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1609894

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Restoration and Renewal Client Board
answering dept id	213
answering dept short name	Restoration and Renewal Client Board
answering dept sort name	Restoration and Renewal Client Board
hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Restoration and Renewal Client Board, what the estimated cost is for drone surveys associated with the restoration and renewal project.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	180027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">The R&amp;R Programme is carrying out tens of thousands of hours of complex building surveys and investigations to develop even more detailed records of the Palace of Westminster. These records are being used to inform design and planning, and future decisions on the essential restoration work required. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Two intrusive surveys, the Photogrammetric and Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) surveys, have recently started which contain an element of drone surveys as well as other activities such as high-resolution photography. The total estimated cost of these surveys is £1 million although this covers a number of activities.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Due to how the activity schedules in these contracts are priced it is not possible to disaggregate the costs of the drone flights from the rest of the works being undertaken. However, it is anticipated that a significant portion of the costs will relate to the contractor resource required to deliver the surveys and the processing of the images taken (rather than the cost of the drones themselves).</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">This figure also does not include Delivery Authority internal staffing costs or the costs of the contractor planning and overseeing the overall survey programme because those costs cannot be disaggregated by individual survey.</ins></p><p><del class="ministerial">The R&amp;R Programme is carrying out tens of thousands of hours of complex building surveys and investigations to develop even more detailed records of the Palace of Westminster. These records are being used to inform design and planning, and future decisions on the essential restoration work required.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Two of the intrusive surveys currently being undertaken, the Building Intrusive Survey and Pull Out Tests, are categorised as Building Surveys Works. Third party contractor costs incurred to 31 March 2023 on these surveys are £0.3 million. Third party contractor costs incurred to 31 March 2023 on the ground investigation works are £0.6 million.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">These figures do not include Delivery Authority internal staffing costs or the costs of the contractor planning and overseeing the survey programme because those costs cannot be disaggregated by individual survey.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">All these surveys are ongoing and spend will continue beyond 1 April 2023.</del></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 21/04/2023 10:13:01 question first ministerially corrected 21/04/2023 12:27:52 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker previous answer version 69378 answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1506601

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	Housing: 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, how many homes were upgraded to energy performance certificate band C in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	51773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>Estimates of the number of dwellings by EPC band are made for England in the English Housing Survey headline report annex table 2.8. The table below collates the time series requested:</p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Estimated Number of Dwellings in England by Energy Efficiency Rating (Thousands)</strong></ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>A-C</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>D-G</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Number of homes improved to Band A-C[1]</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2009</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,595</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">19,740</ins></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2010</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,971</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">19,573</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">167</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2011</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,348</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">19,406</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">167</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2012</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4,141</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">18,577</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">829</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2013</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5,373</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">17,881</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">696</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2014</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,125</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">17,246</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">635</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2015</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,700</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">16,843</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">403</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2016</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,049</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">16,684</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">159</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2017</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,214</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">16,736</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">-52</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2018</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8,290</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">15,883</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">853</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2019</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9,854</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">14,560</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,323</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2020</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10,856</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12,678</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,881</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial"> Source: English Housing Survey</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">[1] The estimate of homes upgraded to band A-C from D-G has been derived by subtraction of the previous year’s estimate of D-G homes.</ins></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fenglish-housing-survey-2020-to-2021-headline-report&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7C7bf51f0374324661a59b08daa15b5c72%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637999710997470241%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=JgD2gpD0pk01v8kSW38CT1PYJ6uGeBFevtYZ6EIeLmo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/english-housing-survey-2020-to-2021-headline-report</a>.</p><p>It should be noted that it is difficult to make accurate year on year comparisons and there have been slight changes in the methodology used to derive EPC ratings over time. Overall, the number of dwellings in England is increasing and so the total increase in band A-C dwellings is higher than the number of D-Gs improved to band A-C due to new dwellings.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 28/09/2022 14:19:55 question first ministerially corrected 03/10/2022 10:37:25 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 21042 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1351487

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Taliban
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will list the international counterparts he has discussed the Taliban upsurge in Afghanistan with, including the dates and times of those discussions, during the period 12 to 16 August 2021.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	41003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>As the Foreign Secretary made clear in Parliament on September 6th, Ministers and senior officials have undertaken sustained engagement with international partners throughout the crisis. Amongst a range of other activity, the Foreign Secretary visited Qatar and Pakistan from 1-3 September and Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon visited Uzbekistan and Tajikistan from 1-3 September. The Foreign Secretary has also had telephone conversations with the Uzbek Foreign Minister on 6 September, the Tajik Foreign Minister, on 2 September, and with the Foreign Minister of Pakistan on 27 <del class="ministerial">and 25</del> August. Lord Ahmad has additionally called the Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan, on 3 September, the Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan on 25 August and Deputy Foreign Minister of Tajikistan on the same day. They held discussions with counterparts on securing safe passage for those fleeing Afghanistan and advancing the government’s international priorities.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 10/09/2021 13:31:26 question first ministerially corrected 15/09/2021 10:33:00 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams previous answer version 20340 answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1186852

registered interest
date	20/03/2020
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	Universal Credit: Coronavirus
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 universal credit payable in advance for all new claimants in response to the covid-19 outbreak; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	32699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">As both the Prime Minister and Chancellor have made clear, the Government will do whatever it takes to support people affected by COVID 19 and we have been clear in our intention that no one should be penalised for doing the right thing. These are rapidly developing circumstances, we continue to keep the situation under review and will keep Parliament updated accordingly.</del> <ins class="ministerial">New Claims Advances are available to support those in immediate financial need until their first Universal Credit payment is made and the Department is committed to delivering advances as soon as possible to people who have requested them. It is for the claimant to choose to opt for an advance and it would not be appropriate for the department to require new claimants to have an advance.</ins></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 25/03/2020 12:56:22 question first ministerially corrected 15/04/2020 15:02:32 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 14657 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1077520

registered interest
date	26/02/2019
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	Hunterston B Power Station: Closures
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 the planned shutdown date is for Hunterston (B) nuclear power station; what the electricity generation capacity is of that power station; and what plans his Department has to replace that capacity.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	226168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2019 answer text <p>Hunterston B nuclear power station has a generating capacity of 965 megawatts. EDF’s estimated decommissioning date is <ins class="ministerial">2023</ins><del class="ministerial">2024</del>. This Government remains committed to delivering secure electricity supplies to consumers at the lowest possible cost. We demonstrated this commitment by giving the go-ahead to the first new nuclear power station in a generation at Hinkley Point C, as well as by launching our landmark £200m Nuclear Sector Deal last year.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 01/03/2019 13:26:02 question first ministerially corrected 05/03/2019 15:05:21 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford previous answer version 105135 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown