacturers, technology companies and academia in delivering a major programme of R&amp;D into ULEVs, including vans.</p><p> </p><p>In order to incentivise the purchase of ULEV vans, grant funding has been available since 2012. The plug-in van grant provides 20% of the price of a qualifying vehicle to a maximum grant amount of £8,000, or £20,000 for the first 200 large vans (3.5t+) or trucks, and will be available in some form until at least 2020. Our grant funding for chargepoint infrastructure in homes, at workplaces and on residential streets, as well as the upcoming Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund, all support charging infrastructure for ultra-low emission vans.</p><p> </p><p>In order to aggregate demand for these vans, Government has focused on the biggest fleets. Working with environmental NGO Global Action Plan, 27 of the UK’s largest van fleet operators have joined the Clean Van Commitment committing to transition their total fleet of 65,000 vans to electric by 2028. Again, to support demand, we have legislated to increase the weight allowance for certain alternatively fuelled vans that drivers can drive on a standard Category B driving licence. This is designed to mitigate the additional weight alternatively fuelled power trains can add and avoid the payload of vans being affected.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 20/06/2019 13:14:35 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1176543

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2020
	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	Paper: Recycling
	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 his Department has had with representatives of the paper industry on increasing the use of UK-sourced recycled paper.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	12861
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>The Department regularly meets with representatives of the UK paper industry to discuss issues such as the volume of UK-sourced recycled paper being exported overseas. In 2018, packaging and other recovered papers amounted to nearly 8 million tonnes, of which over 3 million tonnes was consumed by UK mills and nearly 5 million tonnes of material exported for use in other countries.[1]</p><p> </p><p>Our primary aim is to process more waste domestically, including recycled paper. In the Resources and Waste Strategy for England, we committed to exploring options to ensure fair competition for all reprocessors, which will help stimulate private investment in the UK’s reprocessing and recycling infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>[1] As highlighted by the Confederation of Paper Industries’ report on the economic value of the UK paper-based industries.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 13/02/2020 14:01:52 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1176561

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2020
	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	Electric Vehicles: Batteries
	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 oral contribution of the former Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy of 11 June 2019, Official Report, column 523, when the Faraday Battery Challenge plans to report on battery degradation.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	12868
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s £274 million Faraday Battery Challenge aims to extend battery pack life to be equivalent to the life of a car by 2035. Industry and academic partners are working on research and development projects to explore factors affecting degradation; they regularly publish scientific papers on their findings.</p><p> </p><p>An £11 million “Extending Battery Life” project, funded by the Faraday Institution, has published more than 15 scientific papers on understanding battery degradation mechanisms and is moving into solving them. Their Multi-Scale Modelling project is also looking at battery degradation and modelling tools to improve battery design. In addition to these large projects, two of the three Faraday industry sprints also relate to battery degradation and will deliver within 6 to 14 months.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 13/02/2020 17:17:47 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1191206

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2020
	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	Postal Services: Coronavirus
	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 was consulted by Royal Mail prior to its suspension of letter deliveries on Saturdays during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	40974
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>The Universal Service Obligation is set out in the Postal Services Act 2011. Ministers have no role in temporary changes to the service level.</p><p> </p><p>Under section 33 of the Postal Services Act 2011, it is for Royal Mail and Ofcom to manage temporary changes to the service level, such as in an emergency.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 04/05/2020 13:44:05 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1193077

	registered interest
	date	05/05/2020
	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	Rolls Royce
	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 discussions the Government has had with Rolls Royce on (a) worker safety, (b) job protections, (c) financial assistance from the Government and (d) manufacturing of personal protective equipment during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	43590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government regularly speaks with Rolls-Royce and has worked closely with the company in response to COVID-19. The company has set out the steps it has taken, consistent with the Government’s guidance, on worker safety; job protections utilising the Job Retention Scheme; developing and donating Personal Protective Equipment; and manufacturing ventilators.</p><p> </p><p>We have discussed with Rolls-Royce the various Government business support schemes available to the company and its suppliers. Rolls-Royce has also been part of the Department’s regular engagements with the wider aerospace sector about business support during the COVID-19 outbreak.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 15/05/2020 07:48:23 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1193078

	registered interest
	date	05/05/2020
	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: Coronavirus
	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 the manufacturing sector during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	43591
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2020 answer text <p>Manufacturing is a critical part of our economy and the Government is engaging with industry to ensure that we can support our manufacturing sectors during and after the Covid-19 pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>Many businesses across the aerospace, chemical, automotive, steel, aluminium, pharmaceutical, packaging, and other sectors are playing a direct role in combatting COVID-19. These businesses are producing the materials and equipment necessary, as well as enabling the services that we need to fight the spread of the virus and keep the country running.</p><p> </p><p>We have put in place an unprecedented package of Government support to help with business continuity and to give manufacturers and their suppliers the support they. These measures include:</p><ul><li>£330 billion worth of Government-backed and guaranteed loans to support businesses across the UK.</li><li>The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) to help small and medium-sized businesses to access vital financial support.</li><li>Our new Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS) to allow more firms to benefit from Government-backed support.</li><li>The Bounce Back Loans scheme for small businesses, which complements the CBILS and CLBILS schemes.</li><li>Deferring VAT payments for firms to the next quarter, until the end of June, which represents a £30 billion injection into the economy.</li><li>Our Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, where small and large employers will be eligible to apply for a Government grant of 80% of workers’ salaries up to £2,500 a month. This is backdated to 1 March 2020 and available for at least three months.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 15/05/2020 08:04:58 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar