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657804

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
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 Intensive Industries: Trade Competitiveness
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 plans the Government has to provide contingency funding for the continuation of compensation for the indirect costs of the renewables obligation and small scale feed-in-tariffs for steel and other energy intensive industries beyond April 2017.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	57339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>We are engaging with the European Commission about our state aid pre-notification to move from compensation to exemption for the indirect costs of the Renewables Obligation (RO) and small-scale Feed-in Tariffs (FiT).</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/12/2016 10:28:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

657943

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
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	Dementia: 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 discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on continued freedom of movement for EU nationals who contribute to dementia medical research in the UK after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Mark Durkan
uin	57295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>We hugely value the contribution of EU and international staff. The UK will maintain its status as a global centre for research and innovation, including for medical research. There will be no immediate changes in circumstances for EU citizens working or studying in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt Hon Friend the Prime Minister has been clear that during negotiations we want to protect the status of EU nationals already living here, and the only circumstances in which that would not be possible is if British citizens’ rights in European member states were not protected in return.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 19/12/2016 16:22:45 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1594 label Biography information for Mark Durkan

657955

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
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	Developing Countries: Carbon Capture and Storage
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 November 2016 remarks of Dr Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency, on the role of faster deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in forming an integral part of a strengthened global climate response, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of delivering aid to support the deployment of CCS in developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	57461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>In 2012, the Government committed £60 million from its International Climate Fund (ICF), which forms part of the aid budget, to support the development of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology in emerging economies.</p><p>This International CCS Capacity Building Programme continues to work with, and in, emerging economies to develop the technical and institutional knowledge necessary to enable the deployment of CCS technologies.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/12/2016 10:36:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

658019

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
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
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 his policy is on the registration and declaration of interests by members of Boards of Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEP); and what steps is he taking to improve standards of transparency in LEP Boards.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	57505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>This is taxpayers’ money and we will be working with every LEP to improve transparency which will enable us to follow every pound of public money spent. Just last month we published a strengthened National Assurance Statement which set out the requirement for LEPs to have a published conflict of interest policy; a published register of interests covering all decision-makers, which is kept updated; and a published complaints policy.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 57671 question first answered 20/12/2016 14:48:52 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

658020

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
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: Staff
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 roles have been created in the communications team within his Department since its creation.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	57506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>No new communications roles have been created since the creation of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The department’s communications team is a merger of the ex-Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) and Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) communication teams, as per the wider Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy transition process as part of Machinery of Government (MoG) changes.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 21/12/2016 13:10:29 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

658023

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
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: Secondment
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 are seconded to his Department; and from where those staff have been seconded.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	57526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>As of the end of November, BEIS has 21 staff seconded in from other organisations.</p><p>The seconding organisations into BEIS are shown below:</p><p>Research Councils UK</p><p>NHS Trust Development Authority</p><p>Wellcome Trust</p><p>University of Birmingham</p><p>University of Sheffield</p><p>Liverpool University</p><p>HEFCE (Higher Education Funding Council for England)</p><p>City of Westminster</p><p>Irish Government</p><p>Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (German Government)</p><p>Northern Gas Networks</p><p>BP UK Ltd</p><p>Shell</p><p>UKPIA</p><p>Ernst and Young LLP</p><p>Jacobs</p><p>VSO (Voluntary Service Overseas)</p><p>The Crown Estate</p><p>CTSI (Chartered Trading Standards Institute).</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/12/2016 17:35:34 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

658028

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
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: Meters
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 December 2016 to Question 55315, what assessment he has made of the total cost of the smart meter roll out in the event that the deadline for that roll out is extended from 2020 to 2021.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
uin	57522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring all consumers are offered smart meters by the end of 2020.</p><p>The Government has not assessed the impact of extending the deadline for rollout to 2021.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/12/2016 11:39:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

658038

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
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 Intensive Industries: Trade Competitiveness
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 (a) progress the Government's application to the European Commission to exempt and (b) bring forward legislative proposals related to the exemption of energy intensive industries from the indirect costs of the renewables obligation and small scale feed-in-tariffs.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	57340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>We are in discussions with the European Commission about our state aid pre-notification to move from compensation to exemption for the indirect cost of the Renewables Obligation (RO) and small-scale Feed-in Tariffs (FiTs).</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/12/2016 10:26:30 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

658040

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
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	Housing: Construction
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 discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on using British wood in the construction of new housing to improve energy efficiency and cut carbon emissions.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	57343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>Ministers in DCLG and BEIS have been having discussions covering a range of topics, including how best to increase housing supply while improving energy efficiency and cutting carbon emissions as we head towards 2050. In addition, the Government is committed to working with the Construction Leadership Council to reduce the trade gap in construction products and materials, including wood.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/12/2016 10:26:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

658042

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
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	Association of Independent Electricity Producers
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 he has had with the independent electricity producers since his appointment.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
uin	57352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>All Ministerial meetings with external organisations are published quarterly on the gov.uk website here:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/decc-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-meetings-and-travel" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/decc-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-meetings-and-travel</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/12/2016 10:29:08 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig