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1580580

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
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 Discount Scheme: Leisure Centres and Swimming Pools
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 held recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the inclusion of (a) swimming pools and (b) leisure centres in the Energy and Trade Intensive Industries scheme.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Kim Leadbeater
uin	132541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government has taken a consistent approach to identifying the most energy and trade intensive sectors, with all sectors that meet agreed thresholds for energy and trade intensity eligible for Energy and Trade Intensive Industries support. These thresholds have been set at sectors falling above the 80th percentile for energy intensity, and 60th percentile for trade intensity, plus any sectors eligible for the existing energy compensation and exemption schemes. BEIS has worked closely with key Whitehall Departments, including DCMS, and will engage with them in the design and implementation of the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 30/01/2023 17:31:42 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4923 label Biography information for Kim Leadbeater

1580596

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
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: Prices
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 with his Cabinet colleagues to support businesses with energy prices.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Dr Kieran Mullan
uin	132544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the challenges that businesses are facing and is committed to helping ensure they are able to thrive. The Energy Bill Relief Scheme provides a discount on the wholesale element of gas and electricity bills to ensure that all eligible businesses that receive their energy from licensed suppliers, are protected from high energy costs over the winter period. The new Energy Bill Discount Scheme, will run from April until March 2024, and continue to provide a discount to eligible businesses.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/02/2023 09:21:19 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4860 label Biography information for Dr Kieran Mullan

1580622

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Hydrogen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to support the development of hydrogen transport technology.
tabling member constituency	Dartford
tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
uin	132344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>Many of the Department’s research, development, and demonstration funding programmes support the development of hydrogen for transport. This includes the £206 million UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions, the £165 million Advanced Fuels Fund as part of the Jet Zero programme, the pioneering £212 million Zero Emission Road Freight Demonstrator, and the £7.6 million First of a Kind fund in rail.</p><p>The Department’s investment of £23 million to a dedicated Hydrogen Transport Hub on Tees Valley will be used to explore how hydrogen works across transport in conjunction with regions energy system and local businesses. The Government is also supporting the development of skills and announced funding to enable this, working with the Tees Valley Combined Authority to upskill the local workforce.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 31/01/2023 12:43:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

1580651

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Jobcentres: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January 2023 to Question 127881 on Jobcentres: Closures, if he will list the locations and proposed closure dates of the temporary Jobcentres that his Department has already made a decision to close.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	132435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>Further to question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-01-19/127881" target="_blank">127881</a> answered in the House of Commons on 24 January 2023, the Department can confirm that it continues to review its Jobcentre estate with a view to start returning to its pre-pandemic size.</p><p>Once the Department is ready to provide more information on proposed closure locations, and dates, it will share the news with staff first and I can assure the House that all MPs will be contacted when a decision has been made on any sites that may impact on their constituents.</p><p> </p><p>A full list of the temporary sites can be found on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/temporary-jobcentres-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 30/01/2023 16:04:36 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1580656

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
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 Discount Scheme: Leisure Centres and Swimming Pools
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 impact of not including (a) swimming pools and (b) other leisure services in the list of sectors eligible for support with energy bills under the Energy and Trade Intensive Industries scheme on the financial viability of (i) charitable trust not-for-profit leisure and (ii) swimming pool providers.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	132438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>During the review of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme, analysis of many contributions from the private sector, trade associations, the voluntary sector and other types of organisations were assessed. These included leisure centres and swimming pools.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has taken a consistent approach to identifying the most energy and trade intensive sectors, with all sectors that meet agreed thresholds for energy and trade intensity eligible for Energy and Trade Intensive Industries support. These thresholds have been set at sectors falling above the 80th percentile for energy intensity, and 60th percentile for trade intensity, plus any sectors eligible for the existing energy compensation and exemption schemes.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 03/02/2023 10:57:42 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1580665

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Dogs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to introduce a limit on the number of dogs that a person can walk at one time that would apply across the UK.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	132442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>Anyone walking dogs is required to comply with the Animal Welfare Act 2006 which requires individuals in control of animals to protect them from unnecessary suffering and to provide for their welfare needs. The Government does not currently intend to introduce a legal limit on the number of dogs that a person can walk at any one time. The Canine and Feline Sector Group has published guidance to assist dog walkers. This can be found here: <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cfsg.org.uk%2Fgeneral-guidance-documents%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CAlice.Gibb%40defra.gov.uk%7C3a021e34bd1f4f20835508daffbf720b%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638103494953897964%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=vgKpB%2FUVAz1YseiRWOY4XEw5%2FVcCH1KeoUUfDEIDvmA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">General Guidance Documents – CFSG</a>.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 02/02/2023 13:52:54 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1580688

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	NHS: Protective Clothing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2023 to Question 104233 on NHS: Protective Clothing, if he will list the (a) consultancy and (b) legal firms which were contracted as part of the personal protective equipment programme.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	132570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>Consultancy firms contracted by the Department as part of the personal protective equipment programme are:</p><ul><li><p>4C Associates Ltd;</p></li><li><p>Accenture UK Ltd;</p></li><li><p>Atamis Ltd;</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Bramble Hub Ltd previously Bramble CC Ltd;</p></li><li><p>BSI Standard Ltd;</p></li><li><p>Chanzo Ltd;</p></li><li><p>Clarion Interpreting Ltd;</p></li><li><p>Deloitte;</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Efficio Ltd;</p></li><li><p>Ernst And Young;</p></li><li><p>Global Connections (Scotland) Ltd;</p></li><li><p>Insight Executive Group;</p></li><li><p>Prestige Network Ltd;</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Pricewaterhousecooper LLP;</p></li><li><p>The Kings Fund;</p></li><li><p>Velindre NHS Trust; and</p></li><li><p>McKinsey and Co Inc UK.</p></li></ul><p>Legal firms contracted by the Department as part of the personal protective equipment programme are:</p><ul><li><p>Burges Salmon;</p></li><li><p>TLT;</p></li><li><p>DAC Beachcrift; and</p></li><li><p>Pinsent Mason.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 02/03/2023 15:20:32 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 51430 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1580057

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Social Services: Merseyside
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many social care beds the Government funds in (a) St Helens and (b) Merseyside.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	131228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not held by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 30/01/2023 14:52:54 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1580061

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
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: Meters
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 estimate he has made of (a) how many prepayment energy meters there are in (i) St Helens and (ii) Merseyside and (b) what proportion of those are in households.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	131232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>BEIS produced a one-off publication in March 2019 of <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Felectric-prepayment-meter-statistics&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7C60d0b26250b8449c543508db03932675%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638107702755118493%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=iYuYsSw3mmWKlrPWzeiKl5%2BZ1jtzw%2BiQKebX%2FL7CHqc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">annual prepayment meter electricity statistics</a> for Great Britain by country, English regions and local authority. These statistics cover electricity prepayment meters which have a domestic meter profile in 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Data on regional variation of payment method (prepayment, direct debit or credit) for domestic standard electricity customers, domestic economy 7 electricity customers and domestic gas customers is published in <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Fquarterly-domestic-energy-price-stastics&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7C60d0b26250b8449c543508db03932675%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638107702755118493%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=M5SKloimlPcqOmSeMv95aO4lXdM9oQd2bc6eb755K%2BQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Quarterly Energy Prices</a> table 2.4.2, table 2.4.3 and table 2.5.2.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 31/01/2023 16:54:10 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1580070

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Parliament: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, on how many days Members of Parliament who have not taken their seats in Parliament used their parliamentary passes to access the Estate in the last twelve months.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	131131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>This data is only kept for seven days. Seven MPs have not taken their seats. The data held at the time of the search showed that two had accessed the estate during the 7-day period covered, each on one occasion.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 30/01/2023 18:35:22 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell