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1466388

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
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	Energy: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take legislative steps to ensure that people who pay for their energy by (a) a pre-payment meter and (b) cash or cheque do not pay more for their energy than people paying by Direct Debit; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	9868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Glasgow South West on 21<sup>st</sup> February 2022 to Question <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2022-02-08%2F120813&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.Unit%40BEIS.gov.uk%7Ca430624a4ceb4bb8ca5508da4d5b753b%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637907352445608842%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=CWPk7A6cXtTWVKUgMNqtxrxxMoQfakzI%2B7FeU0BNkeQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">120813</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 13/06/2022 17:03:05 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1465249

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
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	Energy Company Obligation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish details of ECO4; when he plans for that scheme to be operational; and what steps he is taking to ensure there will be continuity with ECO3.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	7959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2022 answer text <p>The response to the ECO4 consultation was published on 1 April 2022: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/design-of-the-energy-company-obligation-eco4-2022-2026" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/design-of-the-energy-company-obligation-eco4-2022-2026</a>.</p><p> </p><p>A 3-month interim delivery phase has been introduced between 1 April – 30 June 2022, under the previous (ECO3) scheme rules, to enable delivery to continue subject to some fossil fuel heating limitations. Obligated suppliers may also choose to deliver under the new scheme rules during this period.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS and the scheme administrator, Ofgem, meet and communicate regularly with obligated suppliers to provide further clarity on the scheme rules.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is planning to lay regulations as soon as possible, to provide the market with legislative certainty.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 01/06/2022 11:15:30 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1465260

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF Lakenheath
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 23 May 2022 to Question 3555 on RAF Lakenheath, what the cost is of the infrastructure programmes and projects his Department has agreed to deliver on behalf of the United States Visiting Forces at RAF Lakenheath.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	7960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2022 answer text <p>The total cost of the infrastructure programmes and projects the Ministry of Defence has agreed to deliver on behalf of the United States Visiting Forces at RAF Lakenheath is forecast at some £600 million over the next eight years. This may vary depending on changing US requirements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since Financial Year 2019-2020, £300 million has been spent on infrastructure programmes and projects at RAF Lakenheath. While there are some indirect costs captured by the UK/US Cost Sharing Agreement (for example Defence Infrastucture Organistion staff expenses), construction costs for the building work are met by the US.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 31/05/2022 09:15:06 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1465370

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the email dated 5 May 2022 from his Department's Bovine TB Programme to authors of a report cited in the Veterinary Record containing a correction and apology from his Department for a data error on the incidence of bovine TB in areas where badgers were not culled, if he will issue a (a) public apology for, and retraction of his Department's blog issued by his Department's press office on 18 March 2022, entitled Rebuttal of claims on TB cull effectiveness and (b) correction to all journalists and independent parties briefed on the contents of that press statement; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	7961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2022 answer text <p>The Veterinary Record has published a correction to the data error in the letter from the UK Chief Veterinary Officer and Defra’s Chief Scientific Adviser published on 19 March 2022. This does not alter the conclusions in the original letter. We have also corrected the corresponding Government Vets blog post. Thus, we have no plans to make a public apology for, or retraction of, Defra’s statements in response to the paper by Thomas Langton and others published on 18 March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 01/06/2022 15:45:16 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1465420

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Healthy Start Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to extend eligibility for Healthy Start Vouchers by extending the age limit by one year to cover children under the age of five to cover the gap between the end of eligibility to Healthy Start and the start of free school meals; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	7962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2022 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>We have no current plans to do so. The eligibility criteria for the Healthy Start scheme is kept under review.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 30/05/2022 10:42:43 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1465423

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Healthy Start Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make Healthy Start vouchers available to families with no recourse to public funds; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	7963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2022 answer text <p>The Department has established an interim scheme to access Healthy Start for British children under the age of four years old, whose parent or guardian meets the financial eligibility criteria and has no recourse to public funds as a consequence of their immigration status.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 30/05/2022 10:44:24 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1465424

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Free School Meals and Healthy Start Scheme: Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to extend (a) Healthy Start and (b) free school meals to everyone who receives Universal Credit; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	7964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2022 answer text <p>The eligibility criteria for the Healthy Start scheme is kept under review. There are no current plans to extend the eligibility criteria for the scheme to all those who receives Universal Credit. Decisions on the provision of free school meals are a matter for the Department for Education.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 30/05/2022 10:45:53 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1465248

registered interest
date	23/05/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Energy: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with (a) his Deputy Chief of Staff and (b) Lynton Crosby on the potential merits of a windfall tax on oil and gas company profits; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	7958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2022 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has regular discussions with Downing Street special advisers on a wide range of issues; Sir Lynton Crosby is not a Government adviser.</p><p>I would draw the hon. Member’s attention to the oral statement made by my Rt Hon Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Thursday 26 May, which announced a £15 billion package of targeted Government support to help households across the UK with the rising cost of living, and includes a temporary Energy Profits Levy on oil and gas firms.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 30/05/2022 16:16:59 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1464649

registered interest
date	20/05/2022
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	Insolvency Service: Brighton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the proposal to close the Insolvency Service office in Brighton, where interviews previously carried out at the Brighton office will take place instead.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	5641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>Following the planned closure of the Brighton Office in June 2025, interviews will be held in either a local interview facility or at one of the Insolvency Service’s 11 Regional Centres. Alternatively, interviews will be conducted remotely using telephone and online channels, this is already established practice where it works for both the individual and the Insolvency Service.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 25/05/2022 15:07:06 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1464650

registered interest
date	20/05/2022
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	Insolvency Service: Brighton
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 equality impact assessment has been carried out of the proposed closure of the Insolvency Service office in Brighton; and if he will place a copy of its findings in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	5642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>An overarching Equality Impact Assessment has been completed for all offices, including Brighton, affected by the plan to restructure the Insolvency Service’s estate to eleven regional offices. A copy of this will be placed in the Libraries of the House.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 25/05/2022 15:08:20 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas