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1535617

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	Conditions of Employment: EU Law
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 he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential revocation of EU workers’ rights regulations.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	901821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The UK has one of the best workers’ rights records in the world. Our high standards were never dependent on our membership of the EU and this Government has raised domestic standards in recent years, while also retaining important flexibilities for employers which benefit the economy and wider labour market.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 25/10/2022 16:19:51 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1535618

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	Medicine: Research
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 medical research charities.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	901822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>I recognise the important role medical research charities play in saving lives.</p><p> </p><p>We announced £20 million in 2021/22 to support the vital work of medical research charities and develop a pipeline of early career researchers in their areas.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 25/10/2022 11:45:52 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1535619

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	Hydrogen: Research
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 implications for his policies of research at Swansea University on the production of green hydrogen from off-peak renewables and recycled plastic.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	901824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government welcomes research into waste-to-hydrogen technologies. We have stretching ambitions for low carbon hydrogen production in the UK and our innovation and deployment support is designed to bring forward multiple production technologies.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 25/10/2022 11:46:30 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1535620

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	Business
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 is taking to (a) encourage entrepreneurship and (b) support small business expansion.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Simon Lightwood
uin	901825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting SMEs through exemption of new regulations where possible. This exemption was recently extended to businesses with up to 500 employees, potentially reducing red tape and bureaucracy for up to 40,000 more businesses.</p><p> </p><p>The British Business Bank is supporting over £12.2bn of finance to over 96,000 SMEs. Schemes include Start-Up Loans and the Recovery Loan Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also acted to reverse the National Insurance rise, which will save small businesses £4,200 on average.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 25/10/2022 11:47:07 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood

1535621

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	Small Businesses: Inflation
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 has taken to help small and medium-sized enterprises manage the impact of high inflation.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	901826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government has reversed the National Insurance rise, which will save small businesses approximately £4,200, cut fuel duty for 12 months and brought in the Energy Bill Relief Scheme, to protect small business’ high energy bills over the winter.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 25/10/2022 11:47:57 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

1524987

registered interest
date	21/10/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has taken recent steps to help increase the availability of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	68568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>We continue to work with the suppliers of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), including citalopram and fluoxetine, to ensure continuity of supply. With the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, we are supporting suppliers to bring stock to the United Kingdom market and engaged with industry to ensure stock remains available to meet demand.</p><p>While we are aware of supply issues with some SSRIs, including fluoxetine 10 milligram tablets, fluoxetine 10 milligram capsules remain available. A Serious Shortage Protocol has been issued to allow community pharmacists to supply capsules where tablets have been prescribed. The majority of SSRIs remain available for pharmacies to purchase via the usual wholesaler routes.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 03/11/2022 16:54:30 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1524988

registered interest
date	21/10/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for inpatient mental health services of the National Grid's announcement of 6 October 2022 that the UK may experience power cuts lasting three hours per day during winter 2022; and whether her Department is taking steps to help inpatient mental health services prepare.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	68569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department works with NHS England to plan for scenarios which could pose a risk to health and care services, including the risk of disruption to power supplies. All service providers’ business continuity plans seek to ensure that critical services, such as mental health services, can continue to be delivered to patients in all settings with minimal disruption. The National Health Service is working with the Department on planning for winter 2022/23 and to ensure organisations’ plans reflect current risks to operational delivery.</p><p>We also work with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the National Grid to understand any risks to power supply.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 68570 question first answered 02/11/2022 13:18:08 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1524989

registered interest
date	21/10/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for community mental health services of the National Grid's announcement of 6 October 2022 that the UK may experience power cuts lasting three hours per day during winter 2022; and whether her Department is taking steps to help community mental health services prepare.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	68570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department works with NHS England to plan for scenarios which could pose a risk to health and care services, including the risk of disruption to power supplies. All service providers’ business continuity plans seek to ensure that critical services, such as mental health services, can continue to be delivered to patients in all settings with minimal disruption. The National Health Service is working with the Department on planning for winter 2022/23 and to ensure organisations’ plans reflect current risks to operational delivery.</p><p>We also work with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the National Grid to understand any risks to power supply.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 68569 question first answered 02/11/2022 13:18:08 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1524990

registered interest
date	21/10/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Inflation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department is taking steps to help support community mental health services in the context of rising inflation.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	68571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>NHS England has released a further £1.5 billion to integrated care systems to manage the rising costs of energy and inflation. Local integrated care boards will determine how this funding will be allocated to hospitals and community provision.</p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson grouped question UIN 68572 68573 68574 question first answered 27/10/2022 11:56:58 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1524991

registered interest
date	21/10/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Inflation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department is taking steps to help support inpatient mental health services in the context of rising inflation.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	68572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>NHS England has released a further £1.5 billion to integrated care systems to manage the rising costs of energy and inflation. Local integrated care boards will determine how this funding will be allocated to hospitals and community provision.</p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson grouped question UIN 68571 68573 68574 question first answered 27/10/2022 11:56:58 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan