Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Liverpool Garston)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment she has made of the effect of leaving the EU without a deal on the availability of jobs in a) the automotive industry, b) the pharmaceutical industry and c) the retail industry in Garston and Halewood constituency.
Answered by Kelly Tolhurst
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Liverpool Garston)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent meetings (a) Ministers and (b) Officials in her Department have had with businesses in the (i) automotive (ii) pharmaceutical (iii) retail and food sector businesses about the impact of leaving the EU without a deal on their businesses; and if she will make a statement.
Answered by Kelly Tolhurst
Ministers and officials have regular engagement with a large number of businesses across all sectors, including from the automotive, pharmaceutical and retail and food sectors, to ensure they are prepared for the UK leaving the EU on the 31st October.
Ministers have hosted a regular series of roundtables both in Westminster and around the UK in recent months, where they have had the chance to speak to and hear directly from a wide range of businesses both large and small.
In order to help business prepare for exiting the EU on 31 October, the Government have come together to deliver a new series of 'One HMG' events, starting from Monday 16 September to 18 October. These roadshows will bring together expertise from across departments including BEIS, the Home Office, HMRC, DIT, DEFRA and DCMS, and combine interactive support and in-depth advice sessions to help business from all sectors and of all sizes get ready for Brexit. In addition to this, on 11th September, officials held an EU Exit Readiness forum with over 250 companies participating many of which were retailers.
A £15m Business Readiness Fund for business organisations and trade associations will support businesses in preparing for a ‘No Deal’ Brexit ahead of 31 October 2019.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Liverpool Garston)
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 held with representatives of Jaguar Land Rover on the future of its Halewood manufacturing plant after the UK leaves the EU.
Answered by Lord Harrington of Watford
We have regular dialogue with key stakeholders in the automotive sector such as Jaguar Land Rover about a wide range of matters, including the challenges that leaving the EU poses and the opportunities that will become open to us.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Liverpool Garston)
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 held with representatives of Jaguar Land Rover on the future of its Halewood manufacturing plant after the increase in fuel excise duty in April 2018.
Answered by Lord Harrington of Watford
We have regular dialogue with key stakeholders in the automotive sector such as Jaguar Land Rover about a wide range of matters, including the challenges that leaving the EU poses and the opportunities that will become open to us.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Liverpool Garston)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many people in Garston and Halewood constituency are employed in the automotive industry?
Answered by Claire Perry
The Garston and Halewood constituency has an important role in automotive manufacturing. Data from the ONS Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES) show that around 6,000 were employed in the automotive manufacturing sector in Garston and Halewood in 2016.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Liverpool Garston)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many people in Garston and Halewood constituency are employed in the pharmaceutical industry.
Answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone
In 2016 there were an estimated 1,250 people employed in pharmaceutical manufacturing in the Garston and Halewood constituency.
Source: Business Register and Employment Survey, Office for National Statistics
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Liverpool Garston)
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 ensure that people employed in the public sector social care sector receive the national living wage.
Answered by Margot James
The Government and HMRC provide support and guidance to ensure employers in the social care sector understand and comply with National Minimum Wage law. The Government is also increasing funding going into the sector. In the spring Budget 2017, £2bn additional funding for local authorities was agreed for adult social care over the next three years. Funding agreed by Government since 2015 means councils have access in total to £9.25 billion more dedicated funding for social care over the next three years.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Liverpool Garston)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2017 to Question 65635, on Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Brexit, what (a) EU agencies and other organisations are within his Department's remit, (b) staff time was spent on engagement with those bodies and (c) financial resources were spent on engagement with those bodies in 2015-16.
Answered by Nick Hurd
BEIS and its executive bodies work with a number of EU agencies including the European Chemicals Agency, European Union Intellectual Property Office, European Standardisation Organisations (CEN and CELNEC) and the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity, amongst others. A full list of EU agencies and bodies can be found on the Commission website https://europa.eu/european-union/about-eu/agencies_en. We do not disaggregate the time and resource spent on this engagement.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Liverpool Garston)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what (a) EU agencies and other organisations within his Department's remit the Government plans to withdraw from when the UK leaves the EU, (b) staff time was spent on engagement with those bodies and (c) financial resources were spent on engagement with those bodies in 2015-16.
Answered by Nick Hurd
As set out in the recent White Paper (The United Kingdom’s exit from and new partnership with the European Union), the Government will discuss with the EU and Member States our future status and arrangements with regard to EU agencies. It would not be appropriate to prejudge the outcome of the negotiations.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Liverpool Garston)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many jobs his Department estimates would be created by the completion of the Digital Single Market.
Answered by Lord Vaizey of Didcot
The Department has made no estimation of the number of jobs that would be created by the Digital Single Market. According to the European Parliament, completing the Digital Single Market could add €415bn or around 3% to the EU’s GDP.