Asked by: Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what level of ministerial clearance was required by Shareholder Executive to enable the Green Investment Bank to set up OSW Co Holdings 1 Limited, Galloper Holdco Ltd, Rampion Hold Co Limited, Rampion Investco Limited, OSW LP Hold Co Limited, WMR HoldCo Limited, Project G Holdings 1 Limited and Project G Holdco Limited.
Answered by Nick Hurd
In November and December 2016 the Green Investment Bank (GIB) incorporated twelve new Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs): Galloper Holdco Limited; OSW Co Holdings 1 Limited; OSW Co Holdings 2 Limited; OSW LP Holdco Limited; Project G Holdco Limited; Project G Holdings 1 Limited; Project G Holdings 2 Limited; Rampion Holdco Limited; WMR Holdco Limited; Rampion Investco Limited; New Green Interim Holdco Limited; and UK Green Investment Lyle Limited.
The SPV ‘UK Green Investment Lyle Limited’ was incorporated in the course of business-as-usual to support GIB’s investment in the Lincs offshore wind farm (publicly announced by GIB on 13 January 2017).
The remaining eleven SPVs were incorporated in order to facilitate the potential introduction of private capital in to a number of GIB’s offshore wind assets, following discussion between GIB and the UK Government. These entities are currently dormant and own no assets.
Asked by: Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on what date Shareholder Executive authorised the Green Investment Bank to set up OSW Co Holdings 1 Limited, Galloper Holdco Ltd, Rampion Holdco Limited, Rampion Investco Limited, OSW LP Holdco Limited, WMR Holdco Limited, Project G Holdings 1 Limited and Project G Holdco Limited.
Answered by Nick Hurd
In November and December 2016 the Green Investment Bank (GIB) incorporated twelve new Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs): Galloper Holdco Limited; OSW Co Holdings 1 Limited; OSW Co Holdings 2 Limited; OSW LP Holdco Limited; Project G Holdco Limited; Project G Holdings 1 Limited; Project G Holdings 2 Limited; Rampion Holdco Limited; WMR Holdco Limited; Rampion Investco Limited; New Green Interim Holdco Limited; and UK Green Investment Lyle Limited.
The SPV ‘UK Green Investment Lyle Limited’ was incorporated in the course of business-as-usual to support GIB’s investment in the Lincs offshore wind farm (publicly announced by GIB on 13 January 2017).
The remaining eleven SPVs were incorporated in order to facilitate the potential introduction of private capital in to a number of GIB’s offshore wind assets, following discussion between GIB and the UK Government. These entities are currently dormant and own no assets.
Asked by: Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2016 to Question 40488, if he will list his Department's director-level diversity champions.
Answered by Margot James
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s Senior Civil Service (SCS) Diversity and Inclusion Champions are listed below, along with their SCS grade.
Angie Ridgwell, Director General - Finance and Corporate Services
Gareth Davies, Director General - Business and Science
Niall Mackenzie, Director - Energy, Materials and Agri-Tech
Susannah Simon, Director - European Reform
Luis Castro, Deputy Director - Portfolio Office
Emma Ward, Director - Strategy
Stephen Speed, Director - Energy Development
Paro Konar-Thakkar, Economic Advisor
James Maskell, Deputy Director - Legal
Craig Lucas, Director - Science and Innovation
Dan Osgood, Director - Heat and Business Energy
Jon Booth, Director - Home and Local Energy
Katrina Williams, Director- General, International, Science and Resilience
Zilla Bowell, Deputy Director - Civil Nuclear Security and Safety Assurance
Asked by: Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to establish an extended ministerial office.
Answered by Margot James
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has no plans to establish an Extended Ministerial Office.
Asked by: Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what roles have been created in the communications team within his Department since its creation.
Answered by Margot James
No new communications roles have been created since the creation of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The department’s communications team is a merger of the ex-Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) and Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) communication teams, as per the wider Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy transition process as part of Machinery of Government (MoG) changes.