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1663080

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date	13/10/2023
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	Office for Environmental Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much grant funding was provided to the Office for Environmental Protection in financial years (a) 2022-23 and (b) 2023-24.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	200934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) in England is publicly funded by a grant in aid from Defra as the sponsoring department.</p><p> </p><p>In 2022/23, Defra provided £7,108,583 of baseline funding and £4,364,366 of additional funding to the OEP to support establishment costs.</p><p> </p><p>In 2023/24, Defra increased baseline funding to £8,130,755 and provided £1,100,000 of additional funding.</p><p> </p><p>The OEP’s activity in Northern Ireland is funded separately by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 23/10/2023 12:21:24 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1663081

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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	Water: Pollution Control
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 information on the Government’s proposed amendments to the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill on nutrient neutrality the Office for Environmental Protection had access to in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	200935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State discussed the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill with Dame Glenys Stacey on 31 August 2023, and sent a follow-up letter on the same day. The letter is published on the Office for Environmental Protection’s website <a href="https://www.theoep.org.uk/report/proposed-changes-laws-developments-will-weaken-environmental-protections-warns-oep" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 23/10/2023 13:21:54 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1663129

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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	Sizewell C Power Station: Government Shareholding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 19 September 2023 to Question 199094 on Sizewell C Power Station: Construction, what the expected value of the Government’s shareholding in Sizewell C is in the 2023-24 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	200983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government became an equal-shareholder in the Sizewell C project with EDF in November 2022, following an historic investment of c.£700m. This Summer the Government has invested a further £511m in the project.</p><p> </p><p>The value of the Government’s shareholding in the financial year 2023-24 is subject to the outcome of the equity raise process started on September 11<sup>th</sup> 2023, as well as to the project’s wider development. Both of these processes are ongoing and commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 20/10/2023 06:58:27 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1663430

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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	Supermarkets: Customers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of regulating the use of loyalty cards by supermarkets.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	201284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government recently ran a consultation which included questions on the display of prices for loyalty card schemes and other promotions. The Government is analysing the responses to this consultation and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 23/10/2023 13:25:43 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1663473

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Conversion Therapy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent estimate she has made of when the proposed ban on sexual orientation and gender identity conversion practices will be in place; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	201327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>No one in this country should be harmed or harassed for who they are and attempts at so-called ‘conversion therapy’ are abhorrent. That is why we are carefully considering this very complex issue. We will be setting out further details on this in due course</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 197041 200427 200488 200489 200490 200494 200797 201578 201589 question first answered 25/10/2023 16:16:39 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1662061

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
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	Long Covid: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has received recent representations from (a) the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation and (b) other experts on (i) covid-19 vaccination for the prevention and treatment of long-covid and (ii) whether the covid-19 booster vaccine should be offered to people diagnosed with long covid; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	200260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) is an independent group of experts who advise the Government health departments in the four nations of the United Kingdom on immunisations and the prevention of infectious disease. On 8 August 2023, the Government accepted advice from the JCVI on who should be offered vaccination in autumn 2023.</p><p>The primary aim of the COVID-19 vaccination programme remains the prevention of severe illness (hospitalisations and deaths) arising from COVID-19 rather than to treat COVID-19. They are not, therefore, currently recommended for the treatment of Post-COVID Syndrome, otherwise known as long COVID. The JCVI advice is to focus the offer of vaccination on those at greatest risk of serious disease or at high risk of transmitting the disease to vulnerable individuals. For this autumn the eligible groups for vaccination are residents and staff in a care home for older adults, all adults aged 65 years old and over, persons aged six months to 64 years old in a clinical risk group, frontline health and social care workers, persons aged 12 to 64 years old who are household contacts and persons aged 16 to 64 years old who are carers.</p><p>The clinical risk groups for COVID-19 vaccination are defined in the UK Health Security Agency’s ‘Green Book’ on vaccines and immunisation Chapter 14a tables 3 and 4. Post-COVID Syndrome is not currently identified by the JCVI as one of these conditions. The JCVI considered post-COVID syndromes when developing advice for autumn 2023. It concluded that case-control studies have provided more robust data than the initial cohort studies, but the high prevalence of the reported persistent symptoms among cases and controls complicates any firm attribution of causality to the initial SARS-CoV-2 infection. Until better data is available, the impact of vaccination on the risk, progression, and outcome of post-COVID syndromes remains difficult to assess or quantify objectively. This has been the only recent advice received from JCVI on long COVID.</p><p>To support individuals with long COVID, NHS England has set out a long COVID action plan, including establishing a nationwide network of specialist clinics. Anyone who is concerned about ongoing symptoms following COVID-19 can find information and advice on the ‘NHS Your COVID Recovery’ website.</p><p>The JCVI will continue to review evidence and will provide further advice regarding future vaccination programmes in due course.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 16/10/2023 14:23:58 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1662077

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
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	Climate Ambition Summit
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 she will publish the correspondence between him and the UN Secretary-General on the UK’s attendance at the Climate Ambition Summit; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	200261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p>It is not usual practice to publish correspondence between the Prime Minister and his international counterparts.</p><p> </p><p>The UK remains committed to working with its international partners to deliver on national and global climate change targets.</p><p> </p><p>On 20 September 2023, the Prime Minister made a statement setting out his plans to deliver on UK commitments to reach Net Zero by 2050, while ensuring the costs of meeting these targets do not fall unfairly on the British public.</p><p> </p><p>I represented the UK at the UN Secretary General’s Climate Ambition Summit. Following the UK’s $2 billion contribution to the Green Climate Fund to support other countries, I announced £160 million funding for international climate support, as the UK stands as a key ally with developing countries in their efforts to cut emissions.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 18/10/2023 12:33:04 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1662078

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Renters (Reform) Bill
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will publish all correspondence between (a) his Department and (b) the Government Whips Office on the progress of the Renters (Reform) Bill since May 2023.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	200262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>This Government is committed to delivering the Renters (Reform) Bill which will deliver the government's commitment to a better deal for renters.</p><p>The government recognises the cost-of-living pressures that tenants are facing, and that paying rent is likely to be a tenant's biggest monthly expense. Individuals who need help to make their rent payments may be eligible for a range of financial support through the welfare system. We have maintained the Local Housing Allowance at its increased rate following a significant investment of almost £1 billion in 2020.</p><p>For those most in need, Discretionary Housing Payments are available to help meet a shortfall in housing costs and the Household Support Fund has been extended to help with the cost of essentials. Further decisive action has been taken to support households across the UK through cost-of-living challenges, and the government will continue to provide cost of living support in 2023-24, designed to target the most vulnerable households.</p><p>In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of internal discussions are not normally disclosed.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 200079 200430 question first answered 16/10/2023 15:09:49 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1662079

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
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	Energy: Conservation
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 she will publish all correspondence between her predecessor and the (a) Minister for the Cabinet Office and (b) Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on the Government’s response to the consultation on Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards since March 2023.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	200263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p>In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of internal discussions are not normally disclosed.</p><p> </p><p>I refer the Hon. Member to the Prime Minister’s statement made on the 20th September 2023 where he outlined the Government’s plans to deliver on UK commitments to reach net zero by 2050 in a pragmatic, proportionate and realistic way.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 18/10/2023 12:24:58 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1662083

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
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	Energy: 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, with reference to the Powering Up Britain policy paper, on what date that paper was finalised by her Department.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	200264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government published <em>Powering Up Britain </em>on the 30 March 2023.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 16/10/2023 07:55:43 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas