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1378795

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
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: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What new support he plans to provide to energy transition projects in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South West
tabling member printed	Joanna Cherry
uin	904253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>Our Net Zero Strategy supports well-paid jobs, leverages up to £90 billion of private investment by 2030 across the UK and outlines support for projects in Scotland, including the Net Zero Hydrogen Fund and the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 16/11/2021 13:31:44 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4419 label Biography information for Joanna Cherry

1378796

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
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	Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to extend employment rights to (a) workers in the gig economy and (b) all workers.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	904254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has one of the best records on workers’ rights in the world - going further than the EU in many areas – and we believe the UK’s current three-tiered employment status framework strikes the right balance between the flexibility our economy needs and protections for workers.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 16/11/2021 13:32:37 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1378797

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
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 Generation: Offshore Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to introduce a regulated asset base for the offshore grid.
tabling member constituency	Broadland
tabling member printed	Jerome Mayhew
uin	904256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>Our Net Zero Strategy delivers more offshore wind with a more coordinated offshore grid, through the Offshore Transmission Network Review.</p><p> </p><p>Within this, Ofgem have consulted on options for delivery models for offshore connections, including a regulated asset base approach.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 16/11/2021 13:49:34 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4739 label Biography information for Jerome Mayhew

1378798

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
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	What steps his Department is taking to increase funding for research and development.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	904257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>We are making the UK a Science Superpower and the Spending Review confirmed we will be funding the fastest increase in R&amp;D spending ever. We are increasing core science funding, doubling Innovate UK’s budget, giving £800m for ARIA and putting £1.7bn into Net Zero R&amp;D.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 16/11/2021 13:34:18 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1378799

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
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	Low Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to increase pay for low-paid workers.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	James Grundy
uin	904258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>In April 2022, we will increase the National Living Wage by 59p to £9.50. This puts us back on track for it to reach two-thirds of median earnings by 2024. The minimum wage increases are expected to benefit two and a half million workers across the UK next year.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 16/11/2021 13:35:00 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4843 label Biography information for James Grundy

1378800

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
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	Small Businesses: Harlow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he will take to support small businesses in Harlow.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	904259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>Businesses in Harlow will continue to benefit from a range of government programmes, including start up loans and support delivered through the Essex Growth Hub. Additionally, the £23.7m Harlow Town Deal will encourage new business investment into the town.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 16/11/2021 13:35:33 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1378288

registered interest
date	15/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of Carrier Strike Group’s ongoing deployment.
tabling member constituency	Broadland
tabling member printed	Jerome Mayhew
uin	904139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>The carrier strike group has not only visited and worked with over 44 nations on its tour, but has had visits from 63 Ministers. It is great convenor and a great presence that, made in Britain, definitely does go around the world showing that Britain can do both soft and hard power, and do it with quality.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace grouped question UIN 904140 question first answered 15/11/2021 17:10:12 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4739 label Biography information for Jerome Mayhew

1378289

registered interest
date	15/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Education and Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress his Department has made on supporting education and reskilling opportunities for former service personnel.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	904141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) promotes lifelong learning.</p><p> </p><p>Eligible Service personnel and veterans can access three schemes which can help individuals pursue their personal and professional development through education, both during their Service and, for two of the schemes, up to ten years after discharge.</p><p> </p><p>In 2019, the MOD introduced Holistic Transition support, building on the highly successful Career Transition Partnership, which has provided employment support and job finding services for the last 20 years.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 15/11/2021 17:23:56 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1378290

registered interest
date	15/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the impact on armed forces personnel and their families of the decrease in average annual real-term growth from 2021 to 2025 in day-to-day spending of his Department, as a result of the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	904142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2021 answer text <p>Defence’s budget is growing year on year over the spending review period. We received a record settlement for Defence in 2020 of £16.5 billion. From 2019-20, the total Defence budget’s annual growth is 1.5% in real terms, with CDEL increasing from £10.3 billion in 2019-20 to £16.2 billion in 2024-25, and RDEL increasing from £30.6 billion to £32.4 billion.</p><p>This year Defence also received over £2 billion additional funding for running costs to counteract costs arising from the Health and Social Care Levy and expected increases in inflation in the wider economy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 08/12/2021 12:45:15 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace previous answer version 32245 answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1378291

registered interest
date	15/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to (a) monitor and (b) reduce carbon emissions from UK military activities.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	904143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>We monitor our carbon emissions from UK military activities and publish them in our Annual Report.</p><p>The Climate Change and Sustainability Strategic Approach we published in March 2021 sets out our route to making Defence more sustainable and reducing emissions.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 15/11/2021 16:55:57 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady