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1691686

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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	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	15707
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 07:39:08 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1691687

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	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	15708
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 07:37:49 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1691363

registered interest
date	23/02/2024
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	Publishing: Universal Service Obligation
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 assessment of the potential impact of reducing the universal service obligation to five-days-a-week on publishers with magazine subscription models.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	15458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>Ofcom, as the designated independent regulator of postal services, is responsible for ensuring the provision of a universal postal service that meets users’ needs. I note Ofcom’s recently published discussion document setting out potential options to reform the service, reflecting changing market conditions and consumers’ needs. All those with an interest in postal services may submit responses to Ofcom’s call for inputs (<a href="http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-1/the-future-of-the-universal-postal-service" target="_blank">www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-1/the-future-of-the-universal-postal-service</a>).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government will consider any recommendations that Ofcom puts forward, but Ministers are not currently minded to introduce new legislation to change the current obligations on postal deliveries.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 04/03/2024 12:09:56 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1691372

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date	23/02/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fraud: Self-assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the support offered by HMRC to self-assessment customers who have been victims of scams by people impersonating HMRC.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	15460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>The HMRC Customer Protection Team is responsible for reporting known cases, requesting removal of suspicious websites, and raising awareness among the general public of how to identify scams and avoid becoming victims of fraud. HMRC’s Fraud Investigation Service (FIS) is responsible for the department’s civil and criminal investigations into the most serious fraud and wrongdoing. FIS ensures that HMRC has an effective approach to tackling the most serious tax evasion and fraud.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC encourages customers to report scams through reporting mechanisms directly to HMRC or through Action Fraud.</p><p> </p><p>The channels through which suspicious activity can be reported to HMRC are:</p><p> </p><p>Suspicious emails – <a href="mailto:phishing@hmrc.gov.uk" target="_blank">phishing@hmrc.gov.uk</a></p><p>Suspicious text – 60599</p><p>Suspicious phone calls – <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs/contact/reporting-fraudulent-emails" target="_blank">Report suspicious HMRC emails, text messages and phone calls - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 04/03/2024 15:42:21 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day