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1377844

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date	12/11/2021
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	Coronavirus: Developing Countries
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 £43,379,999 for the sharing of 100 million doses of covid-19 vaccines with countries in need, published in his Department's Development Tracker, what the cost of purchasing those 100 million doses was to the public purse.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	73936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2021 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister, at the G7 Summit in June, committed to donate 100m doses that we do not need for the UK vaccination programme. The cost of these doses will depend on both the specific vaccines donated and their cost. The cost of COVID-19 vaccine donations will be funded through UK Official Development Assistance and will be reported as such.</p><p> </p><p>We are not able to disclose specific costs of individual vaccines procured to date, as details of contracts between the Government and vaccine manufacturers are commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 17/11/2021 17:37:20 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1377847

registered interest
date	12/11/2021
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	Baglan Energy Park: Energy Supply
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 Welsh Government on helping to minimise disruption to the power supply on the Baglan Energy Park.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	73852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>Officials have met weekly with their counterparts in the Welsh Government since March 2021 to discuss the compulsory liquidation of the Baglan Group and the potential impact on businesses at Baglan Energy Park. Officials continue to provide regular updates including ongoing contingency planning by the Welsh Government and the affected businesses.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 22/11/2021 13:02:51 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1377862

registered interest
date	12/11/2021
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	Research: Coronavirus
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 data he has collected on the impact of covid-19 on the UK’s research workforce; and what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the Government's national R&D investment target of reduced charity-funded research as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	73905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2021 answer text <p>The UK’s research workforce has been at the forefront of global efforts to combat the pandemic and understanding its impact on our lives and livelihoods. Vitae has undertaken two surveys of researchers, published in October 2020 and June 2021, to understand the impacts of Covid-19 pandemic. The survey results are available on <a href="http://www.vitae.ac.uk" target="_blank">www.vitae.ac.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the important role that charities play as funders of R&amp;D. That is why the Government announced £20 million funding in 2021/22 to help develop a pipeline of early career researchers and support the life-saving work of medical research charities. This is in addition to other support, including £204m of Charity Research Support as part of Research England’s Quality Related research funding. We look forward to the charity sector continuing to play an important role in driving R&amp;D in the UK as the economy recovers. The Autumn 2021 Spending Review announced record-breaking investment in the UK’s world leading research base, increasing by £5bn to £20bn per annum by 2024/25 in line with the target of UK economy-wide R&amp;D investment reaching 2.4% of GDP by 2027.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 17/11/2021 17:38:42 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1377898

registered interest
date	12/11/2021
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	Post Offices: Closures
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 temporarily closed Post Office branches have been closed for (a) less than six months, (b) six months to a year, (c) one year and a day to two years and (d) longer than two years in (i) Scotland, (ii) Wales, (iii) Northern Ireland and (iv) each region of England as of 12 November 2021.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	73897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2021 answer text <p>While Post Office Limited is publicly owned, it operates as an independent, commercial business. Therefore, details regarding the length of time Post Office branches have been closed in (i) Scotland, (ii) Wales, (iii) Northern Ireland and (iv) each region of England as of 12 November 2021, are an operational matter for Post Office Limited.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 19/11/2021 16:43:33 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1377901

registered interest
date	12/11/2021
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	Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
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 assessment he has made of the impact of the covid-19 outbreak on the rate of deployment of the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Levels Automotive programme.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	73763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>The pandemic led to a slowdown in the delivery of the industry-managed National Manufacturing Competitiveness Levels programme, with participating businesses pausing or limiting their planned business improvement activity. There has been a positive uplift in the programme’s activity in the last six months.</p><p> </p><p>Following the recent conclusion of the Comprehensive Spending Review, the Department is determining its future spending priorities. A decision on continued funding for the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Levels programme will be made alongside other Departmental programmes in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 73764 question first answered 23/11/2021 15:24:46 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1377902

registered interest
date	12/11/2021
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	Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Levels Automotive programme, which is due to expire in March 2022, to 2024.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	73764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>The pandemic led to a slowdown in the delivery of the industry-managed National Manufacturing Competitiveness Levels programme, with participating businesses pausing or limiting their planned business improvement activity. There has been a positive uplift in the programme’s activity in the last six months.</p><p> </p><p>Following the recent conclusion of the Comprehensive Spending Review, the Department is determining its future spending priorities. A decision on continued funding for the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Levels programme will be made alongside other Departmental programmes in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 73763 question first answered 23/11/2021 15:24:46 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1377904

registered interest
date	12/11/2021
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	Conditions of Employment
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 recommendations of the Good Work Plan published in December 2018, how many of those recommendations (a) have been implemented, (b) are in the process of being implemented by legislation or other means and (c) are still under consideration awaiting legislation or other means to implement them.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	73999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>We have already made significant progress in bringing forward legislation to protect workers’ rights, including:</p><ul><li>Giving all workers the right to receive a statement of their rights from day one;</li><li>Introducing new rights to workers to receive a payslip and for payslips for hourly paid workers to include the numbers of hours worked;</li><li>Quadrupling the maximum additional penalty fine that Employment Tribunals can use for employers who treat their workers badly;</li><li>Closing a loophole which sees agency workers employed on cheaper rates than permanent workers;</li><li>Extending the holiday pay reference period from 12 to 52 weeks, ensuring those in seasonal or atypical roles get fair holiday pay; and</li><li>Announcing a new naming scheme for employers who fail to pay Employment Tribunal awards.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Future reforms will build on this record. These reforms will form part of the Government’s plan to build back better, enabling a high skilled, high productivity, high wage economy that delivers on our ambition to make the UK the best place in the world to work and grow a business.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 22/11/2021 15:04:32 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1377918

registered interest
date	12/11/2021
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	Electric Vehicles: Renewable 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, what estimate he has made of the additional renewable electricity generating capacity required to support the estimated number of electric vehicles in (a) 2025, (b) 2030 and (c) 2035.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	73731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government works closely with National Grid Electricity System Operator (NGESO) to ensure there is adequate capacity available to meet peak demand in a range of scenarios, now and in the future. Each year NGESO evaluate how much capacity will be necessary to meet demand in the years ahead and utilise this assessment to determine targets for the annual Capacity Market auctions. Auctions held to date have secured the majority of Great Britain’s capacity needs out to 2024/25.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will take action so that, by 2035, all electricity will come from low carbon sources, subject to security of supply. This includes the Government’s commitment to deliver 40GW of offshore wind by 2030, alongside the expansion of other low-cost renewable technologies.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 19/11/2021 09:55:18 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 32728 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1377931

registered interest
date	12/11/2021
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	Fossil Fuels: Climate Change
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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of tightening the definition of what counts as a new fossil fuel extraction project for the purposes of ensuring the effectiveness of the Government's climate compatibility checkpoint.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	73939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2021 answer text <p>The UK is the only major economy to have published a blueprint to transition it’s oil and gas sector to the green economy. The Government's landmark North Sea Transition Deal could support up to 40,000 high-quality direct and indirect supply chain jobs and sets a world-leading example for other countries who need to decarbonise their economies.</p><p>The Government’s recent review into the future of offshore oil and gas licensing concluded that a formal climate compatibility checkpoint, building on current practice, should be established. This will help ensure that any future licences are only awarded following an assessment of their compatibility with the Government’s broad climate change ambitions, including the UK’s target of reaching net zero by 2050.</p><p>BEIS will consult on the design of the checkpoint in due course.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 19/11/2021 09:56:36 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 32727 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1377932

registered interest
date	12/11/2021
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	Parents: Compassionate Leave
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 that (a) women and (b) men receive adequate support from their workplace when experiencing the loss of a child.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	73838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises that the death of a child is a tragic event. In April 2020 we introduced a new statutory entitlement to Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay for parents who lose a child under the age of 18.</p><p> </p><p>By making this change in the law, the Government is sending an important signal to employers that the issue of bereavement in the workplace should be acknowledged, and that we expect them to respond to such circumstances in a sensitive and compassionate manner. The policy establishes a statutory baseline for employers when managing parental bereavement in the workplace.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 17/11/2021 17:19:54 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis