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1653870

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to end flights by private jet; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	194738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling climate change – and doing so without imposing unnecessary burdens on individuals or businesses.</p><p>Analysis in the Jet Zero Strategy shows that the sector can achieve net zero aviation by 2050 without the need for direct interventions to limit aviation growth, which has significant economic and social benefits, by focusing on new fuels and technologies.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/07/2023 09:50:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1651546

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Environment Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the report by the Climate Change Committee entitled 2023 Progress Report to Parliament, published on 28 June 2023, if he will accept the Committee's recommendation to make an assessment of the impact of (a) current and (b) planned future road building projects on the Government's environmental targets; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	193074
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government is considering the views of the Climate Change Committee and will respond in the Autumn.</p><p> </p><p>With regards to road building and environmental targets, the Government has a clear plan to reach net zero, as set out in the Transport Decarbonisation Plan. In this plan, the Government set out its approach to decarbonising cars and vans through the introduction of a world leading zero emission vehicle mandate. Alongside this, the Government has already spent more than £2 billion in supporting the switch to zero emission vehicles through delivering infrastructure and grants to reduce the upfront cost of these vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains committed to continuing its road investment strategy in a way that is consistent with the UK’s environmental targets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/07/2023 14:43:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1643378

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Active Travel: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Audit Office’s report on Active Travel in England, HC1376, Session 2022-23, what assessment he has made of the economic impact of the £233 million reduction in active travel funding announced in March 2023 on the trends in the level of active travel undertaken.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	188700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>The Department welcomes the report and will consider its recommendations carefully. The Department will provide its formal response following the scheduled Public Accounts Committee hearing.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 188701 question first answered 14/06/2023 14:50:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1643379

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Active Travel: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to National Audit Office’s report entitled Active Travel in England, HC1376, Session 2022-23, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the finding that his Department is not expected to achieve three of its four 2025 objectives for increasing active travel; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	188701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>The Department welcomes the report and will consider its recommendations carefully. The Department will provide its formal response following the scheduled Public Accounts Committee hearing.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 188700 question first answered 14/06/2023 14:50:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1608197

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the funding required to meet the Government's goal for half of all journeys in towns and cities being cycled or walked by 2030; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	175558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2023 answer text <p>The total amount of funding needed depend on a wide range of factors, including decisions on active travel and other policies taken by local authorities. Since the first ever statutory Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS1) in 2017, the Government has made a great deal of progress. Over the course of this Parliament, it expects a total of around £3 billion from a wide range of funding streams to be invested in delivering safe and accessible walking and cycling infrastructure as well as other measures to enable more people to walk and cycle for more of their everyday journeys.</p><p>The Department will include an assessment of progress towards the 2030 goal in its next report to Parliament on the delivery of the statutory Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/04/2023 09:46:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1608198

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Active Travel: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been allocated to active travel for the years (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24 and (c) 2024-25.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	175559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2023 answer text <p>In the financial year 2022-23 the Department provided approximately £200 million of dedicated capital funding for active travel and approximately £71 million of dedicated revenue funding. These figures do not include the funding for active travel schemes that came from wider funding streams such as the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements (CRSTS).</p><p>The Department has confirmed that a total of at least £100m of dedicated capital funding for active travel will be provided over the two-year period 2023/24 to 2024/25, and is currently finalising the revenue budget for active travel for those years as part of its consideration of all future spending plans. Again, this does not include funding for active travel schemes from wider funding streams.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/04/2023 09:00:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1608199

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Active Travel: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the predicted (a) capital and (b) revenue funding for active travel is for the financial year 2023-24.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	175560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2023 answer text <p>The Department will confirm this matter shortly. It has already confirmed that at least £100m of dedicated capital funding for active travel will be provided over the two-year period of 2023/24 to 2024/25.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/04/2023 09:49:34 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1302009

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Directors
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his interview with Martin Lewis on 4 March 2021, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of limited company directors receiving furlough for PAYE income on the (a) ability of limited companies to (i) generate commercial revenue and (ii) retain or attract new customers and (b) future viability of limited companies; and what estimate his Department has made of the potential number of limited company directors receiving furlough for PAYE income who will be in business in 12 months’ time.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	167181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2021 answer text <p>The purpose of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) is to protect jobs by easing the financial burden on businesses whose operations have been affected by COVID-19, and therefore reduce the risk of permanent business closures.</p><p> </p><p>Directors paying themselves a salary through a PAYE scheme have access to the CJRS on the same terms as other employees, if other eligibility criteria are met. Where furloughed directors need to carry out particular duties to fulfil their statutory obligations, they may do so provided it is no more than would reasonably be judged necessary for that purpose. In particular, they should not do work of a kind they would carry out in normal circumstances to generate commercial revenue or provide services to or on behalf of their company, as this is not in line with the scheme's objectives, which are to support businesses to cover employment costs, not lost revenue. This also applies to companies with a sole director. However, in order to support people to work where they can, and where it is permitted within the restrictions, the flexible element of the CJRS remains available. Businesses can use the scheme for employees for any amount of time and shift pattern.</p><p> </p><p>For clarity, dividends are not covered by the CJRS. Income from dividends is a return on investment in the company, rather than wages. Under current reporting mechanisms it is not possible for HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) to distinguish between dividends derived from an individual’s own company and dividends from other sources, and between dividends in lieu of employment income and as returns from other corporate activity.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC's official statistics do not determine the job role of furloughed employments. Therefore, it is not possible to estimate the number of furloughed directors who will be in their current posts in 12 months’ time.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/03/2021 11:45:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1301245

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	DMB Solutions: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the HMRC liquidation claim for DMB solutions Ltd, HMRC reference 075 2142906 03, what steps have been taken to recover the £578,497.83 VAT element of HMRC’s claim from the company's directors personally; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	166375
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2021 answer text <p>HMRC cannot release this information as it relates to an identifiable individual or organisation.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/03/2021 12:08:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1300867

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons businesses eligible for the fifth self-employed grant announced in Budget 2021 will be eligible to claim the equivalent of 80 per cent of three months average trading profits capped at £7,500 when the grant period covers five months from May to September; and what plans he has to help meet lost income for the remaining two months.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	165488
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government announced at Budget 2021 that the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) will continue until September, with a fourth and a final fifth grant. The fourth SEISS grant, available to claim from late April, will be worth 80% of average trading profits, paid out in a single instalment covering three months’ worth of annual profits, and capped at £7,500 in total. Further details of the fifth SEISS grant will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Grants are now based on 2019-20  tax returns which is the most up to date information HMRC holds for self-employed individuals. This means that the Government is now in a position to provide support to hundreds of thousands of newly eligible self-employed individuals.</p><p>Using these returns requires time to deliver, due to the increased population and new data. Guidance on how to claim the fourth grant will be available in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The SEISS and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) are very different schemes. The CJRS pays for hours which are not worked, while SEISS claimants can work while claiming. Furthermore, as the Chancellor announced, employers will be required to contribute to CJRS payments as the economy reopens.  The SEISS is not intended to provide a month-by-month replacement of income. Due to the volatility of self-employed income and the lack of granular data that HMRC hold on self-employed trading profits, precise mapping of income replacement month by month is not possible. Instead, the SEISS provides a lump sum payment to support eligible self-employed individuals whose businesses have been affected by coronavirus.</p><p> </p><p>The SEISS is just one part of a wider package of support for the self-employed. The temporary £20 per week increase to the Universal Credit standard allowance has been extended for six months, and the suspension of the Minimum Income Floor for three months, to the end of July 2021, so that where self-employed claimants' earnings have fallen significantly, their Universal Credit award will have increased to reflect their lower earnings. In addition, they may also have access to other elements of the package, including Restart Grants, the Recovery Loan scheme, business rates relief, and other business support schemes.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 165489 question first answered 17/03/2021 13:42:45 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas