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Written Question
Productivity
Tuesday 22nd February 2022

Asked by: Robert Largan (Conservative - High Peak)

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 improve productivity levels.

Answered by Lee Rowley

The Government is taking the opportunities offered by Brexit to increase productivity, cut red tape and strengthen the business across the UK. We are supporting businesses to grow by helping them access finance, improve skills, and adopt technology.

Written Question
Members: Correspondence
Tuesday 11th January 2022

Asked by: Robert Largan (Conservative - High Peak)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to respond to the enquiry from the hon. Member for High Peak of 13 October 2021, referenced RL27050.

Answered by George Freeman

I thank the Hon Member for bringing this to my attention, a response has now been issued.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 01 Dec 2021
Storm Arwen

"I thank the Secretary of State for the statement and for meeting me yesterday to discuss the situation in High Peak where thousands of homes have been left without power since the weekend, including in places such as Buxton, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Wash, Bagshaw, Sparrowpit, Wormhill, Peak Forest, Chinley, Hayfield and more. …..."
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Written Question
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Staff
Wednesday 1st December 2021

Asked by: Robert Largan (Conservative - High Peak)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many senior civil servants employed by his Department were based in each of the 12 NUTS1 regions of the UK on (a) 1 March 2019, (b) 1 March 2020, (c) 1 March 2021 and (d) 1 September 2021.

Answered by George Freeman

The Number of Civil Servants employed by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) on the 31 March 2019, 31 March 2020, 01 March 2021, 01 June 2021 & 01 September 2021 by NUTS1 UK regions are presented below:

Region

31/03/2019

31/03/2020

01/03/2021

01/06/2021

01/09/2021

East Midlands

10

10

11

11

11

East of England

10

10

12

13

13

London

3740

4030

4834

5030

5122

North East England

10

20

30

31

35

North West England

20

20

16

36

84

Northern Ireland

0

0

1

1

1

Other

0

0

2

1

1

Scotland

90

90

96

100

105

South East England

0

0

2

2

2

South West England

20

20

19

19

17

Yorkshire and the Humber

20

10

0

0

0

Wales

50

70

76

76

79

West Midlands

110

140

155

166

181

Total

4080

4420

5254

5486

5651

Written Question
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Staff
Thursday 25th November 2021

Asked by: Robert Largan (Conservative - High Peak)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many civil servants employed by his Department were based in each of the 12 NUTS1 UK regions on (a) 1 March 2021, (b) 1 June 2021 and (c) 1 September 2021.

Answered by George Freeman

The Number of Civil Servants employed by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) on the 01 March 2021, 01 June 2021 & 01 September 2021 by NUTS1 UK regions are presented below:

Region

01/03/2021

01/06/2021

01/09/2021

East Midlands

11

11

11

East of England

12

13

13

London

4834

5030

5122

North East England

30

31

35

North West England

16

36

84

Northern Ireland

1

1

1

Other

2

1

1

Scotland

96

100

105

South East England

2

2

2

South West England

19

19

17

Wales

76

76

79

West Midlands

155

166

181

Total

5254

5486

5651

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 16 Nov 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"14. What steps he is taking to support energy-intensive businesses. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 16 Nov 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"High Peak is home to the UK’s largest quarries and much of our lime production industry. Those lime producers are essential for construction, engineering and infrastructure, but they are being hit by a double whammy of soaring global energy prices and an outdated UK emissions trading system, which is still …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 16 Nov 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"T1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 16 Nov 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"I have recently been contacted by Prisma Colour, another fantastic local business in High Peak that does really important work. Unfortunately, it has been hit by a more than doubling of its energy bills in recent months, which is simply not sustainable. I welcome what the Government are trying to …..."
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Written Question
Members: Correspondence
Wednesday 27th October 2021

Asked by: Robert Largan (Conservative - High Peak)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to respond to the enquiry from the hon. Member for High Peak of 12 August 2021, reference RL25724.

Answered by George Freeman

My Rt. Hon. Friend the Minister of State for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change wrote to the hon. Member on 21 October, about climate change and the COP26 summit.