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1468904

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date	09/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Retail Trade: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to help convenience stores with (a) rising energy costs, and (b) rising food costs.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	15272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>We understand that businesses including convenience stores are facing cost pressures such as high energy and commodity prices, which are impacted by global factors.</p><p> </p><p>The Government engages in regular dialogue with a wide range of Business Representative Organisations (BROs) across the UK and will continue to do so. BRO feedback is valuable in understanding the wider economic landscape and to inform and evaluate ongoing policy making. BRO reportage has provided important insights in the context of the various business support measures the Government has announced.</p><p> </p><p>For the retail sector this includes:</p><ul><li>The Recovery Loan Scheme, which has been extended to 30 June 2022, providing businesses with up to £2 million of government guaranteed finance.</li><li>Cutting business rates by 50% for eligible retail, hospitality and leisure businesses in 2022-23, worth up to £110,00 per business.</li><li>Increasing the Employment Allowance from £4,000 to £5,000, cutting the cost of employment for 495,000 small businesses.</li><li>Businesses will also benefit from the cut to fuel duty announced by the Chancellor as part of his Spring Statement. The duty rate on petrol and diesel has been cut by 5p per litre until March 2023.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Government is in regular contact with business groups about the challenges businesses are facing and we will continue to keep the situation under review. The Government is always open to hearing from businesses on the issues they are facing.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 14507 question first answered 16/06/2022 12:38:40 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1467820

registered interest
date	06/06/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Submarines: Decommissioning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many decommissioned submarines are awaiting disposal as of 6 June 2022; and what his planned timetable is for the completion of the current programme of disposals.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	13159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2022 answer text <p>There are 21 decommissioned submarines awaiting disposal as of 6 June 2022. Good progress continues to be made with submarine dismantling in Rosyth as illustrated by the completion of removing all low-level radioactive waste from the third boat, REVENGE, in January 2022.</p><p>The Submarine Dismantling Project remains on track to deliver a safe, secure, cost-effective, and environmentally responsible solution for dismantling all our non-operational submarines. The first disposal, SWIFTSURE, is being used as a demonstrator submarine to define and refine the dismantling process now taking place at Rosyth dockyard and this remains on schedule for completion by the target date of 2026. As that work progresses, the outcomes will provide more certainty on the dates when the current programme of disposals will be completed.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 13160 13161 question first answered 10/06/2022 11:40:21 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1467821

registered interest
date	06/06/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Swiftsure: Decommissioning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the probability that the disposal of SSN Swiftsure will be completed by its target date in 2026.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	13160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2022 answer text <p>There are 21 decommissioned submarines awaiting disposal as of 6 June 2022. Good progress continues to be made with submarine dismantling in Rosyth as illustrated by the completion of removing all low-level radioactive waste from the third boat, REVENGE, in January 2022.</p><p>The Submarine Dismantling Project remains on track to deliver a safe, secure, cost-effective, and environmentally responsible solution for dismantling all our non-operational submarines. The first disposal, SWIFTSURE, is being used as a demonstrator submarine to define and refine the dismantling process now taking place at Rosyth dockyard and this remains on schedule for completion by the target date of 2026. As that work progresses, the outcomes will provide more certainty on the dates when the current programme of disposals will be completed.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 13159 13161 question first answered 10/06/2022 11:40:21 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1467823

registered interest
date	06/06/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Submarines: Decommissioning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to submarines being dismantled as of 6 June 2022, what recent assessment he has made of the likelihood that (a) each of those projects will be completed in line with planned timescales and (b) completion dates will be met.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	13161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2022 answer text <p>There are 21 decommissioned submarines awaiting disposal as of 6 June 2022. Good progress continues to be made with submarine dismantling in Rosyth as illustrated by the completion of removing all low-level radioactive waste from the third boat, REVENGE, in January 2022.</p><p>The Submarine Dismantling Project remains on track to deliver a safe, secure, cost-effective, and environmentally responsible solution for dismantling all our non-operational submarines. The first disposal, SWIFTSURE, is being used as a demonstrator submarine to define and refine the dismantling process now taking place at Rosyth dockyard and this remains on schedule for completion by the target date of 2026. As that work progresses, the outcomes will provide more certainty on the dates when the current programme of disposals will be completed.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 13159 13160 question first answered 10/06/2022 11:40:21 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1465949

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Dunfermline and West Fife
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the recent announcement of Government plans to reduce the number of civil servants by 91,000, what estimate he has made of the likely reduction in the number of staff in his Department located in Dunfermline and West Fife constituency as a result of those plans.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	9036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2022 answer text <p>The Department does not have any civil servants with a contractual work location within the Dunfermline and West Fife constituency.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 09/06/2022 08:36:12 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1464668

registered interest
date	20/05/2022
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	Green Deal Scheme: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he expects the First-tier Tribunals for Green Deal scheme complaints to be concluded.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	5665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2022 answer text <p>The Government is unable to anticipate when the appeals currently with the First Tier Tribunal will be completed, as the Tribunal is outside the control of the Secretary of State.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 30/05/2022 11:51:35 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1464669

registered interest
date	20/05/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Infected Blood Compensation Framework Study
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to send the report by Sir Robert Francis on compensation for those affected by contaminated blood products to his counterparts in the devolved Administrations.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	5666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2022 answer text <p>Yes. I intend to share a copy of Sir Robert’s study with the health Ministers in the devolved administrations prior to publication of the study.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 26/05/2022 11:00:04 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1462872

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
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	Devolution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent discussions he has had with elected members in the devolved Administrations on the effectiveness of intergovernmental relations.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	900028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>I last met with the First Ministers of Scotland and Wales on 27 April. We discussed the superb intergovernmental collaboration which has underpinned the success of the Homes for Ukraine scheme and possible approaches to mitigate the rising cost of living.</p><p>This forms part of a regular rhythm of engagement with First Ministers in my role as Minister for Intergovernmental Relations.</p> answering member constituency Surrey Heath answering member printed Michael Gove question first answered 16/05/2022 15:45:23 answering member 1571 label Biography information for Michael Gove
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1457901

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
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	Compost: Peat
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 his Department is taking with the horticulture and gardening industry to tackle regulatory and fiscal barriers to peat alternatives in growing media composts.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	154037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>The Government has always been clear about the need to end the use of peat and peat-containing products in horticulture in England.</p><p> </p><p>We have worked with the horticulture industry to develop a Responsible Sourcing Scheme for Growing Media, which allows manufacturers and retailers to make informed choices of growing media inputs to peat free products, based on environmental and social impacts.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to support industry in their efforts to go peat free, this has included over £1 million on a project to provide the necessary applied science to help underpin the development and management of alternative growing media. We are co-funding monitoring with the horticultural industry on the composition of growing media (including peat) supplied for amateur and professional use in the horticultural market.</p><p> </p><p>While there has been some progress, the voluntary approach to phasing out the use of peat in horticulture has not succeeded. The Government therefore published a full consultation on banning the sale of peat and peat-containing products in the amateur sector by the end of this Parliament in England and Wales. The Government also asked for any evidence stakeholders can provide on the impacts of ending the use of peat and peat-containing products, we will publish our response to this consultation in due course.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to work across Government, and the private sector, to find solutions that will enable the use of peat and products containing peat to end. This includes the ground-breaking work being conducted by Forestry England to reduce peat use within tree nurseries; and identifying regulatory barriers in respect of potential peat replacement products.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 154038 question first answered 27/04/2022 10:59:08 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1457902

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
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	Compost: Peat
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 he will take steps to support research and development into alternative materials to peat in growing media that meets the requirements of consumer and professional horticulturists.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	154038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>The Government has always been clear about the need to end the use of peat and peat-containing products in horticulture in England.</p><p> </p><p>We have worked with the horticulture industry to develop a Responsible Sourcing Scheme for Growing Media, which allows manufacturers and retailers to make informed choices of growing media inputs to peat free products, based on environmental and social impacts.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to support industry in their efforts to go peat free, this has included over £1 million on a project to provide the necessary applied science to help underpin the development and management of alternative growing media. We are co-funding monitoring with the horticultural industry on the composition of growing media (including peat) supplied for amateur and professional use in the horticultural market.</p><p> </p><p>While there has been some progress, the voluntary approach to phasing out the use of peat in horticulture has not succeeded. The Government therefore published a full consultation on banning the sale of peat and peat-containing products in the amateur sector by the end of this Parliament in England and Wales. The Government also asked for any evidence stakeholders can provide on the impacts of ending the use of peat and peat-containing products, we will publish our response to this consultation in due course.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to work across Government, and the private sector, to find solutions that will enable the use of peat and products containing peat to end. This includes the ground-breaking work being conducted by Forestry England to reduce peat use within tree nurseries; and identifying regulatory barriers in respect of potential peat replacement products.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 154037 question first answered 27/04/2022 10:59:08 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman