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1697459

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
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	Energy: Payments
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 she has made a recent estimate of the total cost to (a) consumers and (b) the Exchequer of issuing curtailment payments to energy companies in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	19567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>The System Operator is responsible for managing constraints on the networks. It does this by curtailing a type of generation, for example wind, and turning up an alternative generation, as needed. Costs are funded through electricity bills, not through the Exchequer. Annual network constraint costs for 2023 were £1.4bn (2023 prices).</p><p> </p><p>To manage the level of constraints on the system and ensure the UK's homes can be powered by clean, green energy in future, government is working with Ofgem, network owners and others to halve the build process from 14 years to 7 through our Transmission Acceleration Action Plan.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 27/03/2024 06:21:14 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1668400

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
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	Local Government: Carbon 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, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of inflation rates on the ability of grants awarded to local authorities for net zero purposes to deliver intended outcomes.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government monitors the impact of inflation to ensure that its legal commitments are met, while setting out a proportionate, pragmatic approach to delivering net zero that reduces the costs and burdens on British families. The cost effectiveness of all relevant schemes are monitored and scheme statistics are regularly published on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 17/11/2023 07:44:06 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1668403

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
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 Emissions: 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, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of weighting net zero grants towards (a) levels of deprivation and (b) carbon emissions reduction potential.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government takes scheme design into careful consideration. All schemes are designed with reference to the <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fthe-green-book-appraisal-and-evaluation-in-central-governent%2Fthe-green-book-2020&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C63ac7134d62446d51ff308dbe6cbfc98%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638357536010425703%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=3%2BufsWOfV3jADFbRRI482iv8%2FsnifbwVt3Z3eSWOWsM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Green Book</a>. The Government takes its Public Sector Equality Duty requirements extremely seriously and has a range of grant schemes that support decarbonisation efforts for citizens across the country. This includes the <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fsocial-housing-decarbonisation-fund-wave-22&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C63ac7134d62446d51ff308dbe6cbfc98%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638357536010425703%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=3PSLNKyEYFi%2FWJqIDZ3BtlYh%2FqEKpVaeP0NBUbPOTcs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund</a>, the <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fpublic-sector-decarbonisation-scheme&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C63ac7134d62446d51ff308dbe6cbfc98%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638357536010425703%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=mKdPjjC4hUfYEeETqe2RNBvO3xlBCDJQsB2XqxgQ45s%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme</a>, and the £10m Community Energy Fund, which will enable both rural and urban communities across England to access grant funding to develop local renewable energy projects for investment.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 17/11/2023 07:52:59 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1668404

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
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	Construction: Cement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether it is her Department's policy to mandate the use of low-carbon cement in future construction projects.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade works with the construction sector to support decarbonisation and achieving Government’s net zero targets.</p><p> </p><p>This support includes increased delivery of energy efficiency and heat decarbonisation, the use of lower carbon materials and products such as cement and concrete, and tools to help the sector manage carbon and understand whole life carbon considerations of infrastructure and the built environment.</p><p> </p><p>The approach on what materials and products, including lower carbon materials, could be used in construction projects is agnostic, and will be dependent on the type of infrastructure or built environment structure being constructed.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 17/11/2023 10:11:34 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1668405

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
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	Construction: Carbon 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, whether her Department has made an assessment of the (a) role and (b) limitations of carbon capture and storage in supporting broader efforts to decarbonise the construction sector.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>Industrial carbon capture and storage use will play a crucial role in deep decarbonisation of heavy industries that would otherwise have no alternative to decarbonise, including in the construction sector. CCUS is the only viable solution for addressing process emissions, such as from cement production.</p><p> </p><p>The Hanson Padeswood Cement Works and Buxton Lime Net Zero projects were selected as two of the eight projects to move to negotiations as part of our Track-1 Project Negotiation List.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business and Trade is working with the construction sector through the Construction Leadership Council, with a key priority being net zero and biodiversity, to support decarbonisation in the sector.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 17/11/2023 13:52:19 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1656039

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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	Animal Welfare: Labelling
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 Summary of Responses to the Call for Evidence on Labelling for Animal Welfare, published by her Department in August 2022, when she plans to consult on proposals to improve and expand mandatory labelling requirements for animal welfare.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	195820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>In 2021, Defra ran a call for evidence to gather data on the potential impacts of different types of labelling reform for animal welfare. We received over 1,600 responses and a summary of these responses is available on GOV.UK. The evidence provided suggested that there is public appetite for improved welfare labelling, however we do not consider the time is right to consult on proposals to reform labelling for animal welfare.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to work with stakeholders to explore how we can harness the market to improve food information for consumers and raise animal welfare standards.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 08/09/2023 16:42:37 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1643385

registered interest
date	09/06/2023
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	Ghana: Liquefied Natural Gas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding British International Investment has provided for liquified natural gas projects in Ghana; when the (a) investment was awarded and (b) projects are due to be completed; and how much liquified natural gas is expected to be produced.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	188689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>All investments made by British International Investment (BII) are aligned with HMG's fossil fuels and other relevant policy. In 2017, BII made an investment into Africa Infrastructure Investment Fund III (AIIF III), which then invested a proportion of this in a liquefied natural gas (LNG) importation project, the Tema LNG Import Terminal project, in February 2020. The commercial operations are expected to commence in 2025. This project will not produce natural gas but will have an import capacity to Ghana of 1.7 million tons of gas per year. BII has not invested in LNG production or export projects in Ghana.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 19/06/2023 12:55:24 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1382897

registered interest
date	29/11/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Child Benefit: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what procedure is in place for investigating alleged child benefit fraud where the victim is a Child Maintenance Service paying third party.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	83528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2021 answer text <p>HMRC is committed to preventing fraud in all forms to ensure that Child Benefit payments are protected only for those who are entitled to receive them. All allegations of fraud, irrespective of the source or alleged victim, are investigated thoroughly, legally, and robustly. It would put the effectiveness of these approaches, and therefore the public finances, at risk if HMRC were to publicly share details of its fraud investigation measures.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 07/12/2021 14:47:32 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1290055

registered interest
date	25/02/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Import Controls: UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the readiness of (a) inland and (b) port border infrastructure by July 2021 for the introduction and enforcement of EU import controls.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	158873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Written Statement published on 11 March. (<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2021-03-11/hcws841" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2021-03-11/hcws841</a>).</p><p>The Reasonable Worst Case Scenario planning assumptions published on 23 September related specifically to the potential for disruption to freight travelling at the end of the Transition Period. The Government is using a broad range of approaches to planning and preparing for the next phases of border controls.</p><p>Freight levels have increased since the beginning of the year, and volumes are now at the equivalent 2020 levels. The Border Operations Centre in the Cabinet Office is monitoring border flow.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 158874 158876 question first answered 23/03/2021 18:26:31 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1290056

registered interest
date	25/02/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Import Controls: UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's research and analysis, Reasonable Worst Case Scenario for borders at the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020, published on 23 September 2020, whether his Department plans to update that research for the introduction of the enforcement of import controls on EU goods from July 2021; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	158874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Written Statement published on 11 March. (<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2021-03-11/hcws841" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2021-03-11/hcws841</a>).</p><p>The Reasonable Worst Case Scenario planning assumptions published on 23 September related specifically to the potential for disruption to freight travelling at the end of the Transition Period. The Government is using a broad range of approaches to planning and preparing for the next phases of border controls.</p><p>Freight levels have increased since the beginning of the year, and volumes are now at the equivalent 2020 levels. The Border Operations Centre in the Cabinet Office is monitoring border flow.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 158873 158876 question first answered 23/03/2021 18:26:31 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy