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629001

registered interest
date	04/11/2016
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	Charity Research Support Fund
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 medical research charities on the future availability of the Charity Research Support Fund in the event that a single public body replaces the research councils.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	51931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2016 answer text <p>Recognizing the public benefit arising from research funded by charities and that charities do not pay full economic costs – the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has maintained the charity research support element of Quality Related (QR) research funding at £198m pa through to 2016-17.</p><p>The “Allocation of Science and Research funding 2016 – 2020” confirmed the Government’s expectation that throughout this period HEFCE should “continue to selectively focus funding on excellent research with impact wherever this is found … and to incentivise Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) to work with businesses and charities, leveraging additional investment, and to supervise postgraduate researchers”. It will be for the HEFCE Board to determine how much to provide for charity research support from within their overall research allocation in 2017-18, once they have received their annual Grant Letter from BEIS.</p><p>The creation of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) will bring together the Research Councils, Innovate UK and the research and knowledge exchange functions of HEFCE. These later functions will reside within a new Council - Research England. Decisions on the priorities for allocating QR research funding for 2018 onwards will be a matter for Research England.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 51903 question first answered 15/11/2016 13:51:11 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

629002

registered interest
date	04/11/2016
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	UK Trade with EU
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 oral statement of 31 October 2016, on Nissan: Sunderland, Official Report, column 679, what the policy of the Government is on a sector-by-sector arrangement for future access to the single market after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	51934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department is currently working closely with the Department for Exiting the European Union to understand the impacts that withdrawal from the EU will have on businesses, consumers and other economic actors. As my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has said we will work hard to get the best deal for Britain.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/11/2016 11:46:13 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

629004

registered interest
date	04/11/2016
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	Charities: 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, whether his Department plans to maintain the Charity Research Support Fund beyond 1 April 2017.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	51903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2016 answer text <p>Recognizing the public benefit arising from research funded by charities and that charities do not pay full economic costs – the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has maintained the charity research support element of Quality Related (QR) research funding at £198m pa through to 2016-17.</p><p>The “Allocation of Science and Research funding 2016 – 2020” confirmed the Government’s expectation that throughout this period HEFCE should “continue to selectively focus funding on excellent research with impact wherever this is found … and to incentivise Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) to work with businesses and charities, leveraging additional investment, and to supervise postgraduate researchers”. It will be for the HEFCE Board to determine how much to provide for charity research support from within their overall research allocation in 2017-18, once they have received their annual Grant Letter from BEIS.</p><p>The creation of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) will bring together the Research Councils, Innovate UK and the research and knowledge exchange functions of HEFCE. These later functions will reside within a new Council - Research England. Decisions on the priorities for allocating QR research funding for 2018 onwards will be a matter for Research England.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 51931 question first answered 15/11/2016 13:51:11 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

629005

registered interest
date	04/11/2016
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	Company Cars: Taxation
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 representations he has received from the car industry on the proposals to increase taxation on company car drivers contained in the HM Revenue and Customs consultation on salary sacrifice for the provision of benefits in kind.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	51904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government is in close contact with the automotive sector on a range of issues, however we do not provide a running commentary on our discussions with individual companies.</p><p>Ministerial meetings with external organisations are published quarterly on the Gov.uk website at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bis-quarterly-publications-april-to-june-2012" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bis-quarterly-publications-april-to-june-2012</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 21/11/2016 10:49:04 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

628092

registered interest
date	03/11/2016
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, what assessment he has made of the effect on the smart meter rollout in the North of Scotland of Arqiva providing signal coverage to 80 per cent of customers in that area.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	51760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>As the Data and Communications Company’s communications service provider for the north region (which includes Scotland), Arqiva is contracted to provide Wide Area Network (WAN) coverage of at least 99.5% of GB premises by the end of 2020. This level of coverage compares favourably with other technologies, such as mobile and broadband networks.</p><p> </p><p>Arqiva is on track to deliver its contractual coverage commitments, having already achieved coverage of more than 80% of premises in the north region. Energy suppliers will be made aware of the areas in which WAN is available at any point in time, and can plan their rollout accordingly.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/11/2016 16:10:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

628093

registered interest
date	03/11/2016
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	Aircraft: Carbon Dioxide
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 at international level to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from aircraft.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	51752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government believes that international aviation emissions, given their global nature, are best tackled at the global level. The Department for Transport leads on this issue, working closely with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.</p><p>In October the UK and the 190 other States agreed to introduce a global measure to address CO<sub>2</sub> emissions from international aviation in the UN’s International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). Under the deal, which is a major step to ensure international aviation contributes to the Paris Agreement’s wider climate objective of keeping the global temperature rise below 2°C, airlines will offset their emissions with reductions from other sectors and activities, with the aim of delivering carbon-neutral growth of international aviation from 2020. The UK’s focus will now be on ensuring the measure is implemented successfully across the world.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/11/2016 12:15:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

628094

registered interest
date	03/11/2016
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	Fire Prevention: Furniture
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 information his Department holds on changes in the level of use of chemical fire retardants in furniture over the past five years.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
uin	51764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on the changes in the level of use of chemical fire retardants in furniture over the past five years. However, the Government is currently consulting on amending the Furniture and Furnishing (Fire) (Safety) Regulations to bring these up to date with the modern manufacturing practice and consumer expectations.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/11/2016 12:11:45 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

628095

registered interest
date	03/11/2016
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	Fire Prevention: Furniture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to propose amendments to the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 to reduce toxic fire retardants in furniture.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
uin	51763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government is currently consulting on amending the Furniture and Furnishing (Fire) (Safety) Regulations to bring these up to date with the modern manufacturing practice and consumer expectations. The proposals have the potential to reduce the use of flame retardants in future production.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/11/2016 12:12:23 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

628096

registered interest
date	03/11/2016
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	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, if he will estimate (a) the value to the economy of the carbon fibre industry and (b) how many people the carbon fibre industry employs; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	51749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>Government statistics are not collected at a sufficiently detailed level to estimate the value to the economy of specific materials such as carbon fibre. However the UK composites product market, which includes carbon fibre, glass and aramid reinforced plastics, is estimated to be worth £2.3bn currently, and is seeing significant growth.<sup><sup>[i]</sup></sup> The UK has considerable strengths already in the development of composite materials arising from their use in our aerospace industry as well as Formula 1, and we have world-class research and development facilities at centres such as the National Composites Centre (part of our High Value Manufacturing Catapult).</p><p> </p><p>[i] UKTI commissioned study on fibre-reinforced polymer composite materials, National Composites Centre</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 14/11/2016 11:44:24 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

628196

registered interest
date	03/11/2016
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	Living Wage
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 14 October 2016 to Question 47384, on companies: costs, when he plans to review progress against the aims of the national living wage.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	51854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government has asked the Low Pay Commission (LPC) to advise the Government on the level of the National Living Wage that will apply from April 2017. The Low Pay Commission’s remit is issued annually.</p><p>The Low Pay Commission’s remit can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-minimum-wage-low-pay-commission-remit-2016-autumn" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-minimum-wage-low-pay-commission-remit-2016-autumn</a></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/11/2016 13:34:37 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe