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1178805

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
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: Archives
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 Nuclear Decommissioning Authority in establishing Nucleus, the national nuclear archive, at Wick; what proportion of the known documentation destined for Nucleus has been shipped to the site to date; what plans there are to digitise the archive contents to facilitate remote searching and access; and what use has been made of Nucleus by outside interested parties since it was opened.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	15134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2020 answer text <p>The Nucleus nuclear archive building in Wick opened in February 2017. Since, an estimated 20% of the relevant records held at the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s (NDA) sites have been transferred there, while transfer of off-site records is approximately 40% complete. Dounreay’s records were the first to be transferred, including over 300,000 photographs and 200 tonnes of documents. Material from 16 other sites will be moved gradually over the next five years.</p><p> </p><p>In the longer term, a searchable Archive Management System will provide online access to the material; security restrictions will apply to certain records. A digitisation programme to prepare a specification and scope of work began last year.</p><p> </p><p>The facility has been primarily used by the local community and international nuclear community. It has hosted events for various international organisations, such as the Nuclear Energy Agency and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Most local visitors access the Caithness Archives, which is located at Wick alongside the nuclear collection.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 28/02/2020 15:39:35 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1177974

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
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	Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether it remains Government policy for new regulations to be subject to the one-in-two-out rule.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	1227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2020 answer text <p>The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 requires the Government to set a Business Impact Target (BIT), which monitors changes to regulation and the economic impact this has on businesses. The ‘one-in-two-out’ rule has supported the BIT for previous Parliaments.</p><p>The Government is currently considering what the BIT should be for this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 28/02/2020 15:36:34 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1177979

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
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	Large Goods Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
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 recent assessment he has made of capacity of the UK manufacturing sector to produce electric heavy goods vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	1159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>Figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), showed the UK manufactured 78,270 commercial vehicles in 2019; 18,420 of these were Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) manufactured by Leyland Trucks.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside industry, we have committed approximately £1 billion over 10 years up until 2023. With this funding, the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) will research, develop, and commercialise the next generation of low carbon technologies to keep the UK at the cutting edge of low carbon automotive innovations.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to work alongside industry to unlock the significant opportunity to support the electrification of the HGV sector through the Faraday Battery Challenge and Driving the Electric Revolution.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 24/02/2020 15:31:17 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1178701

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
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: China Clay
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 she has made of the viability of kaolinite-rich clay mining in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	15049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The Department has not assessed kaolinite-rich clay deposits in Wales, though I would encourage my officials, alongside Welsh Government representatives, to meet with private sector investors who have commercially viable proposals for such activity. This is the case for any investment proposition in the UK, including Wales.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 24/02/2020 15:31:22 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1177770

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
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: Work Experience
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 people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in her Department in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 18/02/2020 11:17:38 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1177847

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
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	Hinkley Point C Power Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the loan guarantee offered by the Government for the construction of Hinkley Point C remains valid despite the delays in its construction.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>On 12 June 2018, the then Minister for Business and Industry stated that the £2 billion debt guarantee for Hinkley Point C, made through the UK Guarantees Scheme, had been cancelled by EDF.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 24/02/2020 15:31:29 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1177289

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
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 Reactors: 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 effect on (a) Culham Centre for Fusion Energy and (b) other UK nuclear research-related grant holders of losing access to the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor after the conclusion of the current contracts.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	14728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK will remain a world-leader in fusion science. We recently approved an ambitious commitment to fund £220 million towards the first five-year phase of UK Atomic Energy Authority’s STEP programme. This phase will complete detailed design and development work, ensuring the UK’s fantastic nuclear researchers are well placed to deliver the world’s first commercial fusion power plant by 2040.</p><p> </p><p>UK companies have secured around £500 million in commercial contracts from ITER in areas including remote handling, plasma heating, and diagnostics; we are well positioned to deliver more before operations commence in 2025. UK academics and researchers are valued ITER partners, including those at Culham Centre for Fusion Energy.</p><p> </p><p>The UK will continue to participate in ITER via Fusion for Energy until the end of 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Beyond the Transition Period, we are open to participating in specific EU programmes where it is in the UK’s interests. The Euratom Research and Training Programme, including membership of Fusion for Energy, will be considered alongside other EU programmes.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 13/02/2020 16:16:55 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1177338

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
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	Paternity Leave
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 she is taking to improve access to paternity leave.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	14738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to maintaining and enhancing workers’ rights, and to supporting people to balance their work and caring responsibilities. We recently consulted on parental leave and pay reform, including Paternity Leave and Pay through a survey of approximately 3,300 parents, we are also collecting data on various parental leave and pay policies, including barriers and enablers to take-up. We will publish the consultation response and survey findings in due course.</p><p>The Government is committed to making the UK the best place to work and grow a business. As announced in the Queen’s Speech, we will bring forward an Employment Rights Bill to deliver the greatest reform of workers’ rights in over 20 years.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 18/02/2020 14:51:14 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1176716

registered interest
date	06/02/2020
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: Recruitment
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 people were recruited by her Department in the last 12 months; what proportion of those appointments were made outside of London; and where outside of London those appointments were made.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	13478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>The Department has recruited 938 people in the last 12 months (Feb 19 – Jan 20).</p><p>8.4% of these appointments have been made outside of London, in areas such as Aberdeen, Billingham, Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Ipswich, Manchester, Nottingham, Plymouth and, Swindon.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 13/02/2020 16:17:46 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

1176717

registered interest
date	06/02/2020
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: Recruitment
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 and what proportion of people recruited by her Department’s Partner Organisations were appointed to positions outside of London in the last 12 months; and what the locations were of those appointments.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	13479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>As of July 2019, the Department’s 40 Partner Organisations employed approximately 30,950 full time staff, of which 84% were based outside London.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 13/02/2020 16:18:11 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves