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934804

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to introduce a penalty for (a) failing to stop for and (b) report hitting a domestic cat under the Road Traffic Act 1988.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	160783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to amend legislation on reporting animal accidents or deaths on the road. However, the police do advise drivers that, if possible, they should make enquiries to ascertain the owner of domestic animals such as cats, and inform them of the situation. In addition, Rule 286 of The Highway Code also advises drivers to report any accident involving an animal to the police.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/07/2018 11:17:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

816757

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Community Transport: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to sections 19 and 22 of the Transport Act 1985, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of his Department's proposed changes to section 19 and 22 permits on community groups and schools.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	121184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department will shortly consult on this issue and set out the changes proposed to legislation as well as guidance on the use of section 19 and 22 permits. The consultation will contain an impact assessment.</p><p> </p><p>The effect of the changes to the regulatory regime, including those on schools and community groups, will form part of our considerations. The Department wants as many community transport providers as possible to continue to operate, and retain, service provision for vulnerable community transport passengers.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/01/2018 12:50:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

692105

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
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	Energy: Meters
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 his Department has had with energy suppliers on enabling duel fuel customers with different suppliers of electricity and gas to allow the use of their smart meters for readings.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	64516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>The Department has worked closely with energy suppliers to make sure that consumers who get their gas and electricity from different energy suppliers will get the benefits of smart meters.</p><p>The latest standard for smart meters (SMETS2) allows either a gas or an electricity smart meter to be installed first by one supplier and for the other smart meter to be installed later by the other supplier.</p><p>Ahead of that most energy suppliers are installing smart meters to customers where they provide both fuels or electricity only.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/03/2017 12:31:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 36716 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

678752

registered interest
date	25/01/2017
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	Aerospace Growth Partnership
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 progress has been made by the Aerospace Growth Partnership.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	61740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2017 answer text <p>The Aerospace Growth Partnership (AGP) has proved a highly successful partnership between Government and the industry. Together we have committed £3.9 billion for aerospace research and development through to 2026, to provide the industry with the certainty it needs to invest, and created the Aerospace Technology Institute to provide expert, market aligned advice to strategically deploy this funding.</p><p> </p><p>The AGP has also launched the UK Aerospace Supply Chain Competitiveness Charter; increased supplier involvement in the ‘Supply Chains for the 21st Century’ operational excellence programme; supported expansion of the ‘Sharing in Growth’ intensive performance improvement programme to over 60 companies’; and has worked to encourage innovation in SMEs via the National Aerospace Technology Exploitation Programme.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/02/2017 15:59:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

678763

registered interest
date	25/01/2017
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	Aerospace 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 steps his Department is taking to ensure that companies in the UK aerospace supply chain benefit from increasing aircraft orders.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	61612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government is investing £80m in the Sharing in Growth supply chain performance improvement programme; the lead 43 companies have already won in excess of £1.4 billion of contracts as a result of this work. The Government is also supporting the National Aerospace Technology Exploitation Programme to help SMEs innovate, develop and market technology. In addition, the Government has supported industry development of the Supply Chain Competitiveness Charter, where larger aerospace companies commit to share growth opportunities with suppliers in return for continued improvement in operational performance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/02/2017 16:18:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

678764

registered interest
date	25/01/2017
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	Aerospace 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 steps the Government is taking to build on the UK's strengths in aerospace innovation and manufacturing.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	61613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has allocated £1.95bn to 2026 to co-fund aerospace related R&amp;D activities. 160 technology projects worth £1.3 billion are currently under way, spanning wings, engines, aero structures and advanced systems. This involves 195 different companies and organisations, including over 100 SMEs. In addition the Government is helping the sector develop its supply chain by investing £80m in the Sharing in Growth supply chain performance improvement programme; the lead 43 companies have already won in excess of £1.4 billion of contracts as a result of this work. The Government also supports the National Aerospace Technology Exploitation programme to help SMEs innovate, develop and market technology</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/02/2017 16:34:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

678765

registered interest
date	25/01/2017
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	Aerospace 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 steps the Government is taking to ensure that the aerospace sector remains globally competitive.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	61693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2017 answer text <p>The UK has the second largest aerospace industry, with strengths in some of the most technologically advanced parts of aircraft – wings, engines and advanced systems. The sector has annual turnover of around £30 billion, and exports some £25 billion. Through the Aerospace Growth Partnership, Government is supporting action by industry to make sure the UK remains competitive, including a joint Industry/Government commitment of £3.9 billion for Research and Development activities through to 2026.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/02/2017 16:37:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

536713

registered interest
date	15/07/2016
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	Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme
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 prevent overselling of the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme to unsuitable properties; and what protections are in place for (a) the elderly and (b) other vulnerable people.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	42903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>One of the eligibility requirements of the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive scheme is certification of products and installation companies under the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS). As part of the MCS scheme, the installation company must also be a member of a Chartered Trading Standards Institute approved consumer code which sets out the standards that installers must meet in contracting with consumers.</p><p> </p><p>The codes cover advertising and promotion, behaviour of sales staff, proposals, estimates and quotes, terms of business, cancellation rights, deposits and prepayments, guarantees, maintenance and service agreements and service and repair. The consumer codes also include specific provisions on dealing with vulnerable consumers.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/07/2016 08:41:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

536714

registered interest
date	15/07/2016
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	Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme
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 has taken to improve the communication of information about the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme to (a) applicants and (b) other bodies involved.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	42900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>Ofgem E-serve administers the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme on behalf of the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. They publish comprehensive guidance and consumer information on their website. This includes factsheets containing basic information for consumers, guides for applying to the scheme and links to consumer protection organisations.</p><p> </p><p>The Energy Saving Advice Service, for England and Wales, and Home Energy Scotland, for consumers in Scotland, provides advice to consumers considering applying to the scheme both on the internet and through a telephone help line.</p><p> </p><p>The Department meets regularly with stakeholders in the renewable heating industry and wider sector to communicate the latest information on the Renewable Heat Initiative.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/07/2016 08:41:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

536715

registered interest
date	15/07/2016
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	Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme
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 improve consumer protection for applicants to the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme; and what plans he has to review those steps.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	42899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>Consumer protection lies at the heart of the design of the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme. One of the eligibility requirements of the scheme is certification of products and installation companies under the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS). The MCS aims to deliver reliable and high performing installations and to provide a route for redress where there are consumer complaints.</p><p> </p><p>Installation companies that are certified by the MCS scheme must also be a member of a Chartered Trading Standards Institute approved consumer code. This code sets out the standards that installers must meet in contracting with consumers.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2015, DCLG and DECC commissioned Dr Peter Bonfield to undertake an independent review of consumer advice and protection, standards and enforcement in the energy efficiency and renewable energy sectors. The review is due to report shortly.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/07/2016 08:41:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry