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1567407

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
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	Energy: Disconnections
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 trends in the level of self-disconnection of prepayment meters.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	903123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>Ofgem rules require suppliers to proactively identify and provide support to those that are self-disconnecting. My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State is writing to suppliers to stress the importance that the rules are followed and will publish his letter. There is also immediate financial support, including the Energy Price Guarantee and Energy Bills Support Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 17/01/2023 13:47:59 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1567408

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
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	Energy Bills Rebate: Northern Ireland
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 ensure that vulnerable households in Northern Ireland receive energy support payments.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	903124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>Households are receiving a £600 payment in January. This is comprised of £400 under the Energy Bills Support Scheme Northern Ireland, and £200 of support under the Alternative Fuel Payment. Households also continue to benefit from the Energy Price Guarantee which means that tariffs in Nothern Ireland are 30% cheaper than in the Republic of Ireland and are 20% cheaper than (EPG-subsidised) tariffs in Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>Further support in direct payments is also being provided to vulnerable households this year, including cost of living payments for pensioners, people receiving disability-related allowances and those on means-tested benefits.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 17/01/2023 13:48:39 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1567409

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
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	National Grid: East of England
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 he plans to make a decision on development consent for the East Anglia Green Energy Enablement project.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	903125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>No planning application has yet been made, so I cannot answer that directly. <br></p><p>We are working flat out to minimise the impacts of network infrastructure on my Rt hon Friend’s constituents, and I pay tribute to her for championing their interests so assiduously.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 17/01/2023 13:49:37 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1567410

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
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	Public Sector: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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 adequacy of guidance for measuring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions in the public sector.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Dame Meg Hillier
uin	903126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>There is detailed guidance available on public sector emissions measurement and reporting, as set out during the recent Public Accounts Committee hearing on this subject. Overall, the public sector has reduced its emissions by 44% between 1990 and 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will provide a full response to the Public Accounts Committee report shortly. <br></p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 17/01/2023 13:50:25 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

1567411

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
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	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 he is taking to support the UK’s research and development sector.
tabling member constituency	Bracknell
tabling member printed	James Sunderland
uin	903127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>At the 2022 Autumn Statement, the Government reaffirmed the 2021 Spending Review pledge to increase public expenditure on R&amp;D to £20 billion per annum by 2024/2025. This represents a cash increase of around a third compared to 21/22 and is the largest ever increase over an SR period. <br></p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 17/01/2023 13:51:17 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4767 label Biography information for James Sunderland

1567412

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
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	Research: International Cooperation
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 increase international research partnerships.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Marco Longhi
uin	903129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>In December I announced the launch of the first phase of the new International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF), underpinned by £119 million of funding.</p><p>ISPF will support and fund UK scientists and innovators to work with peers around the world on some of the most pressing issues facing our world.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 17/01/2023 13:52:42 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4789 label Biography information for Marco Longhi

1567413

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
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	New Businesses
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 encourage the creation of businesses.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	903130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>We are encouraging the creation of businesses through the Start Up Loan scheme which provides loans and mentoring support to new entrepreneurs, as well as through our network of 38 Growth Hubs across England which provide access to information and advice on starting a business.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 17/01/2023 13:46:55 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1567414

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
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	Community Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent steps he has taken to support the development of community energy projects.
tabling member constituency	Kenilworth and Southam
tabling member printed	Sir Jeremy Wright
uin	903128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>Ofgem supports community energy projects and welcomes applications from the sector to the Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme. The Government is also helping local authorities and community energy groups to work together to develop projects within UK Growth Funding schemes.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 17/01/2023 13:52:03 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright

1567468

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence and National Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to (a) support the UK's defence industry and (b) ensure national security in 2023.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	125474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2023 answer text <p>The most recent estimate shows Ministry of Defence (MOD) investment supports 219,000 jobs in industries across the UK, including 141,000 direct jobs and 78,000 indirect jobs. Transparency, communication, and a longer-term view of our priorities are fundamental principles of the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy (DSIS) which should give industry the confidence to plan ahead and co-invest alongside government accordingly.</p><p>Continued high and focussed investment in defence, along with the changes we are making as part of DSIS, means that the MOD is well placed to support the UK's defence industry which underpins our national security.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 25/01/2023 16:16:07 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1567469

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Young People: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing work-based vocational training for young people between the ages of 14 and 16.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	125355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>The Department’s reforms to the curriculum and qualifications since 2010 have given all young people the opportunity to achieve their full potential and prepare for a huge range of careers.</p><p>Alongside GCSEs, schools may offer vocational qualifications, such as Technical Awards. Technical Awards offer an opportunity to gain knowledge not usually acquired through GCSEs. Some Technical Awards are designed to encourage an interest in technical subjects such as engineering and technology, and others to develop practical knowledge, all of which are valuable as part of a general education.</p><p>From this broad grounding, pupils are then able to specialise at age 16, choosing from a variety of high quality academic and technical qualifications including A levels, T Levels, and apprenticeships.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 24/01/2023 14:18:17 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon