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77592

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Energy: Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent steps he has taken to make switching energy supplier quicker.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	205501
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>Since our challenge to industry in the Annual Energy Statement to cut switching times, the Department has worked with Ofgem and the industry to bring forward changes to industry rules to enable and secured industry commitment to a halving switching time from 5 weeks to 2 weeks and 3 days by the end of this year.</p><p> </p><p>My ambition is to see switching times reduced to 24 hours and Ofgem has now brought forward a consultation on how this can be achieved. The Department will continue to work with Ofgem and industry to deliver this in a reliable and cost effective way as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 21/07/2014 15:11:34 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

78694

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will publish an impact assessment of the principles of the Government's strategy for maximising economic recovery from the UK continental shelf; and what discussions he has had with (a) ministerial colleagues and (b) the Health and Safety Executive on the potential effect of the implementation of those principles and that strategy on the safety of offshore oil gas workers.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	206506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>A strategy for maximising economic recovery for the UK continental shelf will be developed as part of the Government’s implementation of the Wood Review, discussions with interested parties, including on any implications for safety, will be part of that development.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 22/07/2014 12:08:26 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

78695

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Economic Benefits of Offshore Oil and Gas Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will ensure that trade unions representing workers in the offshore oil and gas sector are included in official discussions about (a) establishing and (b) the regulatory powers of the Oil and Gas Authority recommended by the Wood Review.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	206507
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>We will ensure discussions on the establishment and regulatory powers of the Oil and Gas Authority take place with interested parties as policy develops.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 22/07/2014 12:09:08 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

78812

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of the introduction of (a) the Government's strategy for maximising economic recovery from the UK continental shelf and (b) the Oil and Gas Authority will have on the safety of offshore oil gas workers.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	206508
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The remit of the Wood Review on maximising economic recovery was to consider how economic recovery of oil and gas could be maximised from the UK Continental Shelf. In doing so, the review did not directly cover health and safety. In maximising economic recovery from the UK Continental Shelf, industry will continue to be required to fully comply with all health and safety legislation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 206448 question first answered 22/07/2014 12:07:24 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

78819

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of implementing the Government's strategy for maximising economic recovery from the UK continental shelf will have on safety of offshore oil gas workers.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	206448
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The remit of the Wood Review on maximising economic recovery was to consider how economic recovery of oil and gas could be maximised from the UK Continental Shelf. In doing so, the review did not directly cover health and safety. In maximising economic recovery from the UK Continental Shelf, industry will continue to be required to fully comply with all health and safety legislation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 206508 question first answered 22/07/2014 12:07:24 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

91004

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Offshore Industry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions he has had with (a) the Health and Safety Executive, (b) offshore trade unions and (c) Oil and Gas UK on accommodation standards for offshore oil and gas workers on installations in the North Sea.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	208466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p>I have had no such discussions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 12/09/2014 11:36:50 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

89577

	registered interest
	date	29/08/2014
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Fracking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many fracking project licences the Government has issued.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Anas Sarwar
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	207434
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p>There is no such thing as a fracking project licence.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 03/09/2014 14:17:30 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	3981 label Biography information for Anas Sarwar

89436

	registered interest
	date	29/08/2014
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Exports: Advisory Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the Overseas Business Risk service is better shared with and promoted to businesses looking to export.
	tabling member constituency	High Peak
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	207306
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>The Overseas Business Risk (OBR) service is promoted as part of UK Trade and Investment’s (UKTI) overall offer to UK businesses looking to develop their exports. This is done through UKTI’s network which includes International Trade Advisers, Sectoral and Overseas teams. Promotion material, such as UKTI’s First Class Export Pack, also aims to ensure UK business is aware of the service alongside outreach events and the use of social media. The OBR country pages on the GOV.UK domain are refreshed on a regular basis to provide up-to-date intelligence to UK business. A Joint Advisory Group, with very senior business representation, contributes to the development and promotion of this service.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 08/09/2014 16:41:12 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

79019

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	UK Defence Solution Centre
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the annual budget of the UK Defence Solution Centre will be in each of the next five years.
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	206779
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2014 answer text <p>Industry and Government are jointly funding the UK Defence Solutions Centre with a mix of cash and resource contributions equivalent to £2.8m this year for the start up phase, with £3.8m in each of the subsequent three years.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 04/09/2014 15:03:41 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

79020

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Defence and Security Organisation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, in which overseas markets the UK Trade & Investment Defence and Security Organisation will set up joint teams.
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	206780
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2014 answer text <p>A new UKTI DSO Industry Liaison Board will determine the overseas markets that would benefit from additional Industry resource working more closely with Government and where joint teams overseas will be established. The Board will meet for the first time in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 04/09/2014 14:51:30 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson