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1227378

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2020
	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	Energy Supply: Electric Vehicles
	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 National Grid on its capacity to store and supply electricity to support the planned increase in the number of electric cars.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	78823
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>Officials within BEIS have regular engagement with National Grid to discuss issues around the increased uptake of electric vehicles, most recently in the context of the Office for Low Emission Vehicles’ (OLEV) recent consultation on the phase out of internal combustion engine cars and vans.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS officials also engage with National Grid over their production of the annual Future Energy Scenarios (FES), looking ahead to 2050 to show what the future of energy in GB might look like. The latest FES includes projections of increase in annual electricity demand due to a combination of emerging technologies, including electric vehicles, and highlights the key impact of flexibility services associated with electric vehicles in meeting this future required demand.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 01/09/2020 14:33:14 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1249886

	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	Horizon IT System
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department is taking to support sub-postmasters affected by failings in the Horizon IT system.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	908547
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>Post Office Ltd has admitted it got things wrong in relation to Horizon and has apologised. I have announced an Independent Inquiry to ensure that we understand fully what went wrong and that this situation will never be repeated.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 10/11/2020 12:50:33 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1467502

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2022
	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	Recovery Loan Scheme: Swansea
	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 Covid Recovery Loans have been awarded in Swansea since 1 January 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	11821
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>The Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) is delivered by the British Business Bank (BBB) through commercial lenders. The most recent data published on RLS is available at the following link: <a href="https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/press-release/recovery-loan-scheme-offers-over-1bn-to-smaller-businesses/" target="_blank">https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/press-release/recovery-loan-scheme-offers-over-1bn-to-smaller-businesses/</a>. The BBB does not capture application data on RLS. Lenders are only required to notify the BBB of RLS facilities that have been offered and drawn.</p><p> </p><p>The BBB intends to publish updated data on usage of the scheme in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 11822 11823 question first answered 13/06/2022 16:33:03 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1467503

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2022
	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	Recovery Loan Scheme: Swansea
	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 applications for Covid Recovery Loans have been made in Swansea since 1 January 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	11822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>The Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) is delivered by the British Business Bank (BBB) through commercial lenders. The most recent data published on RLS is available at the following link: <a href="https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/press-release/recovery-loan-scheme-offers-over-1bn-to-smaller-businesses/" target="_blank">https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/press-release/recovery-loan-scheme-offers-over-1bn-to-smaller-businesses/</a>. The BBB does not capture application data on RLS. Lenders are only required to notify the BBB of RLS facilities that have been offered and drawn.</p><p> </p><p>The BBB intends to publish updated data on usage of the scheme in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 11821 11823 question first answered 13/06/2022 16:33:03 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1467504

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2022
	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	Recovery Loan Scheme: Swansea
	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 Covid Recovery Loans have been refused relating to Swansea since 1 January 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	11823
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>The Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) is delivered by the British Business Bank (BBB) through commercial lenders. The most recent data published on RLS is available at the following link: <a href="https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/press-release/recovery-loan-scheme-offers-over-1bn-to-smaller-businesses/" target="_blank">https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/press-release/recovery-loan-scheme-offers-over-1bn-to-smaller-businesses/</a>. The BBB does not capture application data on RLS. Lenders are only required to notify the BBB of RLS facilities that have been offered and drawn.</p><p> </p><p>The BBB intends to publish updated data on usage of the scheme in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 11821 11822 question first answered 13/06/2022 16:33:03 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1467505

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2022
	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	Recovery 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 the criteria are for the Covid Recovery Loan Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	11824
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>The Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) is delivered by the British Business Bank (BBB) through a network of accredited lenders. The scheme is open to small and medium sized businesses that:</p><ul><li>Have a turnover not exceeding £45 million per annum</li><li>Have been impacted by Covid-19</li><li>Are carrying out trading activity in the UK</li><li>Would be viable if not for the pandemic</li><li>Are not in collective insolvency proceedings</li></ul><p>Further information on who is eligible for the scheme can be found on the BBB’s website: <a href="https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/ourpartners/recovery-loan-scheme/for-businesses/" target="_blank"><em>https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/ourpartners/recovery-loan-scheme/for-businesses/</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p>Decision-making on whether a company is eligible for RLS and whether it is suitable for them is fully delegated to the accredited lenders. Prospective borrowers do not need to use a broker to access the scheme and are able to apply to lenders directly, subject to each lender’s internal processes. Where a company has applied for an RLS facility and been unsuccessful, the lender is responsible for explaining why the company’s application was declined.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 11825 11827 question first answered 13/06/2022 16:34:39 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1467506

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2022
	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	Recovery 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 the Government takes to help explain why a company may have been unsuccessful in a bid for a Covid Recovery Loan.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	11825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>The Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) is delivered by the British Business Bank (BBB) through a network of accredited lenders. The scheme is open to small and medium sized businesses that:</p><ul><li>Have a turnover not exceeding £45 million per annum</li><li>Have been impacted by Covid-19</li><li>Are carrying out trading activity in the UK</li><li>Would be viable if not for the pandemic</li><li>Are not in collective insolvency proceedings</li></ul><p>Further information on who is eligible for the scheme can be found on the BBB’s website: <a href="https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/ourpartners/recovery-loan-scheme/for-businesses/" target="_blank"><em>https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/ourpartners/recovery-loan-scheme/for-businesses/</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p>Decision-making on whether a company is eligible for RLS and whether it is suitable for them is fully delegated to the accredited lenders. Prospective borrowers do not need to use a broker to access the scheme and are able to apply to lenders directly, subject to each lender’s internal processes. Where a company has applied for an RLS facility and been unsuccessful, the lender is responsible for explaining why the company’s application was declined.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 11824 11827 question first answered 13/06/2022 16:34:40 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1467507

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2022
	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	Recovery 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, if he will publish data for the Covid Loan Recovery scheme on all companies that been successful.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	11826
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>The British Business Bank (BBB) publishes data on loans offered under the Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS). The latest data was published in October 2021 and is available on the BBB’s website: <a href="https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/press-release/recovery-loan-scheme-offers-over-1bn-to-smaller-businesses/" target="_blank">https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/press-release/recovery-loan-scheme-offers-over-1bn-to-smaller-businesses/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Some information about individual loans accessed through RLS are made available on the European Commission State Aid Transparency Database and the UK Subsidy Transparency Database, where required to ensure compliance with EU and international law. Where this does not apply, the Department does not currently plan to publish information about individual loan recipients.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 13/06/2022 16:35:26 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1467508

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2022
	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	Recovery 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, for what reason the Covid Recovery Loan companies are only accessible through a broker.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	11827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>The Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) is delivered by the British Business Bank (BBB) through a network of accredited lenders. The scheme is open to small and medium sized businesses that:</p><ul><li>Have a turnover not exceeding £45 million per annum</li><li>Have been impacted by Covid-19</li><li>Are carrying out trading activity in the UK</li><li>Would be viable if not for the pandemic</li><li>Are not in collective insolvency proceedings</li></ul><p>Further information on who is eligible for the scheme can be found on the BBB’s website: <a href="https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/ourpartners/recovery-loan-scheme/for-businesses/" target="_blank"><em>https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/ourpartners/recovery-loan-scheme/for-businesses/</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p>Decision-making on whether a company is eligible for RLS and whether it is suitable for them is fully delegated to the accredited lenders. Prospective borrowers do not need to use a broker to access the scheme and are able to apply to lenders directly, subject to each lender’s internal processes. Where a company has applied for an RLS facility and been unsuccessful, the lender is responsible for explaining why the company’s application was declined.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 11824 11825 question first answered 13/06/2022 16:34:40 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1467630

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2022
	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	Business: 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, for what reason lenders under the Covid Recovery Loan Scheme do not provide reasons to companies which they deem not to match the loan criteria.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	13222
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2022 answer text <p>The Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) is delivered by the British Business Bank (BBB) through a network of accredited lenders. Decision-making on whether a company is eligible for RLS and whether it is suitable for them is fully delegated to these accredited lenders.</p><p> </p><p>The terms of RLS do not specify how lenders should communicate with prospective borrowers. Lenders may provide feedback to prospective borrowers in accordance with their own commercial processes.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 14/06/2022 13:53:10 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi