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1519163

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	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	Right to Buy Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Prime Minister announcement on Right to buy scheme extension on 9 June, what assessments he has made of the potential merits of allowing Housing Benefit to be counted towards mortgage costs.
	tabling member constituency	Falkirk
	tabling member printed	John McNally
	uin	59139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>Since the announcement on the 9 June, the department has begun looking at changing welfare rules so that people who receive housing support can use their benefit towards mortgage payments for a new mortgage instead of on rent.</p><p> </p><p>Further consideration of the merits of changing welfare rules to support homeownership will be completed as the policy is developed in line with steers from the new administration.</p><p> </p><p>A full equalities impact assessment will also be carried out in due course, and before any legislation is laid with the House.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 18/10/2022 13:12:16 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1519448

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	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	Mortgages: Housing Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on the policy proposals announced on 9 June 2022 for Housing Benefit to be counted towards the costs of a mortgage in reforms of the housing market.
	tabling member constituency	Falkirk
	tabling member printed	John McNally
	uin	59856
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has not yet met with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to discuss this policy.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 18/10/2022 13:26:23 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1603681

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Electricity: Standing Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to reduce regional disparities in Standing Charges for electricity.
	tabling member constituency	Falkirk
	tabling member printed	John McNally
	uin	163860
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>The standing charge includes some electricity distribution costs, which vary regionally to reflect the different costs of maintaining and upgrading the distribution network in different regions. Unique geographic factors mean that electricity distribution costs are markedly higher in the North of Scotland than elsewhere in Great Britain. To protect consumers in the North of Scotland from these costs, the government reaffirmed its commitment in January 2023 to the Hydro Benefit Replacement Scheme. This government scheme provides an annual cross subsidy of over £90 million to reduce related charges in the region.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 21/03/2023 16:20:55 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1603682

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Energy: Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions his Department has had with (a) Ofgem, (b) energy companies and (c) consumer groups on reducing daily unit rates.
	tabling member constituency	Falkirk
	tabling member printed	John McNally
	uin	163861
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>Ministers have regular engagement with Ofgem, energy suppliers and consumer groups.</p><p> </p><p>Daily unit rates for default electricity and gas tariffs are capped by the price cap, which is set by Ofgem, and further reduced by the Government’s Energy Price Guarantee.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 21/03/2023 16:21:04 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1639333

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Ofgem
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department has taken to ensure the impartiality of Ofgem.
	tabling member constituency	Falkirk
	tabling member printed	John McNally
	uin	186194
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2023 answer text <p>Ofgem is established in statute as the independent regulator for gas and electricity markets in Great Britain. As the independent regulator, Ofgem takes its regulatory decisions independently and within its regulatory powers it is free to decide on the most appropriate regulatory approach to a particular issue.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recently published its consultation on a Strategy and Policy Statement for Energy Policy in Great Britain. This document reinforces Ofgem’s independence as a regulator, while also providing guidance to Ofgem on delivering the Government’s energy priorities.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 31/05/2023 10:46:19 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1691685

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Greenhouse Gas Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will update her Department’s greenhouse gas removals business model to include (a) enhanced rock weathering and (b) other technologies that do not use carbon capture and storage.
	tabling member constituency	Falkirk
	tabling member printed	John McNally
	uin	15674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises the potential role of greenhouse gas removal (GGR) technologies that do not require carbon capture and storage (CCS) in meeting net zero, including enhanced rock weathering, though specific technical and regulatory barriers must be addressed before any decisions can be made on their eligibility for the GGR business model. As set out in the Government response to the GGR business model consultation, published in June 2023, this includes the need for further evidence on permanence, reversibility, and environmental impacts associated with these methods.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is working closely with academics, industry, and the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) GGR Demonstrator projects to investigate the feasibility of scaling non-CCS GGR technologies in future.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 04/03/2024 07:41:24 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1691689

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Biofuels: Carbon Capture and Storage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the use of woody biomass as feedstock for bioenergy with carbon capture and storage on (a) global land use and (b) the availability of land for growing crops.
	tabling member constituency	Falkirk
	tabling member printed	John McNally
	uin	15675
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>To ensure that bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) delivers genuine negative emissions, Government will require that only sustainable biomass is used. The 2023 Biomass Strategy included an assessment of sustainable biomass availability to the UK (including woody biomass), to support the UK’s net zero target. The availability of sustainable woody biomass was estimated using updated modelling which included considerations of global land use to exclude unsustainable changes, as well as accounting for wider land use pressures such as food security and biodiversity.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 04/03/2024 07:37:09 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1519142

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	NHS: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating a tax unregistered pensions scheme for senior NHS officials to help support the retention of NHS consultants who would otherwise retire early to avoid high tax costs.
	tabling member constituency	Falkirk
	tabling member printed	John McNally
	uin	59295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>Pensions tax relief is one of the most expensive reliefs in the personal tax system. In 2020/21 Income Tax and employer National Insurance Contributions relief cost £67.3 billion. The annual allowance helps to ensure that the highest earning pension savers do not receive a disproportionate benefit. 99 per cent of pension savers make annual contributions below £40,000, the level of standard annual allowance which has applied from 2014/15.</p><p> </p><p>An unregistered scheme for the NHS would not benefit the vast majority of NHS staff, as members would receive no tax relief on their contributions.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that hard-working NHS staff do not find themselves reducing their work commitments due to the interaction between their pay, their pension, and the relevant tax regime.  On 22 September, the Government announced it will change elements of the NHS Pension Scheme to help retain doctors, nurses and other senior NHS staff, to increase capacity. These changes include:</p><ul><li>Changing pension rules regarding inflation</li></ul><ul><li>Encouraging NHS Trusts to explore local solutions for senior clinicians affected by pension tax charges, such as pension recycling</li><li>Implementing permanent retirement flexibilities and extending existing temporary measures to allow our most experienced staff to return to service or stay in service longer.</li></ul> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 18/10/2022 16:43:15 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1606607

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of the Misuse of Drug Act 1971 on the criminal justice system.
	tabling member constituency	Falkirk
	tabling member printed	John McNally
	uin	904357
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>No recent assessment has been made. Assessments are made on a case by case basis as individual drugs or drug harms are identified.</p><p>Drug Legislation forms part of our wider approach to preventing drug misuse alongside prevention and education, supporting treatment and recovery, and tackling the supply of illicit drugs.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 28/03/2023 15:49:14 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1686710

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Personal Care Services: Organised Crime and Undocumented Migrants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the use of barber shops as fronts for (a) organised crime and (b) illegal immigration.
	tabling member constituency	Falkirk
	tabling member printed	John McNally
	uin	12561
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling the threat from Serious and Organised Crime (SOC) and immigration related criminality. It has recently published a new SOC strategy that commits to reducing SOC in the UK by disrupting and dismantling organised crime groups and networks operating in and against the UK.</p><p>The National Crime Agency (NCA), Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU) network, Border Force and law enforcement partners have specialised intelligence and investigative teams that are deployed across the full range of SOC threats, including illicit finance, fraud, money laundering, and immigration crime, to bring offenders to justice.</p><p>National, regional and local operational activity is always prioritised by law enforcement according to the threat, risk and harm posed.</p><p>This Government has increased NCA funding by more than 40% since 2019 to support the development of essential capabilities needed to tackle the full range of SOC threats.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 07/02/2024 15:37:50 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally