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1718326

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Ukraine: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on continuing military support to Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	26422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK has increased our military support to Ukraine this year by £500 million to £3 billion, and pledged to maintain that support until the end of this decade, or longer if required. The Foreign Secretary is in constant contact with international partners making the case for allies to increase their military support to Ukraine. His recent international engagement includes, for example: a visit to Ukraine on 2 May; meetings with NATO Foreign Ministers, G7 Foreign Ministers and his counterparts in the USA in April; Germany in March; and Poland, Bulgaria, France, G20 Foreign Ministers and the UN in February.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 20/05/2024 13:06:05 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1684461

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Department for Business and Trade: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what targets her Department has set to help achieve the Government's commitments on net zero.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	11077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government set out how we would meet our commitments in the Net Zero Strategy in 2021 which included a detailed breakdown of actions required across all sectors in the economy. This was updated in 2023 through the publication of 'Powering Up Britain'.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has halved its emissions, ahead of every other major economy, and we have grown our economy by over 70% since 1990. The UK over-achieved against the first and second carbon budgets, and the latest projections show that we are on track to meet the third.</p><p> </p><p>We have one of the most ambitious decarbonisation targets in the world, and we have set more stretching targets for 2030 than most countries. We plan to cut emissions by 68% by 2030, which is more than the EU, Japan or the United States.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business and Trade’s activities contribute to these objectives by facilitating private investment into priority green sectors, supporting scale up of green businesses and building resilient supply chains for the net zero transition.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 31/01/2024 14:59:44 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1646399

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Deep Sea Mining: Job Creation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate she has made of the number of jobs created by deep sea mining in the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	190589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 190591 190592 question first answered 27/06/2023 13:36:02 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1646401

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Deep Sea Mining: Companies and Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an estimate of the number of (a) companies that are involved in deep sea mining and (b) jobs supported by that industry.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	190591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 190589 190592 question first answered 27/06/2023 13:36:02 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1646402

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Deep Sea Mining: Average Earnings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an estimate of the average wage of people employed in the deep sea mining industry in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	190592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 190589 190591 question first answered 27/06/2023 13:36:02 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1628512

registered interest
date	17/05/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to secure a positive outcome on Rules of Origin for automotive companies.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	185564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2023 answer text <p>The UK is negotiating new Free Trade Agreements with modern Rules of Origin that support market access, enabling our industries to benefit from global trade opportunities.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>On Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) Rules of Origin, raw material costs for automakers have spiked due to the war in Ukraine, Covid pandemic and energy crisis since we signed the TCA. This is making it harder for UK and EU manufacturers to meet the 2024 transitional rules for electric vehicles, meaning they could face 10% tariffs. We want to work with the EU to fix this specific problem, and UK Ministers and officials are engaging with EU counterparts.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 30/05/2023 16:37:24 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1628515

registered interest
date	17/05/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Automotive Transformation Fund: Electric Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Automotive Transformation Fund on the competitiveness of electric vehicle manufacturing.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	185565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2023 answer text <p>The impact of the Automotive Transformation Fund (ATF) will be assessed at intervals over the next five years, with baselining work already underway.</p><p>Funding from the ATF has already helped secure key investments including £380m in the production of electric drive units at Ford Halewood, a £60 million investment by Johnson Matthey in Hertfordshire to develop hydrogen technologies, and the £1bn electric vehicle hub in Sunderland in partnership between Nissan and Envision AESC.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 24/05/2023 08:41:57 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1628517

registered interest
date	17/05/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment his Department has made of global demand for UK automotive exports.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	185566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2023 answer text <p>Global demand and interest in UK automotive exports is high. 80% of all cars made in the UK are exported, with nearly 60% of those going to the EU, and just under 15% to the USA.</p><p> </p><p>The Society of Motor Manufacturers &amp; Traders reported that in 2022 the automotive industry contributed £32 billion in exports (10% of total UK goods exports). UK factories made record numbers of electrified vehicles, boosting their exports to £1.3 billion and British commercial vehicle exports surged by 63.4%.</p><p> </p><p>Our trade deals will further increase export opportunities for UK automotive businesses through tariff removal, flexible rules of origin, and efficient customs procedures. This will ensure the UK automotive sector continues to meet the overseas demand for UK cars.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 26/05/2023 11:12:48 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1536282

registered interest
date	26/10/2022
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	Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his Department's priorities are for pursuing post-Brexit opportunities.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	72238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to taking full advantage of the benefits of Brexit, including through the Retained EU Law (REUL) (Revocation and Reform) Bill, which had Second Reading on 25 October. The Bill will end the special legal status of all REUL and make it more easy to amend, repeal or replace. This will allow us to create a more agile and innovative regulatory environment, and reform our laws and regulations to best fit the needs of the UK and boost economic growth.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 07/11/2022 17:11:41 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1536023

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	Critical Minerals Expert Committee
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress was reported at the most recent Critical Minerals Expert Committee.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	71026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>The Critical Minerals Strategy was published on 22 July 2022 and sets out plans to accelerate the UK’s domestic capabilities, collaborate with international partners and enhance international financial and trading markets.</p><p> </p><p>The Critical Minerals Expert Committee provides high quality, independent advice to the Government on critical minerals. At the most recent Committee meeting on 10 October, members reflected on the publication of the Strategy, and articulated which measures should be prioritised in the Delivery Plan which we are expecting to publish by the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 71027 question first answered 02/11/2022 17:13:43 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord