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1172126

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
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	Business: Stoke on Trent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent steps she has taken to support businesses in Stoke-on-Trent.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Jack Brereton
uin	900287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>The Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Growth Hub has received more than £1m over five years and in the previous financial year supported over 5000 local businesses, including ceramics companies.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, £98m of Local Growth Funding is supporting projects across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire such as the Heat Academy at Stoke-on-Trent College to help businesses access the skills they need to compete and grow.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 21/01/2020 14:54:21 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4643 label Biography information for Jack Brereton

1172131

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
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	Alcoholic Drinks: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on support for UK alcoholic beverage manufacturers to export their products.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	900297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government provides a wide range of support to alcohol manufacturers – through trade shows, hosting bespoke ‘meet the buyer’ events in the UK and abroad, raising the sector’s profile at global events and tackling market access barriers.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State would be happy to raise this issue with my Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade when they meet later today.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 21/01/2020 14:53:36 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1171306

registered interest
date	16/01/2020
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	Business
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 negotiate access to EU markets for UK (a) professional and (b) legal services businesses during the implementation period for the UK's departure from the EU.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	4370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>This Government recognises the importance of the professional and business services sector, including legal services, and the valuable contribution it makes to the UK economy.</p><p> </p><p>During the Implementation Period trading terms between the UK and EU will remain the same and businesses will continue to have access to EU markets.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 21/01/2020 14:10:33 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1170965

registered interest
date	15/01/2020
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	Fujitsu
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 Ministers in her Department have met representatives of Fujitsu in the past five years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	3681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>Departments publish quarterly details of Ministers’ meetings with external organisations on GOV.UK. These can be found at the following links:</p><p> </p><p>Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) (from July 2016) - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings</a></p><p>Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) (to July 2016) - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bis-quarterly-publications-april-to-june-2012" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bis-quarterly-publications-april-to-june-2012</a></p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 20/01/2020 14:28:17 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1170616

registered interest
date	14/01/2020
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	Driverless Vehicles: 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, with reference to the 2018 Automotive Sector Deal, what steps her Department is taking to (a) allocate and (b) facilitate funding for research and infrastructure for (i) connected and (ii) autonomous vehicles; and if will she make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	3234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government has a long-standing programme of support to maintain the competitiveness of the UK automotive sector. Through the Automotive Sector Deal, we are working with industry to put the UK at the forefront of the next generation of new automotive vehicles and technologies. For example, together we have committed £1 billion through the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) until 2023.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Sector Deal, we are also investing over £200 million, match-funded by industry, to accelerate the safe development and deployment of connected and automated vehicle technologies and anchor them in the UK. This funding supports more than 90 collaborative research and development projects involving over 200 organisations. It is also creating a world-leading ecosystem of controlled and real-world test sites stretching from the West Midlands to London, coordinated by Zenzic.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 3235 question first answered 20/01/2020 16:39:48 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1170617

registered interest
date	14/01/2020
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	Driverless Vehicles: 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 progress her Department has made on the development of test tracks for (a) connected and (b) autonomous vehicles to ensure that the UK is a global leader in that sector; and if will she make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	3235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government has a long-standing programme of support to maintain the competitiveness of the UK automotive sector. Through the Automotive Sector Deal, we are working with industry to put the UK at the forefront of the next generation of new automotive vehicles and technologies. For example, together we have committed £1 billion through the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) until 2023.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Sector Deal, we are also investing over £200 million, match-funded by industry, to accelerate the safe development and deployment of connected and automated vehicle technologies and anchor them in the UK. This funding supports more than 90 collaborative research and development projects involving over 200 organisations. It is also creating a world-leading ecosystem of controlled and real-world test sites stretching from the West Midlands to London, coordinated by Zenzic.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 3234 question first answered 20/01/2020 16:39:48 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1170770

registered interest
date	14/01/2020
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	Nissan: Import Duties
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 publish the guarantees offered to Nissan with respect to tariffs upon the UK's exit from the EU.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	3200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>The Political Declaration establishes the parameters for an ambitious and flexible partnership across trade and economic cooperation through a Free Trade Agreement with the EU<ins class="ministerial">.</ins> A key objective is to ensure that there are no tariffs, fees or quantitative restrictions across sectors, with modern and accompanying Rules of Origin, and ambitious customs arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>We have not offered guarantees to Nissan specifically with respect to tariffs.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 20/01/2020 16:39:38 question first ministerially corrected 20/01/2020 17:21:20 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 1694 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1170771

registered interest
date	14/01/2020
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	Nissan: Import Duties
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 her Department has made of the tariffs that will be imposed on Nissan's UK operations after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	3201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>The Political Declaration establishes the parameters for an ambitious and flexible partnership across trade and economic cooperation through a Free Trade Agreement with the EU A key objective is to ensure that there are no tariffs, fees or quantitative restrictions across sectors, with modern and accompanying Rules of Origin, and ambitious customs arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>We have not offered guarantees to Nissan specifically with respect to tariffs.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 3200 question first answered 20/01/2020 16:39:38 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1170340

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Pay
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 her Department is compliant with the requirement in section 3.1.8 of the Civil Service Management Code that time off with pay for safety representatives will not be set against facility time allowed under existing arrangements.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	2571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is compliant with section 3.1.8 of the Civil Service Management Code - that Health and Safety representatives are entitled to reasonable paid time off to undertake relevant training. Time off for non-industrial staff is not set against the facility time allowed under existing arrangements unless the period of time also discharges a liability under Section 168 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 20/01/2020 11:39:58 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1170473

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Pay
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 staff in her Department would receive an increase in their salary in the event that their hourly pay rate was (a) £8.72, (b) £9.30 and (c) £10.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	2492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>This government is committed to paying people a decent living wage, which is being addressed through the statutory National Living Wage. In April 2020, the National Living Wage increases to £8.72 per hour. By 2024 the National Living Wage will rise to £10.50 per hour, reaching 66% of median UK earnings. The scope will be expanded to everyone aged 21 and over and is expected to benefit over 4 million low paid workers</p><p> </p><p>All Civil Servants working in BEIS are paid above these hourly rates.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 20/01/2020 11:39:50 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris