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1486522

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Commuters: Fuels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take further steps to assist commuters with the rising cost of petrol.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	31086
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>At Spring Statement 2022 in response to fuel prices reaching record levels, the government announced a temporary 12-month cut to duty on petrol and diesel of 5p per litre.</p><p> </p><p>This is the largest cash-terms cut across all fuel duty rates at once, ever, and is only the second time in 20 years that main rates of petrol and diesel have been cut. This cut represents savings for households and businesses worth around £2.4 billion in 2022-23.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has been clear that it expects those in the supply chain to pass the fuel duty cut through to consumers as promptly as possible. Following a request from the Business Secretary, the Competition and Markets Authority will undertake a short and focused review of the fuel market and will provide advice to the Government on steps that could be taken to improve outcomes for consumers.</p><p> </p><p>All taxes, including fuel duty, remain under review.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 13/07/2022 16:25:38 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1486579

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Fuel Poverty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take further steps to support households at risk of fuel poverty.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	31088
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises that millions of households across the UK have been impacted by rising energy bills and the wider cost of living. That is why the Government is providing over £15 billion in further support, targeted particularly on those with the greatest need. This package is in addition to the over £22 billion announced previously, with government support for the cost of living now totalling over £37 billion this year. The package includes:</p><ul><li>£400 off GB energy bills from October through the expansion of the Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS);</li><li>A £650 Cost of Living Payment for over 8 million households across the UK in receipt of means tested benefits;</li><li>A £150 one-off disability Cost of Living Payment for 6 million people who receive non-means tested disability benefits;</li><li>An extra one-off £300 this year for over eight million pensioner households to help them cover the rising cost of energy this winter;</li><li>An extra £500 million of local support, via the Household Support Fund, for households that are not eligible for Cost of Living Payments or for families that still need additional support.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Government has also expanded and increased the Warm Home Discount. Three million vulnerable households will now receive £150 each year. The Government’s objective for the Warm Home Discount is to focus the support towards those on the lowest incomes and in, or at greatest risk of, fuel poverty.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has robust plans in place to improve the efficiency of peoples’ homes. The Heat and Buildings Strategy, published in October, detailed the £3.9 billion committed over the Spending Review period to improve the energy efficiency of our building stock and help to reduce bills.</p><p> </p><p>We are also expanding the Energy Company Obligation, which places an obligation on larger energy suppliers to provide energy efficiency and heating measures for fuel poor households across Great Britain, to £1 billion per year from 2022-2026. This will help 133,000 low-income households annually to improve their energy efficiency.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to monitor how global events affect energy bills and the cost of living into the winter.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 13/07/2022 16:23:55 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1486547

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Airports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ease queues for passport checks at airports.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	31087
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>Border Force’s number one priority is to maintain a secure border. Building on the successes so far this year Border Force will seek to maximise all available resource to minimise wait times for passengers travelling into the UK.</p><p>We are also working with other Government Departments and UK ports and airports to implement robust and dynamic plans which allow us to anticipate and quickly respond to the effects of increased passenger travel on the UK’s border controls, whilst continuing to maintain border security and facilitating the movement of people and legitimate goods.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 13/07/2022 15:50:17 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1486521

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Pensioners: Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take further steps to assist pensioners who are experiencing increased energy bills.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	31085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>The Chancellor announced on 26 May a cost-of-living package which included a pensioner cost of living payment of £300 per household to be paid alongside the winter fuel payment this coming winter increasing the amount to £500/£600 depending on age. Once added to the non-repayable £400 discount on energy bills this autumn for domestic electricity customers, this will result in all pensioners households in Great Britain receiving £900 for households with someone of state pension age and under 80 and £1,000 for households with someone aged 80 or over to help with increased fuel costs. In addition, there is a £650 Cost of Living Payment deliberately targeted at low-income households in receipt of a means tested qualifying benefit. For people above State Pension age, this is those in receipt of Pension Credit.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 12/07/2022 14:24:55 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1484644

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2022
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Internet: Business
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of the Online Safety Bill on business-to-business services.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	27588
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2022 answer text <p>The Online Safety Bill has been designed to be targeted and proportionate. Companies providing services to other companies on a business-to-business basis are not in scope of the regulatory framework.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 08/07/2022 14:00:53 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1484645

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2022
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Internet: Business
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with business representatives on the potential effect of the Online Safety Bill on business-to-business services; and if she will take steps to ensure that relevant business stakeholders are supported in understanding the effects of those legislative proposals on those services.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	27589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2022 answer text <p>Business to business services are not in scope of the regulatory framework set out in the Online Safety Bill.</p><p>Ministers and officials have regular meetings and discussions with a wide range of stakeholders on a variety of issues, including business to business services. Details of Ministerial meetings are published quarterly on the<a href="https://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank"> GOV.UK</a> website.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 08/07/2022 13:58:46 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1484623

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2022
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Evusheld
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make Evusheld available on prescription to people with immunosuppressed conditions.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	27586
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2022 answer text <p>The Department is conducting an assessment of Evusheld, including seeking advice from clinicians on the most appropriate option for the National Health Service in line with available data, the public health situation and other treatments available. While we are considering the advice received, we are unable to confirm a timetable for any decision.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 08/07/2022 09:09:29 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1483382

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2022
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Internet: Innovation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of provisions in the Online Safety Bill on innovation of internet services.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	25840
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>An assessment of the potential impacts of the provisions set out on the Online Safety Bill on both competition between in-scope internet services and on innovation of in-scope services has been undertaken and was published in the Online Safety Bill impact assessment on 17 March 2022.</p><p>DCMS will also publish draft legislation to address the far-reaching power of the biggest tech firms as part of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill. The new pro- competition regime will address the underlying causes of substantial market power, creating a more competitive and vibrant digital economy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 25839 question first answered 07/07/2022 13:32:15 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1483381

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2022
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Internet: Competition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of provisions in the Online Safety Bill on competition between internet services.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	25839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>An assessment of the potential impacts of the provisions set out on the Online Safety Bill on both competition between in-scope internet services and on innovation of in-scope services has been undertaken and was published in the Online Safety Bill impact assessment on 17 March 2022.</p><p>DCMS will also publish draft legislation to address the far-reaching power of the biggest tech firms as part of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill. The new pro- competition regime will address the underlying causes of substantial market power, creating a more competitive and vibrant digital economy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 25840 question first answered 07/07/2022 13:32:15 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1484695

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2022
	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	National Security and Investment Act 2021
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including the Gambling Commission's decisions on control of assets, in so far as those decisions may affect national security, within the scope of the National Security and Investment Act 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	27590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>The National Security and Investment Act 2021 enables the Government to scrutinise and – if necessary – intervene in qualifying acquisitions which may raise national security risks. We will not hesitate to use these powers where our national security is at risk.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 07/07/2022 12:34:06 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker