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1701285

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	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	Energy: Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2023 to Question 1306 on Energy: Prices, if she will make an (a) estimate of when the Supercharger proposals will be fully implemented and (b) an assessment of the potential impact of their full implementation on the international competitiveness of UK electricity costs.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	21911
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>The government committed to implementing the Supercharger measures between April 2024 and April 2025. The 4 statutory instruments that enact the Supercharger came into force on 1 April and the first measure has been implemented. The second measure will be implemented from 1 October and the final measure will be implemented from April 2025.</p><p>Taken together, the government estimates that Government support on electricity prices for Energy Intensive Industries (EIIs) in the form of the British Industry Supercharger could be worth (on average) around £24-£31 Per MegaWatt Hour (MWh) for eligible businesses, closing the competitive gap with their international competitors.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 19/04/2024 10:07:44 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1698422

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	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	Trade Promotion: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what advertising campaigns directed at local businesses have been undertaken by her Department's trade hub in Northern Ireland since 1 January 2024.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	20203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>Engaging with businesses in Northern Ireland (NI) is a key priority for the Department for Business and Trade. The “<em>Made in the UK, Sold to the World</em>” campaign continues to raise awareness of export benefits and the free UK government support available to help businesses grow internationally.</p><p> </p><p>This year, the department’s Northern Ireland team has promoted specific opportunities to NI businesses through the Australia and New Zealand Roadshow and the Food and Drink Export Council’s Peer-to-Peer event in Cookstown. Businesses are encouraged to use the department’s services like the UK Export Academy and provide peer support via our Export Champion programme.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 15/04/2024 16:16:03 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1697854

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	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	Office for Product Safety and Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on how many occasions the Office for Product Safety and Standards removed unsafe products from sale in 2023.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	19811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) publishes details of all formal enforcement actions it has taken on gov.uk, every six months.</p><p>In addition, information on specific products that present a risk to health and safety and have been removed from sale is published on the OPSS Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls page on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 26/03/2024 16:46:57 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1696971

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	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	Business: Productivity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what comparative assessment she has made of the level of business productivity in (a) 2018 and (b) 2023.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	19296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>Productivity is the main driver of long-run economic growth and a key determinant of living standards. We continue to assess ONS inflation adjusted data. Details covering 2018 and 2023 Q3 are detailed below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Chained volume measure index 2019</p></td><td><p>Output per hour worked</p></td><td><p>Output per worker</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>99.6</p></td><td><p>99.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023 Q3</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>100.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Government continues to improve access to finance, skills, business support and to address barriers to trade using schemes such as Help to Grow: Management, British Business Bank programmes and the Export Academy.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 22/03/2024 14:48:46 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1693394

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2024
	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	British Business Bank: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many businesses in Northern Ireland have expressed an interest in the British Business Bank's £70m investment fund for Northern Ireland since 16 November 2023.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	16682
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>The British Business Bank’s £70m Investment Fund for Northern Ireland received 170 expressions of interest between 16 November and 1 March 2024. 86 enquiries were for equity finance and 84 enquiries were for debt finance.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 07/03/2024 11:01:04 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1688111

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2024
	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	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Government response: British Industry Supercharger Network Charging Compensation Scheme, updated by her Department on 11 October 2023, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	13500
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government laid The Energy-Intensive Industry Electricity Support Payments and Levy Regulations 2024 Statutory Instrument in Parliament on 22nd January 2024, which will be debated once Parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 19/02/2024 11:00:25 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1687743

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2024
	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	Sales: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will publish a response to the Competition and Markets Authority’s research entitled Summary of consumer research and unit pricing analysis, published on 30 January 2024.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	13230
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government published its response to each of the recommendations made by the Competition and Markets Authority on 24 January 2024, in the Government’s response to its consultation entitled ‘Smarter Regulation: improving price transparency and product information for consumers’. The response sets out the Government’s intention to reform pricing legislation to make pricing information clearer and more useful to consumers. The Government will continue to have due regard to the Competition and Markets Authority’s publications whilst reforming pricing legislation.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 19/02/2024 11:35:06 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1687800

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2024
	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	Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Batteries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many people have been prosecuted for selling unsafe battery-charged (a) e-bikes and (b) e-scooters in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	13235
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is leading work to address risks from lithium-ion batteries used in e-bikes or e-scooters including prioritising removal of any unsafe or non-compliant products from the market. For example, last month OPSS issued Withdrawal Notices to stop 20 sellers and 5 online marketplaces from selling batteries linked to serious fires. OPSS also works closely with Local Authority Trading Standards including through a co-ordinated system of product safety checks at the border.</p><p>We are not aware of any product safety prosecutions relating to these products that have been brought to date, but prosecution remains an option for any serious breaches of product safety law.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 19/02/2024 15:26:49 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1685470

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2024
	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	Electric Vehicles and Hybrid Vehicles: Cars
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information her Department holds on the proportion of cars produced in the UK that were (a) electric hybrid and (b) fully electric in 2023.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	11697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department does not hold statistics on the proportion of cars produced in the UK that are fully electric or hybrid. As recently reported by SMMT, in 2023 UK production of battery electric (BEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and hybrid (HEV) vehicles increased to 346,451 units, up 48.0% on the year before to account for almost 38.3% of overall output.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 01/02/2024 12:47:20 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1682881

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	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	Small Businesses: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the regional breakdown within Northern Ireland is of the Investment Fund for Northern Ireland loaned to small businesses from the Investment Fund for Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	10032
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The £70million Investment Fund for Northern Ireland launched in November 2023, hence no investment commitments have yet been made. The Investment Fund for Northern Ireland offers a range of commercial finance options with loans from £25,000 to £2 million and equity investment of up to £5 million. The Fund covers the entirety of Northern Ireland, and is intended to ensure an equitable regional spread of investment finance across all of Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 22/01/2024 17:49:19 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell