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1142834

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Catering
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 much her Department spent on refreshments in (a) 2017 and (b) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	284290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>For the year end 31 March 2018 the core department spent a net total of £3,827 (31 March 2017: £3,383) which were classified as refreshments within the department’s audited accounts.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 09/09/2019 08:03:39 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1134832

registered interest
date	26/06/2019
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	Construction: Musculoskeletal Disorders
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 effect of joint and muscle ill health on the construction industry.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	269753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government has not conducted an assessment on the effect of joint and muscle ill health in the construction industry. The firms within the construction sector are best placed to conduct their own assessments to develop a better occupational health model for the industry.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 02/07/2019 14:09:49 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

823054

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
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	Shipping: Climate Change
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 ministerial colleagues on the inclusion of the shipping industry in the UN Framework Agreement on climate change.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	122737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK strongly supports action on the reduction of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from shipping, and is committed to fulfilling our obligations to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement. Our strategy for the shipping industry is led by the Department for Transport and the UN body with responsibility for this area is the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), which since 2003 has been working on measures to reduce GHGs from international shipping. In April 2018, Member States are due to agree the first comprehensive global strategy on the reduction of GHGs from ships at the IMO. The UK has been an active participant in these negotiations and is working to achieve a credible and ambitious outcome in line with the Paris Agreement on climate change.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 22/01/2018 11:32:29 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

732694

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
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	Tidal Lagoons Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to respond to the Hendry Review.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	1224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government is currently assessing the recommendations of the Hendry Review and will publish a response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 29/06/2017 12:12:32 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

715213

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
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	Sellafield
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 the total lifetime cost of the Sellafield nuclear waste plant in Cumbria.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	69841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority publishes the amount spent on decommissioning Sellafield in its Annual Report and Accounts. It also publishes a more detailed figure on the cost of decommissioning the UK’s nuclear sites in the Nuclear Provision section of its website.</p><p> </p><p>The total estimated cost for decommissioning the Sellafield site is £88 billion on an undiscounted basis.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/04/2017 14:57:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

715214

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
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	Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: Contracts
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 management contracts placed by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority have been cancelled early in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	69842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Two management contracts have been terminated early by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) in the last five years. These are the Parent Body Agreement with Nuclear Management Partners and the Management and Operation Contract with Sellafield Limited. These cancellations formed part of the process of turning Sellafield Limited into a subsidiary of the NDA which came into effect on 1 April 2016.</p><p> </p><p>On 27 March 2017, my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy announced in Parliament that the NDA intends to terminate the Parent Body Agreement with Cavendish Fluor Partnership for the management of Magnox sites.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/04/2017 14:47:17 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

674389

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
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	Tidal Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to respond to the Hendry Review.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	60229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2017 answer text <p>The issues considered by the Review are wide-ranging and complex, as they relate to an untried technology in the marine environment. The Government is currently assessing the recommendations set out in the Review, and will consider the issues which would arise from a broader lagoon programme. A Government response will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/01/2017 14:52:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

647617

registered interest
date	29/11/2016
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	Living Wage
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 implications for its policies of the recommendations of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in its November 2016 Global Economic Outlook that caution was needed in rolling out increases to the living wage on account of their potential effect on employment.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	55374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government seeks the advice of the independent and expert Low Pay Commission when making decisions on the rate at which the National Living Wage is set. The Government sets the Low Pay Commission a remit to monitor and evaluate the impact of the National Living Wage. When making recommendations in relation to the National Living Wage the Low Pay Commission is asked to consider the pace of the increase, taking into account evidence relating to the economy, employment and unemployment levels, and any other relevant policy changes. The Government’s decisions on setting the National Living Wage will continue to be guided by this analysis and advice.</p><p>The Government recently announced that the National Living Wage will increase to £7.50 from April 2017. This was the rate recommended by the Low Pay Commission. Our ambition is that the National Living Wage should continue to increase to reach 60% of median earnings by 2020, subject to sustained economic growth.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 07/12/2016 17:15:27 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

647656

registered interest
date	29/11/2016
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	Kids Company: Insolvency
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 the findings of the insolvency investigation relating to Kids Company when it is completed.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	55391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2016 answer text <p>The Official Receiver sent a report regarding the winding up of Kids Company to creditors including Cabinet Office and HMRC on 1 October 2015. The Official Receiver’s enquiries into the affairs of Kids Company are continuing, and it would not be appropriate for us to comment on an ongoing investigation.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 02/12/2016 14:03:36 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

644371

registered interest
date	25/11/2016
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	Tidal Power: Swansea Bay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the Government plans to respond to the Independent Review of Tidal Lagoons, led by Charles Hendry.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	54997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>We have not yet received the Hendry Review. The issues being considered by the Review are complex and relate to a new, untried technology. Therefore, Government will need to look carefully at the Review’s findings.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 30/11/2016 17:18:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn