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1455705

registered interest
date	30/03/2022
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Spiking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to tackle the rise in the prevalence of spiking.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	906388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2022 answer text <p>This is an issue which the government takes very seriously. The public have a right to feel safe on the streets and they expect the government, law enforcement, and the private sector to ensure this.</p><p>Action which the Government is already taking on spiking includes:</p><ul><li>Supporting the rollout of pilot initiatives to improve the safety of women in public spaces, including in the night-time economy.</li><li>Working with the police to better understand the nature of spiking. This will inform a statutory report on the nature and prevalence of spiking. The report is due 12 months from the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill receiving Royal Assent.</li><li>The Home Office is also considering the case for a criminal offence to target spiking directly. We will not hesitate to legislate if necessary.</li></ul> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 30/03/2022 15:06:50 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1455706

registered interest
date	30/03/2022
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Females: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to support women in the workplace.
tabling member constituency	Livingston
tabling member printed	Hannah Bardell
uin	906389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2022 answer text <p>To support women in the workplace, we will: extend redundancy protections for women after they return from maternity leave; introduce neonatal leave and pay; and introduce one week of unpaid carer’s leave. We have also recently consulted on measures to increase the availability of flexible working – and look forward to publishing our response to that in due course.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 30/03/2022 15:33:57 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4486 label Biography information for Hannah Bardell

1455707

registered interest
date	30/03/2022
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Autism: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to help ensure equality and freedom from discrimination for people with autism.
tabling member constituency	Brecon and Radnorshire
tabling member printed	Fay Jones
uin	906390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>In July 2021, we published a new all-age autism strategy that set out our commitments to address the inequalities autistic people experience. These include poorer health outcomes and a 16 year life expectancy gap. As part of this, we have provided over £13 million to improve access to diagnosis, including through testing ways to reduce waiting times and expanding a pilot that is identifying autistic children and young people earlier on in life. To improve inclusion of autistic people, we have also provided £600,000 to train many more educational staff across England, and we will launch an autism public understanding initiative this year.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 31/03/2022 09:42:25 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4763 label Biography information for Fay Jones

1455223

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	Energy Intensive Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What support his Department is providing to energy intensive industries operating in the UK in the context of energy price rises.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	Simon Fell
uin	906350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>We recognise this continues to be a worrying time for businesses due to the significant increases in global energy prices.</p><p> </p><p>Extensive engagement is happening across Government at both an official and ministerial level on this issue.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 29/03/2022 11:54:19 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4744 label Biography information for Simon Fell

1455224

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	Baglan Energy Park: Energy Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If he will invoke section 400 of the Insolvency Act 1986 to direct the official receiver to ensure that the power supply for Baglan Energy Park remains connected until a permanent connection to the National Grid is secured.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	906351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>We understand this is a concerning time for those impacted by the liquidation of the Baglan Group. We cannot offer any further comment at this stage in view of ongoing legal action.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 29/03/2022 11:54:55 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1455225

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	Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery Scheme: Low Incomes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the impact of the Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery scheme on local authorities' ability to improve the energy efficiency of homes of low-income households.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Liz Twist
uin	906352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>BEIS commissioned an independent evaluation of Phases 1 and 2 of the Local Authority Delivery scheme in October 2020. This evaluation includes impact analysis of the scheme’s core objectives to improve energy efficiency in low-income households and will report findings following scheme completion.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 29/03/2022 11:55:40 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

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

1455227

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	Companies House
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent progress he has made on reforming Companies House.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	906357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>Reform is already underway, with a further £63 million to be invested over the Spending Review period. We will legislate for new powers for Companies House in the Economic Crime Bill to come early in the next session.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 29/03/2022 11:57:45 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1455228

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	Energy: Price Caps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of raising the energy price cap on standards of living.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	906359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government is very aware of the difficulties that consumers are experiencing as a result of higher energy prices. This is why we are giving a package of support worth £9.1 billion, which will help over 28 million households.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 29/03/2022 11:58:33 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1455229

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	Hydrogen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to support the growth of the hydrogen sector in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Jacob Young
uin	906360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>We are delivering on the Hydrogen Strategy and will soon be launching our £240 million Net Zero Hydrogen Fund, providing up to £100 million for our first allocation round for electrolytic hydrogen projects and publishing our Sector Development Action Plan. <br></p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 29/03/2022 11:59:08 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young