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1351279

	registered interest
	date	18/08/2021
	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	AEA Group: Pensions
	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 the Government's potential role in the collapse of the AEA Technology pension scheme; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	41040
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2021 answer text <p>The State cannot be held liable for the value of private sector pension schemes. Affected individuals are covered by Pension Protection Fund compensation arrangements. This has not changed.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 09/09/2021 12:23:37 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1538118

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2022
	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	Alternative Fuel Payments
	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 potential impact of the timing of payments from the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Fund on people who have not yet received a payment.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	76011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department has made no such assessment. The Government recognises that those households who do not have a domestic electricity meter or a direct relationship with an energy supplier and who are not benefitting from the main Energy Bills Support Scheme are in need of energy support over the winter. The Government is working to deliver this support through the EBSS Alternative Funding as soon as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/11/2022 16:19:52 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1453580

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2022
	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	Better Regulation Executive
	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 the Better Regulation Executive oversees the regulatory framework for approving nutritional borderline substances.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	145946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>The Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances (ACBS) approves and recommends borderline substances supplied by the NHS. The Committee's recommendations are listed in the Borderline Substance list in the Drug Tariff (Part XV).</p><p> </p><p>The regulatory framework for approving nutritional borderline substances is out of scope of the Better Regulation Framework which oversee regulatory measures that relate to the regulation of business activity.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 31/03/2022 16:23:01 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1289615

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2021
	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	Biofuels
	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 increasing the amount of biomass feedstocks produced domestically in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	158123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2021 answer text <p>In the Government’s response to Climate Change Committee’s (CCC) latest annual progress report to Parliament, we announced that we will publish a new Biomass Strategy in 2022.</p><p> </p><p>This will review what amount of sustainable biomass could be available to the UK, and how this resource could be best utilised across the economy to help achieve our net zero greenhouse gas emissions target by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>The Strategy will also assess the UK’s current biomass sustainability standards, which are already some of the world’s most stringent, to see where and how we can improve them even further.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the strategy development, we will be launching a “Call for Evidence” on the role of biomass to help achieve zero, enabling interested stakeholders to contribute their views on biomass.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Department will shortly be launching a £4m Biomass Feedstocks Innovation programme, investigating productivity innovations for domestic biomass supply.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 05/03/2021 12:12:56 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1523120

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2022
	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	Biofuels
	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 his timescale is for publishing the Biomass Strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	64212
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government is actively progressing work on the Biomass Strategy and plans to publish it in due course.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 25/10/2022 13:16:42 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1485116

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2022
	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	Biofuels: Boilers
	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 a review of the cost of wood pellets used to fuel biomass boilers in the context of the recent rise in the cost of living.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	28456
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government is keeping energy billsunder constant review. The Government recently announced a £400 grant to help households with their energy bills this winter, plus an additional £650 to help low income households, £150 for those on disability benefits, and a £300 payment for recipients of Winter Fuel Payments, as part of a £15 billion support package to tackle the increased cost of living. This brings the total cost of living support to £37 billion this year.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 07/07/2022 12:23:46 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1420091

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2022
	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	Biofuels: Carbon Emissions
	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 tonnes of CO2 will be emitted each year by the (a) transportation and (b) burning of wood pellets imported to the UK for use in bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) energy schemes.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	119704
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government does not hold this information</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 14/02/2022 13:57:54 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1472534

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2022
	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	Boilers: Heating
	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 findings of openDemocracy on the disparity between (a) the time it takes for some biomass boilers to pay for themselves and (b) owners continuing to receive payments in excess of the cost of fuel, if he will take steps to (i) identify and (ii) retrospectively reduce payments to people who are in receipt of a subsidy for heating systems that have already returned to the owner the cost of their installation.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	23356
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to stop or reduce retrospectively tariff payments for existing Renewable Heat Incentive participants.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 30/06/2022 15:43:12 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 9337 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1205261

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2020
	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	Bounce Back Loan Scheme
	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 has taken to accredit more lenders to the Coronavirus Bounce Back Loan Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	61544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>In order to offer the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS), finance providers must be accredited by the Government-owned British Business Bank. Accrediting new lenders for the BBLS is a priority for the Bank. It is working at pace to accredit more lenders to further extend the scheme’s reach and provide more choice for businesses.</p><p> </p><p>The Bank has put substantial additional resources in place to create a streamlined process to help onboard new lenders seeking accreditation.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently 23 accredited lenders for the BBLS.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 24/06/2020 15:36:50 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1201702

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2020
	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	Businesses: Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	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 support micro businesses in Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	57293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>Our aim is to make the UK the best place to start, scale up and grow a business and the Government is helping small businesses across the whole of the UK access the finance and support they need to succeed.</p><p> </p><p>The British Business Bank’s (BBB) programmes are currently supporting over £7.4 billion of finance to over 93,000 small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) across the UK. Since launching in 2012, the BBB Start-Up Loans programme has issued over 3,500 loans in Scotland, averaging £7,200 each and worth over £25m in total. This includes 102 Start-Up Loans totalling £607,358 to companies in the Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to its lending and investment activity, BBB’s online Finance Hub helps business owners to find the right finance options for their needs.</p><p> </p><p>Government has taken further steps in recent years to support the growth of small businesses across the UK, including cutting corporation tax to 19 per cent and increasing the employment allowance from £2,000 to £3,000 to benefit around 1m businesses. Reforms and reliefs to business rates, are worth £13 billion over the next five years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All businesses in Scotland, including your constituency may use the Scottish Government’s dedicated website to find out about and access business support via <a href="https://findbusinesssupport.gov.scot/" target="_blank">https://findbusinesssupport.gov.scot/</a> or by telephone: 0300 303 0660. (Monday to Friday, 09:30am to 5:30pm.)</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 17/06/2020 09:38:10 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day