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1521663

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
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 Prices Bill
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 page nine of the Explanatory Notes to the Energy Prices Bill, published on 12 October 2022, with which interested bodies his Department held discussions on the cost-plus revenue facility; and when these discussions took place.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	63016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government has spoken to a wide range of interested bodies about the temporary Cost-Plus Revenue Limit and will invite further engagement through an appropriate consultation, to be launched shortly. The Government has held a series of confidential discussions with a range of low-carbon generator companies who will be directly affected by the policy, as well as with a wider group of generators, retail suppliers, and investors, including via the trade bodies RenewableUK and Energy UK. Discussions have been ongoing since the beginning of September 2022.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/10/2022 14:40:48 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1521664

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
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 Prices Bill
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 Annex A of the Explanatory Notes to the Energy Prices Bill, published on 12 October 2022, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the cost-plus revenue limit facility on (a) private and (b) public sector investment in renewable energy.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	63017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The mechanics of the temporary Cost-Plus Revenue Limit will be subject to a consultation to be launched shortly, with final details to be announced and an Impact Assessment conducted ahead of regulations coming into force from the start of 2023. The Government will set a price that is fair for consumers, taxpayers and industry, recognising the need to ensure the design reflects generators’ investment commitment and risk. Under the scheme, generators will retain entitlements under the Renewables Obligation and Capacity Market.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/10/2022 15:37:46 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1521677

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
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	Companies: Directors
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 average number of directors in a UK Company.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	62843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>Companies House publishes the requested figures as part of its official statistics, these can be found at the link below. The relevant table is A7.</p><p><a href="https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1085994%2FCompanies_Register_Activities_2021-22.ods&amp;wdOrigin=BROWSELINK" target="_blank">Companies_Register_Activities_2021-22.ods (live.com)</a></p><p>The average number of persons of significant control for UK companies in 2021-2022 was 1.28.</p><p>The average number of shareholders for UK companies in 2021-2022 was 2.15.</p><p>The average number of directors for UK companies in 2021-2022 was 1.59.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell grouped question UIN 62844 62845 question first answered 21/10/2022 13:34:01 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1521678

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
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	Companies: Shareholders
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 average number of shareholders in a UK company.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	62844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>Companies House publishes the requested figures as part of its official statistics, these can be found at the link below. The relevant table is A7.</p><p><a href="https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1085994%2FCompanies_Register_Activities_2021-22.ods&amp;wdOrigin=BROWSELINK" target="_blank">Companies_Register_Activities_2021-22.ods (live.com)</a></p><p>The average number of persons of significant control for UK companies in 2021-2022 was 1.28.</p><p>The average number of shareholders for UK companies in 2021-2022 was 2.15.</p><p>The average number of directors for UK companies in 2021-2022 was 1.59.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell grouped question UIN 62843 62845 question first answered 21/10/2022 13:34:01 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1521679

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
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	Companies
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 average number of persons of significant control in a UK company.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	62845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>Companies House publishes the requested figures as part of its official statistics, these can be found at the link below. The relevant table is A7.</p><p><a href="https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1085994%2FCompanies_Register_Activities_2021-22.ods&amp;wdOrigin=BROWSELINK" target="_blank">Companies_Register_Activities_2021-22.ods (live.com)</a></p><p>The average number of persons of significant control for UK companies in 2021-2022 was 1.28.</p><p>The average number of shareholders for UK companies in 2021-2022 was 2.15.</p><p>The average number of directors for UK companies in 2021-2022 was 1.59.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell grouped question UIN 62843 62844 question first answered 21/10/2022 13:34:01 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1521680

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
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	Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reasons the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill requires the verification of information about company directors and Persons of Significant Controls but does not require the same for information about company shareholders.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	62846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>The purpose of the identity verification proposals in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill is to provide greater confidence in the integrity of information on who owns and controls companies. Those are their directors and those who satisfy one or more of the criteria which qualify them as persons of significant control. In many companies the vast majority of shareholders are passive investors whose holdings are of insufficient size to afford them control. While it is proper that the identity of those shareholders be disclosed in publicly available registers, it would be disproportionate to require their identities to be verified.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 21/10/2022 13:34:11 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1521825

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
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	District Heating: Energy Price Guarantee
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 guidance his Department has provided for people on communal heating systems who may be hosting refuges on the energy price guarantee.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	62839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government announced that it will effectively cap the price of heat sold by communal and district heat networks through the Energy Bill Relief Scheme this winter by reducing the commercial prices of energy used by these schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Those who sponsor refugees have the option to receive a monthly payment of £350 for up to 12 months, paid in arrears, for as long as you are hosting your guests and provided that the accommodation provided is of a suitable standard. Hosts will be eligible for the first monthly payment once the local council has visited to check the standard of the accommodation.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 18/10/2022 17:08:52 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1521826

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
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	Charities: Energy Price Guarantee
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 the Government will provide specific advice to small charities on the effect of the energy price guarantee on those organisations.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	62840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government understands the pressure charities and other voluntary organisations are facing with their energy bills, which is why immediate action has been taken to support them over the winter. The details of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme were announced on 21 September 2022, initially running for 6 months covering energy use from 1 October 2022 to 31 March 2023. Non-domestic customers, including charities do not need to take action or apply to the scheme as support will automatically be applied to eligible customer bills. Suppliers will inform eligible customers about the amount of discount being applied as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 18/10/2022 17:08:13 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1521879

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
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: Standing Charges
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 his Department has made of the potential merits of equalising standing charges in the UK to assist with tackling regional disparities in the cost of energy bills.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	62995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2022 answer text <p>The standing charge element of an energy bill reflects the on-going costs that fall on energy suppliers to provide and maintain a live supply regardless of a consumer’s usage. One component of these costs relates to distribution. As it costs more to distribute electricity to some regions than others, there are regional variations in standing charges to reflect higher costs to serve.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Energy Price Guarantee, average standing charges for customers on default tariffs will remain capped in line with the levels set (in Great Britain) by Ofgem for the default tariff cap from 1 October. Standing charges for households in Northern Ireland will also be unaffected.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 20/10/2022 11:50:45 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 25057 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1521880

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
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	Cannabis: Medical Treatments
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 he will make an assessment of the potential economic merits of establishing a British-based medical cannabis industry; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of that industry on (a) job creation, (b) research and development and (c) revenue generation.
tabling member constituency	Tamworth
tabling member printed	Christopher Pincher
uin	62806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government have no plans to assess the potential economic merits of establishing a British-based medical cannabis industry. We will continue to support the Life Science sector through delivery of the Life Science Vision.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 20/10/2022 16:09:14 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher