Lucy Powell

11 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Additional Restrictions Grant

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much and what proportion of funding received by each local authority through the additional restrictions grant has been disbursed, by local authority.

11 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Additional Restrictions Grant

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding each local authority will receive from the £594 million discretionary fund to support businesses affected by the covid-19 outbreak announced by the Chancellor on

13 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Hospitality Industry and Retail Sector Council: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many times he has met with (a) the Retail Sector Council and (b) the Hospitality Future Group in 2020; and whether he will publish minutes from those meetings.

12 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Redundancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many proposed redundancies were indicated on HR1 forms received by the Redundancy Payments Service in October 2020.

12 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Redundancy: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the number of employees that would have been eligible for the coronavirus job retention scheme that have been made redundant as a result of their employer being unable to meet the cost

11 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Local Restrictions Support Grant

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much each local authority area will receive under the additional covid-19 restrictions support grant; and what the formula is for that allocation.

10 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Charities: Shops

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether charity shops are classed as essential retailers and are able to open during the second covid-19 lockdown.

3 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Criminal Proceedings: Ethnic Groups

What steps he is taking to help ensure that BAME communities have confidence in the criminal justice system.

22 Oct 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Local Restrictions Support Grant

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding under the Local Restrictions Support Grant scheme has been provided to each local authority in a tier 3 local covid alert level area.

22 Oct 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Local Restrictions Support Grant

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether (a) restaurants and (b) other businesses which choose to close in response to a lack of trade in tier 3 local covid alert level areas are eligible for the Local Restrictio

19 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether people employed by (a) business conference centres, (b) exhibition centres, (c) sports stadia, (d) live music venues, (e) theatres, (d) cinemas and (e) events companies are eligible for the Job Support Schem

7 Oct 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Local Restrictions Support Grant: Bolton

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 7 October 2020 to Question 98704 on Business: Coronavirus, how much funding has been allocated to Bolton Council through the Local Restrictions Support G

7 Oct 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the evidential basis was for not extending the wrongful trading measures in the Corporate Governance and Insolvency Act 2020.

7 Oct 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect on levels of company insolvency in each sector of the economy of the decision not to extend the provisions on wrongful trading in the Cor

7 Oct 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the number of insolvencies of the decision not to extend the temporary provisions on wrongful trading in the Corporate Gover

5 Oct 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Small Businesses: Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department will publish the (a) number and (b) value of grant payments made to hereditaments by local authority area as at 30 September 2020.

2 Oct 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Business: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of businesses in Bolton eligible for the emergency grants scheme for areas with local covid-19 lockdown restrictions.

10 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many organisations in each region have applied to be representatives of the Kickstart scheme in the first week since that scheme was launched on 2 September 2020.

8 Sep 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Small Business Grants Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September to Question 84266 on Local Government Finance: Coronavirus, by what date must local authorities return unspent funds through the coronavirus

8 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: Iron and Steel

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of steel used in phase two of the High Speed 2 rail line is planned to be British steel.

8 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: Iron and Steel

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of steel used in phase one of the High Speed 2 project is British steel.

2 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons public sector employers are not eligible for inclusion in the Kickstart scheme.

2 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department has taken to sign-up employers to the Kickstart scheme.

2 Sep 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Local Government Finance: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, by what date local authorities are required to return underspend from the coronavirus business grant schemes.

2 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential effect on employer operations of the requirement for them to have a minimum of 30 placements on take-up of the Kickstart scheme.

2 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) chambers of commerce, (b) local authorities, (c) trade bodies and (d) groups of employers have signed up as representatives for the Kickstart scheme.

14 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of the UK's civil aviation fleet is (a) under 5 years old, (b) between 5 and 10 years old and (c) over 15 years old.

14 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Prime Minister on the Jet zero objective announced in the Prime Minister's Economy speech of 30 June 2020; and what steps he is taking to achieve that objective.

14 Jul 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Manufacturing Industries: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on launching the Brunel challenge to support UK manufacturers in the (a) aerospace sector and (b) other high value

23 Jun 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Business: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding each local authority has been allocated as part of the discretionary grants fund; and how much each local authority has allocated to businesses.