Asked by: Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his Department's annual spend is on salaries for staff in press and communications roles; and how much was spent by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on salaries for staff in such roles in each year since 2010.
Answered by Margot James
An annual cost is not available. Following the Machinery of Government changes in July 2016, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is currently working to best to align its workforce in order to best deliver its objectives. This includes staff in press and communications roles.
Information on the salary costs for the press and communications teams for each year since 2010 is not held centrally and would incur disproportionate costs to calculate.
Asked by: Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many non-payroll staff are employed by his Department; and how many such staff were employed by the former Department for (a) Business, Innovation and Skills and (b) Energy and Climate Change in the last year for which information is available.
Answered by Margot James
At the end of October 2016, there were 186 non payroll staff working in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
As at 31 March 2016 the number of non-payroll staff working in the former Department for (a) Business, Innovation and Skills and (b) Energy and Climate Change, is shown in the table below.
Department | Number of non payroll staff |
Business, Innovation and Skills | 45 |
Energy and Climate Change | 67 |
Asked by: Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much (a) his Department, (b) the former Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and (c) the former Department for Energy and Climate Change spent on non-payroll staff in (i) 2015 and (ii) 2016.
Answered by Margot James
Former Department for Energy and Climate Change (including non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs)) spend on consultancy and temporary staff for 2014-15 and 2015-16 can be found in note 7 of the Remuneration and Staff Report section of the Annual Report and Accounts 2015-16.
Former Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (including NDPBs) spend on non-permanent staff for 2015-16 can be found in the Staff numbers and related costs section (page 108) of the Annual Report and Accounts 2015-16.
Asked by: Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the cost of using external agencies for recruitment of senior civil service posts in (a) his Department, (b) the former Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and (c) the former Department for Energy and Climate Change in the last year for which information is available.
Answered by Margot James
The estimated cost for using external agencies for recruitment to Senior Civil Service posts in 2014/15 was:
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills £155,000
Department for Energy and Climate Change £176,080
Information for later years is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his plans are for the future of UK Shared Business Services Ltd; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Margot James
UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UKSBS) is a company owned by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and a number of the Department’s Arm’s Length Bodies. UKSBS provides a range of back office services to its owners and to other arm’s length bodies. The Department had previously decided that these services would be transferred to other public sector providers or the private sector and that the company would be closed. However some of the assumptions that underpinned that decision are no longer valid. Furthermore the demand for back office services has changed as a result of new proposals announced by the Government including, for example, the recent Machinery of Government changes and the creation of UK Research and Innovation (subject to Parliament). The Department is committed to modernisation, increasing flexibility and reducing operating costs, especially through the application of innovative technology and digital services. The Department is currently reviewing how its back office services should be provided in the future and the role that UKSBS might play in that provision. In the meantime UKSBS continues to provide services to its customers and will make an important contribution to the creation of, and transition to, UK Research and Innovation.
Asked by: Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what public appointments he has made in 2016.
Answered by Margot James
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy made 71 public appointments during 2016. This figure includes those made within the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills and the Department for Energy & Climate Change.
Partner Organisation | Type of Appointment | Role |
British Hallmarking Council | 4 new appointments 6 re-appointments | Member |
The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board | 1 re-appointment | Member |
Natural Environment Research Council | 1 re-appointment | CEO |
Industrial Development Advisory Board | 3 new appointments 2 re-appointments | Member |
UK Commission for Employment and Skills | 1 new appointment | Interim Chair |
Student Loans Company | 1 new appointment 5 new appointments | CEO Members |
Medical Research Council | 1 re-appointment 2 re-appointments | CEO Member |
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council | 1 re-appointment 1 re-appointment | Chair Member |
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council | 1 re-appointment | Member |
Science and Technology Facilities Council | 1 new appointment 1 re-appointment | Member |
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration | 1 re-appointment | Member |
Pubs Code Adjudicator | 1 new appointment |
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Ordnance Survey | 1 new appointment | Chair |
Met Office | 2 re-appointments | Member |
UK Space Agency Steering Board | 1 new appointment | Chair |
UK Green Investment Bank | 1 re-appointment | Member |
Arts and Humanities Research Council | 1 re-appointment | Member |
Land Registry | 1 new appointment | Chair |
Post Office Ltd | 2 re-appointments | Members |
Public Weather Service Customer Service Group | 1 re-appointment | Chair |
Competitions Markets Authority | 3 new appointments 3 re-appointments | Member |
Companies House | 3 new appointments | Member |
Committee on Climate Change | 2 new appointments | Members |
Civil Nuclear Police Authority | 3 new appointments 2 re-appointments | Chair/ Members Members |
Gas and Electricity Markets Authority | 1 new appointment | Member |
National Nuclear Laboratory | 1 new appointment | Chair |
Coal Authority | 1 new appointment 1 re-appointment | Chair Member |
Committee on Radioactive Waste Management | 6 new appointments | Members |
Committee on Fuel Poverty | 1 new appointment | Chair |
Asked by: Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
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 service apprentices have been appointed by his Department since it was created.
Answered by Margot James
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) was formed on 14th July from the merger of the former Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the former Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)
Since 14th July, BEIS has appointed 20 apprentices, and has a further 15 due to start within the next few weeks.
Asked by: Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what Innovate UK's budget (a) was in each of the last five financial years and (b) will be in each of the next four financial years.
Answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone
Innovate UK’s core budget (Admin, Programme and Capital) from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy over the last five financial years was:
2011/12 - £370m
2012/13 - £439m
2013/14 - £451m
2014/15 - £426m
2015/16 - £547m
Its budget for 2016/17 is £586m. At the 2015 Autumn Statement the Government committed to protecting, in cash terms, total spending on business led innovation through Innovate UK for the duration of the Parliament. In 2016 an additional £100m was committed for the Biomedical Catalyst and a further £2bn for R&D by the end of the Parliament. Innovate UK’s annual budget is confirmed at the beginning of each Financial Year.
Asked by: Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what annual staff surveys are carried out at the (a) Competition and Markets Authority, (b) Land Registry and (c) Ordnance Survey; and if he will place the results of each of those surveys in the Library.
Answered by Margot James
The Competition and Market Authority and Land Registry take part in the annual Civil Service People Survey. Ordnance Survey takes part in the Best Companies engagement survey.
All three organisations make their results available through their respective websites.
Asked by: Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the average hourly earnings are of (a) female, (b) male, (c) BAME and (d) non-BAME employees of his Department.
Answered by Margot James
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) was created on 14 July 2016. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) were merged to create this new department.
The median salaries for male and females in the table below are published on the Office for National Statistics website every October. This relates to information as at 31 March 2016.
| BIS | DECC |
Male | £39,630 | £48,900 |
Female | £35,410 | £36,160 |
The median salaries of BAME and non-BAME staff in the table below have been calculated using data as at October 2016. These figures reflect the different levels of seniority of the employees that have provided their ethnicity information. This information is declared by individual employees on a voluntary basis.
| BIS | DECC |
BAME | £32,090 | £36,142 |
Non-BAME | £48,192 | £49,420 |
Please note; the information supplied is based on staff working 36 or 37 hours a week (dependent on contract and location).