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1565960

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2023
	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	Wind Power: Public Consultation
	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 has he made of the potential merits of increasing (a) consultation and (b) ongoing involvement of local people when setting up an onshore wind farm.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	120920
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>Onshore wind developers should engage with local communities as the UK increases renewable deployment to meet net zero. The Government has set regulations that require onshore wind developers to consult earlier with the local community. It has also published guidance to ensure that local people are involved throughout the process of development.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/01/2023 14:47:54 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1223733

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2020
	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	Weddings: 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 discussions his Department is having with the events and weddings sector on the effect on that industry of covid-19 lockdown restrictions on gathering size.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	72892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>Ministers and officials from this Department are currently discussing COVID-19 secure guidance, and the effect of the COVID-19 restrictions, with representatives from the weddings industry.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport continues to engage with business events stakeholders to monitor the ongoing impact on exhibitions and events businesses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 20/07/2020 14:33:28 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1336665

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2021
	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	Weddings: 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, with reference to the Government's announcement of 14 June 2021 not to move ahead with Step 4 of the Government's roadmap for the easing of covid-19 restrictions from the 21 June 2021, whether his Department has made an estimate of the value of business that will be lost by the weddings industry as a result of continued limits on capacity for that sector.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	16100
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2021 answer text <p>BEIS Ministers and officials meet with representatives of the sector-led UK Weddings Taskforce on a regular basis to discuss the challenges faced by the sector and how best to support it through the reopening period.</p><p> </p><p>Over the course of the pandemic the Government has provided an unprecedented package of financial support to businesses, including those in the wedding industry, which we keep under regular review.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 23/06/2021 16:39:58 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1316207

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2021
	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	Travel: 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 plans to make an assessment of the value of business the travel sector has from 17 May 2021, when international travel resumes, compared to previous years based on the allocation of holiday destinations on the red, amber and green travel lists.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	3845
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/05/2021 answer text <p>We are aware that the sector has been severely impacted by continued travel restrictions. The Government is continuing to engage with stakeholders - such as the Association of British Travel Agents, the Association of Independent Tour Operators and UKInbound - to monitor the impact of COVID-19 on the sector.</p><p> </p><p>We are working closely with the Department for Transport (DfT) and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media &amp; Sport (DCMS) to support the reopening of international travel, in line with the Government’s reopening roadmap and the work of the Global Travel Taskforce.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 28/05/2021 13:40:32 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1316208

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2021
	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	Travel: 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 has made an assessment of the value of business the travel sector has lost since the first lockdown compared to how much business support has been directed to the travel sector.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	3846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/05/2021 answer text <p>We are aware that the sector has been severely impacted by continued travel restrictions. The Government is continuing to engage with stakeholders - such as the Association of British Travel Agents, the Association of Independent Tour Operators and UKInbound - to monitor the impact of COVID-19 on the sector.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has continued to support travel businesses and individuals during this period of restrictions - including through the extension of various government-backed loans, grants and the extended furlough and self-employed support schemes.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 28/05/2021 13:39:01 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1565954

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2023
	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: Technology
	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 funding he plans to allocate to new tidal power technology in 2023.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	120915
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>In December 2022 the Government published the core parameters for all technologies for the fifth Contracts for Difference allocation round (AR), including for tidal stream:</p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1124052%2Fcfd_ar5_core_parameters.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7C9677e6422c5944ddf44408dafa057783%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638097198622862495%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ggqV%2FJGEzKcx7YcOyGF%2FymIQgPFgkV%2FvgZKWFVBVGEI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1124052/cfd_ar5_core_parameters.pdf</a>.</p><p>The final Budget Notice containing full details about AR5 auction parameters will be published in March 2023.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/01/2023 14:46:22 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1506917

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	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: Research
	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 invest in research on the (a) improvement and (b) optimisation of tidal power.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	51645
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>In July this year over 40MW of new tidal stream capacity was procured via the government’s flagship Contracts for Difference scheme. This contract award will enable tidal stream developers to gain operational experience and work on improving and optimising their technologies. Tidal stream continues to be eligible for a suite of competitively allocated Net Zero innovation grant funding opportunities, with the Government having spent over £80m on marine energy innovation since 2010.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 28/09/2022 14:07:22 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1506918

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	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
	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 has made an assessment of potential sites for new tidal power sites.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	51646
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>The identification and leasing of marine energy sites is a matter for the Crown Estate and the Crown Estate Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 28/09/2022 14:07:46 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1250306

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2020
	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	Tickets: Repayments
	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 taking to ensure that customers are refunded the whole ticket price, including the booking fee, for live events that have been cancelled as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	113550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2020 answer text <p>The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has issued guidance to explain to consumers and business the circumstances when refunds are due as a consequence of the disruption caused by the Covid-19 outbreak. The Government has always been clear that these refunds must be paid when asked for by the consumer.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cma-to-investigate-concerns-about-cancellation-policies-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cma-to-investigate-concerns-about-cancellation-policies-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The CMA has also created a Covid-19 taskforce and set up an online form to enable consumers to report any business they believe is behaving unfairly during the pandemic. The CMA has taken enforcement action in a number of cases as a result.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 18/11/2020 17:50:57 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1190235

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2020
	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	Take-away Food: Businesses
	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 encourage and facilitate the ordinary operation of (a) takeaway and drive-through food services and (b) other businesses who can operate safely during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	39654
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>The Department has published sector specific advice for a number of industries which can currently remain open. This advice can be found at <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fsocial-distancing-in-the-workplace-during-coronavirus-covid-19-sector-guidance&amp;data=02%7C01%7CAlice.Phillimore%40beis.gov.uk%7C1b6dcc74eabb475012ff08d7ea915d3c%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637235782354699854&amp;sdata=7onLa7I1x0w3bb8ON3ybyxUagxw%2BJMxZCoR5TZ%2Fps2M%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/social-distancing-in-the-workplace-during-coronavirus-covid-19-sector-guidance</a>. This is to enable companies and their employees remain safe.</p><p> </p><p>The health of our people and the protection of our NHS is the Government’s top priority. The Government has been very clear that in order to limit the transmission of coronavirus, people should only travel to work where they absolutely cannot work from home, and provided that they and members of their household are well. This is consistent with advice from the Chief Medical Officer. We have on going discussions with businesses, trade unions and BRO’s on how we can keep everyone safe both now and as the Government framework adjusts in the future.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 05/05/2020 10:11:38 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy