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1307325

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
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	Additional Restrictions Grant
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 Additional Restrictions grants have been issued by each local authority in England.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	179639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text <p>The Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) is a discretionary scheme aimed at supporting businesses, including those that have not been mandated to close but have had their trade adversely affected by the nationalised restrictions. At Budget on 3 March, my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer announced an additional £425 million will be made available via the ARG, meaning that more than £2 billion has been made available to Local Authorities since November 2020.</p><p> </p><p>All data on Government allocations and Local Authority payments of the ARG is available at: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcoronavirus-grant-funding-local-authority-payments-to-small-and-medium-businesses&amp;data=04%7C01%7CAmanda.Thomas%40beis.gov.uk%7Ca88eb77e374d426e981508d8e3d0d87d%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637509833413244741%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=sk15Kc2995xcLr95vyyXzW%2B0dszcRw%2FJCayewktgj9U%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-grant-funding-local-authority-payments-to-small-and-medium-businesses</a>.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 15/04/2021 16:14:24 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1307326

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
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	Additional Restrictions Grant
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 effect on businesses of the differences in criteria used by local authorities to determine applications for the Additional Restrictions Grant.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	179640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text <p>The Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) provides Local Authorities with discretionary funding to enable them to support businesses including those not mandated to close, but which have had their trade affected by the restrictions that have been put in place to tackle Covid-19 and save lives.</p><p> </p><p>The flexibility of the ARG allows Local Authorities to provide support that suits their local area, to determine how much funding to provide to businesses and exactly which businesses to target. The scheme aims to support businesses when most needed, and Local Authorities should use this funding as quickly as possible. We are working closely with Local Authorities to ensure that grants are delivered swiftly to businesses in scope of this funding.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>All data on Government allocations and Local Authority payments of the ARG is available at: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcoronavirus-grant-funding-local-authority-payments-to-small-and-medium-businesses&amp;data=04%7C01%7CAmanda.Thomas%40beis.gov.uk%7Ca88eb77e374d426e981508d8e3d0d87d%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637509833413244741%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=sk15Kc2995xcLr95vyyXzW%2B0dszcRw%2FJCayewktgj9U%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-grant-funding-local-authority-payments-to-small-and-medium-businesses</a>.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 15/04/2021 16:12:21 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1308203

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
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	Personal Care Services: Coronavirus
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 provide further guidance to businesses in the personal care sector on the meaning of the advice to consider providing shorter, more basic treatments as part of the covid-19 secure guidance.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	179641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text <p>The Safer Working <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19/close-contact-services" target="_blank">guidance</a> on close contact services was updated on 30 March ahead of reopening on Step 2. Extended treatments have not been banned. Since July 2020, the guidance has made clear that the personal care sector should keep appointments shorter as best practice and consider how the length of the appointment could be minimised to reduce the risk of transmission. We expect the personal care sector to continue to use their discretion and experience.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 15/04/2021 16:16:46 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1308204

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
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	Personal Care Services: Coronavirus
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 undertook an equalities impact assessment before publishing the guidance to businesses in the personal care sector on providing shorter, more basic treatments as part of the covid-19 secure guidance.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	179642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text <p>The Safer Working guidance was developed by BEIS with input from firms, unions, industry bodies and the devolved administrations in Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland, and in consultation with Public Health England and the Health and Safety Executive. An equalities impact assessment was undertaken when the guidance was first published in May 2020. It has been kept under constant review and updated regularly.</p><p> </p><p>Since July 2020, the guidance has made clear that the personal care sector should keep appointments shorter as best practice and consider how the length of the appointment could be minimised to reduce the risk of transmission. We expect the personal care sector to continue to use their discretion and experience.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 15/04/2021 16:15:41 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1417748

registered interest
date	28/01/2022
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	Business: Coronavirus
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 his Department produced a strategy for preventing fraud in the coronavirus business support schemes.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	113841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2022 answer text <p>The National Audit Office follow-up report into the Bounce Back Loan Scheme recommended the Department produces a formal strategy that sets out the longer-term ambitions, objectives and metrics for the impact of successful counter-fraud activity. We are considering the recommendation and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 02/02/2022 16:23:44 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1417749

registered interest
date	28/01/2022
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	Business: Coronavirus
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 his Department will publish any strategy it has produced for recovering fraudulent loans made as part of the coronavirus business support schemes.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	113842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2022 answer text <p>The National Audit Office follow-up report into the Bounce Back Loan Scheme recommended the Department produces a formal strategy that sets out the longer-term ambitions, objectives and metrics for the impact of successful counter-fraud activity. We are considering the recommendation and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 02/02/2022 16:24:19 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1399462

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
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	Origin Marking
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 made an assessment of the potential merits of mandating country of origin information on goods sold in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
uin	96817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>Aside from certain specified products such as food there is no requirement for goods to be labelled with their country of origin.</p><p>Under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008, traders are banned from using misleading statements about the geographical or commercial origin of products including in response to requests for information by consumers.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 96818 question first answered 12/01/2022 16:49:08 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1399463

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
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	Origin Marking: 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, whether his Department has undertaken any research on the potential impact on sales of British made goods of mandating country of origin information on goods sold in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
uin	96818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>Aside from certain specified products such as food there is no requirement for goods to be labelled with their country of origin.</p><p>Under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008, traders are banned from using misleading statements about the geographical or commercial origin of products including in response to requests for information by consumers.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 96817 question first answered 12/01/2022 16:49:08 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1310994

registered interest
date	21/04/2021
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	English Language: Education
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 support he is providing to the English language teaching sector to mitigate the effect of the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	185471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government has made substantial business support available throughout the Covid-19 pandemic including grants, loans, reliefs and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Although English Language Schools are not eligible for the government’s Restart Grant programme – which is aimed at the non-essential retail, hospitality, accommodation, leisure, personal care and gym sectors – they may be eligible for support via the Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG). ARG provides Local Authorities with funding to put in place discretionary support that suits their local area.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 28/04/2021 16:57:59 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1339897

registered interest
date	25/06/2021
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	EU Grants and Loans: East Ayrshire
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 his Department has made of the level of EU structural funding allocated to East Ayrshire since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	21949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2021 answer text <p>The management of European Structural &amp; Investment Funds (ESIF) in Scotland is a devolved matter and therefore the responsibility of the Scottish Government.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 02/07/2021 12:57:20 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown