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784684

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
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	Natural Gas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of asset closures the UK gas market could withstand without affecting energy prices or security of supply.
tabling member printed	Baroness Featherstone
uin	HL2902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK consistently has one of the largest and most liquid gas markets in Europe with extensive import infrastructure and a diverse range of gas supply sourcesThis winter we forecast 23% more daily capacity than peak demand. We are well placed to manage gas supply risks and any wholesale price impacts.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 13/11/2017 13:48:33 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone

784685

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
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	Electricity Interconnectors
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the continuity in operations of UK interconnectors with continental Europe under the current regulatory framework.
tabling member printed	Baroness Featherstone
uin	HL2903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>Electricity and gas interconnection in the UK is regulated through a combination of domestic legislation, EU regulations and network codes, regulatory licences, and industry codes. These rules provide a robust framework for operation as demonstrated by current flows across the interconnectors, which respond efficiently to market signals.</p><p> </p><p>The future of this framework will be subject to negotiations with the EU, and the Government has made clear that we seek to develop a deep and special partnership with the EU on energy. Interconnection benefits countries on both sides of the link, through the value of the energy traded, the increased diversity of energy supply, and the flexibility that interconnectors provide for the electricity system.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 13/11/2017 13:50:05 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone

784702

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
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	Fracking
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 8 November 2016 stating that the re-injection of waste and produced waters will not be permitted from shale gas wells in the UK, what steps they are taking to inform the public about the possible risks associated with fracking, including those related to water injection.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Chesterton
uin	HL2920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that shale development must be safe and environmentally sound.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes that early engagement is vital with communities who may host shale gas developments and we acknowledge that public confidence in the process is important to the success of the industry. We are continuously working with the regulators to ensure that the public understand how our regulatory regime works, and with the industry to encourage effective engagement which addresses local communities’ concerns.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 13/11/2017 13:49:25 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	2543 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton

785071

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Staff
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 staff appointed after 24 June 2016 in his Department hold a post that includes work on the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	111791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>It is not possible to estimate the proportion of staff time dedicated to EU exit due to the interdependencies and synergies between EU exit and the Department’s other priorities. Teams across the Department are working on delivering a successful EU exit. This includes full-time staff in central coordination teams, and dedicated resource embedded in policy and delivery teams. The Department will continue to ensure there is an appropriate level of resource to deliver its EU exit programme.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/11/2017 14:28:17 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

785073

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
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	Medicine: 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, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that public interest conditions are included and enforced in all publicly-funded medical research contracts and agreements.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	111602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>Terms and conditions of grants issued by the Research Councils, including the Medical Research Council (MRC), state that the Research Organisation is required to have in place procedures for governing good research practice, and for investigating and reporting unacceptable research conduct, that meet the requirements set out in the Concordat to Support Research Integrity (2012)</p><p><a href="http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/highereducation/Pages/Theconcordattosupportresearchintegrity.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/highereducation/Pages/Theconcordattosupportresearchintegrity.aspx</a>, and in the Research Councils’ Code of Conduct and Policy on the Governance of Good Research Conduct. The Research Organisation must also ensure that potential conflicts of interest in research are declared and subsequently managed.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 13/11/2017 14:27:21 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

785075

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
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	Construction: Billing
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 estimate he has made of the number of small and medium-sized enterprises in the construction sector which have had to wait more than four months for payment by their customers.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	111704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold detailed information on delayed payments in the construction sector. The most comprehensive and up to date analysis of payment practices in the construction sector is the recently published BEIS research paper no.17 – Retentions in the Construction Sector. This research indicates that delays in paying retentions are commonplace and the extent of delay can be significantly longer for small and medium-sized construction enterprises. The research forms part of the ongoing consultations on construction payment practices.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/11/2017 12:31:14 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

785076

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
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 Reactors: 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, what funding his Department has allocated to research into the development of small-scale nuclear reactors in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	111615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>Government funding for small modular reactors (SMRs) should be seen in the context of the wider nuclear innovation programme where Government, Innovate UK, Research Councils and BEIS expect to invest £460m in nuclear research and development. As part of this commitment the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy will allocate £180m to nuclear innovation.</p><p> </p><p>An initial £20m of funding was announced in 2016 to support the development of a range of technology options including small scale nuclear. Funding of £7m for regulators to support industry as well as advance their knowledge of smaller nuclear reactors has also been announced (2017).</p><p> </p><p>In addition the Department has also funded a number of studies including £400k for the National Nuclear Laboratory Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Feasibility Report (2014), £4.5m for the Techno-Economic Assessment of SMRs (2015/16), £40k for a micro reactor study (2016) and £30k for an SMR cost reduction study (2017).</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 15/11/2017 09:30:15 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

785077

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
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
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 benefits of small-scale nuclear reactors to the provision of electricity in the UK.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	111549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>Government recognises the potential long-term value of small modular reactor (SMR) technology. To explore this potential Government commissioned a feasibility study to assess the technical, economic and commercial case for SMRs. This study, led by National Nuclear Laboratory, was published in December 2014.</p><p> </p><p>In order to further assess the benefits and risks of SMR deployment a more detailed techno-economic assessment of SMRs was commissioned in 2015. The techno-economic assessment of SMRs, alongside engagement with industry, is being used to inform policy development.</p><p> </p><p>In addition BEIS commissioned a study on micro reactors (2016) and a SMR cost reduction study (2017).</p><p> </p><p>Government expects to make further announcements on the next steps for SMRs, including publication of the techno-economic assessment, in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 15/11/2017 09:21:49 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

785078

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
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: 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, if he will make it his policy to extend the Register of Beneficial Ownership to British Overseas Territories; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	111541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>Under the UK Companies Act, legislation on the Register of People with Significant Control can only be applied to companies as defined in that Act. On matters of company law, the Overseas Territories are legislatively independent. These jurisdictions are largely self-governing: they have their own governments, legislatures and elected representatives, and do not have representation in the UK Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>Under arrangements concluded in 2016, Overseas Territories with a financial centre have committed to hold beneficial ownership in central registers or similarly effective systems, and to give UK law enforcement and tax authorities near real-time access to beneficial ownership information on corporate and legal entities incorporated in their jurisdictions. These measures represent a significant step forward in our ability to investigate serious and organised crime, including bribery, corruption, money laundering and tax evasion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/11/2017 14:17:12 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

785079

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
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: Prices
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 plans his Department has for additional support to assist vulnerable people with their energy bills in winter 2017-18; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	111459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>Four and half million households on pre-payment meters are already protected by a price cap that came into effect in April. Ofgem is consulting on extending this to a further one million vulnerable households this winter.</p><p>The Government also provides £140 a year for over 2 million low income households through the Warm Home Discount, between £100-£300 a year for pensioners through Winter Fuel Payments, and £25 a week for low income and vulnerable households during a cold snap through Cold Weather Payments.</p><p>In April 2017 the Government reformed the Energy Company Obligation so that it has a greater focus on low income and vulnerable households. The current scheme, which is worth £640m per year and runs to October 2018 is expected to deliver over 300,000 measures, helping to make homes warmer now and for years to come.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/11/2017 14:30:41 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham