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1713824

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Job Creation: Northumberland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information her Department holds on the projected pay bands of the jobs created at the proposed Data Centre in Cambois.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	23741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>My Department has not made an estimate of the number of permanent jobs that will be created, but I note that Northumberland County Council expect it to deliver over 1,600 direct jobs, including 1,200 long-term construction jobs, and over 2,700 indirect and induced jobs over the course of the development.</p><p>Infrastructure upgrades needed to support the site are a commercial negotiation between investors and infrastructure providers.</p><p>The Department does not hold information on the projected pay bands of the jobs created by this proposed investment.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak grouped question UIN 23487 23488 question first answered 02/05/2024 15:13:22 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1713868

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Container Terminals: Mediterranean Region
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the (a) implications for her policies of the capacity limits of container ports around the western Mediterranean and (b) impact of those limits on (i) inventory costs and (ii) the availability of components for (A) retailers and (B) manufacturers.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	23682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2024 answer text <p>Government is monitoring the disruption to shipping caused by Red Sea attacks and working with businesses to understand the current and potential future impacts on shipping.</p><p> </p><p>Shipping operators are working to mitigate any potential impact on consumers, and the shipping and supply chain sectors are well practiced at putting contingencies in place to continue to meet their customer needs.</p><p> </p><p>If UK businesses are facing issues as a result of actions in the Red Sea, they can access advice and report disruptions through the Export Support Service: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/ask-export-support-team" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/ask-export-support-team.</a></p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 03/05/2024 13:10:06 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1713900

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Regulation: Public Consultation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when she will publish a response to her Department’s consultation entitled Smarter regulation: strengthening the economic regulation of the energy, water and telecoms sectors, which closed on 28th January 2024.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Sir Chris Bryant
uin	23705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>The response to the consultation is expected to be published shortly as part of the Department’s Smarter Regulation programme.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 01/05/2024 14:34:10 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

1713453

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Trade Promotion: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department plans to make a recommendation to the Prime Minister to appoint a new Trade Envoy for the Caribbean.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	23449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>There are no plans at present to appoint a Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to the Caribbean.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 30/04/2024 11:23:51 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1713455

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	British Business Bank: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much the British Business Bank has spent on external consultancies in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	23371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>The British Business Bank plc Group incurred the following costs for professional services: investment scheme design and transactions and operational fees over the past five years (figures taken from audited accounts).</p><ul><li>Year ended 31 March 2023 £11,409,000.</li><li>Year ended 31 March 2022 £6,096,000.</li><li>Year ended 31 March 2021 £9,203,000.</li><li>Year ended 31 March 2020 £9,637,000.</li><li>Year ended 31 March 2019 £9,444,000.</li></ul><p>The figures do not include costs for professional services: investment scheme design and transactions and operational fees spent on delivering the Covid-19 loan schemes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 02/05/2024 14:46:22 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1713457

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	UK Export Finance: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much UK Export Finance has spent on external consultancies in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	23373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>UK Export Finance’s (UKEF’s) expenditure on external consultancies over the past 5 financial years is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2022-23</p></td><td><p>£6,072,206</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>£4,556,023</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>£948,218</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>£1,140,281</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£543,583</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>UKEF discloses this expenditure in its Annual Report and Accounts, which the <br> Rt Honourable Member can find here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-export-finance-annual-reports-and-accounts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-export-finance-annual-reports-and-accounts</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The corresponding expenditure for 2023/24 will be in the Annual Report and Accounts for that year, which will be published later this year.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 02/05/2024 15:59:17 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1713503

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Harland and Wolff: Export Credit Guarantees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when she expects his Department to conclude negotiations with Harland and Wolff on a loan under the Export Development Guarantee Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	23381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>HM Government does not comment on ongoing commercial discussions.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 29/04/2024 12:45:27 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1713539

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Batteries: Factories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department has taken to find an alternative producer of batteries for electric vehicles for the vacant Cambois site since the collapse of Britishvolt and Recharge Industries.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	23484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>The administration is a matter solely for the administrators. The Government has no formal role in the process.</p><p> </p><p>There are a number of factors that investors take into account when deciding on the location of a gigafactory, but ultimately this remains a commercial matter.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work with industry via the Automotive Transformation Fund (ATF) to support the creation of an internationally competitive zero emission vehicle supply chain in the UK, including gigafactories.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Advanced Manufacturing Plan, we have announced over £2bn of capital and R&amp;D funding over five years to 2030 in zero emission vehicles, batteries and the wider supply chain, boosting the UK’s competitiveness and unlocking strategic investments in our automotive industry.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 02/05/2024 14:42:16 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1713540

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Batteries: Factories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the remaining industrial land at the Cambois site for a gigafactory.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	23485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>There are a number of factors that investors take into account when deciding on the location of a gigafactory, but ultimately this remains a commercial matter.</p><p> </p><p>It would not be appropriate to comment further as we do not comment on private commercial matters or speculation.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 02/05/2024 14:28:43 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1713542

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Infrastructure: Northumberland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what infrastructure upgrades are required for the proposed Data Centre in Cambois.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	23487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>My Department has not made an estimate of the number of permanent jobs that will be created, but I note that Northumberland County Council expect it to deliver over 1,600 direct jobs, including 1,200 long-term construction jobs, and over 2,700 indirect and induced jobs over the course of the development.</p><p>Infrastructure upgrades needed to support the site are a commercial negotiation between investors and infrastructure providers.</p><p>The Department does not hold information on the projected pay bands of the jobs created by this proposed investment.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak grouped question UIN 23488 23741 question first answered 02/05/2024 15:13:22 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery