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1550978

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date	13/12/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which energy provider supplies energy to their Department; how much carbon dioxide was emitted by their Department in the latest period for which figures are available; whether the criteria their Department uses to select an energy supplier include how environmentally friendly that supplier is; and what recent steps their Department has taken to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from its energy use.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	109701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Transport (DfT) utilises the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Supply of Energy and Ancillary Services framework contract, with electricity supplied by EDF Energy Limited and natural gas supplied by TotalEnergies Gas &amp; Power Limited.</p><p> </p><p>In the 2021-22 financial year, the last fully reported annual data, DfT emitted 11,839 tCO2e (Tonnes of Carbon Dioxide equivalents) from its use of energy supplies.</p><p> </p><p>As the Department utilises the CCS energy framework we rely on CCS to choose the most environmentally friendly supplier that is able to deliver the requirements of the framework.</p><p> </p><p>To reduce Carbon Dioxide equivalent emissions from energy use, DfT has:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Installed an Air Source Heat Pump at one site to replace an oil fired heating system</li><li>Installed PV solar arrays to reduce grid electricity requirements</li><li>Optimised Building Management Systems to match current building use and to minimise energy use during out of hours periods</li><li>Conducted a site-by-site baselining exercise to identify energy inefficient sites, to better inform estate strategies and to assist in planning for emission reductions and identify a trajectory towards Net Zero</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/12/2022 12:14:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1550979

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
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: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the response to the Urgent Question on 12 December 2022 on British Council Contractors: Afghanistan, Official Report, column 741, how many names his Department has sent to the Home Office for security checks for Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme Pathway 3 as of 13 December 2022.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	109702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>Under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) Pathway 3, the FCDO received over 11,400 Expressions of Interest (EOIs) before the window to submit EOIs closed on 15 August 2022. We have been processing each EOI to assess if the eligibility criteria has been met, have started to notify individuals of the outcome and are referring cases to the Home Office. Given the sensitivity of this part of the process, we are not able to provide specific numbers on security checks. Once these security checks have been completed, we will provide further information on next steps to eligible individuals. We will update Parliament on numbers to be resettled under Pathway 3 once we have completed the allocation process, have notified all those who submitted EOIs of the outcome and have assured data to share.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 19/12/2022 16:25:06 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1550980

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Council: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the response to the Urgent Question on 12 December 2022 on British Council Contractors: Afghanistan, Official Report, column 741, how many (a) names her Department has received from the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office for security checks for Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme Pathway 3 and (b) of those security checks how many have been completed as of the 13 December 2022.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	109703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>Under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) Pathway 3, the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office received over 11,400 Expressions of Interest (EOIs) before the window to submit EOIs closed on 15 August 2022.</p><p>The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office have been processing each EOI to assess if the eligibility criteria has been met, and are referring cases to the Home Office.</p><p>Once Home Office security checks have been completed, the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office will provide further information on next steps to eligible individuals. We will update Parliament on numbers to be resettled under Pathway 3 once we have completed the allocation process, notified all those who submitted EOIs of the outcome and assured data to share.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/12/2022 16:23:14 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1550565

registered interest
date	12/12/2022
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	Food Banks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions staff in his Department have suggested that UK residents could make use of foodbanks in response to issues they are having in accessing benefits.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	108309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2022 answer text <p>Jobcentre Plus staff can, and do, signpost people in need to foodbanks, and other sources of help, while ensuring all sources of state support are explored. The number of claimants that have been signposted to foodbanks by the department is not captured.</p><p> </p><p>Foodbanks are independent, charitable organisations and the Department for Work and Pensions does not have any role in their operation.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 15/12/2022 15:24:29 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1550566

registered interest
date	12/12/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by what date he expects his Department to be carbon neutral in its day to day operations.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	108310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department is in the process of developing its strategy to achieve Net Zero strategy by 2050. Its own trajectory is currently based on that target, but there may well be scope to achieve day to day carbon neutrality before that date in some of its operations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/12/2022 12:06:12 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1550572

registered interest
date	12/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iran and Russia: Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government has made an estimate as to the dates on which Iran supplied Russia with kamikaze drones.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	108311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>Open-Source reporting indicates that Iran commenced the delivery of its one-way attack uncrewed aerial vehicles to Russia on 19 August 2022.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 20/12/2022 11:53:26 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1550651

registered interest
date	12/12/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Department of Health and Social Care: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when they expect their Department to be carbon neutral in its day-to-day operations.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	108312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to delivering Net Zero by 2050. Central Government reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 50% in 2019-20 compared to a 2009/10 baseline, exceeding its target of 43%.</p><p>The Greening Government Commitments set out the actions that United Kingdom Government departments and its agencies will take to reduce the impact on the environment, including targets for departmental reductions in greenhouse gas emissions for the period 2021 to 2025. The Department is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions wherever possible and has ambitious targets under the Greening Government Commitments.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 23/12/2022 14:42:43 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1550652

registered interest
date	12/12/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when they expect their Department to be carbon neutral in its day-to-day operations.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	108313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to delivering Net Zero by 2050.</p><p>Central Government reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 50% in 2019-20 compared to a 2009-10 baseline, exceeding its target of 43%.</p><p>The Greening Government Commitments set out the actions that UK Government Departments and their agencies will take to reduce their impacts on the environment, including targets for Department reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, with current targets for the 2021-25 period. The Department is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions wherever possible, and has ambitious targets under the Greening Government Commitments.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 20/12/2022 12:08:56 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1550655

registered interest
date	12/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by what date they expect their Department to be carbon neutral in its day to day operations.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	108314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is committed to reducing its carbon emissions and fully contributing to the UK achieving its legal commitment to be Net Zero by 2050. Indeed, MOD has halved its estate related carbon emissions since 2010 and we continue to drive our broader direct emissions down. The response across Defence and our suppliers is beginning to drive real change in decarbonisation from our bases and barracks, innovation on future fuels through to increasing sequestration opportunities on our rural estate. Throughout we will ensure that we will preserve our capability levels to allow us to deliver our operational commitments ensuring the UK's security.</p><p> </p><p>The Department's current progress on reducing emissions has been published in Annex D of MOD's Annual Report and Accounts Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22 (publishing.service.gov.uk).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 20/12/2022 16:12:05 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1550656

registered interest
date	12/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by what date they expect their Department to be carbon neutral in its day to day operations.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	108315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to delivering Net Zero by 2050.</p><p>Central Government reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 50% in 2019-20 compared to a 2009-10 baseline, exceeding its target of 43%.</p><p>The Greening Government Commitments set out the actions that UK government departments and their agencies will take to reduce their impacts on the environment, including targets for departmental reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, with current targets for the period 2021-25. The Department is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions wherever possible and has ambitious targets under the Greening Government Commitments.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 19/12/2022 16:47:40 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi