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	registered interest
	date	11/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
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	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on the payment of pensions into post office card accounts.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	191485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department pays benefits and pensions by Direct Payment into a bank, building society, credit union or Post Office card account.</p><p>The Post Office card account is a very simple account with limited functionality. Our policy has always been clear that the best option, especially for people of working age, is an account that can accept payments from employers and has transactional facilities such as direct debits for the payment of bills and housing costs.</p><p>The Department is currently in discussions with Post Office Ltd and the Department for Business Innovation and Skills to consider the future needs of customers beyond 2015.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 191484 question first answered 17/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

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	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Natural Gas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to answers provided to questions 106 and 117 at the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee Oral evidence session on gas storage on 31 October 2018, HC 1666, whether his Department is conducting a review of the UK's gas security.
	tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
	uin	191485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department constantly monitors the UK’s gas security of supply. The Department and Ofgem conduct an annual statutory security of supply report that was most recently submitted to Parliament on 6<sup>th</sup> November 2018 (Can be found <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/753170/BEIS_Ofgem_Statutory_Security_of_Supply_Report_2018.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>). In addition, in October 2015, the then Secretary of State for Energy &amp; Climate Change committed to a 5-year cycle of reviews of the UK’s gas security of supply. The most recent publication in this series was in October 2017 (Can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/651297/gas-security-supply-assessment.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>).</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 19/11/2018 15:41:45 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1648303

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A66: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with National Highways on (a) Early Warning Notifications from the suppliers on the A66 North Trans-Pennine project and (b) changes to the projected costs and delivery timelines for the A66 North Trans-Pennine project.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	191485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>National Highways is a Government-owned company that is operationally independent and responsible for delivering the A66 Northern Trans-Pennine scheme, including managing its own commercial agreements with suppliers, engaging and consulting with stakeholders and ensuring the scheme is delivered to plan. An Application for a Development Consent Order was submitted in June 2022, with the six-month examination of this Application recently ending on 29 May 2023. The Examining Authority now has up to three months to provide the Secretary of State with its recommendation as to whether the Development Consent Order should be granted consent. The Secretary of State then has three months to make the final decision. This is an independent process separate to the delivery oversight provided by the Department.</p><p> </p><p>DfT ministers regularly meet the Chief Executive of National Highways to discuss, at a strategic level, delivery of the second Road Investment Strategy (RIS 2), of which the A66 Northern Trans-Pennine scheme is a part. DfT officials meet with National Highways officials regularly to assess scheme progress against National Highways’ Delivery Plan. For the A66 scheme, start of works is forecast by March 2024 with open for traffic in Road Period 3 (2025-2030), subject to the outcome of the Development Consent Order process.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 191486 191487 191488 question first answered 04/07/2023 09:23:56 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury