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1192485

registered interest
date	04/05/2020
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	Small Business Grants Fund: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether the Government has made an estimate of the number of businesses that do not qualify for the Government’s covid-19 grant schemes.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	902140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>Local Authorities are responsible for identifying and contacting eligible businesses for either the Small Business Grants or the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grants. No assessment has been made of the number of businesses not qualifying for the schemes; rather we estimate about 1 million businesses will benefit.</p><p> </p><p>I am personally calling local authorities that have reported slow progress to offer any support they need to get grants out to businesses as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 04/05/2020 15:52:33 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1192486

registered interest
date	04/05/2020
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	Self-employed: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What estimate he has made of the number of self-employed people who do not qualify for covid-19 support.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	902141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>We have prioritised helping the greatest number of people as quickly as possible and it is difficult to come up with reliable criteria that apply to all the relevant sectors of the economy. We are aware some people will not be eligible for the scheme, but they may still benefit from a number of other support schemes available.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is engaging a wide range of stakeholders in relation to Covid-19, and in addition to the Business Secretary’s regular meeting with business representative organisations, I recently hosted a call with stakeholders on support for the self-employed and will continue to engage on the issue.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 902142 902174 question first answered 04/05/2020 15:52:46 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1192487

registered interest
date	04/05/2020
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	Self-employed: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What estimate he has made of the number of self-employed people who do not qualify for covid-19 support.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	902142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>We have prioritised helping the greatest number of people as quickly as possible and it is difficult to come up with reliable criteria that apply to all the relevant sectors of the economy. We are aware some people will not be eligible for the scheme, but they may still benefit from a number of other support schemes available.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is engaging a wide range of stakeholders in relation to Covid-19, and in addition to the Business Secretary’s regular meeting with business representative organisations, I recently hosted a call with stakeholders on support for the self-employed and will continue to engage on the issue.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 902141 902174 question first answered 04/05/2020 15:52:46 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1192488

registered interest
date	04/05/2020
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	Self-employment Income Support Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If he will seek representations from self-employed workers on the effectiveness of the Self-employment Income Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	902174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>We have prioritised helping the greatest number of people as quickly as possible and it is difficult to come up with reliable criteria that apply to all the relevant sectors of the economy. We are aware some people will not be eligible for the scheme, but they may still benefit from a number of other support schemes available.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is engaging a wide range of stakeholders in relation to Covid-19, and in addition to the Business Secretary’s regular meeting with business representative organisations, I recently hosted a call with stakeholders on support for the self-employed and will continue to engage on the issue.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 902141 902142 question first answered 04/05/2020 15:52:46 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1191589

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
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	Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan 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 and what proportion of applications for the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme have been approved (a) by each lender and (b) in each constituency.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	41539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>As of 29 April, in total over £4.1 billion worth of loans have been issued under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) to over 25,262 businesses.</p><p>Lenders have received 52,807 completed applications.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with the British Business Bank, HM Treasury and the lenders on regular and transparent data publication going forward.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 05/05/2020 10:40:18 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully previous answer version 18648 answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1191610

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish the annual statement on emissions required under the Climate Change Act 2008.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	41593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>The Annual Statement of Emissions for 2018 was laid in Parliament on 21st April 2020 and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/annual-statement-of-emissions-for-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/annual-statement-of-emissions-for-2018</a>.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 11/05/2020 14:41:27 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1191629

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
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	Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter
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 it remains the Government's policy to comply with the (a) London Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter 1972 and (b) 1996 London Protocol to that Convention following the decision to leave in-situ the (i) steel jackets and (ii) concrete bases underneath decommissioned (A) Bravo, (B) Charlie and (C) Delta east of Shetland Brent oilfield platforms.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	41433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>Any approval of the derogation permit to leave <em>in-situ</em> the footings of the Brent Alpha steel jacket and the concrete gravity based installations Brent Bravo, Brent Charlie and Brent Delta will be consistent with all our International obligations.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 12/05/2020 09:21:51 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1191653

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
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	Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan 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, what metrics he is using to measure the success of the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	41540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>As of 6 May, in total over £5.5 billion worth of loans have been issued under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) to 33,812 businesses. Lenders have received 62,674 completed applications.</p><p> </p><p>Since launch, the Government has received feedback on how the scheme has been working. We are closely monitoring the implementation and working with the financial services sector to ensure that companies receive the full benefits from the support being provided.</p><p> </p><p>In order to assess how effectively the scheme is working, we are working with the British Business Bank, HM Treasury and lenders on regular and transparent data publication going forward.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 11/05/2020 11:30:41 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1191697

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
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	Personal Care Services: Coronavirus
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 enabling mobile hairdressers to work during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Alberto Costa
uin	41515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2020 answer text <p>In order to reduce social contact, the Government has ordered non-essential businesses to close, this includes hairdressers and barbers. The nature of the industry involves close contact and it would not be possible for hairdressers to adhere to social distancing measures.</p><p> </p><p>These remain closed, because the risk of transmission in these environments is higher due to the indoor environment and closer physical contact.</p><p> </p><p>On 11<sup>th</sup> May we published our COVID-19 recovery strategy, which sets out a roadmap to a phased recovery. Over the coming months, Government will introduce a range of adjustments to current social distancing controls, timing these carefully according to both the current spread of the virus and the Government’s ability to ensure safety. Each step may involve adding new adjustments to the existing restrictions or taking some adjustments further.</p><p> </p><p>The ambition to reopen hairdressers is part of Step 3 of the roadmap and we will work with the sector to develop safe ways for them to open at the earliest point at which it is safe to do so.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work with stakeholders on developing sensible guidance for businesses that will give UK workers the utmost confidence on their return to work. We will now focus on sectors that are not currently open to help them plan for when they can open.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 13/05/2020 09:17:55 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa

1191712

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
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	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, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the National Living Wage to at least the amount recommended by the Living Wage Foundation.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
tabling member printed	Mhairi Black
uin	41508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government are committed to building an economy that works for everyone. Through the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and the National Living Wage (NLW), we are ensuring the lowest paid are fairly rewarded for their contribution to the economy.</p><p> </p><p>The Government considers the expert and independent advice of the Low Pay Commission (LPC) when setting the NMW rates. We reward workers with the highest possible minimum wage while considering the impact on the economy and affordability for businesses. As well as looking at living costs, the LPC draws on economic, labour market and pay analysis, independent research and stakeholder evidence.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 11/05/2020 11:34:34 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4421 label Biography information for Mhairi Black