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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

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

1519162

	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	Social Security Benefits: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessments she has made of the adequacy of disability benefits in supporting constituents with mortgage repayments.
	tabling member constituency	Falkirk
	tabling member printed	John McNally
	uin	59136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>Support for homeowners in receipt of income-related benefits, including disabled people on those benefits, is available in the form of Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI), an interest-bearing loan offered at the same rate it was as a benefit.</p><p> </p><p>SMI provides support for homeowners who are unable to meet their mortgage repayments due to illness, unemployment or other personal crisis or income shocks.</p><p> </p><p>The primary purpose of SMI is to help people meet their existing mortgage commitments so that they can stay in their homes without fear of repossession.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 19/10/2022 11:36:41 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
	tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1585310

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2023
	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 Bills Rebate
	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 his Department has made an estimate of the average number of days that elapse between a direct debit payment being taken from a customer's account by an energy supplier and the issuance of an Energy Bill Support Scheme payment to that customer.
	tabling member constituency	Falkirk
	tabling member printed	John McNally
	uin	142734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>Direct debit (DD) customers are receiving their monthly Energy Bills Support Scheme payments from electricity suppliers either as a reduction to the DD amount collected, or as a refund to the customer’s bank account following the DD collection. The Direction for the scheme requires that any such refunds are issued immediately after taking the usual DD payment from the customer. Suppliers are required to report to government on delivery and data is being published monthly. No data has been collated specifically on the average number of days between a DD payment and the EBSS discount being applied.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/02/2023 14:02:46 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1604803

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether compensation from the public purse has been paid to any companies that have tendered unsuccessfully for contracts on the HS2 project.
	tabling member constituency	Falkirk
	tabling member printed	John McNally
	uin	167156
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd have not paid compensation to any company who has unsuccessfully tendered for work on the HS2 programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 21/03/2023 15:12:33 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1586350

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ukraine: Challenger Tanks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department made when considering the case for sending Challenger 2 Tanks to Ukraine; for what reason 14 tanks were determined as the quantity to be supplied; and whether he is planning to send further tanks at a future date.
	tabling member constituency	Falkirk
	tabling member printed	John McNally
	uin	147059
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>Sending Challenger 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine represents a step change in our support as a calibrated response to Russia's indiscriminate violence against civilians in Ukraine. The provision of a squadron of Challenger 2 main battle tanks is a very significant contribution from the UK which has made possible the gifting of dozens of tanks from other Western nations. The UK continues to be the leading European donor of equipment to Ukraine and we keep all options for additional future support under review.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 27/02/2023 17:56:16 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally