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1271194

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2020
	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	Small Businesses: Digital Technology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect on small businesses of large technology firms directly passing on the Digital Services Tax to online retailers using their platforms; and what assessment he has made of the effect of such action on the competitiveness of the marketplace.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	130066
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The Digital Services Tax is a proportionate tax addressing widely held concerns about the tax paid by digital businesses. Pricing strategies reflect a range of factors and are a matter for businesses. The Government has announced the establishment of a new Digital Markets Unit in the CMA to promote competition in digital markets. We will consult on the powers of this unit in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 11/01/2021 14:44:31 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1271229

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many of the approximately 7,000 additional staff that HMRC aimed to recruit by 1 January 2021 to manage post-transition period processes (a) have been recruited, (b) will be based in call centres and (c) will be directly employed by HMRC.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing North
	tabling member printed	James Murray
	uin	130247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>HMRC had c.7,000 permanent (directly employed) staff by 1 January to deliver post-transition requirements.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC forecast that about 200 telephony advisers would be required to meet customer demand. However, HMRC developed deployment plans to make 300 staff available, who had the capacity to answer about 8,000 calls per day, with the capability to flex more resource if required. HMRC have put in place streamlined routes for customers to support more complex customs arrangements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/01/2021 13:37:40 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4797 label Biography information for James Murray

1271179

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2020
	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	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to his Department's BEIS Electricity Generation Costs (2020) published on 24 August 2020, what estimated value for the annual decline in performance of offshore wind was used in that report.
	tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
	tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
	uin	129981
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>BEIS estimates a constant load factor and availability across the lifetime of an offshore wind farm, and therefore a constant performance. This is based on research performed by Arup (2016)<sup>[1]</sup> and independently peer-reviewed by Professor Derek Bunn (2020)<sup>[2]</sup>.</p><p>BEIS also assume an improvement in load factors in future as turbines deployed in wind farms increase in size, and this relationship is discussed in detail in a published study performed by DNV GL (2019)<sup>[3]</sup>.</p><p> </p><p>_______</p><p><em>[1] ‘Arup (2016): Review of Renewable Electricity Generation Cost and Technical Assumptions’ <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/arup-2016-review-of-renewable-electricity-generation-cost-and-technical-assumptions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/arup-2016-review-of-renewable-electricity-generation-cost-and-technical-assumptions</a></em></p><p><em>[2] ‘Peer review of 2019 electricity generation cost updates’ <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/peer-review-of-2019-electricity-generation-cost-updates" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/peer-review-of-2019-electricity-generation-cost-updates</a></em></p><p><em>[3] ‘Potential to improve load factor of offshore wind farms in the UK to 2035’ <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/potential-to-improve-load-factor-of-offshore-wind-farms-in-the-uk-to-2035" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/potential-to-improve-load-factor-of-offshore-wind-farms-in-the-uk-to-2035</a></em></p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 12/01/2021 12:21:12 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan previous answer version 72656 answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer

1271180

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2020
	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	Wind Power
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to his Department's BEIS Electricity Generation Costs (2020) published on 24 August 2020, if he will publish the empirical evidence, other than bid prices, underlying the estimate of (a) falling capital and (b) operational costs in the wind sector, (i) offshore and (ii) onshore in that report.
	tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
	tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
	uin	129982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>The estimates of (a) falling capital and (b) operational costs for (i) onshore and (ii) offshore wind generation are informed by a variety of internal and external evidence sources. These include published estimates from Arup (2016)<sup>[1]</sup> and DNV GL (2019)<sup>[2]</sup> as well as internal estimates informed by stakeholders and external commentators, such as Bloomberg<sup>[3]</sup>, Baringa<sup>[4]</sup>, Aurora<sup>[5]</sup>, and others. These assumptions have also undergone an independent peer-review by Professor Derek Bunn (2020)<sup>[6]</sup>, and more detail on specific assumptions can be found in this publication.</p><p> </p><p>_______</p><p><em>[1] ‘Arup (2016): Review of Renewable Electricity Generation Cost and Technical Assumptions’ <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/arup-2016-review-of-renewable-electricity-generation-cost-and-technical-assumptions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/arup-2016-review-of-renewable-electricity-generation-cost-and-technical-assumptions</a></em></p><p><em>[2] ‘Potential to improve load factor of offshore wind farms in the UK to 2035’ <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/potential-to-improve-load-factor-of-offshore-wind-farms-in-the-uk-to-2035" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/potential-to-improve-load-factor-of-offshore-wind-farms-in-the-uk-to-2035</a></em></p><p><em>[3] <a href="https://about.bnef.com/new-energy-outlook/" target="_blank">https://about.bnef.com/new-energy-outlook/</a></em></p><p><em>[4] “An analysis of the potential outcome of a further ‘Pot 1’ CfD auction in GB”,<a href="https://www.baringa.com/getmedia/99d7aa0f-5333-47ef-b7a8-1ca3b3c10644/Baringa%20Scottish-Renewables%20UK-Pot-1-CfD-scenario%20April-2017%20Report%20FINA/" target="_blank"> https://www.baringa.com/getmedia/99d7aa0f-5333-47ef-b7a8-1ca3b3c10644/Baringa Scottish-Renewables UK-Pot-1-CfD-scenario April-2017 Report FINA/</a></em></p><p><em>[5] <a href="http://www.auroraer.com/" target="_blank">www.auroraer.com</a></em></p><p><em>[6] ‘Peer review of 2019 electricity generation cost updates’ <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/peer-review-of-2019-electricity-generation-cost-updates" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/peer-review-of-2019-electricity-generation-cost-updates</a></em></p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 12/01/2021 12:19:23 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan previous answer version 72660 answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer

1271181

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2020
	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	Electricity Generation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to his Department's BEIS Electricity Generation Costs (2020) published on 24 August 2020, if he will publish the empirical, numerical evidence underlying its estimate of (a) stagnant capital and (b) operational cost for (i) Combined Cycle Gas Turbines and (ii) other conventional generation technologies in that report.
	tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
	tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
	uin	129983
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>The evidence behind the (a) capital and (b) operational cost assumptions for (i) Combined Cycle Gas Turbines and (ii) other conventional generation technologies has been published in a report prepared by Leigh Fisher and Jacobs (2016)<sup>[1]</sup>. Minor updates to Combined Cycle Gas Turbine efficiency have been made since, as a result of a published benchmarking exercise by Wood (2018)<sup>[2]</sup>, which affects operational costs.</p><p> </p><p><em>[1] ‘Leigh Fisher and Jacobs’ (2016): Electricity Generation Cost Update’ <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/leigh-fisher-and-jacobs-2016-electricity-generation-cost-update" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/leigh-fisher-and-jacobs-2016-electricity-generation-cost-update</a></em></p><p><em>[2] ‘Call for CCUS Innovation: literature review, benchmarking report and calculator’ <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/call-for-ccus-innovation-literature-review-benchmarking-report-and-calculator" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/call-for-ccus-innovation-literature-review-benchmarking-report-and-calculator</a></em></p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 12/01/2021 12:17:59 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan previous answer version 72662 answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer

1271183

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2020
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Iraq: Kurds
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of his visit to the Kurdistan region in Iraq.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	130024
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The UK supports a strong a successful Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) within a thriving Iraq. During my December visit to Erbil, I discussed the mutual desire to deepen the UK-KRI partnership with the leadership of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). The UK looks forward to continued close engagement with the KRG as a critical and valued partner in the region; progressing security cooperation, increasing our business links, and supporting sustainable economic reform that delivers for all Iraqis.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 11/01/2021 13:05:12 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1271185

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will match existing financial support for research infrastructure, skills programmes and research intensive businesses provided by European Structural and Investment Funds.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	130065
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) will help to level up and create opportunity across the UK.</p><p>Funding for the UKSPF will at least match receipts from EU structural funds, on average reaching around £1.5 billion per year. Its funding profile will be set out at the next Spending Review.</p><p>To help local areas prepare over 2021-22 for the introduction of the UKSPF, the Government will provide £220 million additional funding to support our communities to pilot programmes and new approaches.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 11/01/2021 18:38:33 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall previous answer version 72594 answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1271186

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Protective Clothing: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the ending of the temporary VAT reduction on personal protective equipment on funeral director companies.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	130027
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The temporary zero rate was an extraordinary measure introduced to help affected sectors (such as hospitals and care homes) during the initial shock of the COVID-19 crisis, when global supply of PPE did not meet demand and PPE was procured directly from the open market.</p><p> </p><p>DHSC have now committed in the Winter Plan to provide free PPE for COVID-19 needs to adult social care until March 2021 via the PPE portal and will supply all other adult social care services that will not be supplied via the PPE portal via a combination of the local resilience forums and local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>The funeral sector source their own PPE through their normal supply routes. In extreme circumstances, there is provision for them to approach their local resilience forum or local authority to discuss access to an emergency supply.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 130028 130029 question first answered 11/01/2021 13:53:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1271187

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Protective Clothing: VAT Zero Rating
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of which sectors of the economy have been most affected by increases in the cost of personal protective equipment since the ending of the temporary VAT exemption on that equipment on 31 October 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	130028
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The temporary zero rate was an extraordinary measure introduced to help affected sectors (such as hospitals and care homes) during the initial shock of the COVID-19 crisis, when global supply of PPE did not meet demand and PPE was procured directly from the open market.</p><p> </p><p>DHSC have now committed in the Winter Plan to provide free PPE for COVID-19 needs to adult social care until March 2021 via the PPE portal and will supply all other adult social care services that will not be supplied via the PPE portal via a combination of the local resilience forums and local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>The funeral sector source their own PPE through their normal supply routes. In extreme circumstances, there is provision for them to approach their local resilience forum or local authority to discuss access to an emergency supply.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 130027 130029 question first answered 11/01/2021 13:53:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1271188

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Protective Clothing: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to support funeral director companies to access Government stocks of personal protective equipment after the end of the temporary VAT reduction on those items.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	130029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The temporary zero rate was an extraordinary measure introduced to help affected sectors (such as hospitals and care homes) during the initial shock of the COVID-19 crisis, when global supply of PPE did not meet demand and PPE was procured directly from the open market.</p><p> </p><p>DHSC have now committed in the Winter Plan to provide free PPE for COVID-19 needs to adult social care until March 2021 via the PPE portal and will supply all other adult social care services that will not be supplied via the PPE portal via a combination of the local resilience forums and local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>The funeral sector source their own PPE through their normal supply routes. In extreme circumstances, there is provision for them to approach their local resilience forum or local authority to discuss access to an emergency supply.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 130027 130028 question first answered 11/01/2021 13:53:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson