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1055021

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date	05/02/2019
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 House: Forms
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 (a) RP02a and (b) RP07 forms Companies House has received in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	216950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>The table below shows how many (a) RP02A and (b) how many RP07 forms were received in each of the last five years for which figures are available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>RP02 Received</p></td><td><p>RP07 Received</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>3,499</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>4,791</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>5,189</p></td><td><p>2,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>5,981</p></td><td><p>6,804</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>5,591</p></td><td><p>8,070</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures for RP02 include both RP02a and RP02b, as historical statistics are not broken down. However, RP02b forms are estimated to be less than 10% of total number of RP02 forms received.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for RP07 began in April 2016, which is when the relevant legislation was implemented.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 19/02/2019 16:41:19 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint

1055066

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
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: 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, when his Department plans to publish a response to its consultation entitled Creating a responsible payment culture: a call for evidence on tackling late payment.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	217036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The call for evidence on tackling late payment closed on 29 November 2018 and we received nearly 300 responses. We are currently analysing those responses and intend to publish a response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 11/02/2019 17:19:35 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 100730 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1055106

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
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 Accounts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 26 April (HL6971), what is the composition of the committee that produced the guidance issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, from 2005 to date, including who each committee member worked for; how long they have served on that committee; and what was the tenure of that committee's chair.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
uin	HL13436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>The guidance is published by the Institute for Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland to support their members. It is not prepared in fulfilment of a statutory obligation, or in response to any wider regulatory initiative. The processes for the preparation of the guidance and the involvement and constitution of committees in this are matters for the two institutes.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 19/02/2019 15:20:24 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4562 label Biography information for Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted

1055108

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
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	Wind 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 steps he is taking to ensure the growth of wind power is responsibly managed and taxpayer funded constraint payments to that sector are reduced.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	217048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>The taxpayer does not fund constraint payments. These payments are made by National Grid Electricity System Operator through competitive market arrangements as part of ensuring the secure and efficient operation of the electricity system. These arrangements predate the connection of wind farms to the transmission network by many years, and payments are made to various types of generation.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 08/02/2019 12:17:54 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

1055140

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
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	Electrical Goods: Import Controls
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 effectiveness of the detention of (a) unsafe and (b) non-compliant electrical consumer goods at ports and borders in Scotland; and whether he has plans to allocate additional funding for those activities.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	217054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards will publish its first Strategic Assessment covering trends in relation to the safety of goods in due course and this will inform future decisions about how best to support capacity on the front line, including in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 14/02/2019 17:57:30 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1055142

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
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: Billing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many businesses they estimate are subject to the statutory duty to report payment practices and performance; and how many businesses have reported their payment practices and performance to date.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL13459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>In the Impact Assessment that accompanied the Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017, we estimated that around 15,000 businesses were in scope. Companies are required to report at individual company level and to date around 7,200 companies have reported.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 19/02/2019 15:20:42 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1055143

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
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	Electrical Goods: Imports
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 recent estimate he has made of the volume of (a) unsafe and (b) non-compliant electrical consumer goods entering Scotland at its ports and borders.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	217055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is developing the first national Strategic Assessment to identify trends and risks associated with the supply and use of consumer goods. This will provide a comprehensive analysis of how well the product safety system functions and will support local authorities and other agencies to prioritise their operational decisions and interventions based on evidence and risk. In addition, the OPSS is working to support local authorities in Scotland to further improve product safety.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 14/02/2019 17:57:36 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1055144

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
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: Billing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what processes there are to audit data provided by large businesses subject to the statutory duty to report on their payment practices and performance; and who is responsible for auditing such data.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL13460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>Businesses in scope of the regulations have a legal responsibility to submit correct data and reports must be approved by a named company director or, for a Limited Liability Partnership, a designated member. We are currently analysing the first year’s set of data and considering compliance issues.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 19/02/2019 15:21:05 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1055145

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
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: Billing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what provisions are in place to allow for whistleblowing concerning data submitted by companies under their statutory duty to report on their payment practices and performance.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL13461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>Anyone can submit a comment or complaint concerning data submitted by companies under the duty to report on their payment practices and performance. A contact email address is provided on the relevant page of the government website: <a href="mailto:paymentpracticesreporting@beis.gov.uk" target="_blank">paymentpracticesreporting@beis.gov.uk</a>.</p><p>Furthermore, the Small Business Commissioner can provide advice and signposting on payment issues.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 19/02/2019 15:21:55 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1055146

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
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	Borders: Scotland
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 support is made available by the Office for Product Safety and Standards to the Scottish Government to improve safety at ports and borders in scotland.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	217056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards is working to support local authorities in Scotland including at ports and borders, to further improve product safety. For example, OPSS has provided free technical training on product safety to local authority officers, provided all front-line officers with free access to British Standards on line and training on risk assessment will take place in March. We are exploring what additional support and resource would assist with safety at ports and borders.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 14/02/2019 17:57:43 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes