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1589132

registered interest
date	24/02/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Tech Nation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, for what reason her Department discontinued grant funding to TechNation; and whether her Department is taking steps to help support scaleup tech ecosystems in the 2023-24 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	152187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>We have supported grant funding to Tech Nation since 2017 to accelerate the growth of startups and scaleups across the UK and are grateful for their efforts.</p><p>We remain committed to our vision for the UK to be the best place to start and grow a digital business. Via the Digital Growth Grant, the government will provide £12 million to help startup and scaleup tech ecosystems in FY23/24-24/25.</p><p>The Digital Growth Grant was awarded via a competitive process, bringing this public funding into line with the majority of government grants. We announced that we would move to compete the funding on 11 April 2022. Following a period of market engagement and sector consultation, applications were opened in June and bidders notified in September 2022.</p><p>Barclays Eagle Labs was awarded the Digital Growth Grant because their application achieved the highest score against publicly available criteria when assessed by an independent panel. Their application represented the best value for taxpayers’ money, and will benefit the most startups and scale-ups over the next two financial years.</p><p>Barclays Eagle Labs will support over 22,000 businesses over the next two years, with at least 80% based outside London. As well as expanding access to Eagle Labs’ existing programmes and mentoring opportunities, to allow for even more businesses to be supported, they will also provide new growth programmes for start-ups and scale-ups, for example:</p><ul><li><p>A new accelerator programme which will be targeted at Black-founded tech businesses who are at, or are about to enter, their scaleup stage.</p></li><li><p>The new Scaleup Programme that will provide the leadership teams of technology scaleups with tailored coaching to help address their bespoke challenges and achieve their potential.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 02/03/2023 15:57:00 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1346877

registered interest
date	14/07/2021
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	Government Departments: Impact Assessments
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 help ensure Government Departments comply with the Principles of the Better Regulation Framework, interim guidance, published in March 2020, on impact assessments; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	33108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>The Better Regulation Framework as agreed across government is clear on the requirements for impact assessments, and we continue to push departments to adhere to these requirements.</p><p> </p><p>We do this through support from the Better Regulation Executive (BRE) in providing extensive support and guidance on better regulation and impact assessments, and through a Cross-Whitehall training delivered by jointly by BRE and the Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC), which covers everything from better regulation policy to conducting an impact assessment is also available and offered to departments.</p><p> </p><p>We also encourage departmental engagement with the RPC in the early stages of the policy development process for their advice on the proposed analysis to support the policy.</p><p> </p><p>We are confident that efforts by the Better Regulation Executive and the Regulatory Policy Committee will continue to improve the regulatory impact assessment process, while the impending reforms to the better regulation framework will also look to enhance the process.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 19/07/2021 16:29:15 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1283620

registered interest
date	03/02/2021
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	Advent International: Cobham
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 legally binding undertakings given to the Government by Advent International when its purchase of Cobham was agreed in 2020 remain valid in respect of Cobham Mission Systems following the further sale of that business by Advent International to Eaton; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	148678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government has been following closely the sale of Cobham Mission Systems to Eaton Corporation plc. The undertakings given to the Government by Advent International when it purchased Cobham in 2020 do not prevent the sale of the whole or parts of Cobham by Advent International. As a result of the sale of Cobham Mission Systems, Advent International is no longer bound by the undertakings in respect of Cobham Mission Systems. Any safeguards to address concerns arising from the sale of Cobham Mission Systems will be considered separately with the new owners.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 08/02/2021 17:17:54 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1252637

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
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	Consumers: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2020 to Question 20380 on Consumers: Protection, what the outcome was of the meeting of the CPP Intelligence Gathering Group on 23 April 2020; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	116379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>At the 23<sup>rd</sup> April 2020 meeting of the Consumer Protection Partnership (CPP), members’ comments on consumer related issues that had been identified in the park home sector and detail of any action undertaken were collated and forwarded to the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) who were reviewing what could be done to mitigate some of the detriment faced by park home owners. The Government’s response to MHCLG’s consultation on the fit and proper test for site owners and managers was published in July 2020. The response, Mobile Homes: a fit and proper person test for park home sites, can be found on GOV.UK: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Fmobile-homes-a-fit-and-proper-person-test-for-park-home-sites%23history&amp;data=04%7C01%7CBarrie.Stevenson%40beis.gov.uk%7C0381876206c64fe3f31e08d88c7bc105%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637413810458763529%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=sZSD5%2BEBOYnFSMYob9ELIUdQtJBkDYylHCbD5yfx7sE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/mobile-homes-a-fit-and-proper-person-test-for-park-home-sites#history</a>.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 23/11/2020 17:57:46 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1180603

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
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	Consumers: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February to Question 14947, when the consultation with the Consumer Protection Partnership will begin; and if he will publish the (a) outcome of and (b) Government response to that consultation.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	20380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The Consumer Protection Partnership (CPP) meets regularly to review evidence and prioritise enforcement action. The Department has raised park homes with the CPP intelligence gathering group, and the CPP will discuss the issue at a meeting on 23 April. The CPP and the agencies that are members of the group will then decide on next steps.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 02/03/2020 16:59:02 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1180604

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
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	Business: South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2020 to Question 14949, how many of the 33,860 scaleups identified are in (a) Dorset and (b) the South West of England.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	20381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>We define scale-ups using the OECD definition of high growth, i.e. an enterprise with a cumulative average annual growth in employees or turnover greater than 20 per cent per annum over a three-year period, and with more than 10 employees at the beginning of the period.</p><p>According to ONS data (Business demography – High Growth Enterprises 2018), the number of scaleups in (a) Dorset is 190 and (b) South West of England is 2,745.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 02/03/2020 16:59:09 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1178590

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	Caravan Sites: Unfair Practices
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 her Department will support a referral to the Competition and Markets Authority of alleged unfair and anti-competitive practices by some owners and operators of residential park home sites in England; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	14947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling consumer rip-offs and bad business practices. The Department is engaging with the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government to follow up the evidence gathered by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on park homes regarding alleged unfair practices. The Government plans to consult with the Consumer Protection Partnership to review this evidence and agree what actions can be taken. The Consumer Protection Partnership is a network bringing together consumer bodies covering all aspects of consumer protection and includes the Competition and Markets Authority as a member.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 24/02/2020 14:50:40 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1178592

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	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 definition of scale-up businesses her Department uses; and what steps she is taking to support those businesses.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	14949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>We define scaleups using the OECD definition of high growth, i.e. an enterprise with a cumulative average annual growth in employees or turnover greater than 20 per cent per annum over a three-year period, and with more than 10 employees at the beginning of the period.</p><p> </p><p>Scaleups play an important role in the UK economy: they generate around 20% of all turnover in the economy and around 15% of employment, and Scale Ups can play a role in driving innovation. The number of scaleups has risen overall by 25% over the 5 years to 2018 to 33,860.</p><p> </p><p>We have taken a number of actions to create the right conditions for businesses to achieve their potential to grow to scale, including:</p><ul><li>Supporting over £7bn of finance to over 91K smaller businesses through the British Business Bank (as at June 2019).</li><li>improving the support available through local Growth Hubs to help businesses to overcome the challenges they face in scaling up; and</li><li>using cutting edge data science techniques to identify high potential firms and connect them the right help at the right time.</li></ul> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 24/02/2020 14:50:47 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope