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1288017

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2021
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	UN Climate Conference 2021
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, what progress he has made on including the Mayoral Advisory Panel in the preparations for COP26.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	156399
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2021 answer text <p>I have set up the UK Mayors and Regions Advisory Council with mayors and local leaders from across the UK and which had its first meeting last year. I look forward to engaging with the group on our plans for COP26 at our upcoming meeting. Local leaders will have a key role in reaching communities as part of Together for Our Planet and supporting us to make this an ‘All of Society COP’.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 04/03/2021 14:16:58 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1329335

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2021
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	UN Climate Conference 2021: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, how many applications were accepted from organisations applying for a presence at COP26.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Darren Jones
	uin	10561
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government ran an Expression of Interest process earlier this year to identify stakeholder interest in participating within UK Government managed spaces at the summit, receiving 3,966 proposals from across 93 countries. Following an extensive evaluation process, we have longlisted a range of proposals for further consideration. At this stage, no organisation has received confirmation of space within UK Government managed spaces at the summit.</p><p>An events programme and list of exhibitors within the UK Government managed Green Zone will be made available to the public in due course.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 10562 question first answered 14/06/2021 12:09:27 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1329336

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2021
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	UN Climate Conference 2021: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, if he will publish a category breakdown of the successful applications to have a presence at COP26.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Darren Jones
	uin	10562
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government ran an Expression of Interest process earlier this year to identify stakeholder interest in participating within UK Government managed spaces at the summit, receiving 3,966 proposals from across 93 countries. Following an extensive evaluation process, we have longlisted a range of proposals for further consideration. At this stage, no organisation has received confirmation of space within UK Government managed spaces at the summit.</p><p>An events programme and list of exhibitors within the UK Government managed Green Zone will be made available to the public in due course.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 10561 question first answered 14/06/2021 12:09:28 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1378017

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2021
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	UN Climate Conference 2021
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, what estimate he made of the total (a) energy usage and (b) emissions before offsetting by the operation of COP26.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	73822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2021 answer text <p>Based on available estimates of floor areas for the Blue Zone and Green Zone, energy usage amounted to approximately 900,000 kWh electrical and 2,500,000 kWh thermal. This accounts for the build, live-event, and de-rig phases of the conference.</p><p>We have estimated total emissions of 102,500t of CO2 which includes a wide range of sources – including delegate and visitor transport, accommodation, catering, energy usage, and policing and security impacts. COP26 will be a carbon neutral event, achieved through mitigating impacts in delivery and then offsetting unavoidable emissions.</p><p>Regarding flights, this data will be forthcoming from UNFCCC and will inform our final carbon reporting.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 73823 question first answered 30/11/2021 17:59:16 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1378018

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2021
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	UN Climate Conference 2021: Aviation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, what estimate he has made of the total number of (a) flights and (b) air miles for delegates attending COP26 during the period of that Conference.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	73823
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2021 answer text <p>Based on available estimates of floor areas for the Blue Zone and Green Zone, energy usage amounted to approximately 900,000 kWh electrical and 2,500,000 kWh thermal. This accounts for the build, live-event, and de-rig phases of the conference.</p><p>We have estimated total emissions of 102,500t of CO2 which includes a wide range of sources – including delegate and visitor transport, accommodation, catering, energy usage, and policing and security impacts. COP26 will be a carbon neutral event, achieved through mitigating impacts in delivery and then offsetting unavoidable emissions.</p><p>Regarding flights, this data will be forthcoming from UNFCCC and will inform our final carbon reporting.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 73822 question first answered 30/11/2021 17:59:16 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1422639

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2022
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	UN Climate Conference 2021: Geothermal Power
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, pursuant to the Answer of 30 November 2021 to Question 73823 on UN Climate Conference 2021: Aviation, if he will provide a breakdown of the 2,500,000 kWh thermal energy usage, by each thermal energy source.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	125133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p>Based on available estimates of floor areas for the Blue Zone and Green Zone, energy usage amounted to approximately 900,000 kWh electrical and 2,500,000 kWh thermal. This accounts for the build, live-event, and de-rig phases of the conference.</p><p>We are now receiving actual event data from our delivery partners and are working with Arup, our sustainability consultants, on collating and reconciling all data from suppliers and delivery partners to inform the final offsetting figure and ensure COP26 was a carbon neutral event. Details of the action taken to mitigate impacts in delivery and further detail on the offsetting of unavoidable emissions will be provided in our sustainability report due for publication in the coming months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 23/02/2022 11:36:16 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1123538

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2019
	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	Universal Credit: Lone Parents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of universal credit claimants are lone parents (a) under 25 and (b) 25 and over.
	tabling member constituency	Newport East
	tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
	uin	248625
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department has a range of support on offer through Universal Credit (UC) to help claimants, including lone parents, prepare for and move into work. For example, from April 2019 we increased work allowance rates by £1,000 and they will be uprated in line with inflation in the future. This measure provides additional support in a package announced in Autumn Budget 2018, worth £1.7 billion by 2023/24, to some of the most vulnerable low paid working households.</p><p> </p><p>The table below has an estimate based on households claiming UC by matching the UC household dataset (which contains information about family type), with the people on UC dataset (which contains information about age). The table gives the estimated total number of households on UC and those occupied by single parents in November 2018, split by age groups. The information in the table should be read in conjunction with the notes.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Estimated number of total households on Universal Credit and those occupied by single parents, by age, in Great Britain, November 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of households</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,262,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Single Parents aged 25 or over</p></td><td><p>273,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Single Parents aged under 25</p></td><td><p>55,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Single Parents age unknown</p></td><td><p>12,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Source:</strong> Universal Credit household dataset <strong>and</strong> people on Universal Credit dataset</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><ol><li>The figures are estimates derived from unpublished information and have not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard.</li><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest thousand. Individual figures may not add up to the total due to rounding.</li><li>A count date of the second Thursday of the month is used when calculating the statistics for the people and households on Universal Credit.</li><li>The figure for households occupied by single parents has been deduced where the household has a family type of ‘single with child dependent(s)’.</li><li>Further information on the background and methodology can be accessed here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/739399/universal-credit-statistics-background-methodology.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/739399/universal-credit-statistics-background-methodology.pdf</a></li></ol> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 09/05/2019 15:49:20 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1123635

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2019
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of universal credit payments were subject to deductions above the maximum cap of 40 per cent in the last month for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Neil Gray
	uin	248697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of safeguarding the welfare of claimants who have incurred debt. Universal Credit already has procedures and regulations in place to protect claimants from excessive deductions. The maximum rate of deductions cannot normally exceed 40 per cent of the Universal Credit standard allowance, and from October 2019 this will be reduced to 30 per cent.</p><p> </p><p>However, last resort deductions can be applied to protect vulnerable claimants from eviction and/or having their fuel supply (gas/electricity) cut off, by providing a last resort repayment method for arrears of these essential services. In these circumstances, when it’s considered to be in the best interests of the claimant and their family, deductions may be taken above the 40 per cent limit.</p><p> </p><p>If a claimant is in financial difficulty as a result of the level of deductions being made they can contact the Department to request that a reduction in deductions be considered.</p><p> </p><p>Of eligible* claims to Universal Credit Full Service due a payment in December 2018:</p><p>• 0.8% (10,000 claims) had a deduction above 40 per cent of their standard allowance.</p><p> </p><p>Notes</p><p>1. *Eligible claimants are claimants that have satisfied all the requirements of claiming Universal Credit; they have provided the necessary evidence, signed their claimant commitment and are eligible and have received their first payment.</p><p>2. Deductions include Universal Credit advance repayments, third party deductions and all other deductions, but exclude sanctions and fraud penalties which are reductions of benefit rather than deductions.</p><p>3. Figures rounded to nearest 1,000.</p><p>4. Claim numbers may not match official statistics caseloads due to small methodological differences.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 08/05/2019 17:13:47 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1123659

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2019
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she publish guidance on what triggers a natural migration to universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	248643
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>Currently people only move to Universal Credit (UC) because they have had a significant change in their circumstances which would previously have led them to make a new claim to a legacy benefit. It has always been the case that in such circumstances, new claims would be assessed based upon their new circumstances and under the rules of the new benefit.</p><p> </p><p>Claimant circumstances within the legacy system are diverse and interact with a range of benefits in different ways. Eligibility for UC is dependent on individuals’ circumstances, the specific nature of the change and rules for access to legacy benefits.</p><p> </p><p>During oral evidence to the Work and Pensions Select Committee (WPSC) on Wednesday, 1 May 2019, the Minister of State for Employment confirmed that the Department will write to the Committee to provide, a list of examples which may prompt a move to UC after circumstances have changed.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 02/05/2019 10:03:27 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1123898

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2019
	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	Universal Credit
	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 make an assessment of the implications for her Department's policies of the Trussell Trust recommendation to change the five-week wait for universal credit payments to reduce the use of foodbanks.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	249202
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>No UC claimant has to wait five weeks for their first payment. If required, advances of up to 100 per cent of their expected UC award are available to claimants from day one of their claim. Advances are paid back over a maximum of 12 months and in the Autumn Budget 2018, we announced that from October 2021, the payback period for these advances will be extended further, allowing claimants up to 16 months. This is just one of a number of measures the Department has put in place to support claimants such as paying those claimants moving from Housing Benefit onto Universal Credit a two week ‘transitional housing payment’. We are also introducing a two-week run on for eligible claimants of Income Support, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance from July 2020.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 07/05/2019 15:02:03 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham