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658425

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Self-assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) delaying implementation of mandatory digital tax reporting until superfast broadband infrastructure is available in all parts of the UK and (b) exempting those people living in areas not included in the superfast broadband roll-out programme from the requirement to make a digital return.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	57675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>The Making Tax Digital consultations closed on 7 November. The Government is currently considering the responses received and, as announced at the Autumn Statement, will publish its response in January.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has already announced that those businesses who are digitally excluded will be exempt from the digital record keeping and update requirements of Making Tax Digital. The consultations sought feedback on the appropriate criteria for this exemption.</p><p> </p><p>The Government further announced, at the Autumn Statement, £1 billion of new funding to boost UK's digital infrastructure. This includes further rollout of fibre broadband networks, enabling faster connections for businesses, helping build a better more productive economy for all.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 19/12/2016 14:43:45 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

658556

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Aerials: Na h-Eileanan an Iar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many emergency service network masts will be built in Na h-Eileanan an Iar constituency.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	57707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>In delivering the Emergency Services Network (ESN), the mobile network operator EE will deliver up to 291 new mast sites. Government will deliver approximately 230 further sites (known as the “Extended Area Services” (EAS) sites) in the most remote and rural areas of Great Britain.</p><p>Under the terms of the State Aid decision for ESN, any ESN site where EE offers a commercial service must be made available to the other UK mobile operators and interested parties to provide their own a service on an equal and non-discriminatory basis.</p><p>There are no potential EAS sites being considered in the constituency of Na h-Eileanan an Iar. There are currently up to 25 proposed new EE sites in the constituency. Delivery of these sites is subject to planning permission and the acquisition of land.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 19/12/2016 17:17:12 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

638024

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
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	Electricity Generation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a Market Stability Mechanism Contract for Difference.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	53278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>A number of stakeholders have suggested the concept of a market-stabilising Contract for Difference for Pot 1 technologies. Officials are currently assessing these suggestions, and Ministers have therefore not yet made any decisions regarding the proposed options.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/11/2016 12:57:37 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

638025

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
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	Electricity Generation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential effect of the Ofgem review of Embedded Benefit grid charges on energy intensive industries and the pace of roll-out of energy storage technologies in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	53279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>Network charging is a matter for Ofgem, as the independent regulator, and it is leading the review of embedded benefits related to Transmission Network Use of System charges. Proposals for changing the embedded benefits regime are currently being progressed through an open industry process, and it is likely that Ofgem will undertake a further consultation and impact assessment in early 2017. It will make a decision on its approach to consultation and assessment when it receives the final modification report. We will engage with Ofgem as part of its assessment process to ensure that Government policy interests are taken into account, including aspects such as the potential effect of reducing the level of embedded benefits on household and business electricity costs (including energy intensive industries) and energy storage.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 22/11/2016 16:11:45 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd previous answer version 21622 answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

638026

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
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	Energy: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the Government plans to publish the outcome of its call for evidence on the energy technology list.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	53271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department is currently analysing the responses to the Energy Technology List Call for Evidence. A decision on next steps will be taken in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/11/2016 12:55:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

638027

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
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	Energy: Technology
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 assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of introducing enhanced capital allowances on the development of energy storage and other low carbon technologies.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	53272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>The Carbon Trust, which delivers the Energy Technology List on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, are currently conducting an initial study to consider whether there is a cost-effective case for incorporating Electrical Energy Storage Technology into the Energy Technology List. The study has sought from the outset to engage with stakeholders from across the industry, including those in Scotland, and we look forward to receiving the study’s findings in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/11/2016 14:36:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

638028

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
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	Renewable Energy
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 assessment the Government has made of progress towards its 2020 renewable target in the (a) heat and (b) transport sectors.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	53273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>The 2020 renewable energy target requires the UK to achieve 15% of final energy consumption from renewables by the end of this decade. This requires action to promote renewables in electricity generation, heating and transport. There is a binding 10% sub-target of transport fuels from renewable sources.</p><p>Our most recent report to the European Commission, published on 21 January 2016, sets out progress in renewables deployment over 2013 and 2014 across heating and cooling, transport and electricity sectors. We reported beating our target and reaching 6.3% of final energy consumption from renewables for 2013 and 2014 against an interim target of 5.4%.</p><p>We are making good progress towards the next interim target of an average of 7.47% of energy from renewables across 2015 and 2016. In 2015 8.3% of energy came from renewable sources.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/11/2016 09:35:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 21616 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

620850

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Excise Duties: Spirits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the economic effect on small and new-entrant producers of the introduction of the standard charge imposed by HM Revenue and Customs under the Spirit Drinks Verification Scheme; and what reports he has received of whether the standard charge is a barrier to entry for small and new-entrant producers and a restraint on trade.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	50189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2016 answer text <p>An assessment of the impact of the verification scheme was published in 2012 as part of a consultation: <a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121205004423/http:/customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebApp/channelsPortalWebApp.portal?_nfpb=true&amp;_pageLabel=pageLibrary_ConsultationDocuments&amp;propertyType=document&amp;columns=1&amp;id=HMCE_PROD1_032348" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121205004423/http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebApp/channelsPortalWebApp.portal?_nfpb=true&amp;_pageLabel=pageLibrary_ConsultationDocuments&amp;propertyType=document&amp;columns=1&amp;id=HMCE_PROD1_032348</a></p><p> </p><p>No respondents to the consultation suggested an alternative method of apportioning the costs of the scheme; this was reflected in a subsequent assessment of impacts, although this has not been published.</p><p> </p><p>The Spirit Drinks (Costs of Verification) Regulations 2013 require the Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs to review the operation and effect of these regulations and publish a report within five years of them coming into effect. Such a report will be produced in 2018.</p><p> </p><p>There have been no reports to say that the standard charge is a barrier to entry for small and new entrant producers or a barrier to trade. The Government would welcome any evidence that the fees are a barrier to entry.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 28/10/2016 10:41:16 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

621057

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Climate Change Convention: Morocco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she plans to take to ensure progress on international climate change agreements relating to loss and damage at the upcoming COP22 UN Climate Change Summit.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	50192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2016 answer text <p>The COP22 UN Climate Change Summit will discuss a review of the Warsaw International Mechanism on Loss and Damage, which seeks to galvanise action to respond to the threat of loss and damage due to climate change. The UK will be pressing for a rapid conclusion of this review to enable the Executive Committee of the mechanism to continue its valuable work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 28/10/2016 13:20:19 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

621059

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she plans to take to build resilience to climate change in developing countries through weather-indexed insurance at the Marrakech climate conference in November.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	50191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2016 answer text <p>In December 2015, every G7 nation set out how they will meet a collective target to reach an additional 400 million people with risk insurance by 2020. The UK has led the way, making excellent progress in delivering on its pledges of support for Climate Risk Insurance in the past year including funding for African Risk Capacity (ARC) and Pacific Catastrophe Risk Assessment and Financing Initiative (PCRAFI). UK Ministers have been invited to participate in side events at COP to highlight progress with the G7’s InsuResilience climate risk insurance initiative and on ARC.</p><p>Currently, just 5% of losses from natural disasters in low-income countries are covered by insurance (against around 40% in developed countries), leaving millions with nothing to rebuild their lives after disaster strikes. UK initiatives give countries and people the tools they need to get themselves back on their feet, which is firmly in our national interest.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 28/10/2016 13:28:37 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil