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676069

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date	20/01/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Universities: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to minimise barriers for EU-resident staff and students who plan to come to Scottish universities after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
uin	60971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2017 answer text <p>The precise way in which the Government will control the movement of EU nationals to the UK after the UK has left the EU is yet to be determined and will be subject to the wider negotiations on the UK’s exit from the EU. We are committed to getting the best deal for the whole of the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 25/01/2017 15:16:50 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

676114

registered interest
date	20/01/2017
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	Research: Scotland
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 plans to take to protect UK R&D investment that has been made in Scottish universities after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
uin	60972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring the UK remains a world leader in international research and innovation. As my Rt Hon Friend the Prime Minister has said, we would welcome an agreement to continue to collaborate with our European partners on major science, research, and technology initiatives. The Chancellor announced in August that the Treasury will guarantee all successful competitively-bid-for EU research funding applied for before the UK leaves the EU, so that UK participants, and their international partners, can be confident that they will have the funding necessary throughout the life of their Horizon 2020 funded project.</p><p> </p><p>At the Autumn Statement 2016, the Government committed an extra £2 billion per year to research and development funding by 2020- 21, including for the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund. This funding is additional to the protection of science resource funding that was announced at the spending review in autumn 2015, where science resource funding was protected in real terms, at £4.7 billion per year, for the rest of the Parliament. In the current financial year, total research and innovation funding is over £6bn.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt Hon Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer has also confirmed a further £100m support for collaboration between universities across the range of knowledge exchange activity, and a further £100m for Innovate UK for the Biomedical Catalyst, from 2017/18 to 2020/21. The devolved administrations, including Scotland, will receive funding through the Barnett formula in the usual way in respect of any funding announced for England.</p><p> </p><p>This Government wants the UK to be the go-to place for innovators and investors across the world, and we intend to secure the right outcome for the UK research base as we exit the European Union.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 25/01/2017 14:05:12 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

675476

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Home Secretary on universities in (a) England and (b) Scotland being able to recruit academic staff who are EU nationals after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
uin	60787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>We recognise that arrangements for EU academic staff coming to the UK after we leave the EU is a key issue for the Higher Education sector, and one that will need to be considered as part of wider discussions about the UK’s relationship with the EU. DfE officials meet regularly with Home Office officials to discuss this and other matters, and the two departments will continue to work closely as these issues progress. DfE officials also meet regularly with officials from the devolved administrations to discuss a range of issues regarding higher education after the UK leaves the EU, and will continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 24/01/2017 08:36:07 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

675477

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with Ministers on the academic funding for Scottish universities after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
uin	60837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>University funding is a devolved matter, and Scottish university funding arrangements are therefore a matter for the Scottish Government to decide. However, DfE officials meet regularly with officials from the devolved administrations to discuss a range of issues regarding higher education after the UK leaves the EU, and will continue to do so as these issues progress.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 24/01/2017 08:51:50 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

675647

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
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	Horizon 2020
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 Horizon 2020-funded research projects are underway in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK; and what steps he is taking to ensure that those projects will continue to have access to that funding after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
uin	60838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>As of September 2016, there were 5,428 participations in Horizon 2020 across the UK, with 566 participations in Scotland <sup>1</sup>.</p><p>The Treasury will underwrite all successful bids for Horizon 2020 that are approved by the Commission, even when specific projects continue beyond the departure from the EU. UK businesses and universities should continue to bid for competitive EU funds while we remain a member of the EU, and we will work with the Commission to ensure payment when funds are awarded.</p><p><em><sup>1</sup></em><em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uks-participation-in-horizon-2020-september-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uks-participation-in-horizon-2020-september-2016</a></em></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 24/01/2017 13:45:45 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

674907

registered interest
date	18/01/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Hydrogen Fuelling Stations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2017 to Question 59977, on motor vehicle exhaust emissions, where the 12 hydrogen refuelling stations are; and what plans he has to support the expansion of that network.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
uin	60579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>The locations of the 12 hydrogen refuelling stations are as follows; seven in the Greater London area, one in Sheffield, one in Swindon, one in Port Talbot and two mobile refuellers based in the south of England. We are currently considering how Government can best continue to support the growth of hydrogen for transport and have been involving stakeholders in this process.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 23/01/2017 16:58:19 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

674941

registered interest
date	18/01/2017
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	Green Investment Bank: Privatisation
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 his Department has made of the feasibility of suspending the privatisation of the Green Investment Bank.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
uin	60625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>The sale process was launched on 3 March 2016 and is currently ongoing. No final decisions have yet been taken.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 23/01/2017 15:36:58 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

674943

registered interest
date	18/01/2017
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	Heating
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 develop the use of hydrogen as a source of low-carbon heating.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
uin	60580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department is undertaking work to strengthen the analysis of the range of potential approaches to decarbonising heat. This includes work to consolidate and review the evidence base on the use of hydrogen for heating, and to enhance the Department’s ability to model the costs and benefits.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/01/2017 14:18:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

674944

registered interest
date	18/01/2017
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	Hydroelectric Power: Storage
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 deploy new hydroelectric storage capacity in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
uin	60590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government and Ofgem recently published a joint Call for Evidence on how to manage the transition to a smart energy system. This included a proposed approach to addressing policy and regulatory barriers to energy storage so that it can compete on a level playing field with other providers of flexibility. We will publish a Smart Systems Plan in spring 2017 setting out specific measures to be taken forward.</p><p>Since 2012, more than £80m of public sector controlled support has been invested in energy storage research, development and demonstration activities. This has included a grant to a UK pumped hydro storage company to analyse the potential for developing new facilities in novel sites around Great Britain. The 2016 Budget announcement committed at least £50 million to help innovation in energy storage, demand-side response and other smart technologies over the next five years.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/01/2017 14:16:46 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

674946

registered interest
date	18/01/2017
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	Renewable Energy: Storage
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 deploy new battery storage capacity in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
uin	60593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government and Ofgem recently published a Call for Evidence on how to manage the transition to a smart energy system. This included a proposed approach to addressing policy and regulatory barriers to energy storage so that it can compete on a level playing field with other providers of flexibility. We will publish a Smart Systems Plan in spring 2017 setting out specific measures to be taken forward.</p><p>Since 2012, more than £80m of public sector controlled support has been invested in energy storage research, development and demonstration activities. This has helped to fund various storage technology demonstrators, including battery systems of different types and sizes. The 2016 Budget announcement committed at least £50 million to help innovation in energy storage, demand-side response and other smart technologies over the next five years.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/01/2017 14:17:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig