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1148921

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
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	Maritime Enterprise Working Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, by which criteria are members of the Maritime Enterprise Working Group selected.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	93
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The Maritime Enterprise Working Group was set up, following the publication of the National Shipbuilding Strategy, to provide a forum for the UK’s professional marine engineering, science, manufacturing and technology community for addressing issues of common concern to secure a truly competitive, sustainable and globally successful marine engineering and shipbuilding industry.</p><p> </p><p>Membership includes representatives from industry, government and academia, and chaired by an industry champion Peter French and the list of organisations represented is set out in table 1. The Group reviews and selects representatives from industry, government and academia, on an ad hoc basis as necessary.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 1</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Industry</p></td><td><p>Government</p></td><td><p>Academia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Society of Maritime Industries</p></td><td><p>Navy Command</p></td><td><p>University College London</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cammell Laird</p></td><td><p>Ministry of Defence</p></td><td><p>University of Strathclyde.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BAE Systems</p></td><td><p>Department for International Trade Defence &amp; Security Organisation</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Babcock International</p></td><td><p>Department for Business, Energy &amp; industrial Strategy</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A&amp;P Group</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BMT Group</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>First Marine International Royal Haskoning DHV</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lloyd’s Register</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 92 94 question first answered 21/10/2019 11:58:00 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1143144

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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	Harland and Wolff: Insolvency
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 financial support the Government offered Harland and Wolff prior to that company entering administration.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	284813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) has been leading efforts across the UK Government to help find a positive commercial outcome, including engaging with BEIS to explore a number of options which may have been available.</p><p> </p><p>However, the powers to provide financial support are devolved in Northern Ireland, and it is therefore within the powers available to a restored Executive to intervene.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 09/09/2019 07:45:22 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1238990

registered interest
date	29/09/2020
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	Government Internal Audit Agency: Standards
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 remedial steps were taken by his Department in response to the Government Internal Audit Agency rating downgrade in 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	96793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>In the 2017-18 Annual Report and Accounts, the Group Chief Internal Auditor (GCIA) from the Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA) provided an overall ‘moderate’ opinion on the framework of governance, risk management, and control within the Department for 2017-18. This was an increase from the ‘limited’ level of assurance received by the Department for 2016-17. The Report is published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/beis-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018.</p><p> </p><p>The strengthened assurance rating recognised the good progress made and initiatives taken across the Department to further develop the governance, risk management, and control environment. This included continuing the transformation to a single Department and the introduction of new risk management and contract management frameworks. New control measures were introduced, supported by a new internal controls team to strengthen the Department’s approach to assurance and to address control weaknesses identified by the GIAA, such as ensuring internal audit actions are implemented promptly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since 2017-18 the Department has continued to make improvements within its internal control environment, more detail on which is set out in subsequent Annual Reports and Accounts.</p><p> </p><p>As noted by the GIIA, this has been achieved against the backdrop of a challenging scale of policy and programme work that the Department has been able to deliver concurrently.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 07/10/2020 17:01:47 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1232228

registered interest
date	08/09/2020
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	Shipping: Investment
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 support private investment in the UK maritime industry.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	86565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department is working to make the UK the best place in the world for all businesses to thrive and grow.</p><p> </p><p>The UK maritime sector has strategic importance for our economy and we encourage private investment into the sector. We have recently supported the £33 million investment in Artemis in Belfast to develop an autonomous water taxi.</p><p> </p><p>The maritime sector is also benefitting from the Government’s Covid-19 support, which includes access to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the Covid-19 Business Interruption Loans.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 16/09/2020 14:13:03 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1143833

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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	Shipbuilding
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 her Department is taking to increase the number of women entering the UK shipbuilding industry.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	285221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to encouraging more young people including women to consider a career in the engineering and manufacturing sector, including in shipbuilding. The Government has supported a year-long campaign to tackle the engineering skills gap and widen the pool of young people who join the profession.</p><p>The 2018 Year of Engineering was a national campaign to increase awareness and understanding of engineering among young people, their parents and their teachers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to working with the business community to create more inclusive workplaces from the shop floor to the boardroom. The Government has commissioned and supports several business-led, independent reviews on promoting diversity, including the Hampton-Alexander Review to increase the representation of women on boards and in senior leadership positions in FTSE 350 companies to 33% by 2020 and the Parker Review to increase the ethnic diversity of FTSE 350 boards by 2024. These reviews form part of the Government’s modern Industrial Strategy which aims to build an economy that works for all.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 09/09/2019 09:41:30 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1143151

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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	Shipbuilding
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 the Government is taking to support the supply of skills and expertise to UK shipyards.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	284579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>Government is supporting the Maritime Enterprise Working Group (MEWG) to carry out an analysis of the shipbuilding skills requirements needed to meet future demand. The MEWG will use this analysis to inform the recruitment by the shipyards to meet their future delivery requirements.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s Industrial Strategy “Building a Britain Fit for the Future” includes the commitment to support young people to develop the skills they need for jobs in the future. Government is committed to encouraging the take up of apprenticeships and has set a target of 3 million new apprenticeships by 2020.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 05/09/2019 13:48:20 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1148918

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
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	Maritime Enterprise Working Group
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 the membership is of the Maritime Enterprise Working Group.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	92
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The Maritime Enterprise Working Group was set up, following the publication of the National Shipbuilding Strategy, to provide a forum for the UK’s professional marine engineering, science, manufacturing and technology community for addressing issues of common concern to secure a truly competitive, sustainable and globally successful marine engineering and shipbuilding industry.</p><p> </p><p>Membership includes representatives from industry, government and academia, and chaired by an industry champion Peter French and the list of organisations represented is set out in table 1. The Group reviews and selects representatives from industry, government and academia, on an ad hoc basis as necessary.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 1</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Industry</p></td><td><p>Government</p></td><td><p>Academia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Society of Maritime Industries</p></td><td><p>Navy Command</p></td><td><p>University College London</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cammell Laird</p></td><td><p>Ministry of Defence</p></td><td><p>University of Strathclyde.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BAE Systems</p></td><td><p>Department for International Trade Defence &amp; Security Organisation</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Babcock International</p></td><td><p>Department for Business, Energy &amp; industrial Strategy</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A&amp;P Group</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BMT Group</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>First Marine International Royal Haskoning DHV</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lloyd’s Register</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 93 94 question first answered 21/10/2019 11:58:00 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1170965

registered interest
date	15/01/2020
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	Fujitsu
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 Ministers in her Department have met representatives of Fujitsu in the past five years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	3681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>Departments publish quarterly details of Ministers’ meetings with external organisations on GOV.UK. These can be found at the following links:</p><p> </p><p>Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) (from July 2016) - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings</a></p><p>Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) (to July 2016) - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bis-quarterly-publications-april-to-june-2012" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bis-quarterly-publications-april-to-june-2012</a></p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 20/01/2020 14:28:17 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1172296

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
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	Maritime Enterprise Working Group
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 any Government representative sits on the Maritime Enterprise Working Group.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	6035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>Membership of the Maritime Enterprise Working Group includes representatives from industry, government and academia. The Group reviews and selects representatives on an ad hoc basis as necessary. Government representation includes: Ministry of Defence; Department for International Trade; Department for Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy; and Department for Transport.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 27/01/2020 16:56:54 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1236556

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
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	Urenco: Security
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 investigations into security breaches of URENCO employees are required to involve notification of Ultra-Centrifuge Nederland NV and Uranit GmbH.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	93534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>URENCO operations in the UK are regulated by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), with clear criteria for the reporting of security breaches. Security breaches are reported to the ONR and to the UK, Dutch, and German members of the Security Work Group. The Security Working Group is made up of regulators from the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, France, and the US, as well as representatives from the Enrichment Technology Company and URENCO. Severe breaches may also be reported to the board of URENCO, on which Directors appointed by Ultra-Centrifuge Nederland NV and Uranit GmbH sit.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 29/09/2020 16:17:34 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones