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1107816

registered interest
date	29/04/2019
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	Stocks and Shares: Channel Islands
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 companies are registered with Companies House as listing on the Channel Islands Stock Exchange.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	238678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>Companies House cannot provide this data: legislation does not require companies to give it this information.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 03/04/2019 15:16:31 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1108997

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
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	Energy: Housing
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 cost to participants of undertaking the Open College Network West Midlands Level 5 Diploma in Retrofit Coordination and Risk Management course; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	240074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not sponsor the Level 5 Diploma in Retrofit Coordination and Risk Management course or specify the cost for participating in qualifications.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/04/2019 16:01:56 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1109021

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
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	Living Wage: Moray
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 workers received an increase in wages as a result of the rise in the national living wage on 1 April 2019 in Moray constituency.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Douglas Ross
uin	240076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>Through the National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage (NMW), the Government ensures that the lowest paid in our society are fairly rewarded for their work. April 2019’s increase to the NLW will see nearly 1.8 million workers in the UK receive a 4.9% pay rise. In Scotland, 128,000 workers will directly benefit from this increase in the NLW. A full-time worker on the NLW will now be more than £2,750 better off over the year compared to when it was first announced in 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent available data relates to 2018, when there were an estimated 2,400 workers in Moray who were on the NLW or NMW.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 08/04/2019 16:07:34 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4627 label Biography information for Douglas Ross

1109024

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
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	Automation
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 implications for his policies of the Office for National Statistics analysis of the occupations at highest risk of being automated.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	240041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The Industrial Strategy sets out the Government’s vision to make the UK a global centre for AI and data innovation, alongside measures to ensure our people are equipped to capitalise on those opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>Many of the 1.5 million jobs identified by Office for National Statistics (ONS) will be transformed, rather than destroyed. Automation can have beneficial impacts for the existing workforce; enabling workers to upskill, achieve better-quality work and become more productive. The ONS estimate also overlooks the considerable opportunity for creation of new, highly-skilled employment opportunities. World Economic Forum estimate that robots will displace 75 million jobs globally by 2022, but create 133 million new ones.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to ensure that the labour market continues to work for everyone. That is why we are improving the UK's system for training in digital skills and lifelong learning to ensure that working people have the support they need to navigate the challenge of automation to a higher-wage future. Through the Industrial Strategy we have delivered:</p><p> </p><ul><li>16 New Centres for Doctoral Training at universities across the country, delivering 1,000 new PhDs over the next 5 years;</li><li>New prestigious AI fellowships to attract and retain the top AI talent, underpinned by up to £50m of funding agreed at Autumn Budget</li><li>Industry-funding for new AI Masters places;</li><li>Invested £406m in maths, digital and technical education; and</li><li>Committed £100m for the first phase of developing the National Retraining Scheme to support people vulnerable to technological change.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The apprenticeships programme delivers upskilling and retraining throughout the economy. Since 2010, 45% of the apprenticeship starts have been by over-25s; two thirds of those have been at higher levels, and 84 per cent of over-25 apprentices were already working for their employer prior to starting the apprenticeship.</p><p> </p><p>In December 2018, the Government published the <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbeisgov.sharepoint.com%2Fsites%2Fbeis%2F278%2FSitePages%2FPeople.aspx%23goodwork&amp;data=02%7C01%7CHelen.Delima%40beis.gov.uk%7C6be1eaf911c74b93d09008d6b2b8a7cc%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C636892903483450425&amp;sdata=xzkgOjoXVLKiI7svhRKIWxJts3TFxeNuRWMFpBE5yns%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Good Work Plan​</a>, which commits to a wide range of policy and legislative changes to ensure that workers can access fair and decent work, that both employers and workers have the clarity they need to understand their employment relationships, and that the enforcement system is fair and fit for purpose.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will be publishing a strategy later in the Spring that sets out its vision and action to promote gender equality and economic empowerment. Supporting working mothers and promoting increased flexible working will be core to this.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 240042 240043 240044 question first answered 08/04/2019 16:07:27 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1109025

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
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	Automation
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 to ensure workers whose jobs are at risk of automation are supported with training in new skills to find new work.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	240042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The Industrial Strategy sets out the Government’s vision to make the UK a global centre for AI and data innovation, alongside measures to ensure our people are equipped to capitalise on those opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>Many of the 1.5 million jobs identified by Office for National Statistics (ONS) will be transformed, rather than destroyed. Automation can have beneficial impacts for the existing workforce; enabling workers to upskill, achieve better-quality work and become more productive. The ONS estimate also overlooks the considerable opportunity for creation of new, highly-skilled employment opportunities. World Economic Forum estimate that robots will displace 75 million jobs globally by 2022, but create 133 million new ones.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to ensure that the labour market continues to work for everyone. That is why we are improving the UK's system for training in digital skills and lifelong learning to ensure that working people have the support they need to navigate the challenge of automation to a higher-wage future. Through the Industrial Strategy we have delivered:</p><p> </p><ul><li>16 New Centres for Doctoral Training at universities across the country, delivering 1,000 new PhDs over the next 5 years;</li><li>New prestigious AI fellowships to attract and retain the top AI talent, underpinned by up to £50m of funding agreed at Autumn Budget</li><li>Industry-funding for new AI Masters places;</li><li>Invested £406m in maths, digital and technical education; and</li><li>Committed £100m for the first phase of developing the National Retraining Scheme to support people vulnerable to technological change.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The apprenticeships programme delivers upskilling and retraining throughout the economy. Since 2010, 45% of the apprenticeship starts have been by over-25s; two thirds of those have been at higher levels, and 84 per cent of over-25 apprentices were already working for their employer prior to starting the apprenticeship.</p><p> </p><p>In December 2018, the Government published the <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbeisgov.sharepoint.com%2Fsites%2Fbeis%2F278%2FSitePages%2FPeople.aspx%23goodwork&amp;data=02%7C01%7CHelen.Delima%40beis.gov.uk%7C6be1eaf911c74b93d09008d6b2b8a7cc%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C636892903483450425&amp;sdata=xzkgOjoXVLKiI7svhRKIWxJts3TFxeNuRWMFpBE5yns%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Good Work Plan​</a>, which commits to a wide range of policy and legislative changes to ensure that workers can access fair and decent work, that both employers and workers have the clarity they need to understand their employment relationships, and that the enforcement system is fair and fit for purpose.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will be publishing a strategy later in the Spring that sets out its vision and action to promote gender equality and economic empowerment. Supporting working mothers and promoting increased flexible working will be core to this.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 240041 240043 240044 question first answered 08/04/2019 16:07:27 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1109026

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
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	Automation
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 article published on 25 March 2019 by the Office of National Statistics entitled Which occupations are at highest risk of being automated?, what steps she is taking to help ensure that automation does not increase (a) gender pay inequality and (b) unemployment among women.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	240043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The Industrial Strategy sets out the Government’s vision to make the UK a global centre for AI and data innovation, alongside measures to ensure our people are equipped to capitalise on those opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>Many of the 1.5 million jobs identified by Office for National Statistics (ONS) will be transformed, rather than destroyed. Automation can have beneficial impacts for the existing workforce; enabling workers to upskill, achieve better-quality work and become more productive. The ONS estimate also overlooks the considerable opportunity for creation of new, highly-skilled employment opportunities. World Economic Forum estimate that robots will displace 75 million jobs globally by 2022, but create 133 million new ones.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to ensure that the labour market continues to work for everyone. That is why we are improving the UK's system for training in digital skills and lifelong learning to ensure that working people have the support they need to navigate the challenge of automation to a higher-wage future. Through the Industrial Strategy we have delivered:</p><p> </p><ul><li>16 New Centres for Doctoral Training at universities across the country, delivering 1,000 new PhDs over the next 5 years;</li><li>New prestigious AI fellowships to attract and retain the top AI talent, underpinned by up to £50m of funding agreed at Autumn Budget</li><li>Industry-funding for new AI Masters places;</li><li>Invested £406m in maths, digital and technical education; and</li><li>Committed £100m for the first phase of developing the National Retraining Scheme to support people vulnerable to technological change.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The apprenticeships programme delivers upskilling and retraining throughout the economy. Since 2010, 45% of the apprenticeship starts have been by over-25s; two thirds of those have been at higher levels, and 84 per cent of over-25 apprentices were already working for their employer prior to starting the apprenticeship.</p><p> </p><p>In December 2018, the Government published the <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbeisgov.sharepoint.com%2Fsites%2Fbeis%2F278%2FSitePages%2FPeople.aspx%23goodwork&amp;data=02%7C01%7CHelen.Delima%40beis.gov.uk%7C6be1eaf911c74b93d09008d6b2b8a7cc%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C636892903483450425&amp;sdata=xzkgOjoXVLKiI7svhRKIWxJts3TFxeNuRWMFpBE5yns%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Good Work Plan​</a>, which commits to a wide range of policy and legislative changes to ensure that workers can access fair and decent work, that both employers and workers have the clarity they need to understand their employment relationships, and that the enforcement system is fair and fit for purpose.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will be publishing a strategy later in the Spring that sets out its vision and action to promote gender equality and economic empowerment. Supporting working mothers and promoting increased flexible working will be core to this.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 240041 240042 240044 question first answered 08/04/2019 16:07:27 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1109027

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
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	Automation
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 Office for National Statistics’ estimate that jobs held by people aged 20-24 are most at risk of automation, what plans he has to ensure young people are able to access employment in the future.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	240044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The Industrial Strategy sets out the Government’s vision to make the UK a global centre for AI and data innovation, alongside measures to ensure our people are equipped to capitalise on those opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>Many of the 1.5 million jobs identified by Office for National Statistics (ONS) will be transformed, rather than destroyed. Automation can have beneficial impacts for the existing workforce; enabling workers to upskill, achieve better-quality work and become more productive. The ONS estimate also overlooks the considerable opportunity for creation of new, highly-skilled employment opportunities. World Economic Forum estimate that robots will displace 75 million jobs globally by 2022, but create 133 million new ones.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to ensure that the labour market continues to work for everyone. That is why we are improving the UK's system for training in digital skills and lifelong learning to ensure that working people have the support they need to navigate the challenge of automation to a higher-wage future. Through the Industrial Strategy we have delivered:</p><p> </p><ul><li>16 New Centres for Doctoral Training at universities across the country, delivering 1,000 new PhDs over the next 5 years;</li><li>New prestigious AI fellowships to attract and retain the top AI talent, underpinned by up to £50m of funding agreed at Autumn Budget</li><li>Industry-funding for new AI Masters places;</li><li>Invested £406m in maths, digital and technical education; and</li><li>Committed £100m for the first phase of developing the National Retraining Scheme to support people vulnerable to technological change.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The apprenticeships programme delivers upskilling and retraining throughout the economy. Since 2010, 45% of the apprenticeship starts have been by over-25s; two thirds of those have been at higher levels, and 84 per cent of over-25 apprentices were already working for their employer prior to starting the apprenticeship.</p><p> </p><p>In December 2018, the Government published the <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbeisgov.sharepoint.com%2Fsites%2Fbeis%2F278%2FSitePages%2FPeople.aspx%23goodwork&amp;data=02%7C01%7CHelen.Delima%40beis.gov.uk%7C6be1eaf911c74b93d09008d6b2b8a7cc%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C636892903483450425&amp;sdata=xzkgOjoXVLKiI7svhRKIWxJts3TFxeNuRWMFpBE5yns%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Good Work Plan​</a>, which commits to a wide range of policy and legislative changes to ensure that workers can access fair and decent work, that both employers and workers have the clarity they need to understand their employment relationships, and that the enforcement system is fair and fit for purpose.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will be publishing a strategy later in the Spring that sets out its vision and action to promote gender equality and economic empowerment. Supporting working mothers and promoting increased flexible working will be core to this.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 240041 240042 240043 question first answered 08/04/2019 16:07:27 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1109032

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
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	Energy: Government Assistance
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 the Government is taking to support community energy projects.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	239853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>In the Clean Growth Strategy, I announced the creation of a Local Energy Contact Group and a Local Energy Programme. The Contact Group is made up of representatives of communities, Local Authorities and local enterprise partnerships and provides local insight for policy teams across BEIS.</p><p> </p><p>The Local Energy Programme has funded Local Energy Strategies in every Local Enterprise Partnership. These strategies will feed into the newly developed Local Energy Hubs, also funded by BEIS to create capacity and capability to help Local Authorities deliver low carbon energy projects at scale.</p><p> </p><p>I have brought the Rural Community Energy Fund into my Department to allow it to integrate better with the other work we are doing on heat and local ownership. Together with the Local Energy Programme, that will be almost £20m committed by this Government to support local and community energy in the last three years. Alongside this we have launched Prospering from the Energy Revolution, a £100m innovation fund designed to support local areas in demonstrating integrated approaches to local energy systems.</p><p>In our consultation on a Smart Export Guarantee, Government sought views on our future approach and what measures might be taken to support the efforts of community organisations and education providers who want to invest in low-carbon energy installations. The consultation closed on 5 March 2019, the responses and evidence submitted are being carefully considered. Government will respond in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/the-future-for-small-scale-low-carbon-generation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/the-future-for-small-scale-low-carbon-generation</a></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 08/04/2019 10:14:50 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1109038

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
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	Iron and Steel: 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, what recent assessment he has made of prospects for a sector deal for the steel industry.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	239885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government remains open to discussing a Sector Deal with the steel industry, and has been meeting regularly with companies in this sector to continue this conversation. To support the sector develop a long-term strategy, BEIS commissioned independent research which identified future domestic market opportunities for the UK steel sector worth an additional £3.8 billion per year. We are actively encouraging this sector to come forward with plans to exploit these opportunities, and remain committed to work with the sector, trade unions, and devolved administrations to help deliver these plans.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to minimising energy costs for businesses – including the steel industry – to ensure that the UK economy remains strong and competitive. We recognise that the UK’s industrial electricity costs are currently higher than those of our competitors, and so we have taken steps to reduce the cumulative impact of energy and climate change policies on the price of industrial electricity for key industries, such as steel. This includes providing the steel sector with over £285m of compensation since 2013 for the indirect costs due to the EU Emission Trading System, carbon price support mechanism, Renewable Obligation, and small-scale Feed-in Tariff.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also announced an Industrial Energy Transformation Fund – on which we are currently consulting – backed by up to £315m of investment, to help businesses with high energy use cut their bills through increased energy efficiency, and transition UK industry to a low carbon future.</p><p> </p><p>The steel sector is actively engaged with UK Research and Innovation in shaping the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund: we are providing up to £66m for the ‘Transforming Foundation Industries Challenge’, subject to industry co-funding. In addition, up to a further £170 million has been provided to develop a ‘net-zero carbon’ industrial cluster, that will help heavy industries – including steel – to share expertise, and innovate low-carbon solutions as we move to a greener, cleaner economy.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/04/2019 16:01:42 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1109039

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
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	Iron and Steel: 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 that steps to (a) remove the electricity price disparity for the steel industry, (b) establish a Future Steel Challenge Fund, (c) strengthen the steel procurement guidelines and their reporting mechanisms, and (d) remove plant and machinery from business rates valuations.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	239886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to minimising energy costs for businesses to ensure that the UK economy remains strong and competitive. We recognise that the UK’s industrial electricity costs are currently higher than those of our competitors, and so we have taken steps to reduce the cumulative impact of energy and climate change policies on the price of industrial electricity for key industries, such as steel. This includes providing the steel sector with over £285m of compensation since 2013 for the indirect costs due to the EU Emission Trading System, carbon price support mechanism, Renewable Obligation, and small-scale Feed-in Tariff.</p><p> </p><p>The steel sector is actively engaged with UK Research and Innovation in shaping the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund: we are providing up to £66m for the ‘Transforming Foundation Industries Challenge’, subject to industry co-funding. In addition, up to a further £170 million has been provided to develop a ‘net-zero carbon’ industrial cluster, that will help heavy industries – including steel – to share expertise and innovate low-carbon solutions as we move to a greener, cleaner economy. We have also created an important new fund – the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund – which is worth up to £315 million, and supports businesses with high energy use to transition to a low carbon future, and cut their bills in the process through increased energy efficiency. Recently, we have launched an informal consultation, and are seeking views and evidence on how we can design the fund to maximise its benefits whilst ensuring value for money.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published information from departments, and their arm’s length bodies, on the amount of steel procured over the last financial year, and the application of the steel procurement guidance. Departments have confirmed that, where applicable, the guidance for steel procurement has been fully complied with on major projects, and we will continue to work closely with these departments and arm’s length bodies to improve procurement guidance awareness, and the quality of the information provided. We have also published an update of the Steel Pipeline, signalling upcoming steel requirements for national infrastructure projects to UK producers and suppliers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has carefully considered the case for removing plant and machinery (P&amp;M) from business rates valuations, but has decided against doing so. Most process P&amp;M is not rateable, and removing service P&amp;M from rating would mean exempting equipment which is integrated into buildings such as heating, lighting, and plumbing.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 10/04/2019 14:10:12 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead