Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy<p>The Government’s objective has always been to have a functioning statute book in place by Exit Day and to ensure that the most critical secondary legislation was made by this point.</p><p>Each SI in the Department was carefully considered on a case-by-case basis.</p><p>As part of this analysis, BEIS officials considered the material impact of each SI and whether the changes required were minor and technical in nature, and therefore not deemed essential to be in force from day one.</p><p>These considerations and assessments have meant that my Department has been able to lay the critical secondary legislation required before we exit the EU.</p><p>The laying of EU Exit SIs allows Parliament to fulfil its essential scrutiny role. The exact nature of this scrutiny, and the steps required before an SI completes its passage, is dependent on the type of SI. The Government remains confident of passing the necessary legislation required to ensure a functioning statute book by Exit Day.</p>PendleAndrew Stephenson2019-04-11false2019-04-11T16:07:01.1Z201Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyBusiness, Energy and Industrial Strategy2019-04-08Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Brexit1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has deprioritised any Statutory Instruments in relation to the UK leaving the EU; and if he will publish the criteria his Department uses to deprioritise those Instruments.falseWalsall SouthValerie Vaz242120Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy<p>Following GKN’s notification to employees on 4 April about their intention to undertake a phased closure of their Kings Norton site in Birmingham by 2021, the Secretary of State spoke to Hans Buthker (CEO of GKN Aerospace) on 7 April. He explained that this proposal was the result of an internal strategic review by GKN to help the company secure long-term sustainability that will better position it for future growth.</p><p> </p><p>Mr Buthker stressed GKN’s continued commitment to the UK, evidenced by the significant new investment the company is making including, as part of this proposal, at Luton and Portsmouth and in a Global Technology R&D Centre at Filton. This comes on top of GKN’s further announcement last week for £300 million in new investment to ramp up its activities in the fast-growing electric vehicle market.</p><p> </p><p>This is a commercial decision for GKN Aerospace and not in contravention of the deed of covenant agreed between BEIS and Melrose. GKN Aerospace have confirmed the site will remain operational in a phased capacity until 2021, and all affected employees will be supported in seeking new employment within and outside of GKN Aerospace. GKN Aerospace announced they will be increasing overall investment in its other UK sites, with Luton and Portsmouth becoming technology centres of excellence. GKN Aerospace invested record levels into R&D in 2018, including a new world-class Global Technology Centre opening in Bristol in 2020, hosting 300 highly skilled engineers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We appreciate this will be an unsettling time for the 172 employees at Kings Norton and will work closely with the company, and local partners, to make sure that they are supported throughout.</p>PendleAndrew Stephenson2019-04-16falsePendleAndrew Stephenson2019-04-16T09:18:55.217Z201Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyBusiness, Energy and Industrial Strategy2019-04-08GKN: Birmingham1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect of the planned closure of the GKN Aerospace at Kings Norton, Birmingham on the local economy; and what discussions he has had with representatives of that company on that proposed closure.falseBirmingham, NorthfieldRichard Burden242010Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy<p>Any application for development consent for the proposed Sizewell C nuclear generating station will need to consider the potential impacts of the proposal and any mitigations that might be put forward by the developer to address or minimise those impacts to an acceptable level. The question of the appropriateness and acceptability in planning terms of any proposed mitigations will be tested during a public examination conducted by the Planning Inspectorate which will submit a report of its findings to my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State.</p><p> </p><p>In taking the decision on whether development consent should be granted for the project, the Secretary of State will follow the relevant requirements in the Planning Act 2008 and have regard to any matters which are important and relevant. In the event that consent was granted, any mitigation which the Secretary of State considered necessary before construction started would be included as a requirement in the development consent order.</p>PendleAndrew Stephenson2019-04-11false2019-04-11T16:06:37.333Z201Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyBusiness, Energy and Industrial Strategy2019-04-08Sizewell C Power Station1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to ensure that EDF contribute to infrastructure improvements in East Suffolk prior to the building of Sizewell C.falseCentral Suffolk and North IpswichDr Dan Poulter242092Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy<p>The up-to-date list of Ministerial responsibilities can be found on our departmental web pages at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy</a>.</p>PendleAndrew Stephenson2019-04-15false2019-04-15T13:22:46.427Z201Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyBusiness, Energy and Industrial Strategy2019-04-08Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Departmental Responsibilities1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will provide an up-to-date list of the responsibilities of each of his Department's Ministers.falseSouthampton, TestDr Alan Whitehead241977Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy<p>Of the £200m the Government has allocated towards supporting the market for ultra-low emission vehicles in 2018/19 we are forecast to spend (a) nearly £140m to support the purchase of ultra low emission vehicles; (b) over £25m to support the installation of charging and refuelling infrastructure; (c) more than £25m on R&D for the development of innovative technologies delivered through Innovate UK; (d) around £0.7m on a joint government-industry communications campaign; and (e) over £26m to support local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018, the UK was the second largest market for ultra low emission vehicles in the EU accounting for nearly 20% of registrations, and 1 in 5 electric cars sold in Europe last year was made in the UK. In 2018, sales of ultra low emission vehicles were 2.6% of all new cars, up from 1.8% in 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Thanks to Government leadership, private sector investment and Local Authority engagement, the UK now has over 17,000 public chargepoints. At least 1,700 are rapid devices - one of the largest networks in Europe.</p><p> </p><p>We are determined to ensure that the UK continues to be one of the most competitive locations in the world for automotive and other advanced manufacturing.</p>PendleAndrew Stephenson2019-04-16falsePendleAndrew Stephenson2019-04-16T09:20:04.363Z201Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyBusiness, Energy and Industrial Strategy2019-04-08Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 8 April 2019 to Question 240013, how much of the 2018/19 £200 million budget has been allocated to (a) support for the purchase of vehicles, (b) the installation of the necessary recharging and refuelling infrastructure, (c) a focused R&D programme to support development of innovative technologies, (d) a joint government - industry communications campaign and (e) support for local authorities to introducing a range of policies to support wider ULEV uptake in their areas respectively.falseSalford and EcclesRebecca Long Bailey242159Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy<p>Since the creation of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (July 2016), we have not entered into any non-disclosure agreements with our employees.</p>PendleAndrew Stephenson2019-04-15false2019-04-15T13:22:38.53Z201Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyBusiness, Energy and Industrial Strategy2019-04-09Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Disclosure of Information1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many non-disclosure agreements his Department has entered into with departmental staff in each of the last five years.falseHendonDr Matthew Offord242801Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy<p>The Government recognises that the North of England is home to a wealth of manufacturing assets that play a crucial role in boosting regional economies. Advanced Manufacturing – as identified in the Northern Powerhouse Independent Economic Review, published in 2016 – is one of the North’s ‘prime capabilities’, and an historic strength.</p><p> </p><p>Through Made Smarter – our key national industrial digitalisation programme – we are investing over £140m to ensure that the UK is at the forefront of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.</p><p> </p><p>In January 2019, we launched the Made Smarter North West Pilot; backed by £20m of government funding, this pilot is working with the Northern Powerhouse, and local partners, to provide support for up to 3000 manufacturing SMEs to adopt, and exploit, digital technology to increase their productivity. 600 of these SMEs will be able to receive intensive support, and 480 of those companies will be able to access grants of up to £20,000 to spend on specialist advice, kit, and technology.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to Made Smarter, we are investing significantly in projects that will benefit the North, as well as the UK in general. We:</p><ul><li>Are investing £3.4 billion up to 2021 in the Northern Powerhouse through “Growth Deals”</li><li>Established the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), in the Sheffield City Region. It has received Government Growth Deal funding to help secure recent major investments from Boeing, and McLaren</li><li>Established the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) in Wilton, that focuses on the commercialisation of R&D in advanced manufacturing to support major markets, such as healthcare, electronics, food and drink, aerospace, automotive, materials, and energy. The AMRC and CPI are two of the seven centres that make up the High Value Manufacturing Catapult.</li></ul><p> </p><p>We want all areas across the country, including the North, to benefit from exciting new technologies that can transform industry, and society, giving our great cities the power, and resources that they need to reach their huge untapped potential.</p>PendleAndrew Stephenson2019-04-16false2019-04-16T14:00:39.86Z201Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyBusiness, Energy and Industrial Strategy2019-04-10Manufacturing Industries: North of England1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to promote manufacturing in the North.falseFyldeMark Menzies243397Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy<p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) maintains an interest in the global potential of thorium nuclear fuels.</p><p> </p><p>In 2012, the National Nuclear laboratory (NNL) published an initial comparative assessment of thorium and uranium technologies in nuclear powered electricity generation. This is available online from:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fthorium-and-uranium-fuel-cycles-comparison-by-the-national-nuclear-laboratory&data=02%7C01%7Csmrteam%40beis.gov.uk%7Cdd05f6eb801e49a4019908d6934e8acc%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C636858362871826514&sdata=QPoeIoU4Hy5Q0QejJLtBthzHsXfznTY1ZctSMTSm5jM%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/thorium-and-uranium-fuel-cycles-comparison-by-the-national-nuclear-laboratory</a>.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS has considered these views and drawn on the expertise of its national laboratories to model nuclear scenarios that include the use of thorium. These are used to inform R&D needs on thorium nuclear fuel cycles. An overview of these are included in the document “Nuclear Energy Research and Development Roadmap: Future Pathways”, which is available from:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fnuclear-energy-research-and-development-roadmap-future-pathways&data=02%7C01%7Csmrteam%40beis.gov.uk%7Cdd05f6eb801e49a4019908d6934e8acc%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C636858362871836519&sdata=GRPFBxd0yYpQvfucFPtnBU6IAzWcxW8H3QTEo1LJM2E%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nuclear-energy-research-and-development-roadmap-future-pathways</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has been supporting research and development into the use of thorium nuclear fuels since such fuels were used in the Dragon reactor at Winfrith in the 1960s and 1970s. Examples of current activity on thorium and related technologies include academic research into thorium fuelled reactor systems and fuel cycle processes through Research Council grants to UK universities; collaboration on thorium fuels, via the UK Research Councils’ Energy Programme, with national nuclear energy programmes of other countries on safety, performance and non-proliferation; experimental development of thorium fuels through the NNL and private sector organisations, as part of international consortia, and thorium fuel modelling and fuel cycle scenario analysis by the NNL. These activities cover UK, EU and worldwide initiatives and receive either financial or strategic support from the Government.</p>PendleAndrew Stephenson2019-04-29false2019-04-29T15:24:49.797Z201Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyBusiness, Energy and Industrial Strategy2019-04-18Nuclear Power: Thorium1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of using thorium fuels for energy production.falseCheltenhamAlex Chalk245888Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy<p>The breakdown of expenditure for 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 under the heading Taking action on climate change and decarbonisation (ALB) net is as shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nuclear Decommissioning Authority</p></td><td><p>Bad debts</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Depreciation/amortisation</p></td><td><p>64,863</p></td><td><p>54,350</p></td><td><p>29,000</p></td><td><p>43,102</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Impairment/revaluation</p></td><td><p>-3,081</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>262,713</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Purchase of goods and services</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>92,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Take up of provision</p></td><td><p>5,573,765</p></td><td><p>89,751,230</p></td><td><p>2,821,509</p></td><td><p>70,768,099</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Take up of provision (Change in pensions liability)</p></td><td><p>8,806</p></td><td><p>-7,648</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Unwinding of discount rate (pensions)</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>373</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Unwinding of discount rate (provisions)</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-1,255,331</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Nuclear Decommissioning Authority</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>5,644,353</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>89,797,932</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,850,516</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>69,911,856</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table>PendleAndrew Stephenson2019-04-29false2019-04-29T15:29:39.337Z201Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyBusiness, Energy and Industrial Strategy2019-04-23Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Public Expenditure1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to row 7 of the table on page 250 of his Department's publication, Annual Report and Accounts 2017-18, if he will publish a breakdown of the figures under the heading entitled, Taking action on climate change and decarbonisation (ALB) net for (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16, (c) 2016-17, and (d) 2017-18.falseSalford and EcclesRebecca Long Bailey246533Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy<p>The breakdown of expenditure for 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 under the heading Nuclear Decommissioning Authority is as shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nuclear Decommissioning Authority</p></td><td><p>Bad debts</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Depreciation/amortisation</p></td><td><p>64,863</p></td><td><p>54,350</p></td><td><p>29,000</p></td><td><p>43,102</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Impairment/revaluation</p></td><td><p>-3,081</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>262,713</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Purchase of goods and services</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>92,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Take up of provision</p></td><td><p>5,573,765</p></td><td><p>89,751,230</p></td><td><p>2,821,509</p></td><td><p>70,768,099</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Take up of provision (Change in pensions liability)</p></td><td><p>8,806</p></td><td><p>-7,648</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Unwinding of discount rate (pensions)</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>373</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Unwinding of discount rate (provisions)</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-1,255,331</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Nuclear Decommissioning Authority</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>5,644,353</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>89,797,932</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,850,516</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>69,911,856</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table>PendleAndrew Stephenson2019-04-29false2019-04-29T15:29:46.72Z201Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyBusiness, Energy and Industrial Strategy2019-04-23Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: Expenditure1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to row 12 of the table on page 250 of his Department's publication, Annual Report and Accounts 2017-18, if he will publish a breakdown of the figures under the heading, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority for (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16, (c) 2016-17 and (d) 2017-18.falseSalford and EcclesRebecca Long Bailey24653410012412