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1181134

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
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	Productivity: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking with UK Research and Innovation to increase funding allocated to projects in regions of lower productivity.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	901056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>We will publish an ambitious place strategy for R&amp;D in the next few months. This will build on existing and emerging research and innovation capabilities across the country, enabling areas to ‘level up’ and reach their economic potential. This is an important part of our ambition to increase R&amp;D investment across the economy.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 03/03/2020 15:00:12 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1182096

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
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	Import Controls: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What support he is providing to help businesses in Scotland prepare for the introduction of import controls on EU goods from 2021.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	901054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>We are working with the Scottish Government to ensure businesses can take full advantage of the new opportunities presented in January 2021.</p><p> </p><p>We have provided over £130 million to the Scottish Government in EU exit allocations, and through HMRC’s customs grant scheme, £34 million has been made available to UK businesses to support trader readiness.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 03/03/2020 15:00:33 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1182097

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
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	Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to encourage prompt payment for goods and services by larger companies; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	901055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>We are completely focussed on fulfilling our manifesto commitment to clamp down on irresponsible payment practices, supporting small businesses who are impacted the most.</p><p> </p><p>We will shortly consult on the merits of strengthening the Small Business Commissioner’s powers, which could support compliance by larger businesses and further improve payment culture.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 03/03/2020 15:01:02 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1182098

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
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	Retail Trade: Opening Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to enable high street shops to set their opening hours.
tabling member constituency	West Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Harriett Baldwin
uin	901057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>Most shops are not constrained in their choices of opening hours.</p><p> </p><p>In England and Wales large shops may only open for six consecutive hours between 10am and 6pm on a Sunday. They may not open on Easter Sunday or Christmas Day.</p><p> </p><p>We have no plans to change these rules.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 03/03/2020 14:51:53 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin

1182099

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
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	Business: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on increasing fiscal support to businesses in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	John Nicolson
uin	901058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>We regularly engage with colleagues across Whitehall including the Chancellor of the Exchequer on how we can support businesses across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>£1.4 billion in city region and growth deals has been invested by UK Government in Scotland, including £150 million for the Tay Cities Deal in the hon Member's constituency.</p><p> </p><p>Since November 2014, the British Business Bank has supported over 6,500 SMEs in Scotland to a value of £1.3 billion, and its Start-up Loans Programme has issued over 4,200 loans worth over £32 million.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 03/03/2020 14:52:13 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4415 label Biography information for John Nicolson

1182100

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
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	Maternity Leave: Childbirth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to introduce extended maternity leave for mothers of premature babies.
tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
tabling member printed	Laura Trott
uin	901061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting working parents.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the particular challenges faced by parents of over 100,000 babies admitted into neonatal care each year, many of whom are born prematurely.</p><p> </p><p>Our Manifesto committed to give parents of babies in neonatal care a new entitlement to paid leave from work.</p><p> </p><p>Following our consultation on this last year, we are analysing the responses as a priority and will set out our plans soon.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 03/03/2020 15:02:38 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott

1182101

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
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	Space Technology: Innovation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress he is making on the national space strategy; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a national space innovation fund.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	901062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>We have united departments across government to develop a UK Space Strategy, which will help the UK lead the way in this fast-growing sector and create thousands of jobs across the country. Our Space Strategy will support cutting-edge space science and technologies and foster world-leading British innovation.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 03/03/2020 15:02:16 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1182102

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
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	Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of trends in the rate of reduction in UK emissions.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	901064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>In the UK we have shown it is possible to achieve economic growth while reducing emissions. Since 1990, we have cut our emissions by 43%, while growing our economy by more than three quarters - decarbonising faster than any other G20 country.</p><p> </p><p>Between 2017 and 2018 alone, we reduced emissions in the power sector by 6.6%.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 03/03/2020 15:01:51 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1182103

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
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	Nuclear Power: Public Opinion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of public attitudes towards nuclear energy.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Richard Thomson
uin	901065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy tests public attitudes towards nuclear energy, and a wide range of other BEIS issues, through our Public Attitude Tracker.</p><p>Questions on nuclear energy were asked in Wave 29, in March 2019.</p><p>This demonstrated that 35% of the public supported nuclear energy, 23% opposed nuclear energy and 38% neither supported nor opposed nuclear energy.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 03/03/2020 14:52:42 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4796 label Biography information for Richard Thomson

1181561

registered interest
date	28/02/2020
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	Home Energy and Lifestyle Management: Green Deal Scheme
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 Green Deal loan appeals in respect of Home Energy and Lifestyle Management Ltd have been referred to her Department for (a) less than three months, (b) between three and six months, (c) between six and nine months, (d) between nine and twelve months and (e) more than twelve months without a final decision having been made in each (i) constituency, (ii) local authority area and (iii) NUTS first level region.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	22403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>As of 3<sup>rd</sup> March 2020, there are 147 outstanding appeals, relating to the company Home Energy &amp; Lifestyle Management Ltd (HELMS), which have been referred to my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State.</p><p> </p><p>The Regulations require that, before imposing any sanction, the Secretary of State gives notice to affected parties of his intention to impose a sanction and provides them with an opportunity to make representations before it is made final. To date, 83 Intention Notices have been issued in respect of the outstanding HELMS appeals.</p><p> </p><p>The tables attached provide details of the age of the outstanding appeals, broken down by (i) constituency, (ii) local authority area and (iii) NUTS first level region.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 05/03/2020 14:47:51 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng attachment 1 file name Green Deal appeal cases about Home Energy Lifestyle Management Ltd.pdf title Green Deal appeals Home Energy Lifestyle Mgt Ltd.
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands