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1226418

registered interest
date	20/07/2020
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: Development Aid
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 Official Development Assistance his Department has disbursed in (a) Least Developed, (b) Other Low Income, (c) Lower Middle Income and (d) Upper Middle Income countries in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	76834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) was formed in July 2016. The data provided here shows the combined BEIS Official Development Assistance (ODA) cash spend position for both Climate ODA and R&amp;D ODA, on a calendar year basis.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>a) LDCs</p></td><td><p>21,754,998</p></td><td><p>47,625,316</p></td><td><p>50,249,793</p></td><td><p>55,334,226</p></td><td><p><strong>174,964,333</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>b) Other LICs</p></td><td><p>1,516,915</p></td><td><p>9,053,023</p></td><td><p>870,122</p></td><td><p>1,690,737</p></td><td><p><strong>13,130,797</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>c) LMICs</p></td><td><p>30,574,472</p></td><td><p>47,217,944</p></td><td><p>76,697,348</p></td><td><p>93,034,109</p></td><td><p><strong>247,523,872</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>d) UMICs</p></td><td><p>66,782,481</p></td><td><p>185,059,596</p></td><td><p>164,686,185</p></td><td><p>142,735,916</p></td><td><p><strong>559,264,178</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>601,816,475</p></td><td><p>476,361,051</p></td><td><p>557,209,148</p></td><td><p>667,036,187</p></td><td><p><strong>2,302,422,861</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>722,445,342</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>765,316,930</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>849,712,595</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>959,831,174</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,297,306,042</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In the above table, ”Other” covers spend that is categorised as regional / global / multi-country or spend that is unable to be categorised by country. Some of this “Other” spend would likely have been disbursed to the country categories listed in a) – d), but it is not possible to quantify the amount.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 01/09/2020 15:07:44 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1203625

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
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: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish the criteria his Department plans to use for prioritising Official Development Assistance spending in the event of a decrease in GNI.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	59557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>In order to tackle climate change and advance our Global Britain objectives, the Department takes evidence-based spending decisions and maintains high standards of programme delivery that are consistent with the Government’s best practice.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 18/06/2020 15:06:30 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1203626

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
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: Development Aid
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 his Department's share of the Official Development Assistance budget will be reduced in the event of a decrease in GNI.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	59558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK has a legal commitment to spend 0.7% of its gross national income (GNI) each year on Official Development Assistance (ODA). HM Treasury allocates ODA budgets to Departments and is responsible for decisions on changes to these budgets.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 23/06/2020 10:33:04 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1203627

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
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: Development Aid
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 his Department is signing new funding agreements for projects funded by Official Development Assistance.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	59559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>In the short term, we are agreeing our future work in close cooperation with other Official Development Assistance (ODA) spending Departments, such as Cabinet Office and HM Treasury, to ensure the best value for money and that decisions are taken in the national interest.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 23/06/2020 10:38:27 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1194584

registered interest
date	11/05/2020
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	Business: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Prime Minister's covid-19 announcement on 10 May 2020 and pursuant to the Answer of 27 April 2020 to Question 35028 on Companies: Coronavirus, whether the guidance for workers concerned about health and safety referred to in that Answer remains Government policy.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	45380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>The advice provided in the response to Question 35028 is still correct.</p><p> </p><p>We have been working closely with business bodies, trade unions, Public Health England, and workplace safety experts to agree clear guidance on how individuals can return to work safely.</p><p> </p><p>On 11 May, we published further guidance on how businesses should introduce reasonably practicable measures, such as risk assessments, to mitigate the risks of Covid-19. This guidance includes details of how to raise concerns.</p><p> </p><p>If a business is not operating in line with the Government’s guidance, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) or relevant local authority can take enforcement action. Actions include providing specific advice to employers, through to issuing enforcement notices.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 18/05/2020 15:33:14 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1187817

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
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	Companies: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will set up a hotline for members of the public to report organisations and companies that do not comply with Government policy on closing of premises and working from home in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	35028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>We would urge employers to take socially responsible decisions and listen to the concerns of their workforce. Employers and employees should come to a pragmatic agreement about these arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>Where a worker has a concern about health and safety which cannot be resolved through speaking with their employer or trade union, they can contact the relevant enforcement agency – either their local authority or the Health and Safety Executive. Where the Health and Safety Executive are made aware of an employer not complying with the relevant Public Health England guidance (including enabling social distancing where it is practical to do so), HSE will consider a range of action, from providing specific advice to employers through to issuing enforcement notices.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 27/04/2020 10:42:10 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1187525

registered interest
date	24/03/2020
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	Business Improvement Districts: Coronavirus
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 to provide financial support to Business Improvement Districts that have waived their levy to support local businesses during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	34390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2020 answer text <p>Given the significant role that Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) play in town centre management and regeneration, they will have a significant role in the recovery phase.</p><p> </p><p>The emergency Coronavirus Act enables BIDs to delay ballots between now and 31 December 2020, extending the BID arrangements until 31 March 2021. This will allow businesses to focus on recovery from economic shock before deciding whether to participate in BID arrangements for the following five-year period.</p><p> </p><p>This will support BIDs approaching their ballot in the next few months, allowing them to reprioritise their work and support the communities during this critical time. It is a proportionate response which balances the need to address the immediate crisis while also ensuring businesses are not denied the right to vote in these ballots for an extended period.</p><p> </p><p>We are exploring ways we can support BIDs directly, and businesses can also benefit from the substantial package of support announced by my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 23/04/2020 09:20:16 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1174393

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
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	Carillion: Insolvency
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 estimate she had made of the additional cost to the public purse of (a) delays, (b) structural flaws and (c) rebuilds on construction projects managed by Carillion before that company's liquidation.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	9759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The Department has not made an estimate of the specific costs relating to construction projects. The hard work of the Government means the cost to taxpayers of Carillion’s collapse has been £62m rather than the originally estimated £148m. We have ensured the continuation of all day-to-day services supplied by Carillion, with more than 15,000 workers transferred to new contractors.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 03/02/2020 14:53:44 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1166772

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
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	Local Enterprise Partnerships: Ethnic Groups
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 future plans she has to set targets to increase BAME representation on local enterprise partnership boards.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	6482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) must be accountable to their area and representative of the communities they serve. The 2018 Government Review – Strengthening Local Enterprise Partnerships – set out what LEPs should themselves do to improve the diversity of their Chairs and board members, in terms of protected characteristics, gender and also in drawing from a more diverse representation of sectors. Through the publication of the National Local Growth Assurance Framework (2019) and LEP Annual Performance Reviews we will hold LEPs to account for achieving that.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 31/10/2019 14:01:19 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1105230

registered interest
date	26/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data his Department collects to monitor the effectiveness of early years early intervention strategies in (a) Birmingham Edgbaston, (b) Birmingham City and (c) the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	237168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>The Public Health Outcomes Framework is a comprehensive source of data at local authority unitary, county and district level on the extent to which local strategies are successful and effective in improving outcomes for children in the early years. It is available at the following link: <a href="https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/public-health-outcomes-framework" target="_blank">https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/public-health-outcomes-framework</a>.</p><p>The framework includes data on outcomes for children aged 5 from the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile (EYFSP). Further information on the EYFSP is broken down by local authority and available to view at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/early-years-foundation-stage-profile-results-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/early-years-foundation-stage-profile-results-2017-to-2018</a>. We do not publish this data at constituency or combined authority level.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 237114 237124 237140 237147 237163 question first answered 01/04/2019 14:14:44 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill