Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
What steps she plans to take to ensure that the majority of energy generated in the UK is from renewable sources.
Answered by Kwasi Kwarteng
Over half of the UK’s electricity comes from low-carbon sources. The Carbon Brief found that from July to September 2019, renewables accounted for 40% of overall generation, compared to 33% last year.
The Government is investing £557 million in further Contracts for Difference auctions and over £3 billion for renewable technology innovation.
Additionally, we’re phasing out coal by 2025 and over 50% of electricity generation will be from renewable sources by 2030.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many FTE staff have been employed by the Coast to Capital LEP in each of the last five years.
Answered by Kelly Tolhurst
Coast to Capital LEP has employed the following Full Time Equivalent Staff in the last five years:
• March 2018 – 30
• March 2017 – 25
• March 2016 – 14
• March 2015 – 12
• March 2014 – 10
The increase from 2016 to 2017 was due to bringing the Growth Hub in-house and the start of the Enterprise Adviser Network.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what major projects have been funded by the Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership since its creation.
Answered by Kelly Tolhurst
Since Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership’s creation in 2011 it has funded 14 major projects with an LGF grant value of over £5m. These are as follows:
• Business Finance Growth Grants £6,525,765
• Advanced Engineering Centre (University of Brighton) £7,000,000
• Engineering and Digital Technology Park (University of Chichester) £8,000,000
• Shoreham Flood Defences Adur Tidal Walls (Environment Agency) £6,000,000
• Preston Barracks CRL (Brighton & Hove City Council) £7,700,000
• Skills Capital Greater Brighton Metropolitan College £9,000,000
• Crawley Growth Programme (West Sussex County Council) £14,640,000
• Valley Gardens Phases 1+2 (Brighton & Hove City Council) £8,000,000
• A259 Corridor Capacity Enhancement (West Sussex County Council) £7,491,180
• Southern Gateway (Chichester District Council) £5,000,000
• Pelham Campus (Greater Brighton Metropolitan College) £5,000,000
• Fairfield Halls and College Green (London Borough of Croydon) £14,230,544
• Blackrock - (Brighton & Hove City Council) £12,111,101
• New Monks Farm (Adur and Worthing Borough Council) £5,710,384
Cumulative total of spend on major projects - £116,408,974.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the investment objectives are of the public funds distributed by the C2C Local Enterprise Partnership.
Answered by Kelly Tolhurst
Under the Growth Deal agreed with Government Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has been awarded £304m from the Local Growth Fund for projects that benefit the local area and the economy. Projects are expected to deliver improvements for the local economy in line with the Strategic Economic Plan developed by the LEP. These include but are not limited to jobs, new homes and improvements in transport and skills.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
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 for the continuation of CE safety and quality marking on British-made toys after the UK leaves the EU.
Answered by Andrew Griffiths
A CE marking indicates that a product conforms to the requirements set out in the relevant EU legislation. In some cases the product will also have been tested by a third-party body before the manufacturer labels the product with a CE marking.
The Government’s priority is to keep people safe and we are currently considering options regarding CE marking for goods sold in the UK after the UK leaves the EU. As the PM set out in her Mansion House speech, our aim is to ensure that products only need to undergo one series of approvals, in one country, to show that they meet the required regulatory standards.
The Government will continue to work closely with a wide range of businesses to ensure their views are represented as we progress our work on future options regarding CE marking.