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1628491

registered interest
date	18/05/2023
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	Palm Oil: Animal Feed
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 recent assessment the Government has made of the percentage of palm-derived ingredients used for animal feed in the UK that originate from sustainable palm oil.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	185551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government has not made this assessment. However, the Government is committed to supporting the sustainable production, import and use of commodities, including palm oil. The Government established the UK Roundtable on Sourcing Sustainable Palm Oil in 2012, bringing together British businesses and supporting them to shift to sustainable palm oil supply chains. In 2021, 72% of all palm and palm kernel oil imports into the UK were certified sustainable, up from 16% in 2010.</p><p> </p><p>Wanting to go further, the UK Government has introduced world-leading due diligence legislation through the Environment Act to help tackle illegal deforestation in UK supply chains. This new law will make it illegal for larger businesses operating in the United Kingdom to use key forest risk commodities produced on land illegally occupied or used. We ran a consultation from 3 December 2021 to 11 March 2022 to seek views on the details of regulations that will implement the Environment Act provisions, to ensure that these are designed effectively. The Government published a summary of responses to this consultation on 1 June 2022 and is committed to implementing due diligence provisions at the earliest opportunity through secondary legislation.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to work in partnership with countries which produce palm oil and other stakeholders, to incentivise sustainable palm oil production.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 22/05/2023 15:52:42 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1628895

registered interest
date	18/05/2023
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	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the information on available grid capacity on the introduction of depot charging facilities at logistics sites.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	185781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2023 answer text <p>Ofgem is responsible for regulating networks so that they are ready for future energy needs, through the price control process. Under the most recent price control, covering 2023-2038, electricity distribution network operators submitted business plans that took account of capacity needs in their areas, including from electric vehicle charging at depots and other locations. Ofgem has allowed £22.2bn for investment in distribution networks in this period, including £3.1bn for network upgrades to enable technologies, like charging depots, to join the grid.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 23/05/2023 09:34:01 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1628432

registered interest
date	17/05/2023
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	Waste: Recycling
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 his Department have set targets for the proportion of waste that is (a) recycled and (b) reused.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	185504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>The Department’s target for the proportion of waste recycled is 70%, as set out in the Greening Government Commitments. There is no specific target for the proportion of waste to be reused.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/05/2023 16:24:56 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1628560

registered interest
date	17/05/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Prime Minister: Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish an ethnicity pay gap report for the Prime Minister’s Office for financial year 2023-24 in line with the Ethnicity Pay Gap reporting guidance for employers published by the Department for Business and Trade on 17 April 2023.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	185666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>The Prime Minister's Office is part of the Cabinet Office for management and staffing purposes.</p><p>Ethnicity Pay Gap reporting is voluntary. The Cabinet Office is working with other government departments to consider the details of the Ethnicity Pay Gap reporting guidance published in April. More generally the Civil Service is undertaking extensive work both centrally and within departments to promote diversity across its workplaces, including ethnicity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 22/05/2023 16:39:53 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1628240

registered interest
date	16/05/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Retail Trade: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's Tourism Recovery Plan: Update on Delivery, published in March 2023, what assessment he has made of the impact of the removal of the VAT-free shopping scheme on businesses.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	185234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government engaged with varied stakeholders and produced analysis on the cost of VAT-free shopping before withdrawing the previous scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Our analysis, which took increased tourist spending into account, found that introducing worldwide VAT-free shopping would come at a fiscal cost of £2 billion each year.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the OBR’s assessment of the previous VAT-free shopping scheme showed that its withdrawal would have a limited behavioural effect on decisions to visit, or spend, in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/05/2023 13:31:48 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1627610

registered interest
date	15/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Alternative Fuels: Logistics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has plans to increase the production of low carbon fuels for all logistics transport modes.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	184957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO), is the main scheme in the UK supporting producers of low carbon transport fuels. It stimulates the production of low carbon fuels by setting volume targets for their supply in road transport and non-road mobile machinery, with targets rising from 14.22% in 2023, to 17.4% from 2032 onwards.</p><p> </p><p>The RTFO does not prescribe the volume in which renewable fuels must be supplied by sector. It provides flexibility to producers of low carbon fuels to determine where to deploy them and this may include logistics sectors. This enables targets to be met in a way that minimises cost to the consumer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 18/05/2023 10:25:08 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1627777

registered interest
date	15/05/2023
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: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department have made of trends in the distribution of food parcels in (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) the London Borough of Enfield and (c) London.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	185157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2023 answer text <p>Foodbanks are independent, charitable organisations and HM Government does not have any role in their operation. As such, data on trends in the distribution of food parcels in Enfield North constituency, the London Borough of Enfield and London is not available.</p><p> </p><p>This government is committed to understanding and addressing poverty which is why we have published official estimates of foodbank use for the first time in March 2023.</p><p> </p><p>National statistics on food bank use for 2021/22 are available <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-resources-survey-financial-year-2021-to-2022" target="_blank">here</a>. We aim to publish statistics for 2022/23 in March 2024.</p><p> </p><p>In 2021/22, 3% of individuals, or 2.1m people, were living in households where a food bank has been used in the 12 months prior to the interview.</p><p> </p><p>In 2021/22, 2% of households in London used a foodbank in the 12 months prior to the interview.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics are not available at the constituency level.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is committed to a sustainable long-term approach to tackling poverty and supporting people on lower incomes. We will spend around £276bn through the welfare system in 2023/24, including around £124bn on people of working age and children and around £152 billion on pensioners. Of this, around £79 billion will be spent on benefits to support disabled people and people with health conditions. (GB, includes non-DWP spend, prices in 23-24 terms).</p><p> </p><p>Over 8 million UK households on eligible means tested benefits will receive additional Cost of Living Payments totalling up to £900 this financial year. Over 99% of initially eligible households have now been sent their first payment of £301 and more than eight million pensioner households across the UK will receive an additional £300 Cost of Living Payment during winter 2023-24 and over 6 million people across the UK on eligible ’extra-costs’ disability benefits will receive a further £150 Disability Cost of Living Payment this summer 2023, to help with the additional costs they face.</p><p> </p><p>For those who require extra support Government is also providing an additional £1 billion of funding, including Barnett impact, to enable a year-long extension of the Household Support Fund in England this financial year. This is on top of what we have already provided since October 2021, bringing total funding to £2.5 billion. It will be for the devolved administrations to decide how to allocate their additional Barnett funding. The London borough of Enfield been allocated £5,695,989 for the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 to support those most in need with the cost of essentials, including those who may not be eligible for other Government support.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 23/05/2023 10:53:41 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1627786

registered interest
date	15/05/2023
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 Companies: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many beneficial owners listed in the Register of Overseas Entities are trusts based overseas; and for what reasons Companies House does not publish details about the beneficiaries and other parties of these trusts.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	185127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>Currently, 8,857 registrable beneficial owners are recorded as either the trustees of a trust or having significant influence or control over a trust. An estimated 4,340 trusts have so far been registered with Companies House. Trusts associated with an overseas entity may or may not themselves be based overseas. Information about them is required to be provided to Companies House because they are associated with land held via an overseas entity. The figure provided relates to all trusts recorded on the Register of Overseas Entities.</p><p> </p><p>Information about trusts is available to law enforcement and public authorities. Trusts are used for a wide range of purposes, including personal family arrangements, and providing for minors and vulnerable people. The Government needs to balance the right to privacy for these individuals against the value of transparency in combatting money laundering and economic crime.</p><p> </p><p><strong>NOTE</strong></p><p><em>These figures are Companies House management information and are unaudited. They are subject to change and should be regarded as an indication only.</em></p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 18/05/2023 15:20:29 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1627788

registered interest
date	15/05/2023
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 Companies: Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many overseas companies in the Register of Overseas Entities hold UK property assets through nominee arrangements on behalf of others; and whether the details of those natural persons ultimately controlling the underlying property are known to Companies House.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	185128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>Overseas entities are required to provide information about their beneficial owners. If a beneficial owner is a nominee, the overseas entity in most circumstances is still required to provide information about the real beneficial owner, i.e., the person behind the nominee.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to ascertain how many overseas entities hold assets through nominee arrangements. The Register will show the details of the registrable beneficial owners of the overseas entity, who may include both nominees and the natural persons behind them.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 18/05/2023 15:24:35 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1627789

registered interest
date	15/05/2023
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 Companies: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the prevalence of the use of nominee trust arrangements in the Register of Overseas Entities to avoid transparency declaration rules.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	185129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>Overseas entities are not required to declare nominees to Companies House. This is because if a beneficial owner is a nominee, the overseas entity in most circumstances is still required to provide information about the real beneficial owner, i.e., the person behind the nominee.</p><p> </p><p>Companies House keeps the information provided to the Register of Overseas Entities under review to ensure that it is accurate, and that overseas entities have met their legal obligations. The Registrar investigates where there is suspicion about the information provided to Companies House, and appropriate action will be taken if an overseas entity is found to have failed to provide accurate information.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 18/05/2023 16:02:23 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson