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1365930

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2021
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Ivory
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what estimate she has made of the number of ivory items owned by or collated by her office.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	69175
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2021 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office has not made any estimates of the number of ivory items owned or collated by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 11/11/2021 09:15:37 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1652364

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	New Businesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to (a) promote and (b) support aspiring entrepreneurs in (i) Plymouth and (ii) the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	193717
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government continues to support small businesses and entrepreneurs through a range of ways including:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Start Up Loans which provide early-stage entrepreneurs with funding and intensive support including a year of free business mentoring for new entrepreneurs.</li><li>Provision of information, advice and guidance through the Business Support Helpline, Growth Hubs and the Help to Grow campaign website - a digital one-stop shop set up to help businesses find the support they need to start, scale and grow.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Over 200 businesses have taken up Start Up Loans in Plymouth.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 18/07/2023 16:19:14 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1519617

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	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	Electronic Equipment: Electric Cables
	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 adopt similar proposals to the European Union on introducing a common charging cable for mobile phones by 2024 and laptops by 2026.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	60052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government is aware of the EU’s proposal for a single charging solution for certain electronic devices. We are not currently considering replicating this requirement in domestic law.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 17/10/2022 10:01:34 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1504911

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2022
	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	Electrical Goods: 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, whether he will take steps to prevent the sale of low rating banded white goods to help cut energy consumption in households.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	47649
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>In 2021 the Government introduced a new package of measures setting out standards to remove the worst performing fridges, washing machines, washer dryers and dishwashers from the market, as well as improvements to the energy labelling scheme to allow consumers to better identify the most efficient appliances.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also published the Energy-Related Products Framework in November 2021, which set out our plans for developing further standards and improvements to labelling.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 21/09/2022 16:29:06 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 17792 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1469687

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2022
	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	Animal Experiments
	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 make assessment of the potential merits of the creation a new ministerial role with specific responsibility for leading the replacement of animal experiments with human relevant science.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	17122
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government continues to actively support and fund the development and dissemination of the 3Rs (replacement, reduction and refinement) for the use of animals in scientific procedures. This is achieved through UK Research and Innovation’s funding of the National Centre for the 3Rs, which works nationally and internationally to drive the uptake of non-animal technologies, and through research into the development of alternatives by Innovate UK, the Medical Research Council, and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to the development of alternatives to using animals in scientific procedures and to avoiding unnecessary suffering. As laid out in the List of Ministerial responsibilities, I am the Minister with lead responsibility in this area.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 21/06/2022 08:12:38 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1465915

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2022
	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	Insolvency Service
	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 place a copy of the full business case for the Insolvency Service Future Estate Strategy in the Library.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	9138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2022 answer text <p>It would not be appropriate to place a copy of the business case for the Insolvency Service’s move to regional centres in the Library as it contains commercially sensitive information.</p><p> </p><p>This strategy involves closing 10 smaller sites and developing regional centres in the 11 locations in which the Insolvency Service currently has offices. These centres will enable it to provide services more efficiently, with greater flexibility to respond to future changes in demand for services. The Insolvency Service has put in place measures to support staff in affected offices to transfer to their nearest regional centre.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 10/06/2022 10:27:03 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1465917

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2022
	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	Insolvency Service: 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 equality impact assessment has been carried out as part of the decision to close the Insolvency Office in (a) Plymouth and (b) other areas; and whether that assessment found any staff to be negatively affected by the closure in Plymouth.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	9139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2022 answer text <p>An overarching Equality Impact Assessment has been completed for all offices, including Plymouth, affected by the plan to restructure the Insolvency Service’s estate to eleven regional centres. Discussions are currently taking place with each staff member affected by these plans, and there is a range of support available to help people transition to their nearest regional centre.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 10/06/2022 10:23:54 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1465921

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2022
	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	Insolvency Service: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 17 May 2022 to Question 960, if he will place a copy of the equality impact assessment carried out by the Insolvency Service on its plan to close offices including in Plymouth in the Library.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	9140
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2022 answer text <p>The overarching Equality Impact Assessment which has been completed for all offices, including Plymouth, affected by the plan to restructure the Insolvency Service’s estate to eleven regional offices will be placed in the House Library.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 10/06/2022 10:29:36 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1455574

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2022
	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	Summertime
	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 has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of moving the UK to a single time zone instead of British Summer Time/GMT.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	149366
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2022 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to change the daylight-saving arrangements. The Government believes that the current daylight-saving arrangements represent the optimal use of the available daylight across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 149367 question first answered 06/04/2022 15:36:12 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1455575

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2022
	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	Summertime
	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 Minister is responsible for decisions relating to the movement of the UK’s time zone from Greenwich Meantime to British Summer Time.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	149367
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2022 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to change the daylight-saving arrangements. The Government believes that the current daylight-saving arrangements represent the optimal use of the available daylight across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 149366 question first answered 06/04/2022 15:36:12 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard