Written Question
Monday 8th March 2021
Asked by:
Fiona Bruce (Conservative - Congleton)
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 provide (a) infrastructure and (b) grant funding to local businesses for the provision of on-site electric car charging points in (a) Congleton, (b) Sandbach and (c) England.
Answered by Nadhim Zahawi
The Government is going further and faster to decarbonise transport by phasing out the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030, and, from 2035, all new cars and vans must be zero emissions at the tailpipe.
The Government will invest £1.3 billion in accelerating the roll out of charging infrastructure. Businesses, charities and the wider public sector can get grants of up to £350 per socket for installing up to 40 charging sockets for their employees and fleets through our Workplace Charging Scheme. The scheme is demand-led, with 11,000 sockets installed in England and over 13,000 across the UK to date.
The Government will continue to support industry and consumers to make the switch to cleaner vehicles. We will publish a clear delivery plan in 2021.
Written Question
Thursday 26th November 2020
Asked by:
Fiona Bruce (Conservative - Congleton)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution published on 18 November 2020, what the process is for communities to express an interest in becoming a hydrogen town.
Answered by Kwasi Kwarteng
We will be looking to the gas industry together with local authorities and communities to put forward proposals for hydrogen heating trials, and a possible hydrogen town. We will be publishing details on this in due course.
Written Question
Tuesday 12th February 2019
Asked by:
Fiona Bruce (Conservative - Congleton)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the efficacy of the energy regulator.
Answered by Claire Perry
The Department maintains a strong working relationship with Ofgem, working closely across a wide range of policy areas. I regularly meet with Ofgem to discuss strategic priorities, while the Department engages directly with the UK Regulators Network, where Ofgem and regulators across sectors share best practice.
Speech in General Committees - Mon 04 Feb 2019
Draft Companies, Limited Liability Partnerships and Partnerships (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
"May I draw attention to an interest recorded in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests? My law firm, of which I remain a partner, is a limited liability partnership...."Fiona Bruce - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Jan 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"12. What steps the Government has taken to support aerospace businesses. ..."Fiona Bruce - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Jan 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"What plans do Ministers have to extend the Sharing in Growth scheme in the aerospace industry? It has helped Congleton business Senior Aerospace Bird Bellows to improve productivity and secure new orders. The company is very much looking forward to receiving the Minister on his planned visit to Congleton in …..."Fiona Bruce - View Speech
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Speech in General Committees - Mon 10 Sep 2018
Draft Business Contract Terms (Assignment of Receivables) Regulations 2018
"On a point of order, Mr Sharma. Having heard the introduction to the debate, I draw hon. Members’ attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I am a member of an SME LLP firm, but it has had no involvement with invoice finance in relation to …..."Fiona Bruce - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 17 May 2018
Freedom of Speech: Universities
"This inquiry is one of the most important that we have undertaken in my three years on the Joint Committee on Human Rights. As we have heard, we received some very disturbing evidence. Free speech is indeed a foundation for democracy in society, and universities are places where many of …..."Fiona Bruce - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 17 May 2018
Freedom of Speech: Universities
"The hon. Gentleman makes a pertinent point, as always. I will refer back to it in a moment in relation to the Charity Commission’s guidelines. The actual wording of clause 43 of the Education (No. 2) Act 1986 imposes an obligation on university governing bodies to take
“such steps as …..."Fiona Bruce - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 17 May 2018
Freedom of Speech: Universities
"That is an excellent example. I hope it will also encourage students to the right of Karl Marx, because I have spoken to a number of students who have recently said, “I wouldn’t admit to being a conservative on campus.”
Our Committee concluded that the concept of safe spaces, having …..."Fiona Bruce - View Speech
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