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622093

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
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	Nuclear Power: Cybersecurity
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 risk of Stuxnet cyber-attacks on the UK's civil nuclear power programme.
tabling member constituency	South West Wiltshire
tabling member printed	Dr Andrew Murrison
uin	906893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>For security purposes, we do not disclose details of potential risks to specific facilities.</p><p> </p><p>The cyber security of existing and proposed nuclear facilities is a priority for the government. The UK civil nuclear sector is subject to a thorough safety and security regulatory regime, including cyber, overseen by the Office for Nuclear Regulation.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 31/10/2016 15:11:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison

620066

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
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	Mining: Subsidence
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 plans he has to amend the Coal Mining Subsidence Act 1991 to allow the Coal Authority to take into account blight when making compensation payments.
tabling member constituency	Tynemouth
tabling member printed	Mr Alan Campbell
uin	50032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State has no plans to review the powers under the Coal Mining Subsidence Act 1991.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 31/10/2016 14:36:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	529 label Biography information for Sir Alan Campbell

606858

registered interest
date	20/10/2016
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	Energy: Imports
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 effect of trends in the exchange rate on future energy imports; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	49665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>Departmental officials advise that exchange rates are one of the factors which influence future energy imports and their cost. For example, the cost of importing gas is also affected by the availability and cost of a range of gas supplies, infrastructure constraints and global and regional demand. The cost of importing electricity to the UK through its interconnectors with other European countries is also influenced by the electricity generation mix in Europe, by gas, coal and carbon prices and by the level of electricity demand in the UK and other European countries.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/10/2016 11:53:40 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

606023

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
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	Electricity Interconnectors: Northern Ireland
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 fully to utilise the electricity interconnection between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK before the UK leaves the EU; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	49515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>We are pleased that the Moyle interconnector is back up to full strength after a period of reduced capacity. This will help with security of supply, and the stability and flexibility of the grid in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>One of the issues for the Moyle interconnector is that imports into Scotland are constrained by wider constraints on the Scottish grid and on the border between Scotland and England. A number of measures are being taken to strengthen the Scottish grid and grid connections to England. These include the Western HVDC link, which is due for completion in mid-2017 and will provide an additional 2.2GW of capacity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/10/2016 16:48:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

600769

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
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	European Aviation Safety Agency
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 likelihood of aeroplane manufacturing moving from the UK to other EU countries in the event of the UK leaving the European Aviation Safety Agency.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	48374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>Officials from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy are currently working closely with officials from the Department for Exiting the EU to understand the effects that withdrawal from the EU may have on businesses, consumers and other economic actors. However, in any case the UK is a member is its own right of the WTO agreement on Civil Aircraft, which eliminates tariffs on sales of civil aircraft and their parts among its members.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/10/2016 08:22:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

582617

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
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	Industry
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 role Industrial Partnerships will play in delivering the Government's Industrial Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	46314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>A successful industrial strategy can only be developed by engaging with people, businesses and organisations across the country. As the Government’s Industrial Strategy develops, the Ministerial team in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy will continue to travel to all parts of the UK and engage with a wide range of stakeholders, including Industrial Partnerships.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/10/2016 08:21:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 13132 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle