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1623972

registered interest
date	26/04/2023
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	UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department has made a recent estimate of the potential impact of the ending of freedom of movement with the EU on business costs; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of negotiating with the EU to allow frontier worker permits to be applied to more than one EU country at a time.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	182882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade does not hold this data. In December 2020, the UK and the EU agreed a Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), which allows short-term business visitors to travel to the EU. This department is not responsible for frontiers workers permits.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 15/05/2023 12:08:08 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1611022

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Overseas Students: Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the potential impact of international student visa restrictions on the higher education sector.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	904516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>The department works closely with the Home Office on a range of issues, including on matters relating to international student visas. The government keeps all immigration policies under constant review to ensure they best serve the country and reflect the public’s priorities.</p><p>International students make a significant economic and cultural contribution to the UK’s higher education sector, and I am proud to have met our International Education Strategy ambition to attract at least 600,000 international students for the second consecutive year.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 17/04/2023 15:19:23 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1606492

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
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	Batteries: Waste Disposal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing household kerb-side collection of batteries to help (a) protect workers in the waste and recycling sector (b) reduce the number of fires caused by incorrectly disposed of lithium-ion batteries.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	171437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>Defra has not made any such assessment yet, but plans to consult on potential reforms to the batteries regulations to help address these issues by the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 29/03/2023 15:55:48 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1606497

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
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	Batteries: Waste Disposal
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 steps her Department is taking to help prevent the incorrect disposal of lithium-ion batteries.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	171438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>Defra plans to consult on potential reforms to the batteries regulations to help address this issue by the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 29/03/2023 15:52:05 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1606498

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
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	Metals: Waste Disposal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of (a) illegal scrap metal operators on the metals recycling sector and (b) waste crime on (i) the waste and recycling sector and (ii) UK economy.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	171439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>Waste regulation is a devolved matter. Following our consultation on reform of the waste exemptions regime in England and Wales we plan to remove the T9 exemption for the recovery of scrap metal and the U16 exemption for using vehicle parts dismantled from end-of life vehicles. These operations will now require an environmental permit.</p><p> </p><p>My Department has made no assessment of the potential impact of waste crime on the waste and recycling sector or the UK economy. Research for the Environmental Services Association (Counting the Cost of UK Waste Crime, 2021) estimated that waste crime costs the economy in England £924 million in 2018/19.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has provided an additional £10 million per year for the Environment Agency to tackle waste crime. This additional funding has been invested into three key areas of waste crime – tackling illegal waste sites, illegal dumping and illegal exports.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 171440 question first answered 31/03/2023 15:11:15 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1606499

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
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	Environment Agency: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will increase funding to the Environmental Agency to help tackle illegal operators in the (a) metals recycling and (b) waste and recycling sector.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	171440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>Waste regulation is a devolved matter. Following our consultation on reform of the waste exemptions regime in England and Wales we plan to remove the T9 exemption for the recovery of scrap metal and the U16 exemption for using vehicle parts dismantled from end-of life vehicles. These operations will now require an environmental permit.</p><p> </p><p>My Department has made no assessment of the potential impact of waste crime on the waste and recycling sector or the UK economy. Research for the Environmental Services Association (Counting the Cost of UK Waste Crime, 2021) estimated that waste crime costs the economy in England £924 million in 2018/19.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has provided an additional £10 million per year for the Environment Agency to tackle waste crime. This additional funding has been invested into three key areas of waste crime – tackling illegal waste sites, illegal dumping and illegal exports.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 171439 question first answered 31/03/2023 15:11:15 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1606607

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of the Misuse of Drug Act 1971 on the criminal justice system.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	904357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>No recent assessment has been made. Assessments are made on a case by case basis as individual drugs or drug harms are identified.</p><p>Drug Legislation forms part of our wider approach to preventing drug misuse alongside prevention and education, supporting treatment and recovery, and tackling the supply of illicit drugs.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 28/03/2023 15:49:14 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1605182

registered interest
date	17/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Income Tax: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing income tax relief in cases where a portion of a taxpayer's income is used to subsidise the (a) costs of living and (b) course fees of another person who is in college or university education.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	168061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government has provided a significant package of support to help households and individuals with the cost of living, taken together this is worth over £94 billion over 2022-2023 and 2023-2024.</p><p> </p><p>There are a wide range of factors to take into consideration when introducing a tax relief. These include, but are not limited to: how effective the relief would be at achieving the policy intent, how targeted support would be, whether it adds complexity to the tax system and the cost.</p><p> </p><p>Such an income tax relief would be regressive, as it would be of greatest benefit to those paying higher rates of tax while low-earning individuals with income below the Personal Allowance or the higher rate threshold would benefit less or not at all.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does keep all aspects of the tax system under review.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 27/03/2023 13:51:49 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1604803

registered interest
date	16/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether compensation from the public purse has been paid to any companies that have tendered unsuccessfully for contracts on the HS2 project.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	167156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd have not paid compensation to any company who has unsuccessfully tendered for work on the HS2 programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 21/03/2023 15:12:33 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1603680

registered interest
date	13/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Challenger Tanks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2023 to Question 147059 on Ukraine: Challenger Tanks, what assessment his Department made when considering the case for sending Challenger 2 Tanks to Ukraine; and for what reason 14 tanks were determined as the quantity to be supplied.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	163859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>The decision to send a squadron of 14 tanks delivers a coherent and combat effective capability for Ukraine.</p><p>The UK has led the world in announcing and then delivering modern battle tanks for Ukraine, unlocking dozens of additional tanks from international partners in so doing.</p><p>The UK will continue to be agile in our support to Ukraine as the conflict evolves.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 20/03/2023 12:40:01 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally