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1363086

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date	25/10/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Employment Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will maintain the current uplift in the apprenticeship incentive payment until September 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	62709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>The Spending Review has delivered the first increase to employer-led apprenticeships funding since the 2019/20 financial year, with funding for apprenticeships in England growing to £2.7 billion by the 2024/25 financial year.</p><p> </p><p>On 4 October 2021, my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a £500 million expansion of the Plan for Jobs. This included a further extension of the apprenticeship incentive payment to support employers of all sizes to offer apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>Employers will be able to claim a £3,000 payment for any apprentice that has an employment start date between 1 October 2021 and 31 January 2022. They will be able to claim for their payment from January 2022. The extended payment makes it a great time for employers to offer new apprenticeship opportunities and take advantage of existing flexibilities to train apprentices in a way that suits their needs.</p><p>We do not plan to further extend the incentives beyond 31 January 2022 but will continue to support employers with the cost of apprenticeship training. The government will pay 95% of apprentice training costs for employers who do not pay the apprenticeship levy, alongside offering the newly improved apprenticeship levy transfers system to help smaller employers fund their apprenticeship training.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 02/11/2021 16:53:35 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1363698

registered interest
date	26/10/2021
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	Carbon Emissions: Finance
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 level of private finance which will be unlocked as a result of the net zero strategy.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	63707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>The Net Zero Strategy outlines measures to transition to a green and sustainable future, helping businesses and consumers to move to clean power, supporting hundreds of thousands of well-paid jobs and leveraging up to £90 billion of private investment by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is a world leading financial hub, with access to global capital pools, outstanding professional services, and a robust legal and regulatory framework. As such, the UK financial services industry is poised to enable private capital to flow into our net zero investment needs. For example, targeted public intervention via the British Business Bank (BBB), UK Export Finance and the UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) will pull through investment from the private sector.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 02/11/2021 17:04:10 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1364327

registered interest
date	28/10/2021
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	Pension Funds: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support pension funds to invest in green infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	65414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>The government has been a global champion in terms of promoting safer, better, greener pensions. On 1 October 2021, Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures regulations and statutory guidance came into force, requiring trustees to consider, assess and report on the financial risks and opportunities of climate change within their portfolios.</p><p> </p><p>We are also doing more to remove barriers to investment in green infrastructure and other illiquid assets. As announced in the recent Budget, we will consult on possible changes to the regulatory charge cap for defined contribution pension schemes used for automatic enrolment. These changes could help unlock access to investment in important sectors of the UK economy, including green infrastructure, whilst continuing to protect savers.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 02/11/2021 13:36:46 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1364338

registered interest
date	28/10/2021
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	Workplace Pensions: Hendon
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been auto-enrolled in workplace pensions in Hendon constituency since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	65418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>Since 2012, in the Hendon constituency, approximately 14,000 eligible jobholders have been automatically enrolled into a workplace pension and 3,530 employers have declared compliance with their automatic enrolment duties.</p><p> </p><p>This data is produced and updated by The Pensions Regulator each month and published on its website which can be accessed via the following weblink: <br> <br> <a href="https://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/en/document-library/research-and-analysis/data-requests" target="_blank">https://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/en/document-library/research-and-analysis/data-requests</a></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 02/11/2021 13:42:06 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1364341

registered interest
date	28/10/2021
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	Pension Funds: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what contributions she plans to make at COP26 to help pension funds contribute to delivering net zero.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	65421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>The UK was the first country in the world both to make climate disclosures in line with the Task Force on Climate- Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations mandatory for occupational pensions schemes, and to consult on measures to require pension schemes to measure and report their alignment with the Paris Agreement on climate change.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State therefore intends to play a very active role in encouraging other countries to follow this precedent and to commit to TCFD/Paris aligned reporting for their pension sector at COP26. The Secretary of State will also be introducing a session to focus on mobilising finance to fight climate change in emerging markets and developing countries, which will be crucial in the fight against climate change.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 02/11/2021 13:39:52 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1363697

registered interest
date	26/10/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Renewable Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to encourage investment in e-kerosene for aviation.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	63706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), such as e-kerosene, is a vital tool for decarbonising aviation and helping the UK reach our net zero goals by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>We already provide strong support to the sector through the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) and our low carbon fuel industry competitions. To build on this, as part of the Prime Minister's 10 Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, the Government announced £15m for the Green Fuels, Green Skies SAF industry competition, £3m to set up a SAF clearing house, and an intention to consult on a blending mandate to drive SAF uptake in the UK. This consultation ran over the summer and last week the Net Zero Strategy confirmed our ambition to see 10% SAF blended into the UK fuel mix by 2030. We also announced £180m of new funding to support the UK SAF industry and accelerate the development of UK plants.</p><p> </p><p>At the recent Global Investment Summit, the Prime Minister and Bill Gates announced a £400m partnership between Breakthrough Energy Catalyst and the UK Government to drive investment into the next generation of green technologies. The partnership aims to attract private sector investment in the UK, focusing on four key green technology areas: hydrogen, long term energy storage, sustainable aviation fuels and direct air capture.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 02/11/2021 12:22:43 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1363696

registered interest
date	26/10/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has discussed with the Chancellor of the Exchequer any plans to introduce a system of road charging.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	63705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State, has not had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer regarding a system of road charging.</p><p> </p><p>At present, the decision to implement road charging in towns and cities is one for the relevant Highways Authority.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 02/11/2021 12:25:19 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord