Asked by: Catherine McKinnell (Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne North)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department takes to monitor and assess allegations of human rights abuses by UK-listed companies.
Answered by Anna Soubry
Where allegations are made against companies (listed or otherwise) about breaches of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, including the guidelines on human rights, these breaches are assessed by the UK’s National Contact Point in accordance with the framework set out in the Guidelines.
Asked by: Catherine McKinnell (Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne North)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses were compensated for the indirect costs of the (a) EU Emissions Trading System and (b) carbon price floor; what the average award per eligible business was; and what the total monetary value of such compensation was in (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15 and (iii) 2015-16 to date.
Answered by Anna Soubry
Since the compensation schemes for indirect costs of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) and the Carbon Price Support (CPS) mechanism began, the total number of businesses compensated is 60 and 58 respectively. The table below sets out the amounts of compensation paid from 2013 to 2015 in calendar years. CPS compensation payments began in 2014. The average award per business over that period can be calculated from the table.
2013 | 2014 | 2015 (to 21 January 2016)* | TOTAL | |
(£) | (£) | (£) | ||
EU ETS | 31,707,192.00 | 19,632,228.00 | 18,130,331.00 | 69,469,751.00 |
CPS | 33,247,349.00 | 44,811,626.00 | 78,058,975.00 | |
TOTAL | 31,707,192.00 | 52,879,577.00 | 62,941,957.00 | 147,528,726.00 |
(* Claimants have until 31 March 2016 to submit Quarter 4 2015 applications).