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1359839

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	COBR
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, whether COBRA has met since 16 September 2021 to discuss fuel supply shortages.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	56770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2021 answer text <p>As a matter of policy, the government does not comment on COBR meetings.</p><p>With respect to the fuel crisis more generally, the Government acted swiftly to respond to the rapid increase in demand for fuel (observed from 24 September 2021) which caused shortages at forecourts around the UK. Regular ministerial and senior officials' meetings were convened, both before and after the peak in demand. These meetings were all supported by data feeds collated by departments that informed Government of consumer demand, forecourt stock levels, fuel delivery capabilities and other key metrics.</p><p>The government has tried and tested plans in place to manage fuel supply. The Government implemented a range of timely measures to resolve the situation, including deployment of military drivers to staff the Reserve Tanker Fleet, the activation of the Downstream Oil Protocol, the relaxation of drivers’ hours regulations and the roll out of short-term visas so that haulier firms could source trained drivers from overseas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 20/10/2021 15:46:07 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1356826

registered interest
date	20/09/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers are currently placed in each local authority in England.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	51588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>We publish data on asylum seekers accommodated in each local authority at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fimmigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2021&amp;data=04%7C01%7CEmma.Byrne11%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C16d7a45e84c5425f574b08d97c32a972%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637677379292203209%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=w00VV74YhPvjEIY%2Bj5Mi4to%2FwDXlp%2Beys3kDweBjxzg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2021</a></p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 23/09/2021 15:24:57 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1356856

registered interest
date	20/09/2021
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	Renewables 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, what estimate he has made of the amount of money that is outstanding from energy companies for renewable obligation certificates as at 20 September 2021.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	51589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>Ofgem, the administrators of the Renewables Obligation scheme, are monitoring the amount of money outstanding from electricity suppliers and are actively engaging with suppliers who are due to make payments.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 23/09/2021 15:54:26 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1356859

registered interest
date	20/09/2021
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	Green Homes Grant Scheme
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 estimate he has made of the shortfall from energy companies in paying for the insulating homes programme as at 20 September 2021.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	51590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>The Energy Company Obligation applies to energy suppliers with domestic customer accounts exceeding 150,000.</p><p> </p><p>We expect the very large majority of the overall obligation to be met, with some suppliers potentially exceeding their targets by 31 March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 23/09/2021 15:58:30 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1356860

registered interest
date	20/09/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what HM Passport Office's current timescale is for processing applications for a British passport.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	51591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Right Honourable member to the answer given on 9 September 2021, UIN 43418.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 29/09/2021 11:47:54 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 24033 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1351635

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
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	Electric Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
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 steps is he taking to encourage the purchase of fleets of e-vans from British manufacturers.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	40587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government has provided over £100m in funding through the Plug-in Van Grant (PIVG) since its launch in 2012, supporting the purchase of over 15,000 ultra-low emission vans and trucks, the majority of which are zero emission vehicles. Demand for zero emission vans rose substantially in 2020, with increased interest from commercial fleets, and we expect this trend to continue as more models are brought to market and supply increases.</p><p> </p><p>More widely, the Government welcomes action to accelerate the development of British made electric vehicles and an announcement from the Electric Vehicle Fleet Accelerator Group, made up of seven major UK companies who have pledged to buy 70,000 British made electric vans by 2030. As part of the 10 Point Plan for a green industrial revolution, nearly £500 million of funding for the Automotive Transformation Fund will be made available in the next four years to invest in capital and R&amp;D projects to build an internationally competitive electric vehicle supply chain. This funding is the first part of the up to £1 billion committed by the Government to ensure that the UK takes advantage of this once in a generation opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 09/09/2021 12:32:16 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1351636

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
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	Nuclear Reactors
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 recent progress his Department has made of the development of small modular nuclear reactors.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	40588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>In the Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister announced an up to £385 million Advanced Nuclear Fund to invest in the next generation of nuclear technologies. The Advanced Nuclear Fund includes up to £215 million to develop a domestic Small Modular Reactors (SMR) design and up to £170 million for an Advanced Modular Reactors (AMRs) research and development programme, with an aim to build an AMR demonstrator by the early 2030s.</p><p>We are also committed to supporting the wider UK nuclear energy sector to help deliver advanced nuclear technologies to market.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 10/09/2021 13:45:57 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1351638

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
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	Fisheries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support his Department is providing to countries affected by illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	40589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>The UK is committed to tackling illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing globally. IUU fishing continues to be one of the most serious threats to ocean ecosystems, sustainable fisheries and the exploitation of protected and vulnerable marine species.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has launched a £500 million Blue Planet Fund that will support developing countries to protect the marine environment and reduce poverty. The Fund is managed by the Department for Environment, Food &amp; Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). Financed from the UK Official Development Assistance Budget, the Fund will help eligible countries reduce poverty, protect and sustainably manage their marine resources and address human-generated threats across four key themes: sustainable seafood, biodiversity, climate change, and marine pollution. Tackling IUU fishing has been identified as one of the priority outcomes of the Blue Planet Fund.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 10/09/2021 13:51:53 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1351640

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Landlords: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to penalise and expose rogue landlords; and what progress has been made on the register of such landlords since the Housing and Planning Act 2016 came into force.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	40590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>Local authorities have a range of enforcement powers to protect tenants from landlords that do not fulfil their legal obligations. The Housing Act 2004 gives powers to local authorities to regulate and enforce standards in the private rented sector. The Housing and Planning Act 2016 further introduced civil penalties of up to £30,000 and banning orders for use against the worst and most persistent offenders. Legislation also extended rent repayment orders which require a landlord to repay rent when they have not complied with the law.</p><p>In April 2018, using powers under the Housing and Planning Act 2016, we also introduced a national database of rogue landlords and property agents. Where a landlord has received a banning order the local authority must place them on the database. Where the landlord has received a conviction for a banning order offence or two or more civil penalties for housing related offences then the local authority has discretion to make an entry.</p><p>As set out in the Queen’s Speech, the Government has committed to bringing in a Better Deal for Renters to deliver a fairer and more effective rental market that works for both tenants and landlords. This includes bringing forward reforms to drive improvements in standards in rented accommodation, ensuring well targeted, effective enforcement that drives out criminal landlords.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 06/09/2021 08:28:05 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1351642

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Coal Fired Power Stations: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, what recent discussions the Government has had with Chinese counterparts on he construction of new coal plants in preparation for COP26.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	40591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>We have made the global energy transition from coal to clean power a priority of our COP26 Presidency. I raised this issue most recently during my visit to China on 6 and 7 September with Vice Premier Han Zheng, Chinese Special Envoy for Climate Change Minister Xie Zhenhua and the Head of China’s National Energy Administration, Minister Zhang Jianhua. Additionally, the British Embassy in Beijing regularly engage with their Chinese counterparts on this issue. The Foreign Secretary has also discussed the importance of ambitious action to tackle climate change with his counterpart, State Councillor Wang Yi.</p><p>We will continue to engage with China to provide further details on how it will implement President Xi’s commitment at the US Leaders’ Summit on 22 April 2021 to reduce domestic coal consumption. Internationally, we are also working with China, as well as other financiers of international coal, through our COP26 energy transition campaign in collaborating to make renewables more attractive than coal power for all countries. Together with the G7, we have committed to rapidly accelerate the transition away from unabated coal capacity to an overwhelmingly decarbonised power system in the 2030s; and to end new direct government support for unabated international coal power generation by the end of 2021.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 15/09/2021 07:50:50 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar