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Network charging is a matter for Ofgem, as the independent regulator, and decisions on its Targeted Charging Review (TCR) are for it to make. Through the TCR, Ofgem is seeking to ensure all parties connected to the electricity network make a fair contribution to its fixed costs. This is consistent with Government\u2019s views on the importance of an energy system that ensures a fair distribution of costs, with solutions rewarded where they contribute to reduced system costs.<\/p>

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Ofgem has published an analysis of the expected impacts of the TCR reforms at: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/electricity/transmission-networks/charging/targeted-charging-review-significant-code-review<\/a> . Ofgem is working to implement the reforms by April 2022 through code changes, with the final aspects of those code changes being consulted on shortly.<\/p>

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The Government continues to engage with Ofgem to inform our understanding of the reforms\u2019 policy implications, and we will also give careful consideration to the related recommendations of the recent UK Steel report \u201cClosing the Gap\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4531", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Berwick-upon-Tweed"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Anne-Marie Trevelyan"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2021-02-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "149257"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2021-02-11T15:46:17.47Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "201"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2021-02-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of Ofgem\u2019s proposed reforms under the Targeting Charging Review on costs for steel companies; and what plans Ofgem has to review those proposals.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4398", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chris Green"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bolton West"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chris Green"} ], "uin" : "149255"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1283989", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1283989/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The Government is committed to minimising energy costs for businesses to ensure our economy remains strong and competitive. The ability for our industries to be able to compete across Europe and globally is a priority for this Government.<\/p>

<\/p>

The Government has put moving to a cleaner, greener economy at the heart of its Industrial Strategy, especially with our commitment to Net Zero.\u202fOur aim is to work with the steel sector and help\u202fthem to reduce carbon emissions. We will continue to support the steel sector in achieving these aims through the various funds available such as the\u202fIndustrial Energy Transformation Fund\u202fand Clean Steel Fund.<\/p>

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We estimate that reduction in the various renewable costs for eligible energy intensive industries, including steel, will save them around £400m a year in electricity costs. We have also extended the schemes to compensate certain energy intensive industries for indirect emission cost to the end of the next financial year in order to minimise disruption to existing recipients whilst we conduct a review. Between 2013 and 2019, total compensation paid to the steel sector was over £480m.<\/p>

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We welcome the recent report by UK Steel - \u201cClosing the Gap\u201d<\/em> - regarding electricity prices and will give its recommendations careful consideration.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4113", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Stratford-on-Avon"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Nadhim Zahawi"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2021-02-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2021-02-15T15:25:21.287Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "201"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2021-02-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) competitiveness of electricity prices in the UK and (b) effect of those prices on the UK steel sector\u2019s ability to compete internationally.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4398", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chris Green"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bolton West"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chris Green"} ], "uin" : "149256"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1283990", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1283990/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Network charging is a matter for Ofgem, as the independent regulator, and decisions on its Targeted Charging Review (TCR) are for it to make. Through the TCR, Ofgem is seeking to ensure all parties connected to the electricity network make a fair contribution to its fixed costs. This is consistent with Government\u2019s views on the importance of an energy system that ensures a fair distribution of costs, with solutions rewarded where they contribute to reduced system costs.<\/p>

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Ofgem has published an analysis of the expected impacts of the TCR reforms at: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/electricity/transmission-networks/charging/targeted-charging-review-significant-code-review<\/a> . Ofgem is working to implement the reforms by April 2022 through code changes, with the final aspects of those code changes being consulted on shortly.<\/p>

<\/p>

The Government continues to engage with Ofgem to inform our understanding of the reforms\u2019 policy implications, and we will also give careful consideration to the related recommendations of the recent UK Steel report \u201cClosing the Gap\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4531", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Berwick-upon-Tweed"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Anne-Marie Trevelyan"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2021-02-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "149255"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2021-02-11T15:46:17.537Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "201"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2021-02-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Targeted Charging Review proposals on the UK steel sector.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4398", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chris Green"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bolton West"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chris Green"} ], "uin" : "149257"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1283991", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1283991/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

We welcome this report and will give its recommendations careful consideration.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4113", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Stratford-on-Avon"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Nadhim Zahawi"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2021-02-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2021-02-15T15:24:37.25Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "201"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2021-02-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the recommendations made by UK Steel in its February 2021 report, Closing the Gap, on reducing the disparity between the UK and the German and French industrial electricity prices.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4398", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chris Green"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bolton West"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chris Green"} ], "uin" : "149258"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1284025", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1284025/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

A breakdown on the number of loans provided through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme and the Bounce Back Loan Scheme, as of 24 January 2021, are provided in the table below.<\/p>

<\/p>

Scheme<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Number of Facilities Approved<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Value of Facilities Approved<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Total Number of Applications<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme<\/p><\/td>

87,529<\/p><\/td>

£20.84 billion<\/p><\/td>

201,343<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Bounce Back Loan Scheme<\/p><\/td>

1,471,001<\/p><\/td>

£44.74 billion<\/p><\/td>

1,953,564<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>

The figures reported under the heading Total Number of Applications includes: approved applications; applications that are still to be processed; applications that have been declined; and applications that may turn out not to be eligible or cases where customers will decide not to proceed.<\/p>

<\/p>

Decisions on whether to specifically capture information relating to declined loans are at the discretion of the lender.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4414", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Paul Scully"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Sutton and Cheam"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Paul Scully"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2021-02-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2021-02-12T13:19:28.043Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "201"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2021-02-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Bounce Back Loan Scheme and Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of (a) Coronavirus Interruption Business Loan applications and (b) Bounce Back Loan applications have been declined.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4084", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Esther McVey"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Tatton"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Esther McVey"} ], "uin" : "149235"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1284084", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1284084/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The number of Green Deal plans provided by Home Energy & Lifestyle Management Ltd which included External Wall Insulation in England and Wales by parliamentary constituency are shown in the table below.<\/p>

<\/p>

In order to manage the risk of revealing personal or commercial data, our approach is not to release non-zero counts of less than five for a small geographic area. Items marked * are small and have been supressed to achieve this disclosure control.<\/p>

<\/p>

Parliamentary constituency<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Green Deal Plans<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Bristol North West<\/p><\/td>

21<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Chippenham<\/p><\/td>

*<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Coventry North West<\/p><\/td>

*<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Coventry South<\/p><\/td>

*<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Esher and Walton<\/p><\/td>

*<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Gloucester<\/p><\/td>

*<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

North Herefordshire<\/p><\/td>

*<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

North Swindon<\/p><\/td>

41<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Reading West<\/p><\/td>

*<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

South Swindon<\/p><\/td>

13<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Worcester<\/p><\/td>

*<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

England total<\/p><\/td>

90<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Newport East<\/p><\/td>

7<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Newport West<\/p><\/td>

16<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4531", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Berwick-upon-Tweed"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Anne-Marie Trevelyan"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2021-02-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2021-02-11T15:51:57.217Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "201"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2021-02-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Buildings: Insulation"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many green deal agreements were issued by Home Energy and Lifestyle Management Ltd (HELMS) for the purposes of installing external building insulation in each constituency in (a) England and (b) Wales.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4437", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Anne McLaughlin"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Glasgow North East"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Anne McLaughlin"} ], "uin" : "149260"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1284111", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1284111/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Smart meters are replacing traditional gas and electricity meters in Great Britain as part of an essential infrastructure upgrade to make the energy system more efficient and flexible, enabling the cost-effective delivery of net zero greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>

<\/p>

The rollout is making good progress, with 22.2 million smart and advanced meters in homes and small businesses across Great Britain, as of the end of September 2020.<\/p>

<\/p>

The latest data on the rollout of smart meters is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/smart-meters-statistics<\/a>.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4531", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Berwick-upon-Tweed"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Anne-Marie Trevelyan"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2021-02-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2021-02-11T15:48:48.62Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "201"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2021-02-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Energy: Meters"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress the Government has made on the smart meter roll out.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/529", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Alan Campbell"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Tynemouth"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sir Alan Campbell"} ], "uin" : "149167"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1284113", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1284113/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The Government is aware of the challenges, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, that medical research charities are currently facing. We appreciate the globally recognised expertise of these charities, and the substantial contributions they make to our world-leading life sciences sector.<\/p>

BEIS and the Department of Health and Social Care regularly discuss the impacts of Covid-19 on charity-funded research with the Association of Medical Research Charities. We are continuing to engage with them and receive intelligence on the impacts facing the sector, such as the challenges facing fundraising activities.<\/p>

The Government already provides significant funding to charities\u2019 research, for example through Research England\u2019s Quality Related (QR) charity support funding. This year charity QR will amount to £204m, to support charity funded research in universities in England and equivalent support is provided in Scotland through devolved funding arrangements. Government has demonstrated its ambitions for research by committing £14.6bn to R&D next year.\u202f This funding will support the life sciences sector within which Medical Research Charities operate alongside other research areas.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4372", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Amanda Solloway"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Derby North"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Amanda Solloway"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2021-02-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2021-02-12T13:16:05.65Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "201"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2021-02-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Medicine: Research"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans his Department has to support and invest in medical research charities, as part of the Government's ambition for the UK to be a global science superpower; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1493", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Charles Walker"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Broxbourne"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sir Charles Walker"} ], "uin" : "149175"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1284136", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1284136/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The challenging financial situation we face due to the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a temporary reduction in the UK\u2019s aid spending target from 0.7% of GNI to 0.5%. This means making difficult decisions when it comes to prioritising how we spend aid money to deliver the most impactful outcomes.<\/p>

<\/p>

On Tuesday 26th<\/sup> January, my Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs, having concluded the ODA allocations of the Spending Review, issued a statement outlining each Department\u2019s total ODA settlement. At present, I am working with officials to determine how best to allocate BEIS\u2019s allocation on a fund-by-fund basis, in line with the Strategic Framework for UK ODA.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4372", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Amanda Solloway"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Derby North"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Amanda Solloway"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2021-02-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2021-02-12T13:11:33.673Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "201"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2021-02-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Global Challenges Research Fund"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to maintain the current level of funding for the Global Challenges Research Fund.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4267", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sarah Champion"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Rotherham"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sarah Champion"} ], "uin" : "149241"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1284164", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1284164/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

£4.3 billion has been paid to Local Enterprise Partnership through the Local Growth Fund over the course of the last four years, to unlock local economic growth through investment in infrastructure across England. A breakdown in provided in the table below.<\/p>

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LEP<\/p><\/td>

17-18 Payment<\/p><\/td>

18-19 Payment<\/p><\/td>

19-20 Payment<\/p><\/td>

20-21 Payment<\/p><\/td>

Total Payments 2017-21<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Greater Birmingham & Solihull<\/p><\/td>

£25,699,444<\/p><\/td>

£19,303,020<\/p><\/td>

£12,716,498<\/p><\/td>

£31,847,061<\/p><\/td>

£89,566,023<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough<\/p><\/td>

£12,346,916<\/p><\/td>

£16,705,458<\/p><\/td>

£15,875,346<\/p><\/td>

£35,737,637<\/p><\/td>

£80,665,357<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Greater Manchester<\/p><\/td>

£127,373,045<\/p><\/td>

£78,046,764<\/p><\/td>

£47,904,463<\/p><\/td>

£77,808,212<\/p><\/td>

£331,132,484<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Liverpool City Region<\/p><\/td>

£53,563,639<\/p><\/td>

£40,908,525<\/p><\/td>

£27,084,532<\/p><\/td>

£87,797,976<\/p><\/td>

£209,354,672<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

London<\/p><\/td>

£41,627,017<\/p><\/td>

£35,379,854<\/p><\/td>

£29,213,502<\/p><\/td>

£83,631,227<\/p><\/td>

£189,851,600<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Sheffield City Region<\/p><\/td>

£86,850,906<\/p><\/td>

£42,471,649<\/p><\/td>

£29,867,716<\/p><\/td>

£43,238,940<\/p><\/td>

£202,429,211<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Tees Valley<\/p><\/td>

£27,989,035<\/p><\/td>

£13,708,247<\/p><\/td>

£9,416,075<\/p><\/td>

£14,216,773<\/p><\/td>

£65,330,130<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

West of England<\/p><\/td>

£49,831,528<\/p><\/td>

£45,370,085<\/p><\/td>

£13,575,065<\/p><\/td>

£34,312,381<\/p><\/td>

£143,089,059<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

North East<\/p><\/td>

£42,505,549<\/p><\/td>

£51,706,129<\/p><\/td>

£28,063,127<\/p><\/td>

£14,550,627<\/p><\/td>

£136,825,432<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Black Country<\/p><\/td>

£31,264,295<\/p><\/td>

£19,527,429<\/p><\/td>

£19,044,119<\/p><\/td>

£32,948,081<\/p><\/td>

£102,783,924<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Buckinghamshire Thames Valley<\/p><\/td>

£10,873,571<\/p><\/td>

£11,878,931<\/p><\/td>

£3,050,399<\/p><\/td>

£5,749,716<\/p><\/td>

£31,552,617<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Cheshire and Warrington<\/p><\/td>

£18,269,116<\/p><\/td>

£16,015,902<\/p><\/td>

£8,234,770<\/p><\/td>

£24,905,206<\/p><\/td>

£67,424,994<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Coast to Capital<\/p><\/td>

£51,406,700<\/p><\/td>

£45,815,341<\/p><\/td>

£35,757,082<\/p><\/td>

£47,281,837<\/p><\/td>

£180,260,960<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly<\/p><\/td>

£16,731,067<\/p><\/td>

£6,434,534<\/p><\/td>

£4,772,967<\/p><\/td>

£11,717,698<\/p><\/td>

£39,656,266<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Coventry & Warwickshire<\/p><\/td>

£23,122,974<\/p><\/td>

£14,858,866<\/p><\/td>

£8,214,575<\/p><\/td>

£24,561,463<\/p><\/td>

£70,757,878<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Cumbria<\/p><\/td>

£7,123,593<\/p><\/td>

£6,057,068<\/p><\/td>

£6,818,265<\/p><\/td>

£11,694,598<\/p><\/td>

£31,693,524<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire<\/p><\/td>

£66,388,375<\/p><\/td>

£32,359,889<\/p><\/td>

£17,424,093<\/p><\/td>

£40,086,356<\/p><\/td>

£156,258,713<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Dorset<\/p><\/td>

£15,859,638<\/p><\/td>

£19,368,567<\/p><\/td>

£14,045,722<\/p><\/td>

£12,741,255<\/p><\/td>

£62,015,182<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Enterprise M3<\/p><\/td>

£45,663,923<\/p><\/td>

£36,807,289<\/p><\/td>

£17,491,536<\/p><\/td>

£42,685,284<\/p><\/td>

£142,648,032<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Gloucestershire<\/p><\/td>

£9,254,854<\/p><\/td>

£8,499,446<\/p><\/td>

£20,482,684<\/p><\/td>

£14,856,992<\/p><\/td>

£53,093,976<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Greater Lincolnshire<\/p><\/td>

£12,687,335<\/p><\/td>

£8,733,858<\/p><\/td>

£6,809,606<\/p><\/td>

£18,153,052<\/p><\/td>

£46,383,851<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Heart of the South West<\/p><\/td>

£36,132,181<\/p><\/td>

£9,985,696<\/p><\/td>

£13,146,492<\/p><\/td>

£38,458,629<\/p><\/td>

£97,722,998<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Hertfordshire<\/p><\/td>

£33,455,875<\/p><\/td>

£42,585,327<\/p><\/td>

£29,765,956<\/p><\/td>

£27,274,460<\/p><\/td>

£133,081,618<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Humber<\/p><\/td>

£27,269,412<\/p><\/td>

£12,721,021<\/p><\/td>

£11,050,217<\/p><\/td>

£22,232,046<\/p><\/td>

£73,272,696<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Lancashire<\/p><\/td>

£44,719,382<\/p><\/td>

£34,856,510<\/p><\/td>

£31,960,020<\/p><\/td>

£38,640,069<\/p><\/td>

£150,175,981<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Leeds City Region<\/p><\/td>

£72,228,329<\/p><\/td>

£74,349,287<\/p><\/td>

£73,510,320<\/p><\/td>

£100,338,062<\/p><\/td>

£320,425,998<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Leicester & Leicestershire<\/p><\/td>

£23,968,028<\/p><\/td>

£15,694,684<\/p><\/td>

£12,932,202<\/p><\/td>

£17,896,716<\/p><\/td>

£70,491,630<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

New Anglia<\/p><\/td>

£41,334,111<\/p><\/td>

£34,659,957<\/p><\/td>

£24,661,848<\/p><\/td>

£47,412,132<\/p><\/td>

£148,068,048<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Oxfordshire<\/p><\/td>

£14,015,357<\/p><\/td>

£11,813,194<\/p><\/td>

£24,304,685<\/p><\/td>

£14,290,548<\/p><\/td>

£64,423,784<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Solent<\/p><\/td>

£24,302,028<\/p><\/td>

£10,817,860<\/p><\/td>

£9,252,686<\/p><\/td>

£9,252,686<\/p><\/td>

£53,625,260<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

South East<\/p><\/td>

£92,088,396<\/p><\/td>

£91,738,956<\/p><\/td>

£54,914,715<\/p><\/td>

£77,873,075<\/p><\/td>

£316,615,142<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

South East Midlands<\/p><\/td>

£23,738,436<\/p><\/td>

£18,334,147<\/p><\/td>

£28,912,343<\/p><\/td>

£49,938,631<\/p><\/td>

£120,923,557<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Stoke and Staffordshire<\/p><\/td>

£17,518,643<\/p><\/td>

£11,283,922<\/p><\/td>

£6,370,448<\/p><\/td>

£15,345,059<\/p><\/td>

£50,518,072<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Swindon and Wiltshire<\/p><\/td>

£19,279,293<\/p><\/td>

£20,870,160<\/p><\/td>

£16,117,812<\/p><\/td>

£16,627,417<\/p><\/td>

£72,894,682<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Thames Valley Berkshire<\/p><\/td>

£26,442,132<\/p><\/td>

£29,417,022<\/p><\/td>

£6,177,667<\/p><\/td>

£19,874,541<\/p><\/td>

£81,911,362<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

The Marches<\/p><\/td>

£9,647,163<\/p><\/td>

£8,187,720<\/p><\/td>

£4,602,978<\/p><\/td>

£12,626,193<\/p><\/td>

£35,064,054<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Worcestershire<\/p><\/td>

£15,325,957<\/p><\/td>

£4,853,087<\/p><\/td>

£3,624,437<\/p><\/td>

£10,368,876<\/p><\/td>

£34,172,357<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

York, North Yorkshire, East Riding<\/p><\/td>

£10,195,309<\/p><\/td>

£23,651,587<\/p><\/td>

£6,511,540<\/p><\/td>

£14,632,518<\/p><\/td>

£54,990,954<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Total<\/p><\/td>

£1,308,092,552<\/p><\/td>

£1,025,776,988<\/p><\/td>

£733,678,508<\/p><\/td>

£1,243,604,030<\/p><\/td>

£4,311,152,078<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4414", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Paul Scully"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Sutton and Cheam"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Paul Scully"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2021-02-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2021-02-12T13:01:47.52Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "201"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2021-02-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Local Growth Deals"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding has been allocated to each Local Enterprise Partnership through the Local Growth Fund in each of the last four years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4268", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Reed"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Croydon North"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Steve Reed"} ], "uin" : "149243"} ], "itemsPerPage" : 10, "next" : "https://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?answeringDeptShortName=Business%2C+Energy+and+Industrial+Strategy&min-answer.dateOfAnswer=2017-07-19&_page=1&AnswerDate=2021-02-08", "page" : 0, "startIndex" : 1, "totalResults" : 43, "type" : ["http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#ListEndpoint", "http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#Page"]} }