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1693176

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date	04/03/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Public Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an estimate of the average cost to the public purse of the (a) capital set-up and (b) revenue for the first five years for the provision of (i) a home, (ii) NHS care, (iii) school places and (iv) other public services for migrants paid below the national average wage.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	16557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office has previously estimated the cost of migrants to the UK in terms of NHS care, education and social services (welfare) payments. This analysis did not consider different earnings thresholds, nor did it consider capital and revenue costs of housing, which would be outside the Home Office’s remit.</p><p> </p><p>Home Office analysis can be found in table A4.2 in the Impact Assessment “The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020”: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fukia%2F2020%2F48%2Fpdfs%2Fukia_20200048_en.pdf&amp;data=05%7C02%7CHOParliamentaryQuestions%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cf6cb17f02cd447434db108dc41c33044%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638457553774570847%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=EMgwbFs0lKgkRfZjM2knyK2u29JuA9FSRgCnwVZM3Fs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020 (legislation.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 12/03/2024 16:41:47 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1693179

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Control: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has allocated to (a) London boroughs and (b) the Mayor of London for traffic management schemes in each of the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	16558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government has not provided funding to TfL or London boroughs for traffic management programmes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 06/03/2024 16:35:07 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1693182

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
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	Horizon IT System: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether Ministers approved the contracts to implement the Horizon system in Post Offices.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	16559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>The Horizon IT Inquiry considered the procurement of the Horizon IT system during Phase 2. We should wait for the Inquiry to report.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 11/03/2024 16:32:02 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1693194

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
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	Refineries: Grangemouth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2024 to Question 7768 on Oil: Refineries, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the closure of the Grangemouth oil refinery on imports.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	16560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>The owners of Grangemouth refinery, Petroineos, recently announced that they were putting in place the enabling works for a future transition to an import terminal. Petroineos have not taken a decision on when refining operations will cease but they anticipate they will continue until at least May 2025.</p><p> </p><p>The impact of a cessation of refining operations on UK imports will depend on the supply and demand for fuels at the time. The Government’s Net Zero policies to increase use of electric vehicles and renewable transport fuels, will progressively reduce demand for conventional fuels.</p><p> </p><p>The UK already both imports and exports fuels to balance demand and supply. The Petroineos plans should continue to ensure that customer needs are met.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 11/03/2024 07:11:56 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1693234

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Competition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to (a) allow multiple train operating companies to operate on each rail line and (b) take other steps to help increase competition on regional lines.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	16561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>We recognise that competition can be beneficial for passengers as it can drive innovation and improvements to services. We have been clear that, in the right circumstances, open access operators can play a role in increasing this competition and have supported recent applications such as Wrexham, Shropshire &amp; Midland Railway’s application to operate services for customers in North Wales, the West Midlands and on the West Coast Mainline.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 11/03/2024 15:48:46 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1693235

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
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: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to Gridwatch.co.uk figures, for what reason the proportion of imported energy was over 25% on 25 February 2024.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	16562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>On 25 February 2024, low wind generation in GB combined with high wind generation in Europe supported a price differential with Europe which led to higher imports. Interconnectors import when prices in GB are higher than on the other side of the interconnector.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/03/2024 10:30:55 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1693267

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants on full-time contracts there were in each year since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	16564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>National Statistics on the number of full-time and part-time civil servants are published each quarter by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) as part of their Public Sector Employment statistical release. The latest available statistics were published in December 2023 and at Table 8 show the number of full-time civil servants as at 30 September 2023. The next ONS publication is scheduled for release on 12 March 2024 and will show the number of civil servants as at 31 December. Statistics for 2019 and all previous and upcoming releases can be found on the ONS website at <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/publicsectoremploymentreferencetable" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/publicsectoremploymentreferencetable</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 12/03/2024 17:38:20 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1693268

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
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	British Business Bank: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much public money was allocated to the British Business Bank for the (a) 2023-4 and (b) 2024-5 financial years.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	16565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>Public funding for the British Business Bank’s DEL funding, Business As Usual programmes and administration of the Covid-19 loan schemes, for 2023/24 is expected to be up to £735m. The projected figure for 2024/25 is £357m. Any capital gains will be returned to the taxpayer over the course of the investment cycle.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 12/03/2024 16:13:48 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1693269

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
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	Iron and Steel: Energy
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 a comparative assessment of energy prices for steel production in (a) the UK, (b) China, (c) Germany and (d) the US.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	16566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>Comparisons with energy costs in other countries is one of the considerations for the development and introduction of support for energy intensive industries including the steel sector. The British Industry Supercharger will introduce targeted measures to ensure the energy costs for key UK industries are in line with other major economies around the world – levelling the playing field for British companies across Europe. The government is committed to rolling out its measures between April 2024 and April 2025.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 11/03/2024 15:22:12 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1693270

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank of England: Government Securities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what are the losses by the Bank of England on holding its bond portfolio that the Treasury has had to reimburse so far in the 2023-24 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	16567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2024 answer text <p>Data on these quarterly cash transfers between HM Treasury and the Bank of England are made publicly available by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in their monthly Public Sector Finances publication. The data is available at the following link under the ONS series ID MF7A in worksheet PSA9B:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicsectorfinance/datasets/publicsectorfinancesappendixatables110" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicsectorfinance/datasets/publicsectorfinancesappendixatables110</a></p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 08/03/2024 13:07:22 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood