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1142812

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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	Manufacturing Industries: Liverpool
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 she will allocate long-term funding to the LCR 4.0 programme.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	284248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>Businesses in the Liverpool City Region are able to access support from the Made Smarter North West Pilot Programme which runs until 2021 and provides support to manufactures wanting to adopt digital technologies. Decisions on the future funding for LCR 4.0 will be made at the next multi-year Spending Review in 2020.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 05/09/2019 15:14:53 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1142814

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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	Civil Nuclear Constabulary: Arrests
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 arrests have been made by the Civil Nuclear Constabulary in each of the past five years; and how many prosecutions arose from those arrests.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	284254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Arrests made by the Civil Nuclear Constabulary:</p><p> </p><p>2015 – 5</p><p>2016 – 16</p><p>2017 – 26</p><p>2018 – 46</p><p>2019 – 29 (04 September 2019)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>How many prosecutions arose from those arrests?</p><p> </p><p>Any prosecutions would have been led by the relevant Home Office territorial Force or Police Scotland. The outcomes of any prosecutions are not communicated to the Civil Nuclear Constabulary. As a result, the Civil Nuclear Constabulary does not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 09/09/2019 07:59:53 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1142834

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Catering
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 her Department spent on refreshments in (a) 2017 and (b) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	284290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>For the year end 31 March 2018 the core department spent a net total of £3,827 (31 March 2017: £3,383) which were classified as refreshments within the department’s audited accounts.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 09/09/2019 08:03:39 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1142981

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Living Wage
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 staff working in her Department for Aramark and ISS are paid below the London Living Wage.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	284489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>Pay data and specific rates are a matter for each individual contractor, but assurances are provided to ensure full compliance with the requirements of the National Living Wage. In April 2019 Government increased the National Living Wage to £8.21 per hour. This is an above inflation increase that saw a full-time minimum wage worker over £2,750 better off over the course of a year compared to when the policy was introduced.</p><p> </p><p>We value all of our staff and they all deserve a fair and competitive wage, whether they are directly employed or working through our contractors. The Department has agreed with its facilities management contractor that they will align the pay of their cleaning, catering, mailroom and security staff to the appropriate median rates for that occupation, as identified in the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.</p><p> </p><p>The median applied from 1 March 2019 and will be aligned annually.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 05/09/2019 14:54:32 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

1143144

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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	Harland and Wolff: 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 financial support the Government offered Harland and Wolff prior to that company entering administration.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	284813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) has been leading efforts across the UK Government to help find a positive commercial outcome, including engaging with BEIS to explore a number of options which may have been available.</p><p> </p><p>However, the powers to provide financial support are devolved in Northern Ireland, and it is therefore within the powers available to a restored Executive to intervene.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 09/09/2019 07:45:22 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1143151

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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	Shipbuilding
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 support the supply of skills and expertise to UK shipyards.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	284579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>Government is supporting the Maritime Enterprise Working Group (MEWG) to carry out an analysis of the shipbuilding skills requirements needed to meet future demand. The MEWG will use this analysis to inform the recruitment by the shipyards to meet their future delivery requirements.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s Industrial Strategy “Building a Britain Fit for the Future” includes the commitment to support young people to develop the skills they need for jobs in the future. Government is committed to encouraging the take up of apprenticeships and has set a target of 3 million new apprenticeships by 2020.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 05/09/2019 13:48:20 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1143175

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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	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, when the Industrial Policy Council plans to publish its next report assessing progress on the implementation of the Industrial Strategy against success measures.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	284592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Industrial Strategy Council plan to publish its Annual Report at the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 09/09/2019 08:07:01 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1143178

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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	Magnox: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the final report of the Magnox inquiry into the award of the Magnox decommissioning contract by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and its subsequent termination will be published.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	284632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The final report for the Magnox Inquiry is currently subject to an ongoing judicial review. We hope that the Magnox Inquiry will be able to publish it's report in the near future, subject to the outcome of the Judicial Review.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 09/09/2019 08:09:55 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1143341

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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	Small Businesses: 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, what meetings her Department has had with businesses on Teesside to discuss preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
uin	284886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>BEIS Ministers and officials have been engaging throughout the country with businesses of all sizes and their representatives, trade associations and local enterprise partnerships, including through regular meetings. We communicate regularly with intermediaries to ensure businesses obtain information quickly and efficiently. We will continue to engage across the business population to ensure their priorities are reflected and that businesses have the latest information on how to prepare themselves for Brexit, including through a targeted series of roadshows and events.</p><p>The Government also has a business readiness website designed to keep businesses and consumers informed about what no deal might mean for them, with information on a range of measures that may need to be taken in order to prepare. These notices are being regularly updated with the latest information, for example BEIS have published 18 sector specific guides with the top three to six priorities per sector on GOV.UK. These guides can be easily accessed through an interactive business search tool <a href="https://www.gov.uk/get-ready-brexit-check" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/get-ready-brexit-check</a></p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 05/09/2019 15:39:33 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams

1143350

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Brexit
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 meetings her Department has had with Wirral Council to discuss preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	284797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>BEIS Ministers and officials have been engaging throughout the country with businesses of all sizes and their representatives, trade associations and local enterprise partnerships, including through regular meetings. We communicate regularly with intermediaries to ensure businesses obtain information quickly and efficiently. We will continue to engage across the business population to ensure their priorities are reflected and that businesses have the latest information on how to prepare themselves for Brexit, including through a targeted series of roadshows and events.</p><p>The Government also has a business readiness website designed to keep businesses and consumers informed about what no deal might mean for them, with information on a range of measures that may need to be taken in order to prepare. These notices are being regularly updated with the latest information, for example BEIS have published 18 sector specific guides with the top three to six priorities per sector on GOV.UK. These guides can be easily accessed through an interactive business search tool <a href="https://www.gov.uk/get-ready-brexit-check" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/get-ready-brexit-check</a></p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 05/09/2019 14:39:32 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle