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751867

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date	13/07/2017
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: Energy
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 12 July 2017 to Question 3324, on energy: small businesses, how many businesses have switched energy suppliers; and what steps he has taken to raise awareness among businesses of the availability of different tariffs.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	4949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department doesn’t collect data on the number of small and microbusinesses who have switched supplier.</p><p>It is important that small and microbusinesses are aware of their ability to switch and engage in the energy market. The Government therefore supports the Competition Markets Authority’s remedies which Ofgem have implemented to help these customers access better energy deals.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/07/2017 13:54:29 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

751868

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
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: Billing
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 12 July 2017 to Question 3326, what steps he plans to take to ensure accurate reporting by large businesses on their payment practices.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	4948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Under the Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017, a named company Director, or designated member in the case of LLPs, must approve the information being provided, taking responsibility for its accuracy. It is a criminal offence to knowingly or recklessly publish information that is false or misleading. The Government will investigate any challenges to the accuracy of the information provided, on a case by case basis. Anyone who is concerned that a business might not have complied, or may have made a false statement, can raise this by contacting the company directly or by contacting the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy at <a href="mailto:paymentpracticesreporting@beis.gov.uk" target="_blank">paymentpracticesreporting@beis.gov.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/07/2017 13:54:14 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

751869

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
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	Energy: Small Businesses
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 12 July 2017 to Question 3324, on energy: small businesses, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the proposal by the Competition and Markets Authority to help microbusinesses access better energy deals.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	4950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Some of the reforms recommended by the Competition Markets Authority’s investigation, such as increasing price transparency for smaller microbusinesses and improving prompts to engage should make a real difference to the way the market works.</p><p>Ofgem has announced plans to consult on further measures to help microbusinesses.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/07/2017 10:58:48 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

751870

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
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: Public Transport
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 11 July 2017 to Question 3183, which local authorities are using the powers in the Bus Services Act 2017 to work with businesses.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	4951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The franchising and partnership powers in the Act commenced on 27th June 2017, and it is up to local authorities to put these powers into practice. However, the Government understands, through local engagement, that a number of local authorities are actively engaging with bus operators to determine how best to improve bus services. The Government is not party to local conversations between authorities, bus operators and local businesses.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 19/07/2017 10:56:19 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

751871

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
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	Self-employed: Loans
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 10 July 2017 to Question 3182, what estimate he has made of the number of start-up loans paid to people who are self-employed in (a) North West England and (b) the UK in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	4994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Start Up Loans Scheme was launched in 2012 as a response to Lord Young’s report into small business and enterprise ‘Make Business Your Business’. This is therefore the date from which figures are held.</p><p>I can confirm that since 2012, in the North West, a total of 5,563 start-up loans have been delivered, equalling £35.64m.</p><p>And, in the UK, since 2012, a total of 46,506 loans have been granted, to a sum of £301.37m.</p><p>The attached table shows by year the number and value of start-up loans.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/07/2017 10:59:45 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James attachment 1 file name start-up-loans.pdf title Start Up Loans stats
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

748517

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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: Innovation
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 assessment he has made of the adequacy of support available for businesses which are developing new ideas and technologies.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	3185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Innovate UK, the Government’s innovation agency, funds and connects business-led innovation. Innovate UK currently provides funding for research, development and demonstration projects through four broad sector-based programmes and an open programme. Over 11,000 projects have been funded to date, with over 8,000 unique organisations involved and further support will be provided through the new Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund</p><p>In some cases, industries are too new and too small to have well-developed sectoral institutions, but companies could still benefit from starting to build a stronger partnership with the Government, particularly to overcome the regulatory issues that often affect new industries. The Challenger Business Programme works with businesses in these areas applying new technologies, innovative products and services, and transformational business models. The programme is founded on collaboration between businesses, regulators, and the Government. It aims to gain a full understanding of the issues facing businesses operating within emerging sectors and agree a set of actions for different partners to take forward, driving growth and boosting the UK’s comparative advantage.</p><p>Innovate UK’s connecting activity also provides direct guidance and assistance to businesses by helping them navigate the full range of support opportunities that exist, primarily through the Knowledge Transfer Network and the Enterprise Europe Network.</p><p>Start-Up Loans are available for those starting a business but lacking access to the necessary finance or support to realise their ambitions.</p><p>In terms of wider support, Start-Up Loans are available for those starting a business and the British Business Bank’s Finance Guide provides information on the different types of financial support available to businesses. There is also a network of 38 Growth Hubs which provide businesses with other sources of support.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 19/07/2017 11:16:19 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson