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Written Question
EU Grants and Loans
Friday 20th January 2023

Asked by: Lisa Nandy (Labour - Wigan)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding the UK has (a) received and (b) is due to receive from the EU Structural Fund in the period from 31 January 2020 to 31 December 2023.

Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

The UK will participate in European Structural & Investment (ESI) Fund programmes (ERDF, ESF, EAFRD and EMFF 2014-2020), until the end of December 2023 in relation to commitments made before the end of the transition period. The UK is allocated and therefore due to receive a total of €16.4bn to be spent by 31st December 2023.

These allocations are published in the EU Structural and Investment Funds: UK Partnership Agreement – Part 1, Sections 1 and 2 (Revised 31 January 2020) (Table 1.6). https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/european-structural-and-investment-funds-uk-partnership-agreement


Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 12 May 2022
Fairness at Work and Power in Communities

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 12 May 2022
Fairness at Work and Power in Communities

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Written Question
Post Office: Miscarriages of Justice
Tuesday 23rd March 2021

Asked by: Lisa Nandy (Labour - Wigan)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to compensate sub-postmasters affected by the Horizon post office scandal.

Answered by Paul Scully

It is vital that postmasters affected by Horizon get the compensation they deserve. The Post Office reached a full and final settlement with claimants in the group litigation in December 2019 and committed to right the wrongs of the past. A key commitment from this settlement was for the Post Office to set up the Historical Shortfall Scheme for postmasters who were not part of the Group Litigation to have historical shortfalls investigated and addressed. The Scheme received over 2,400 claims and Post Office are now assessing these claims. In this case it is right that the Government provides sufficient financial support to the Post Office to ensure the Scheme can proceed and to protect the vital services provided by the post office network.

The Government also welcomes Post Office’s aspiration to ensure that all postmasters entitled to claim civil compensation as a result of their convictions being overturned are recompensed as quickly as possible. The Government will continue to closely monitor the Post Office’s work on addressing the issues identified by Justice Fraser.


Written Question
Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry
Tuesday 23rd March 2021

Asked by: Lisa Nandy (Labour - Wigan)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent progress has been made on the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry; and what his planned timeframe is for the publication of the findings of that Inquiry.

Answered by Paul Scully

The Inquiry has made swift progress already, including running a call for evidence to invite views about and gather evidence relating to the IT system, and holding its first group evidence session with sub-postmasters who were adversely affected by Horizon. The Inquiry will aim to submit its findings to my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy by Summer 2021. The final report will be published by the Secretary of State and the Government will respond in due course.


Written Question
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Coronavirus
Wednesday 11th March 2020

Asked by: Lisa Nandy (Labour - Wigan)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if the Government will meet with (a) employer organisations and (b) trade unions on a strategy to manage the potential effect on workers of a covid-19 outbreak.

Answered by Nadhim Zahawi

The Government is well prepared for this type of outbreak. We will continue to take all necessary precautions, such as engaging with key industry partners, employer organisations, and trade unions to understand the potential effect of Covid-19 on workers and to discuss their preparedness planning.

We are closely monitoring the potential impacts on the UK economy, including on individual businesses, supply chains, and consumers.

The Department is working with Her Majesty’s Treasury to actively look at ways to support businesses, especially small-and medium-sized businesses, through this temporary period of disruption. This includes unlocking up to £1 billion of attractive working capital loans to support small businesses, with more as needed.


Written Question
Business: Coronavirus
Wednesday 11th March 2020

Asked by: Lisa Nandy (Labour - Wigan)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans the Government has to support businesses in the event of reduced (a) tourism, (b) leisure and retail spending, (c) consumer confidence, and (d) spending power during the covid-19 outbreak.

Answered by Nadhim Zahawi

The Government is well prepared for this type of outbreak. We will continue to take all necessary precautions, such as engaging with key industry partners to discuss their preparedness planning.

Businesses can access a range of finance through the government-owned British Business Bank. The Government is also working with Her Majesty’s Treasury to actively look at ways to support businesses, especially small-and medium-sized businesses, through this temporary period of disruption. This includes unlocking up to £1 billion of attractive working capital loans to support small businesses, with more as needed.

We are closely monitoring the potential impacts on the UK economy, including on individual businesses, supply chains, and consumers.


Written Question
Business: Coronavirus
Wednesday 11th March 2020

Asked by: Lisa Nandy (Labour - Wigan)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he is putting in place to help (a) businesses and (b) customers manage (i) short- and (ii) medium-term supply chain disruption in the event of the widespread outbreak of coronavirus.

Answered by Nadhim Zahawi

The Government is well prepared for this type of outbreak. We will continue to take all necessary precautions, such as engaging with key industry partners to discuss their preparedness planning.

We are closely monitoring the potential impacts on the UK economy, including on individual businesses, supply chains and consumers.

We are also working with Her Majesty’s Treasury to actively look at ways to support businesses, especially small-and medium-sized businesses, through this temporary period of disruption. This includes unlocking up to £1 billion of attractive working capital loans to support small businesses, with more as needed.


Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 10 Jan 2019
Crown Post Offices: Franchising

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 10 Jan 2019
Crown Post Offices: Franchising

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