Asked by: Darren Jones (Labour - Bristol North West)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of any plans to amend its biomass sustainability criteria in the forthcoming Biomass Strategy.
Answered by Graham Stuart
The Government issued a call for evidence in 2021 (https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/role-of-biomass-in-achieving-net-zero-call-for-evidence) to seek stakeholder views and evidence on a range of biomass-related questions. This included potential improvements to the biomass sustainability criteria. The responses to the call for evidence, alongside feedback from extensive stakeholder engagement, are feeding into recommendations for further strengthening of the UK’s already stringent biomass sustainability criteria, which we will set out in the forthcoming Biomass Strategy.
Asked by: Darren Jones (Labour - Bristol North West)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what percentage of staff previously employed in the Investment Security Group were employed in the Investment Security Unit as of 6 July.
Answered by Jane Hunt
As of 6 July 2022, there are 94 full time equivalent posts in the Investment Security Unit. As with any organisation, actual staffing levels fluctuate over time. The ISU operates a ‘hub and spoke’ model, bringing together expertise from across government and the intelligence community to scrutinise acquisitions and assess the need for intervention to protect the UK’s national security, ensuring the Business Secretary can make well evidenced decisions.
The Investment Security Group team was previously based in the Cabinet Office but moved to BEIS in April to form the basis of the ISU.
Asked by: Darren Jones (Labour - Bristol North West)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what percentage of staff employed in the Investment Security Unit as of 6 July were previously employed in the Investment Security Group.
Answered by Jane Hunt
As of 6 July 2022, there are 94 full time equivalent posts in the Investment Security Unit. As with any organisation, actual staffing levels fluctuate over time. The ISU operates a ‘hub and spoke’ model, bringing together expertise from across government and the intelligence community to scrutinise acquisitions and assess the need for intervention to protect the UK’s national security, ensuring the Business Secretary can make well evidenced decisions.
The Investment Security Group team was previously based in the Cabinet Office but moved to BEIS in April to form the basis of the ISU.
Asked by: Darren Jones (Labour - Bristol North West)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many full time equivalent staff were employed in the Investment Security Unit as of 6 July 2022.
Answered by Jane Hunt
As of 6 July 2022, there are 94 full time equivalent posts in the Investment Security Unit. As with any organisation, actual staffing levels fluctuate over time. The ISU operates a ‘hub and spoke’ model, bringing together expertise from across government and the intelligence community to scrutinise acquisitions and assess the need for intervention to protect the UK’s national security, ensuring the Business Secretary can make well evidenced decisions.
The Investment Security Group team was previously based in the Cabinet Office but moved to BEIS in April to form the basis of the ISU.
Asked by: Darren Jones (Labour - Bristol North West)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many applications have been made to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme since its launch.
Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme has received 1,966 applications from 23rd May to 17th June 2022.