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747993

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the benefits and costs to the UK of membership of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) informs and contributes towards better evidence-based policymaking in areas relevant to living and working conditions.</p><p>Eurofound is funded from a central EU budget and the UK has not made any additional voluntary financial contributions to the foundation.</p><p>Since the EU referendum vote, the UK has continued to participate in Eurofound. Future engagement between the UK and Eurofound will be considered as part of the broader EU exit negotiations.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 13/07/2017 10:55:29 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

748303

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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	Tidal Power: Swansea Bay
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 plans to make a decision on the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon before the summer recess; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	2696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is currently assessing the recommendations of the Hendry Review and will publish a response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/07/2017 15:27:53 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

748331

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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	UK Coal Forum: Meetings
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 the dates were on which the Coal Forum met in each of the last three years; and when he plans to call a further meeting of that forum.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	2862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Coal Forum was set up following the 2006 Energy Review in order to bring together Government and the coal industry to work to “secure the long-term future of coal-fired power generation and UK coal production”. The Forum most recently met on 10th February 2016, 3rd February 2015 and 27th January 2014. Members of the Coal Forum have met officials within the Department more regularly.</p><p>I have this week written to the Independent Chair of the Forum to set out my view that it has now served its purpose and should formally be wound down. Officials and I will of course continue to engage with representatives from the industry as and when appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 17/07/2017 08:48:32 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

748332

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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	Direct Rail Services: Pay
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 the one per cent public sector pay cap applies to employees of Direct Rail Services Ltd.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	2858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The public sector pay cap does not apply to employees of Direct Rail Services Ltd.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 11/07/2017 16:14:14 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

748333

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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	Iron and Steel: USA
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 his Department has made an assessment of the potential effect on the UK steel industry of the US Administration imposing a 20 per cent tariff on steel imports to the US.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	2851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>It would be inappropriate to speculate on a report that we’ve not seen or on the outcome. However, we remain in close contact with the steel and aluminium industry regarding this investigation.</p><p>We have made it very clear to the US that we are deeply concerned by any measures that would affect UK industry. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade visited Washington on 19-20 June, accompanied by senior officials from the BEIS steel team, for meetings with the Commerce Secretary and United States Trade Representative, to discuss a range of key UK interests including steel.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 11/07/2017 10:46:15 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

748335

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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: Disclosure of Information
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 protected disclosures were made by staff in his Department in each of the last three years for which figures are available; how many of those disclosures were found to be valid; how many staff alleged detriment as a result of having made a protected disclosure; and how many of those staff subsequently left the employment of the Department.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	2878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has a whistleblowing policy and procedure in place which allows for civil servants to report a perceived wrongdoing within the department, including something that they believe goes against the core values in the Civil Service Code. The Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (PIDA) will apply in some of these cases, and provides protection to those that ‘blow the whistle’ in certain circumstances.</p><p>The figures provided in the table below show the total number of whistleblowing cases that were protected disclosures under PIDA (A).</p><p>The table goes on to show the number of cases found to be valid under PIDA (B), the number of employees that alleged detriment as a result of the disclosure under PIDA (C), and finally the number of employees who made a disclosure under PIDA, alleged detriment as a result of a disclosure and subsequently left the department (D).</p><p>As BEIS was formed on 14<sup>th</sup> July 2016 we are only able to provide data from that date.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>A. Number of whistleblowing cases that were covered under PIDA</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>B. Number of cases found to be valid under PIDA</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>C. Number of employees that alleged detriment as a result of the disclosure under PIDA</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>D. Number of employees who subsequently left the department (i.e. after making a disclosure and then alleged detriment as a result of the disclosure)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/07/2017 15:57:03 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

748336

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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: Consumption
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 GWh of electricity consumed in the UK in the last 12 months were supplied by interconnectors.
tabling member constituency	Stone
tabling member printed	Sir William Cash
uin	2893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government routinely publishes total import figures from interconnectors in the annual Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES), and the quarterly National Statistics Energy Trends data.</p><p> </p><p>The latest available 12 month period of data spans 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017 and shows a gross import of 17,228 GWh through interconnectors.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/07/2017 10:47:46 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	288 label Biography information for Sir William Cash

748337

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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: Consumption
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 TWh of electricity were consumed in the UK in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Stone
tabling member printed	Sir William Cash
uin	2892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>In the 12 months ending March 2017, the total UK electricity demand, which includes energy industry use, losses and final consumption by end users, was 354.5 TWh. This is down 0.7 per cent on the same period a year earlier.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source: Energy Trends table 5.2 - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-section-5-energy-trends" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-section-5-energy-trends</a></p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/07/2017 10:45:34 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	288 label Biography information for Sir William Cash

748338

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what operational interconnectors there are in the UK; and what the MW capacity is of each of those interconnectors.
tabling member constituency	Stone
tabling member printed	Sir William Cash
uin	2896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK currently has 4GW (4000MW) of operational interconnection capacity:</p><p> </p><ul><li>IFA (Interconnexion France-Angleterre); 2GW (2000MW) from Folkestone, Kent to Calais, France, operating since 1986;</li><li>Moyle; 500MW between South Ayrshire, Scotland and County Antrim, Northern Ireland, operating since 2002;</li><li>Britned; 1GW (1000MW) from the Isle of Grain, Kent, to Rotterdam in the Netherlands, operating since 2011;</li><li>East-West (EWIC); 500MW connecting Barkby Beach, North Wales to Dublin, Ireland, operating since 2012.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/07/2017 10:42:46 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	288 label Biography information for Sir William Cash

748339

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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: Exports
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 GWh of electricity were exported from the UK through interconnectors in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Stone
tabling member printed	Sir William Cash
uin	2894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government routinely publishes total export figures in the annual Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES), and the quarterly National Statistics Energy Trends data.</p><p> </p><p>The latest available 12 month period of data spans March 2016 to March 2017 and shows a total export of 2,782 GWh through interconnectors.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/07/2017 10:40:42 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	288 label Biography information for Sir William Cash