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1581967

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
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 Bills Rebate: Glasgow Central
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 people have received support through the Energy Bill Support Scheme for (a) prepayment and (b) direct debit in Glasgow Central constituency.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	135332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>Delivery data by region, local authority and Westminster parliamentary constituency will be published in the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/02/2023 15:01:54 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1579503

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
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
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 his Department is taking to regulate communal heat networks; and whether his Department plans to introduce price caps for consumers on communal heat networks.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	129844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>The Energy Bill, introduced to Parliament in June 2022, contains measures that will introduce consumer protection regulations for heat networks across the UK and will appoint Ofgem as the regulator in Great Britain, including communal networks.</p><p>Ofgem will have powers to introduce rules and/or guidance on fair and consistent pricing, take enforcement action against disproportionately high pricing, and the ability to set price comparison and benchmarking methodologies.</p><p>The Secretary of State will hold powers to introduce a price cap into the market, balancing out the benefits of a price cap with the risks inherent in a nascent market.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 26/01/2023 13:21:11 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1539252

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
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: Registration
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 fines have been levied in each of the past ten years for the offence of false filing to companies house, and what estimate he has made of the value of those fines.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	78767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>In cases prosecuted by the Insolvency Service, the total number and value of fines imposed on a defendant, in each of the past ten years, for a General false statement offence, contrary to Section 1112 Companies Act 2006 is:</p><p>2012 - nil</p><p>2013 - nil</p><p>2014 - nil</p><p>2015 - nil</p><p>2016 - nil</p><p>2017 - nil</p><p>2018 - 1 x £1,602.00</p><p>2019 - 1 x £15,000.00</p><p>2020 - nil</p><p>2021 - nil</p><p>2022 - (up to 31 October) 1x £500.00</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 08/11/2022 17:34:48 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1539253

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
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: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on what dates the procurement exercise for an ID verification contract for Companies House (a) opened and (b) closed.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	78768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>Companies House is unable to procure an identity verification provider until the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency (ECCT) Bill has received Royal Assent. As such, the tendering exercise to procure an identity verification service has not yet begun.</p><p> </p><p>To note, entirely separate to any ID Verification procurement exercises, Companies House did advertise a Digital Delivery Partner opportunity on GOV.UK Digital Marketplace from 10<sup>th</sup> October to 24<sup>th</sup> October 2022. This contracting opportunity relates to internal system changes that will move Companies House from the current model of multiple account services to a single log-in portal. Whilst this activity is an enabler for ID Verification, it is wholly distinct from any identity verification provider procurement exercise.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 08/11/2022 17:34:58 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1538252

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
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	Scottish Limited Partnerships: Ownership
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 qualifying Scottish Limited partnerships have not registered a person of significant control in each year since the requirement to do so came into force.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	75983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>Further to the answer given to the Hon. Member on this topic on 3rd March 2022 to <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2022-02-28%2F131219&amp;data=05%7C01%7C%7C0b992d7165094ba4829e08dabce2baaf%7Ce6acfe5e7f2a455a9d85ecf93371f601%7C0%7C0%7C638029979216148235%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Ki1uu9dgOMG%2BKpCibRSkypdPIh4mAJwOwWWcV7HP89M%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Question 131219</a>, as of 31 October 2022, Companies House considers 8,204 of the Scottish Limited Partnerships (‘SLPs’) on the register to be active. Of these, 201 had no PSC information. This compares to 203 SLPs as of 31 January 2022, 213 SLPs in October 2021, 828 in January 2021, 948 in January 2020, 2,019 in January 2019 and 7,078 in January 2018 that had failed to register PSC information.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 07/11/2022 17:04:43 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1521941

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	Scottish Limited 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 (a) the value, and (b) number of fines levied have been levied against Scottish Limited Partnerships for failing to register a Person of Significant Control in each month since the relevant regulations came into force.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	62865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>One fine has been levied against a Scottish Limited Partnership for failing to register people with significant control since the Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2017 came into force. That fine was levied in the 2021/2022 Financial Year. A fine of £210 was imposed by the court.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 19/10/2022 08:38:44 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell previous answer version 24564 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1518977

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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	Odey Asset Management
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 discussions he has with Odey Asset Management in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	59025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>Ministers regularly meet with external stakeholders. Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The latest published data covers April to June 2022, further data will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 18/10/2022 16:57:40 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1519379

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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	STARYNX LP
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on what basis the registered business address of STARYNX LP (LP022561) was amended to a Companies House default address by the Companies House Registrar.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	59858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>The Registrar of Companies has no legislative power to move the principal place of business of a Limited Partnership to the Companies House default address. The address for Starnyx LP was changed by the Registrar in error. The Registrar is now urgently exploring options with the relevant parties to remedy the situation.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the Registrar is unable to do this now, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill, which was introduced to Parliament on 22 September 2022, proposes changes to provide the Registrar with a power to move the registered office of a Limited Partnership to the Companies House default address.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 18/10/2022 16:55:25 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1451769

registered interest
date	16/03/2022
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	Directors: Sanctions
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 bringing forward proposals to strike off company directors who have been subject to economic sanctions.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	141218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2022 answer text <p>In the Corporate Transparency and Register Reform White Paper published on 28 February 2022, the Government confirmed that it will introduce measures to void the appointment, and prevent the registration, of individuals acting as directors where they are subject to sanctions by virtue of being ‘designated persons’ under section 9 of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018. The Government has committed to legislating on economic crime in the next session of this parliament.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 21/03/2022 17:14:50 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1451770

registered interest
date	16/03/2022
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	Limited Liability and Scottish Limited Partnerships: Russia
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 estimate he has made of the number of (a) Scottish Limited Partnerships and (b) Limited Partnerships that have links to the Russian regime.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	141219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government does not comment on the manner in which it monitors the activities of those who are, or may be, associated with hostile regimes. I would, however, like to assure the hon. Member that BEIS is working closely across Government to identify and mitigate any national security risks which might emanate from Russian activity in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 141220 question first answered 21/03/2022 17:12:40 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss