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1645327

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date	16/06/2023
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	Chemicals and Technology: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she plans to encourage investment in (a) chemical recycling and (b) other new green technology.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	189966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>Chemical recycling covers a range of emerging technologies that could potentially offer a complementary recycling route for plastics where mechanical recycling is impractical or uneconomic. The Government has funded innovative demonstrator projects, including on chemical recycling, through UK Research and Innovation’s Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging programme. In April of this year HM Treasury announced plans to consult on whether and how chemically recycled content could be accounted for in the Plastics Packaging Tax using a mass balance chain of custody model.</p><p> </p><p>The Government works with public finance institutions such as UK Infrastructure Bank, British Business Bank, UK Research and Innovation, Export Credit Agency and UK Export Finance, to support investment in green technologies.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 26/06/2023 11:27:22 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1645330

registered interest
date	16/06/2023
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	Foreign Investment in UK: Recycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the review into the Government’s approach to attracting foreign direct investment led by Lord Harrington of Watford will consider the Government’s approach to attracting new foreign direct investment into recycling infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	189969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>Lord Harrington’s review into attracting foreign direct investment is primarily, though not exclusively, focused on the Chancellor’s five key growth sectors. One of the key growth sectors is Green Industries, and the review will consider actions to improve investment across Green Industries, including recycling infrastructure.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 26/06/2023 11:50:23 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1643774

registered interest
date	12/06/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Suicide: Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing suicide prevention as a compulsory part of the personal, social, health and economic education curriculum.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	189031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>Health Education became a statutory part of the National Curriculum in September 2020, for all pupils in state funded schools of compulsory school age.</p><p>The aim of teaching pupils about physical health and mental wellbeing is to provide the information they need to make good decisions about their own health and wellbeing, recognise issues in themselves and others and, when issues arise, seek support as early as possible from appropriate sources.</p><p>At primary school, pupils will be taught to recognise and talk about their emotions, the benefits of exercise, and simple self care techniques. At secondary school, pupils will be taught common types of mental ill health and how to recognise the early signs of mental wellbeing concerns. Schools can teach older pupils about suicide in an age appropriate and sensitive way.</p><p>The Department has brought forward the review of the relationships, sex and health education statutory guidance. The Department will consult on an amended draft of the statutory guidance in the autumn with a view to publishing the final version in early 2024.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 20/06/2023 12:35:33 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1643818

registered interest
date	12/06/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of the fourth carbon budget that will be taken up by blocks of scope (a) 1, (b) 2 and (c) 3 greenhouse gas emissions offered at the 33rd UK offshore oil and gas licensing round.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	189045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>UK carbon budget accounting is based on territorial emissions in accordance with IPCC guidance. Scope 1 emissions from UK oil and gas extraction, including from current and potential future licensing rounds are accounted for in our legally-binding carbon budgets as set out in the Carbon Budget Delivery Plan. Scope 2 and 3 emissions from oil and gas are also included where the activity producing those emissions occurs within the UK.</p><p>Projected emissions from current and potential future licensing rounds are incorporated into the offshore energy sector’s North Sea Transition Deal commitments and are consistent with the UK meeting carbon budgets.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 20/06/2023 14:52:51 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1642130

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: VAT
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 impact of the rate of VAT applied to electric vehicle charging in domestic settings on the take-up of electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	188085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>The VAT relief for the supply of domestic fuel and power was not designed for charging electric vehicles (EVs) at home. However, the practical challenges of differentiating between the electricity used at home for general domestic purposes and the electricity used to charge EVs means that the relief is effectively being applied to EV charging at home.</p><p> </p><p>Although VAT policy has not been designed to incentivise the uptake of EVs, the Government is committed to supporting the transition to zero emission vehicles to help the UK meet its net zero obligations. The Government has already spent over £2 billion to support the transition. With this support, the EV transition is continuing at pace. In 2022, battery electric vehicles made up 16.6 per cent of all new cars sales, up from 11.5 per cent in 2021.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 12/06/2023 14:13:33 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1641895

registered interest
date	05/06/2023
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	Mental Health Services: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much of the £100 million for bespoke parent-infant relationship and perinatal mental health support set out in the Women's Health Strategy has been spent; and if he will publish a breakdown on that expenditure.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	187776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2023 answer text <p>Information relating to the funding that has been allocated to local authorities through the Family Hubs and Start for Life Programme will be published in due course.</p><p>Through the Family Hubs and Start for Life Programme, £100 million is being invested in improving parent-infant relationships and perinatal mental health support. £92.8 million is being distributed to 75 local authorities in England participating in the Programme over the three years, from 2022/23 to 2024/25. The remaining funding is being held centrally to commission a series of national initiatives which will support local delivery, including training programmes for evidence-based parent-infant relationship interventions and access to high-quality clinical supervision for practitioners.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 13/06/2023 11:55:14 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1641896

registered interest
date	05/06/2023
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	Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure funding for (a) bespoke parent-infant relationship and (b) perinatal mental health support is directed to local services.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	187777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2023 answer text <p>75 local authorities in England are participating in the Family Hubs and Start for Life Programme. Approximately £92.8 million of the £100 million investment for perinatal mental health and parent-infant relationship support is being allocated to these local authorities for them to improve their local offer. The Family Hubs and Start for Life Programme Guide sets clear expectations that the money should be used to enhance local services and funding is allocated for activities set out in agreed delivery plans. The Programme Guide is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1096786/Family_Hubs_and_Start_for_Life_programme_guide.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1096786/Family_Hubs_and_Start_for_Life_programme_guide.pdf</a></p><p>The remaining funding is being held centrally to commission a series of national initiatives to support local delivery. These include training programmes for evidence-based parent infant relationship interventions to improve staff capability and a national centre for supervision that will enable practitioners to access high quality clinical supervision.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 13/06/2023 11:51:03 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1641990

registered interest
date	05/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to take steps to ensure that the Local EV Infrastructure fund will be utilised for charging hubs at local authority assets such as libraries and swimming pools.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	187778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2023 answer text <p>The Local EV Infrastructure Fund is designed to deliver a step change in the deployment of local charging infrastructure across England. Its primary focus is to support households without off-street parking to charge close to their homes, but local authorities have considerable direction in assembling successful bids.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/06/2023 08:24:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1641992

registered interest
date	05/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of including electricity for electric vehicle charging in the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	187779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2023 answer text <p>The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) is the Government’s core tool for decarbonising liquid and gaseous fuels used in road transport and non-road mobile machinery.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is reviewing the impact of the Greenhouse Gas Obligation scheme, which ran from 2018 to 2020, in parallel to the RTFO, and extended to electricity used in road vehicles. The review will be published shortly.</p><p> </p><p>As electrification of the road vehicle fleet progresses, the Government continues to keep under review the most appropriate mechanisms for supporting the deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure. This includes a review of the potential merits of including electricity for electric vehicle charging in the RTFO.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/06/2023 08:30:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1641402

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an estimate of the potential CO2 emissions resulting from the licenses awarded from the 29th to the 32nd UK offshore licensing rounds.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	187392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>The scope 1 and scope 2 emissions from UK oil and gas extraction, including from recent licensing rounds, are accounted for in our legally-binding carbon budgets. Scope 3 emissions from oil and gas are accounted for in the country in which they are used, in line with guidance from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.</p><p> </p><p>Projected future emissions from all licensing rounds are incorporated into the offshore sector’s North Sea Transition Deal commitments. These commitments are consistent with the UK meeting carbon budgets. Additionally, the Climate Compatibility Checkpoint assesses whether new licensing is compatible with the UK’s climate targets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/06/2023 12:32:12 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse