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date	14/10/2019
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	Iron and Steel: 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 steps she will take to ensure there is no price disparity in electricity costs for the UK steel sector compared with its international competitors.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to minimising energy costs for businesses to ensure our economy remains strong and competitive. The ability of our steel industry to compete globally and across Europe is a priority for this Government.</p><p> </p><p>We have taken steps to reduce the cumulative impact of energy and climate change policies on industrial electricity prices for the steel sector and other key energy intensive industries. This includes paying over £300m compensation to the steel sector since 2013.</p><p> </p><p>We have a number of funds available to energy intensive industries, including steel, to help them increase energy efficiency and transition to a low carbon future. These funds include the £315 million Industrial Energy Transformation Fund, the Industrial Heat Recovery Support Programme and the recently announced £250 million Clean Steel Fund.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 18/10/2019 12:59:47 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1148813

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
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	Business: Finance
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 of the the £15 million Brexit readiness fund has been disbursed to businesses; and in which sectors those businesses were.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	16
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>The Business Readiness Fund was set up to help to prepare businesses for leaving the EU on 31 October. £10.4M has been approved across 133 successful bids, with just under £8M already paid to Business Representative Organisations. Applications have spanned a wide range of sectors (including manufacturing, retail and life sciences) and are from across the UK, including Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 17/10/2019 14:38:58 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1148827

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
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	Motor 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 discussions she has had with representatives from the UK automotive sector on the potential effect on car production levels of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>We are working closely with businesses across the country to help ensure they are prepared for the UK leaving the EU on the 31st October, whatever the circumstances. This includes regular engagement with the automotive industry by both BEIS ministers and officials to discuss plans for no-deal.</p><p> </p><p>All Ministerial meetings with external stakeholders are published in Quarterly Transparency returns published by relevant Departments.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 17/10/2019 14:39:04 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1149077

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
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	Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK: Tees Valley
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 funding from the public purse has been allocated to the SSI Task Force since the closure of SSI by programme; and what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the SSI Task Force in supporting (a) former employees and (b) the economy in the Tees Valley area following the collapse of SSI.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Ms Lisa Forbes
uin	373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>The SSI Task Force was set up in 2015 to support impacted workers after the liquidation of the company. We are working with the Task Force and Tees Valley Combined Authority on an evaluation of the economic impact on both affected workers and the local economy. This will be published shortly. Progress reports for the Task Force are available at <a href="https://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/SSITaskForce" target="_blank">www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/SSITaskForce</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 17/10/2019 14:41:24 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4717 label Biography information for Ms Lisa Forbes