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1581903

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
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	Medical Equipment: Energy
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 he is taking steps to provide financial support to users of at-home medical treatment equipment, in the context of the rising cost of energy.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	135303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>As set out in the Autumn Statement, the Government is developing a new approach to consumer protection in energy markets, which will apply from April 2024 onwards.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to work with consumer groups and industry to consider the best approach, including options such as social tariffs, as part of wider retail market reforms.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/02/2023 17:45:22 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1581904

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
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: Training
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 an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a new scheme to support the training of scaffolders, in addition to the Construction Industry Scaffolders Record Scheme; and if he will publish the eligibility criteria for grants funded by his Department for the training of scaffold instructors.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	135304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government supported the 2015 decision of the construction industry to adopt the SKILLCard scheme, following research commissioned by the HSE and Construction Industry Training Board, to ensure those working on construction sites possess a relevant qualification for their occupation. Whilst the Government is supportive of CSCS, the Government does not have the power to intervene in the operation of the CSCS, as an industry-led scheme. BEIS does not provide grant funding for the training of scaffolding instructors.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 02/02/2023 14:40:19 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1541804

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
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	Research: Finance
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 he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of public sector funding for research and development; and if he will make an assessment of that funding on private sector investment in research and development at all stages of research.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	86489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>BEIS has published research by Oxford Economics on the relationship between public and private funding of research and development (R&amp;D) at which estimated the monetary impact of the long-run leverage rate, suggesting that each £1 of public R&amp;D eventually stimulates between £1.96 and £2.34 of private R&amp;D:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/research-and-development-relationship-between-public-and-private-funding" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/research-and-development-relationship-between-public-and-private-funding</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Public investment in R&amp;D underpins long-term economic growth, is a vital component in our plan for achieving Net Zero and ensures the long-term defence and security of the UK by keeping us at the forefront of technological capabilities. This is why, at the last Spending Review, the Government announced the largest ever sustained uplift in public R&amp;D spending.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 18/11/2022 09:26:21 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman previous answer version 35259 answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1505837

registered interest
date	07/09/2022
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: Vacancies
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 impact of the Construction Industry Scaffolders Record Scheme on labour supply in the construction sector; and what steps his Department is taking to help ensure sufficient labour supply in that sector.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	49151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government regularly reviews matters related to construction skills and labour supply. We are working closely with the industry, including representatives from the scaffolding sector, to support increased investment in skills development and to ensure that the industry can attract, retain and develop the skilled workforce it needs for the future.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 22/09/2022 08:12:23 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1487960

registered interest
date	11/07/2022
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	Employment Tribunals Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2022 to Question 30022 on Employment Tribunals Service, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help increase the ability of Employment Tribunals to accept out of time applications.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	33784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>Employment Tribunals have the discretion to allow claims submitted out of time, these decisions will be based on the individual circumstances of the case and applying the relevant law. We believe that this approach, taken on a case by basis, is the most proportionate at this time.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Jane Hunt question first answered 14/07/2022 15:57:49 answering member 4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1484271

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
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	Employment Tribunals Service
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 Answer of 25 October 2021 to Question 59782 on Employment Tribunals Service, when he plans to publish his Department's response to the report by the Law Commission entitled Employment Law Hearing Structures, published on 29 April 2020.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	26770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2022 answer text <p>The full response to the Law Commission’s recommendations will be available on the Law Commission website in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 04/07/2022 15:50:10 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1470584

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
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: 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 steps his Department is taking to support people whose direct debit for energy bills has been significantly increased by their energy provider without notice causing them to enter an unarranged overdraft.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	18909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>Suppliers must take all reasonable steps to ensure that customers’ direct debit payments are based on the best available information. A supplier should explain the reasons for changes made, with at least 10 days advance notice before the next payment is taken. The customer may challenge a proposed increase and renegotiate the payment level. Ofgem are undertaking a series of market compliance reviews to assess whether recent direct debit increases are justified.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has announced a package of additional measures to provide immediate support, totalling over £37 billion this year, including a £400 grant to households to help with their energy bills.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 20/06/2022 15:24:08 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1461660

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
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	Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme: Insolvency
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 is taking to help support people on the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive scheme with monitoring payments where the firm providing the monitoring service has become insolvent.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>Participants in the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (DRHI) have always been able to change their Metering and Monitoring Service Package (MMSP) to a new installer should their existing installer become insolvent. The recent legislation that closed the DRHI to new applicants streamlined this process.</p><p> </p><p>The DRHI closed to new applications on 31 March 2022. However, the Department will continue to keep the scheme (including MMSP) under review to determine whether further changes to scheme operation are required, until the final DRHI payments are made in 2029. This will take into account market conditions such as installer availability.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 16/05/2022 15:31:48 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1458553

registered interest
date	19/04/2022
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	House Insurance
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 financial support is available to people who require home insurance where their home is built above a coal mine colliery.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	155748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>There is dedicated support available for anyone whose home is damaged through historic coal mining. Utilising the powerful remedies of the Coal Mining Subsidence Act 1991, the Coal Authority, one of BEIS Partner Organisations, will assess and carry out repairs to any properties damaged by coal mining subsidence.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/04/2022 16:41:15 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1455226

registered interest
date	29/03/2022
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	Research: South Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to support research and development in South Yorkshire as part of the Government’s levelling up agenda.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	906355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>We are growing R&amp;D clusters around the country and I recently had the pleasure of visiting the BioYorkshire cluster. The Levelling Up White Paper set a new mission to increase domestic public investment in R&amp;D outside the Greater South East by at least one third over the Spending Review period and at least 40 percent by 2030.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 29/03/2022 11:56:26 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis