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Written Question
Nuclear Installations: Ukraine
Monday 24th October 2022

Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)

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 12 October 2022 to Question 54467 on Nuclear Installations: Ukraine, when (a) he and (b) his predecessors held discussions with Ukrainian government officials on the security of Ukraine’s nuclear facilities in the period since February 2022.

Answered by Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

My predecessors, the Ministerial Team and I maintain regular engagement with our Ukrainian colleagues following the Russian Federation’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, and its reckless actions against nuclear facilities. Discussions were held in February, March, June, August and September.


Written Question
Nuclear Installations: Ukraine
Wednesday 12th October 2022

Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)

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 to Question 45194 on Ukraine: Nuclear Installations, what discussions he has had Ukrainian government ministers on the security of Ukraine's nuclear facilities since February 2022.

Answered by Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

My predecessors and I have maintained regular engagement with our Ukrainian colleagues following the Russian Federation’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, and its reckless actions against nuclear facilities, including at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power plant and Chornobyl Exclusion Zone.

In these conversations, the Government has paid tribute to the immense bravery of Ukrainian staff who continue to operate nuclear facilities safely across Ukraine under the most extreme pressure.


Written Question
Space Debris: Scandinavia
Wednesday 2nd June 2021

Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions his Department has had with the Scandinavian governments on the potential for upper-stage rocket debris from UK launches to land on their sovereign territory.

Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

There is no expectation that upper stage debris from any UK launch will affect the sovereign territory of any Scandinavian country.

The Government has held discussions with all countries to the north of the British Isles which may hold an interest in, or whose territory may be affected by, space launch activities undertaken from the UK.

Where there is a possibility of UK-based launch companies seeking to deposit launch vehicle debris (whether this is from the vehicle's upper stage or otherwise) in another state's territorial waters or Exclusive Economic Zone, the government intends to obtain consent from the affected countries.


Written Question
OneWeb
Wednesday 26th May 2021

Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans his Department has to use OneWeb to enhance the UK’s space capabilities.

Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

With an increasing number of global players developing Low Earth Orbit Satellite constellations, OneWeb enables the UK to be at the forefront of rapidly evolving Space technology and helps the UK project its influence internationally through a global asset.

OneWeb will help grow UK-based capabilities in the satellite technology value chain by creating opportunities for high-value manufacturing, launch capability, and space data applications.


Written Question
Global Navigation Satellite Systems
Tuesday 26th May 2020

Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent progress has been made on the creation of a satellite navigation system.

Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

This Government has made clear its ambitions in space through a new ministerial level National Space Council and by developing a Space Strategy to bring long term strategic and commercial benefits for the UK. The Government recognises the contribution the space sector makes to our economy, national security, global influence and in helping the nation to tackle the COVID crisis.

The GNSS programme is currently in its Engineering Design and Development Phase to research and understand what would best suit the UK's requirements. The programme is taking the appropriate time to investigate the requirements, design specifications and costs as fully as possible. This includes assessing value for money, scope for innovation, new markets and how much a system could meet the UK's assured positioning navigation and timing requirements as part of an ambitious new space strategy.

The programme has recently proceeded with a number of technical contracts from April to September to deliver key engineering work whilst protecting skills and technical GNSS sector jobs.

A project led by the Cabinet Office is developing the UK's positioning navigation and timing (PNT) requirements, bringing together expertise from across Whitehall, industry and the PNT community to consider requirements across military, civil and Critical National Infrastructure sectors.

In addition to other technologies, a UK GNSS capability could form part of the mix of solutions needed.


Written Question
Fire Prevention: Insulation
Monday 9th July 2018

Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)

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 28 June 2018 to Question 156340, if he will place a copy in the Library of the proposal by the Manufacturing Technology Centre to InnovateUK, his Department and the Department for Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Answered by Lord Harrington of Watford

The Government intends to place a copy of the proposal in the Libraries of the House at the same time as the report on the outcomes of the project is published.


Written Question
Fire Prevention: Insulation
Thursday 5th July 2018

Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)

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 28 June 2018 to Question 156340 on fire prevention: insulation, who was contracted by InnovateUK to carry out that work; and what deadline was set for the completion of that work.

Answered by Lord Harrington of Watford

InnovateUK provided funding for this project to the Manufacturing Technology Centre, part of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, with the aim that this would be concluded by April 2018. The original programme of work was completed within that time period, but the project was extended in order to undertake further R&D in some of the areas identified during the first phase of work.


Written Question
Fire Prevention: Insulation
Tuesday 3rd July 2018

Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)

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 28 June 2018 to Question 156340 on fire prevention: insulation, what the total expenditure was on that project.

Answered by Lord Harrington of Watford

Innovate UK provided £250,000 of funding to the Manufacturing Technology Centre to undertake first stage studies and mathematical model development for simulating methods of removing an replacing cladding on high rise buildings. This has been further supplemented by £110,000, to test the potential for non-destructive test methods that are used in the manufacturing sector to be used on high rise buildings, to identify the materials used in cladding systems and how these have been assembled and attached to the building.


Written Question
Fire Prevention: Insulation
Tuesday 3rd July 2018

Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)

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 28 June 2018 to Question 156340 on fire prevention: insulation, if he will place in the Library a copy of any correspondence between his Department, InnovateUK, and the contractors for that project relating to the objective of that project.

Answered by Lord Harrington of Watford

It is intended that the proposal for this project, developed by the Manufacturing Technology Centre, will be published alongside the results of the project.


Written Question
Fire Prevention: Insulation
Thursday 28th June 2018

Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will place in the Library the work commissioned by his Department on the removal and replacement processes for cladding systems.

Answered by Lord Harrington of Watford

The exploratory research and development project has been completed. The findings are currently being reviewed, and will be made available in due course.