Asked by: Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many projects had been completed through the Green Deal in Llanelli Constituency as of 31 October 2022.
Answered by Graham Stuart
BEIS estimates that in Llanelli constituency, 17 projects are live (all measures installed but not yet paid off) and seven projects have been completed (all measures installed and paid off).
Data covers the period from May 2013 to October 2022.
Asked by: Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the number of imported items bearing the CE quality mark which will need to be certified with the UKCA mark by 1 January 2023; and what plans his Department has to ensure that work is completed.
Answered by Paul Scully
The UKCA marking becomes mandatory for most goods from 1 January 2023. Products requiring the UKCA marking are valued at approximately £110bn of UK imports
BEIS is continuing to support industry through an extensive programme of engagement, publication of enhanced business guidance, and working closely with the Conformity Assessment Body sector and the UK Accreditation Service to support sufficient capacity to test and certify products to UKCA requirements.
Asked by: Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the total allocation of funding is for local growth deals in 2020-21.
Answered by Nadhim Zahawi
Levelling up is central to the Government’s agenda and we are working with local leaders to ensure that every region, city, and town will effectively recover from Covid-19.
As part of this, £1,243,604,030 is being allocated through the Local Growth Fund for local growth deals in 2020 to 2021.
Asked by: Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)
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 a UK global navigation satellite system.
Answered by Chris Skidmore
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 6 December 2018 by the then Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, my hon. Friend the Member for Watford (Richard Harrington MP) to Question 198212.
Asked by: Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)
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 19 December 2018 to Question 202300 on Global Navigation Satellite Systems: Costs, when the engineering, design, and development phase is expected to report.
Answered by Chris Skidmore
The EDDP phase of the programme is expected to complete within the first half of 2020.
Asked by: Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)
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 13 December 2018 to Question 200617 on Global Navigation Satellite Systems: Costs, to which Department the engineering study on the proposed Global Navigation Satellite System will report.
Answered by Chris Skidmore
The study referred to in the answer given by my rt. hon. Friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on 13 December 2018 to Question 200617 is the Engineering, Design, and Development Phase that is developing options for a UK Global Navigation Satellite System.
This in-depth study is being run by the UK Space Agency, as an Executive Agency of the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Asked by: Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)
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 December 2018 to Question 198212 on Global Navigation Satellite Systems: Costs, what assessment he has made of the annual running costs of the proposed Global Navigation Satellite System.
Answered by Chris Skidmore
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 200619.
The annual running costs of the proposed GNSS will be assessed as part of the Engineering, Design and Development Phase (EDDP) which is currently underway.
Asked by: Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)
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 December 2018 to Question 198212 on Global Navigation Satellite Systems: Costs, what funds his Department has allocated to the proposed Global Navigation Satellite System.
Answered by Chris Skidmore
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has allocated £97 million in relation to the work to develop options for a UK Global Navigation Satellite System. This comprises the £92m for the Engineering, Design and Development Phase and £5m incurred on initial feasibility study work.
Asked by: Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the UK Armed Forces will be able to access the proposed Global Navigation Satellite System.
Answered by Lord Harrington of Watford
Global Satellite Navigation Systems have a very wide range of uses and all of the current systems have clear civil, security and defence utility. The UK GNSS would offer additional capabilities for use by the Government including by the Ministry of Defence.
The UK Space Agency is leading the Engineering Design and Development Phase announced by my rt. hon. Friend the Prime Minister in August with the full support of the Ministry of Defence. This phase will develop plans for a possible UK system.
Asked by: Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)
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 to the public purse of the proposed Global Navigation Satellite System.
Answered by Lord Harrington of Watford
A UK Global Navigation Satellite System could cost between £3-5 billion over a ten year period. My rt. hon. Friend the Prime Minister announced in August an Engineering Design and Development Phase which will develop plans for a UK system. This will involve developing more detailed cost estimates.