Asked by: Dan Jarvis (Labour - Barnsley Central)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many cases have been assessed for compensation under the Coal Industry Pneumoconiosis Compensation Scheme since 1985.
Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
Nabarro Claims Solutions (NCS) took over administration of the Coal Industry Pneumoconiosis Compensation Scheme in May 2011. Since then, 1,826 claims have been received and assessed.
A verifiable breakdown of claims prior to May 2011 is not available.
Asked by: Dan Jarvis (Labour - Barnsley Central)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many cases have been awarded compensation using only a death certificate under the Coal Industry Pneumoconiosis Compensation Scheme since 1985.
Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
Nabarro Claims Solutions (NCS) took over administration of the Coal Industry Pneumoconiosis Compensation Scheme (CIPCS) in May 2011. Since then, 124 claims, which met the employment criteria of employment with British Coal, have been settled on reliance of the content of a Death Certificate instead of certification in respect of Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit for PD D1 (Pneumoconiosis) or another disease that is compensable under the CIPCS.
A verifiable breakdown of claims prior to May 2011 is not available.
Asked by: Dan Jarvis (Labour - Barnsley Central)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has had recent discussions with Ministerial colleagues in the Treasury on the potential merits of making financial support available to the haulage sector affected by rising fuel costs.
Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State regularly meets with Ministerial colleagues in HM Treasury and discusses a range of issues.
Asked by: Dan Jarvis (Labour - Barnsley Central)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how levels of compensation are assessed under the Coal Industry Pneumoconiosis Compensation Scheme.
Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
The Coal Industry Pneumoconiosis Compensation Scheme (CIPCS) provides compensation to former mineworkers or their estates.
There are three categories of compensation:
Asked by: Dan Jarvis (Labour - Barnsley Central)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support the sustainability of the steel sector in South Yorkshire.
Answered by Lee Rowley - Minister of State (Minister for Housing)
The Government recognises the vital role that steel plays in our economy across all areas of the UK, and will continue to work with the sector to support its decarbonisation.
On 28 July, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) announced its intention to acquire Sheffield Forgemasters International Limited to secure its unique capability to supply large scale high integrity steel components into existing and future defence programmes. This acquisition was completed on 19 August. The MOD also intends to spend up to £400 million for defence critical plant, equipment and infrastructure in SFIL over the next 10 years to support defence outputs.
Asked by: Dan Jarvis (Labour - Barnsley Central)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to help ensure that (a) women and (b) men receive adequate support from their workplace when experiencing the loss of a child.
Answered by Paul Scully
The Government recognises that the death of a child is a tragic event. In April 2020 we introduced a new statutory entitlement to Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay for parents who lose a child under the age of 18.
By making this change in the law, the Government is sending an important signal to employers that the issue of bereavement in the workplace should be acknowledged, and that we expect them to respond to such circumstances in a sensitive and compassionate manner. The policy establishes a statutory baseline for employers when managing parental bereavement in the workplace.
Asked by: Dan Jarvis (Labour - Barnsley Central)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) Home Secretary and (b) Secretary of State for Transport on the effect of quarantine rules on British (i) businesses and (ii) employees that are required to travel to red and amber list countries to fulfil business contracts.
Answered by Paul Scully
Business travel is permitted in accordance with rules about access and quarantine that have been agreed across Government. The rules relating to red and amber list countries can be found here - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/red-amber-and-green-list-rules-for-entering-england. From the 19th of July, individuals arriving in England from amber list countries who are fully vaccinated with an NHS administered vaccine (plus 14 days) will be exempt from self-isolation and day 8 testing.
Asked by: Dan Jarvis (Labour - Barnsley Central)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what financial support he is making available to the glass manufacturing industry during the covid-19 outbreak.
Answered by Nadhim Zahawi
Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, the Government has acted with unprecedented speed to support UK manufacturing companies, including businesses in the glass sector.
To safeguard jobs we introduced the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, which continues until 30 September 2021.
We also introduced the government backed Coronavirus Business Interruption Scheme (CBILS), Bounce Back Loan, Recovery Loan schemes.
We have also provided Local Authorities with additional funds to support businesses through the Local Restrictions Support Grant, Restart Grant and the Additional Restrictions Grant.
Asked by: Dan Jarvis (Labour - Barnsley Central)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to increase recruitment in the glass manufacturing industry in South Yorkshire.
Answered by Nadhim Zahawi
The Government is committed to supporting jobs and growth as we begin the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Through our Plan for Growth and our Lifetime Skills Guarantee, we will back business and people to unleash their full potential. Our Plan for Jobs will also support new opportunities in every part of the country.
Last year, the government also launched the Kickstart Scheme which provides full government funding to business to create new jobs for 16-24 year olds currently on Universal Credit.
Asked by: Dan Jarvis (Labour - Barnsley Central)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including coach companies as non-essential retail to ensure they can access financial support during the covid-19 outbreak.
Answered by Paul Scully
I am answering the question under the assumption that it refers to the designation of businesses for the purpose of eligibility for Restart Grants.
The primary principle of the Restart Grant scheme is to support businesses that offer in-person services, where the main service and activity takes place in a fixed rate-paying premises, in the relevant sectors.
Coach Tour Operators are not eligible for the Restart Grant Scheme but maybe able to access discretionary support through the Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG). Local Authorities are free to provide ARG support that suits their local area and guidance for ARG makes clear that Local Authorities are able to issue ARG grants to tour operator businesses. My Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer announced at the Budget that an additional £425m will be made available via ARG meaning that more than £2bn has been allocated to Local Authorities since November 2020.