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1490259

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on implementing the Clydebank Declaration launched at COP26; and what steps his Department is taking to support UK businesses to develop green shipping corridors.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	38701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>The Clydebank Declaration for Green Shipping Corridors was launched at COP26 to help drive the decarbonisation of the maritime sector and 24 countries have now signed the Declaration.</p><p> </p><p>Establishing green shipping corridors is a multi-year endeavour, and we are now moving, with other States and the industry, to explore and then deliver corridors involving the UK. As a first step, we recently invited funding proposals for detailed feasibility studies on UK green corridors under the second round of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition which was launched in May. The winners of the competition will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 22/07/2022 09:37:08 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1490260

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to provide (a) support and (b) incentives for private-sector investment in (i) low-carbon maritime fuels, (ii) engine technologies, and (iii) storage facilities.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	38702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK has set a net zero by 2050 target across the economy. The 2019 Clean Maritime Plan and the 2021 Transport Decarbonisation outline the Department for Transport’s pathway to net zero in the UK maritime sector. The department is taking a two-pronged approach to maritime decarbonisation: a comprehensive policy and regulatory programme; and R&amp;D funding and investment. In January 2022, we extended the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO), making renewable fuels of non-biological origin for marine use, such as hydrogen and ammonia, eligible for incentives under the RTFO.</p><p>Between March 2021 and March 2022, we ran the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC), which allocated over £23m of research and development funding to 55 projects across the UK. The competition included projects focusing on low-carbon fuels, engine technologies and storage facilities.</p><p>In March 2022, we announced a further £206m research and development funding for a newly established UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions (UK SHORE), which will deliver a suite of interventions aimed at addressing different barriers to maritime decarbonisation over a range of technology-readiness levels. This will help unlock an industry-led transition to clean maritime.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 22/07/2022 08:45:11 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1489689

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether a framework is in place to ensure that the police meet the Rape and Serious Sexual Offences target of reaching a charging decision within 30 days of beginning work on a sexual assault case.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	37514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>Protecting women and girls from violence and supporting victims and survivors of sexual violence is a key priority for this Government.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In June 2021, we published the End-to-End Rape Review Report and Action Plan. The action plan outlined a robust programme of work to achieve a significant improvement in the way the criminal justice system responds to rape and sexual offences against adults.</p><p> </p><p>Our stated ambition in the Rape Review is to more than double the volume of adult rape cases reaching court over the Parliament, and we are using the Criminal Justice System (CJS) Delivery Dashboards to monitor progress towards this ambition.</p><p> </p><p>On 16 June, we published our second six-monthly Rape Review Progress Update and third national CJS Delivery Dashboard. There are no set targets for the police on timeliness, but the Dashboard showed that in the year to December 2021 the median days from offence recording to the police charging an offender was 374, which was a reduction of 29 from 403 days in the years to June and September 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The Rape Review Progress Update also outlined progress that has been made on key actions to improve the police’s response to adult rape in the year since the Rape Review, including:</p><ul><li>The Home Office is providing £6.65m in 2021-3 to support the expansion into a further 14 police forces of Operation Soteria, which will develop a new national operating model for the investigation of rape for police forces to adopt by June 2023. The Crown Prosecution Service will also expand Operation Soteria into the corresponding areas to those 14 police force areas.</li><li>Running a public consultation on police requests for third-party material, which can sometimes be unnecessary and disproportionate; and</li></ul><p>Continuing to make progress towards the target of recruiting 20,000 additional police officers by March 2023. As of March 2022, the Home Office had supported the recruitment of 13,578 police officers, and in 2022/3 we have allocated £550m to achieve the target of 20,000 officers by March 2023.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 22/07/2022 16:20:10 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1489702

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has further plans to support industries and professions affected by the cost of fuel following the lowering of fuel duty; and whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the RHA’s plan for an essential user rebate of 15p per litre on fuel duty.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	37515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>At Spring Statement 2022, in response to high fuel prices, the Government announced a temporary 12 month cut to duty on petrol and diesel of 5 pence per litre. This represents a tax cut worth around £2.4 billion in 2022-23, benefiting anyone who consumes fuel across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>All taxes, including fuel duty, remain under review.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 21/07/2022 07:31:24 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1487347

registered interest
date	07/07/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Carer's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of (a) the carer's allowance earnings cap on people looking to accept a wider range of employment and (b) her Department's policy of immediately terminating that benefit in the event that someone breaches the income cap through (i) receipt of a tax rebate and (ii) other genuine means.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	32568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>The Carer’s Allowance weekly earnings limit is designed to allow carers to combine their caring responsibilities with some paid employment where they can. It is set at a level that aims to encourage those who give up full time work in order to undertake caring responsibilities, to maintain a link with the labour market through part time work.</p><p> </p><p>The £132 limit, which has increased by around a third since 2010, is a net figure which is the figure left once any Income Tax, National Insurance contributions and other allowable payments and expenses are deducted from met earnings. So some people can earn more than £132 a week gross and still retain Carer’s Allowance.</p><p> </p><p>When calculating earnings for Carer’s Allowance purposes, any amount by way of a refund of income tax is disregarded.</p><p> </p><p>Once earnings exceed £132 a week (or on a weekly average where possible for those with fluctuating earnings) then there is no longer an entitlement to Carer’s Allowance and it will cease.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 12/07/2022 15:22:00 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1487035

registered interest
date	06/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mileage Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2022 to Question 17079 on Car Allowances, if his Department will make an estimate of the number of employers who reimburse the actual mileage cost incurred rather than using Approved Mileage Allowance Payments; and if he will adjust the 45p per mile allowance.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	31863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government sets the Approved Mileage Allowance Payments (AMAP) rates to minimise administrative burdens. As set out in the answer to Question 17079, the AMAP rates are advisory and therefore employers are not required to use them.</p><p> </p><p>AMAPs are reimbursed free from Income Tax and National Insurance Contributions. This is also the case when an employer chooses to reimburse the actual mileage cost or pay another rate where there is no profit element for the employee. These payments are not declared to HMRC. The Government does not have an estimate of the number of employers reimbursing the actual cost.</p><p> </p>As with all taxes and allowances, the Government keeps the AMAP rates under review and any changes are considered by the Chancellor. answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 14/07/2022 14:54:55 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1485148

registered interest
date	30/06/2022
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	Package Holidays: Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her Answer of 21 June 2022 to Question 17967 on Package Holidays: Animal Welfare, what discussions she has had with (a) the travel industry and (b) other stakeholder organisations on introducing a ban on the domestic (i) advertising and (ii) sale of wild animal experiences abroad.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	28428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have been engaging with industry groups and interested stakeholders - and continue to do so - on many of the measures set out in the Action Plan for Animal Welfare, including reforms relating to not advertising or offering for sale, here, activities involving unacceptable practices abroad.</p><p> </p><p>The Government considers that reputable and responsible tour operators here should not be advertising or offering attractions, activities, or experiences abroad that involve the unacceptable treatment of animals. The Association of British Travel Agents has published guidelines and lists activities which have been classified as unacceptable.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Advertising Standards Association regulates online advertising in the UK and has issued advice about featuring animals in marketing communications.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 30010 question first answered 07/07/2022 11:51:34 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1484559

registered interest
date	29/06/2022
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Politics and Government: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will make an assessment of the effect on Scotland of the state of democracy in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	900711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2022 answer text <p>The United Kingdom is a family of nations that embodies parliamentary democracy.</p><p>The Scottish Parliament is one of the most powerful devolved parliaments in the world and the UK Government will continue to respect and uphold the current devolution settlement.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes South answering member printed Iain Stewart grouped question UIN 900704 question first answered 29/06/2022 15:55:34 answering member 4015 label Biography information for Iain Stewart
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1484725

registered interest
date	29/06/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Cost of Living Payments: Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to allow those in the process of transferring from legacy benefits to Universal Credit to also receive the cost of living support package.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	27644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>Universal Credit claimants entitled to at least 1p during assessment periods ending between 26 April 2022 to 25 May 2022 will be eligible for the £326 Cost of Living Payment.</p><p> </p><p>Those entitled to a payment of income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, income-related Employment and Support Allowance and Income Support on any day in the period 26 April 2022 to 25 May 2022 will be eligible for the first Cost of Living payment.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, tax credit customers who have received a payment, or an annual award of at least £26, of tax credits for any day in the period 26 April 2022 to 25 May 2022 are eligible for the first Cost of Living payment.</p><p> </p><p>This ensures that any legacy benefit customer who met the above qualifying criteria and transferred to Universal Credit during the qualifying period would receive a Cost-of-Living payment through their passporting legacy benefit.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 07/07/2022 14:56:03 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1484166

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to allow a person to move back to legacy benefits from Universal Credit where that person decided to move from legacy benefits to Universal Credit owing to staff in her Department incorrectly advising that they would receive a higher payment on Universal Credit; and if she will make an estimate of how many people have been misdirected by her Department in that way in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	26784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2022 answer text <p>DWP staff should not advise claimants what to do in terms of whether to submit a claim to benefit, nor if a claimant would be ‘better off’ moving to Universal Credit or remaining on legacy benefits. However, staff will signpost claimants to information available via the Understanding UC website and independent benefit calculators for further information.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The replacement of six legacy benefits by UC is a large and complex undertaking, introduced in a controlled and phased manner. It is therefore as a matter of fundamental policy design that once a claimant makes a claim for Universal Credit their existing legacy benefits will come to an end; this includes Tax Credits.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 05/07/2022 15:55:42 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally