Written Question
Wednesday 28th September 2022
Asked by:
Paul Blomfield (Labour - Sheffield Central)
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 publish the independent review of the research, development and innovation landscape.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani
In leading his independent Review of the Research, Development and Innovation Organisational Landscape, Sir Paul Nurse has gathered input from members of the Review’s Scoping Group and Sounding Board, alongside hundreds of organisations in the UK’s RDI landscape. Work is underway to consider and finalise the Review’s recommendations, which will consider input from those group members, ahead of the Review’s publication in the coming months.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Sep 2022
Energy Update
"In the Minister’s statement and in many of his answers he has focused on what the Government have already announced, but does he recognise that that does not come close to meeting the depth of the crisis that we now face? Does he accept the need for a freeze on …..."Paul Blomfield - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 Jul 2022
Oral Answers to Questions
"21. What assessment he has made of the impact of the rise in energy prices on (a) households and (b) businesses. ..."Paul Blomfield - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 Jul 2022
Oral Answers to Questions
"The finance director of Thessco, a successful Sheffield alloy manufacturer, has told me that the company’s electricity bill has increased by more than 300% and its gas bill by more than 400%. It does not qualify for help under the energy intensive industries compensation scheme simply because its raw materials …..."Paul Blomfield - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 06 Jul 2022
Home Energy Efficiency: North of England
"In the spirit in which the hon. Member framed his earlier comments, I agree with everything he has said so far. He is right both to highlight the significance of domestic carbon emissions and to link it to fuel poverty. He may be interested to know that, in Sheffield, pretty …..."Paul Blomfield - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 07 Jun 2022
Oral Answers to Questions
"15. Whether he plans to take further steps to improve the energy efficiency of domestic buildings. ..."Paul Blomfield - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 07 Jun 2022
Oral Answers to Questions
"The Minister knows that reducing consumption is vital to households and to the country, but back in 2013 the Conservative-led Government cut energy efficiency programmes, which led to a 92% fall in home insulation; and the flagship green homes grant scheme was scrapped as a failure just six months after …..."Paul Blomfield - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 15 Mar 2022
Shale Gas Production
"It is unfortunate that the boss of Cuadrilla has, with the support of the hon. Member for Ashfield (Lee Anderson), used the Ukraine crisis to reopen the discredited case for fracking. Will the Minister simply agree that we are better off investing in the renewable technologies of the future in …..."Paul Blomfield - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 12th January 2022
Asked by:
Paul Blomfield (Labour - Sheffield Central)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of reducing the maximum noise levels of fireworks.
Answered by Paul Scully
There is a comprehensive regulatory framework already in place for fireworks that the Government believes strikes the right balance for people to enjoy fireworks, whilst aiming to reduce risks and disturbances to both people and animals. This includes existing legislation setting the noise level of fireworks available to consumers to a maximum of 120 decibels.
We continue to use evidence to inform our work on fireworks. Earlier this year, we published research conducted by Ipsos Mori that provided evidence on consumer attitudes towards and behaviours around using fireworks in the UK. The report found that only around a third of people supported banning the sale of fireworks to the public for use in private displays.
Written Question
Wednesday 12th January 2022
Asked by:
Paul Blomfield (Labour - Sheffield Central)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the impact on (a) residential communities and (b) the environment of 120-decibel fireworks.
Answered by Paul Scully
There is a comprehensive regulatory framework already in place for fireworks that the Government believes strikes the right balance for people to enjoy fireworks, whilst aiming to reduce risks and disturbances to both people and animals. This includes existing legislation setting the noise level of fireworks available to consumers to a maximum of 120 decibels.
We continue to use evidence to inform our work on fireworks. Earlier this year, we published research conducted by Ipsos Mori that provided evidence on consumer attitudes towards and behaviours around using fireworks in the UK. The report found that only around a third of people supported banning the sale of fireworks to the public for use in private displays.