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1731951

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to provide the UNHCR with a renewed quota under Pathway 2 of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central and Headingley
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	7527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2024 answer text <p>The UK has made an important commitment to resettle Afghans fleeing persecution and those who served alongside the UK.</p><p>As of the end of June 2024, the latest published Immigration Statistics show that around 30,100 people had been brought to safety from Afghanistan and the region. The latest release is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#asylum-and-resettlement" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#asylum-and-resettlement</a></p><p>The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS), designed to support those who have assisted UK efforts in Afghanistan and stood up for UK values, as well as vulnerable people, has seen 12,131 individuals resettled to the UK, as of 30 June 2024.</p><p>Our immediate priority for the ACRS is the relocation of those individuals who have already been identified as eligible for resettlement under our resettlement schemes but have not yet travelled.</p> answering member constituency Feltham and Heston answering member printed Seema Malhotra question first answered 15/10/2024 16:42:27 answering member 4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1730649

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
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: Social Tariffs
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 plans to introduce social energy tariffs.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central and Headingley
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	6431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to introduce an energy social tariff this winter. However, we are committed to ensuring vulnerable households are supported with their energy bills and we are looking at all options on how to support these households.</p><p>The Government is continuing to deliver the Warm Home Discount which provides a £150 rebate off energy bills to over 3 million eligible low-income households. We are also working with energy suppliers to ensure they are providing additional support to vulnerable customers. <br> <br>The Government has also extended the Household Support Fund for an additional 6 months until 31 March 2025 with an extra £500 million in funding, and I encourage any individual who is struggling to pay their bills contacts their local authority to see if they are eligible for this support.</p> answering member constituency Peckham answering member printed Miatta Fahnbulleh question first answered 14/10/2024 16:49:23 answering member 5099
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1730662

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Private Education: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when private schools should become VAT registered.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central and Headingley
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	6432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>On 29 July, the Government announced that, as of 1 January 2025, all education services and vocational training provided by a private school in the UK for a charge will be subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20 per cent. This will also apply to boarding services provided by private schools.</p><p>Any fees paid from 29 July 2024 relating to the term starting in January 2025 onwards will be subject to VAT. Private schools that are not currently registered for VAT will be able to register after 30 October. Further guidance can be found on the GOV.UK website here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/charging-and-reclaiming-vat-on-goods-and-services-related-to-private-school-fees" target="_blank"><em>Charging and reclaiming VAT on goods and services related to private school fees - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</em></a></p><p> </p><p>The Government’s forecast of the revenue raised from these changes will be scrutinized by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility before being published at Budget on 30 October. Details of the Government’s assessment of the expected impacts of these policy changes will also be published at Budget in the usual way.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has considered the policy’s interaction with Human Rights law, and is confident that it is compatible with the UK’s obligations under the Human Rights Act.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 5975 5989 5991 question first answered 14/10/2024 16:18:15 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1730675

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
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	Plastics: Treaties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2024 to Question 3775 on Plastics: Treaties, whether he plans to personally attend the fifth intergovernmental negotiation meeting for the Global Plastics Treaty in November 2024.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central and Headingley
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	6433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>The host country and Secretariat for the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution have confirmed there will not be a dedicated Ministerial segment at the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee. As with previous negotiating committee sessions, the UK plans to have a strong negotiating presence to pursue our aims of an ambitious Treaty covering the full plastics life cycle.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy grouped question UIN 6435 question first answered 14/10/2024 12:53:23 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1730676

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
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	Plastics: Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2024 to Question 3774 on Plastics: EU Law, whether he plans to sign the Bridge to Busan declaration.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central and Headingley
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	6434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2024 answer text <p>On the 24 September in New York, the Foreign Secretary announced the UK had endorsed the Bridge to Busan declaration to support greater ambition on addressing unsustainable levels of primary plastic production in the negotiations for a new treaty to end plastic pollution. Further information, including the full list of signatories to the Bridge to Busan declaration can be found at the following address: <a href="https://www.bridgetobusan.com" target="_blank">https://www.bridgetobusan.com</a>.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 11/10/2024 13:15:07 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1730677

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
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	Plastics: Treaties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2024 to Question 3775 on Plastics: Treaties, which Ministers from his Department will attend the fifth intergovernmental negotiation meeting for the Global Plastics Treaty in November 2024.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central and Headingley
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	6435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>The host country and Secretariat for the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution have confirmed there will not be a dedicated Ministerial segment at the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee. As with previous negotiating committee sessions, the UK plans to have a strong negotiating presence to pursue our aims of an ambitious Treaty covering the full plastics life cycle.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy grouped question UIN 6433 question first answered 14/10/2024 12:53:23 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1730769

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to use modular housing to increase the amount of available housing stock.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central and Headingley
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	6436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) can quickly deliver high-quality, energy efficient homes and they provide an important opportunity to improve productivity in the construction sector. MHCLG supports the use of all types of MMC, and we will share our approach to increase its use in housebuilding as part of the Government’s wider housing strategy.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 14/10/2024 11:10:34 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1728035

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
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	Biofuels: Sustainable Development
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 progress his Department has made on its review of biomass sustainability standards.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central and Headingley
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	4773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>The 2023 Biomass Strategy contained a commitment to consult on developing and implementing a cross-sector sustainability framework to enable greater consistency across sectors. Next steps on this will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rutherglen answering member printed Michael Shanks question first answered 17/09/2024 11:39:12 answering member 4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1728036

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
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	Biofuels: Costs
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 cost per household of government support for biomass in (a) 2024, (b) 2025 and (c) 2026.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central and Headingley
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	4774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>Government provides support for biomass, for the purpose of heat and power generation, through active and legacy policy schemes, such as the Renewables Obligation (RO) and the Contracts for Difference (CfD). The annual cost of support is dependent on variables, such as the volume of electricity generation in a given year and the wholesale cost of electricity. The Department does not hold a combined estimate of the projected cost of these schemes for “biomass” in the years listed.</p> answering member constituency Rutherglen answering member printed Michael Shanks question first answered 17/09/2024 11:38:24 answering member 4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1728091

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
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	Pension Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) simplifying and (b) automating the process to apply for Pension Credit.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central and Headingley
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	4775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2024 answer text <p>The Department continues to assess the Pension Credit service. This led to the introduction of the online claim process, providing customers with a convenient alternative claim route, alongside the existing telephony and paper application methods. As the Department continues to modernise the Pension Credit service, we continue to review the user experience, balancing simplification of application with capturing the right information to ensure accuracy of award.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds question first answered 16/09/2024 15:37:04 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel