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1652705

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date	13/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a Contract for Difference scheme for the domestic sustainable aviation fuel industry.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	193858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) programme is one of the most comprehensive in the world. The Government is securing demand for SAF through mandating its use from 2025 and is supporting supply through its £165 million Advanced Fuels Fund competition to help scale up SAF production in the UK. SAF technologies are relatively new and many have not been demonstrated at full scale. Technology, construction and feedstock barriers to investment remain as well as revenue certainty.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to work together with industry to consider the best way to help the aviation industry to decarbonise, including options for additional revenue certainty for a UK SAF industry to be provided via an industry funded intervention. This work is under way and the Department is awaiting the findings from several key pieces of work that have been undertaken by industry experts, through the Jet Zero Council’s Sub Delivery Group on SAF, to inform next steps.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/07/2023 15:06:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1652706

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
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	Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to allocate the £20 billion of funding announced in the Spring Budget 2023 for early deployment of Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	193859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government has commenced negotiations with Track 1 CCUS projects and networks. Initial funding will be allocated once these negotiations and necessary associated scrutiny <strong>have </strong>completed.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 18/07/2023 13:40:41 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1652707

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: DP World and P&O Ferries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has (a) made any payments and (b) awarded any grants to (i) P&O Ferries and (ii) DP World since March 2022.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	193953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has not made any payments for services nor awarded any grants directly to either P&amp;O ferries or DP World since March 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has however made the final payments under the Cabinet Office’s Port Infrastructure Fund to Port of Cairnryan, owned by P&amp;O Ferries, and to London Gateway Ltd, which is also owned by DP World. These grants were originally allocated in 2020, and no further payments are expected.</p><p> </p><p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency has made a small number of bookings and payments via their contracted travel agent which involved using P&amp;O ferries, for official travel to perform their operational duties. The total cost of this travel was £1,113.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 18/07/2023 17:08:23 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1652708

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East West Rail Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Bedford to Cambridge section of East West Rail is still designated a nationally significant infrastructure project.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
uin	193954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>There has been no change to the designation of the East West Rail Project. In 2019 the then Secretary of State directed that the East West Rail Project between Bedford and Cambridge, as well as any associated matters, is nationally significant, and as such should be treated as development for which development consent is required, under section 35 of the Planning Act 2008. Due to this, East West Rail Co. will be required to make an application for a Development Consent Order (DCO) to obtain permission to construct and operate the railway.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 18/07/2023 15:16:15 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

1652709

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
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	Diabetes: Ophthalmic Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were given routine digital screening for diabetic retinopathy in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	193842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>31 December 2022 3,009,511 people with diabetes were offered routine digital screening (RDS) for diabetic retinopathy. From those 2,356,894 (78.3%) people attended a RDS appointment where images were captured.</p><p>Health is a devolved matter and figures provided are for the NHS in England only.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 18/07/2023 10:35:08 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1652711

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Savings and Investments: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of National Savings and Investments green savings bonds at raising capital for green projects.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	193860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>National Savings and Investments’ (NS&amp;I’s) core purpose is to raise cost effective financing for the Government. Green Savings Bonds are currently offered at a 4.20% interest rate to UK savers. As with all products NS&amp;I keeps these interest rates under review and will continue to align with its operational framework, which is to ensure that NS&amp;I remains cost-effective for the government whilst balancing the interests of its savers, tax payers and the market.</p><p>Every year the list of projects funded by the Green Savings Bond is published in the Allocation Report, the environmental impacts of these projects is then published in the Impact Report biennially, the first of which is due later in 2023. Previous reports are available here: www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-government-green-financing</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 19/07/2023 13:58:12 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1652712

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pension Funds: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of using pension funds to finance Government investment in green projects.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	193861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>At Mansion House on 10th July, the Chancellor set out the Government’s plans to reform the pensions market to secure better outcomes for pension savers and unlock an additional £75 billion of financing for growth by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>Although pension funds must make their own investment decisions, the Government expects these reforms will benefit the UK’s most promising businesses across a variety of sectors.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly the Government has provided significant support for green projects. Spending Review 2021 confirmed that since March 2021 the Government has committed a total of £30 billion of domestic investment for the green industrial revolution. Since then, the Government has made new announcements that provide long-term certainty on our investment plans, including £6 billion for energy efficiency and up to £20 billion for early deployment of Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Green Financing Programme raises cash which is earmarked towards eligible green expenditures, as set out in the Green Financing Framework, which is available at the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-government-green-financing" target="_blank">UK Government Green Financing - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Every year the list of projects, funded by the issuance of green gilts and the National Savings and Investment Green Savings Bond, is published in the Allocation Report. The environmental impacts of these projects is then published in the Impact Report biennially, the first of which is due later in 2023.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 21/07/2023 12:58:35 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1652713

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Government Securities and National Savings Bonds: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the green financing programme, what factors will determine the issuing of (a) sovereign green gilts and (b) green savings bonds.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	193862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>The Green Financing Programme raises financing which is earmarked towards eligible green expenditures, as set out in the Green Financing Framework, which is available at the link below:</p><p> </p><p>www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-government-green-financing</p><p> </p><p>The amount of eligible green expenditures determines the total green financing that is needed, and therefore the size of the Green Financing Programme each year.</p><p> </p><p>The amount of financing raised through Green Savings Bonds issued by National Savings and Investments is influenced by wider market conditions and how competitive the Green Savings Bond is relative to comparable retail savings products at the time. As at 31 March 2023, the total amount invested in Green Savings Bonds was £915.7 million.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of green financing that is needed is raised via issuance of green gilts through the Debt Management Office.</p><p> </p><p>The overall planned amount of financing to be raised via issuance of green gilts is set out before the start of the financial year in the Debt Management Report. The 2023-24 Debt Management Report states that the government plans to issue £10bn of green gilts this financial year, subject to demand and market conditions., The Report is available at the link below:</p><p> </p><p>www.gov.uk/government/publications/debt-management-report-2023-24</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 21/07/2023 13:00:26 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1652714

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
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	Alternative Fuel Payments: Travellers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many (a) Gypsies and (b) Travellers living on Traveller sites have (i) applied for and (ii) received an Alternative Fuels Payment.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	193956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government do not hold the data requested.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 18/07/2023 12:36:37 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1652715

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
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	Musculoskeletal Disorders: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department plans to provide for the rollout of musculoskeletal first contact practitioner services in general practice.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	194081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>We remain committed to growing and diversifying the general practice workforce, through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS). Primary care networks (PCNs) and practices have recruited over 29,000 additional staff, including nursing associates, pharmacists, physiotherapists and social prescribing link workers, hitting the Government’s target to recruit 26,000 a year ahead of the March 2024 target.</p><p>NHS England have committed to supporting all of the roles recruited through the scheme into the future, and PCNs can be confident that there will be funding for any ARRS role recruited before March 2024</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 18/07/2023 09:37:29 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie