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1730369

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	Fuels: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing fuel duty by between one and 25 pence per litre by each one penny increment on (a) revenues to the Exchequer, (b) costs to businesses and (c) household finances.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	6150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>Fuel duty applies to petrol, diesel and other fuels for road and non-road uses, such as construction. The Government carefully considers the impact of fuel duty on households and businesses, with decisions on rates made at fiscal events.</p><p> </p><p>Full forecasts for fuel duty revenue, certified by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), will be published at Budget on 30 October.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC regularly publish statistics relating to the direct effects of illustrative tax changes, including fuel duty. The most recent version of this publication can be found on GOV.UK:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/direct-effects-of-illustrative-tax-changes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 6151 6152 question first answered 14/10/2024 15:11:45 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1730370

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	Fuels: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what modelling assumptions her Department has made of the rate of fuel duty in each of the next five financial years.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	6151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>Fuel duty applies to petrol, diesel and other fuels for road and non-road uses, such as construction. The Government carefully considers the impact of fuel duty on households and businesses, with decisions on rates made at fiscal events.</p><p> </p><p>Full forecasts for fuel duty revenue, certified by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), will be published at Budget on 30 October.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC regularly publish statistics relating to the direct effects of illustrative tax changes, including fuel duty. The most recent version of this publication can be found on GOV.UK:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/direct-effects-of-illustrative-tax-changes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 6150 6152 question first answered 14/10/2024 15:11:45 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1730371

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	Fuels: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what modelling assumptions her Department has made of revenue to the Exchequer arising from fuel duty in each of the next five financial years.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	6152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>Fuel duty applies to petrol, diesel and other fuels for road and non-road uses, such as construction. The Government carefully considers the impact of fuel duty on households and businesses, with decisions on rates made at fiscal events.</p><p> </p><p>Full forecasts for fuel duty revenue, certified by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), will be published at Budget on 30 October.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC regularly publish statistics relating to the direct effects of illustrative tax changes, including fuel duty. The most recent version of this publication can be found on GOV.UK:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/direct-effects-of-illustrative-tax-changes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 6150 6151 question first answered 14/10/2024 15:11:45 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1730372

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
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	Winter Fuel Payment: Essex
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of people in (a) Witham constituency and (b) Essex who (i) are eligible for the Winter Fuel Payment and (ii) will be eligible for the payment under the proposed changed eligibility requirements; and what the estimated value of those payments is.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	6153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2024 answer text <p>In winter 2023 to 2024, a) 21,661 pensioners in Witham constituency (2024 boundaries) and b) 353,463 pensioners in Essex received a Winter Fuel Payment. This is based on the Winter Fuel Payment statistics for winter 2023 to 2024 - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/winter-fuel-payment-statistics-for-winter-2023-to-2024" target="_blank">Winter Fuel Payment statistics for winter 2023 to 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>It is estimated that around a) 1,681 pensioners in Witham Constituency and b) 34,541 pensioners in Essex <sup> </sup>will receive Winter Fuel Payment following the changes in eligibility criteria for Winter Fuel Payment. This is based on February 2024 Pension Credit statistics which are available via <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">DWP Stat-Xplore</a>. It is possible to use the Pension Credit statistics to give a minimum estimate of the number who may be eligible for Winter Fuel Payments.</p><p> </p><p>Please note that we do not hold information on the estimated value of these payments.</p><p>The estimates for Essex have been calculated by combining the data for the following 14 Local Authorities in Essex: Southend-on-Sea, Thurrock, Braintree, Brentwood, Basildon, Castle Point, Chelmsford, Colchester, Epping Forest, Harlow, Maldon, Rochford, Tendring and Uttlesford.</p><p> </p><p>The above estimation would not take into account any potential increase in Pension Credit take-up that we might see as a result of the Government’s Pension Credit Awareness Campaign. We do not have data on those additional Pension Credit claims by Parliamentary constituencies or Local Authorities.</p><p> </p><p>The published Pension Credit figures refer to households, so the number of individuals in respect of whom Pension Credit is paid will be higher (i.e., taking account of households where a claimant has a partner and / or dependents.)</p><p> </p><p>In addition, while Pension Credit claimants constitute the majority of those that will be eligible for the Winter Fuel Payment, pensioners who claim other qualifying means-tested benefits will also be eligible for the Winter Fuel Payment. It is not, however, possible to include those on other qualifying means-tested benefits in these figures.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds question first answered 16/10/2024 10:48:07 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1730373

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
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	Winter Fuel Payment: Essex
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of changing the eligibility criteria for the winter fuel payment on (a) the number of additional patients that will require NHS treatment as a consequence of that decision and (b) other NHS services in Essex.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	6154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to a preventative approach to public health. Keeping people warm and well at home and improving the quality of new and existing homes will play an essential part in enabling people to live longer, healthier lives and reducing pressures on the NHS.</p><p> </p><p>Given the substantial pressures faced by the public finances this year and next, the Government has had to make hard choices to bring the public finances back under control. This means that the Winter Fuel Payment will be better targeted to low-income pensioners who need it.</p><p> </p><p>The Household Support Fund is also being extended for a further six months, from 1<sup>st</sup> October 2024 until 31<sup>st</sup> March 2025.  An additional £421 million will be provided to enable the extension of the HSF in England, plus funding for the Devolved Governments through the Barnett formula to be spent at their discretion, as usual.</p><p>The Warm Home Discount scheme in England and Wales provides eligible low-income households across Great Britain with a £150 rebate on their electricity bill. This winter, we expect over three million households, including over one million pensioners, to benefit under the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds question first answered 15/10/2024 13:04:46 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1730374

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies Enterprise Trust
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she received notice from the Academies Enterprise Trust of its proposed change of name to Lift Schools; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of this name change on public confidence in the trust.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	6155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>Academies Enterprise Trust informed the department of its intention to change name as part of the department’s regular engagement with them and subsequently confirmed this in writing.</p><p>Academy trusts may change their name but must notify Companies House and the department once they have decided to do so.</p><p>It is for a trust to determine its name and consider how this affects its public image.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North answering member printed Catherine McKinnell question first answered 14/10/2024 11:48:44 answering member 4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1730375

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Rebuilding Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the timescale for the completion of works at each school announced in the School Rebuilding Programme in February 2024.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	6156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>Schools selected for the school rebuilding programme (SRP) will enter delivery at a rate of around 50 per year. All schools, including those announced in February 2024, have been given individual indicative start dates, so responsible bodies can prepare and make informed decisions around their estate.</p><p> </p><p>Once they have entered delivery, SRP projects have taken on average 3-5 years to complete. We assess the individual timelines at each school once delivery begins.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth South answering member printed Stephen Morgan question first answered 14/10/2024 13:01:57 answering member 4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1730376

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: Essex
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how her Department calculated revised housing targets affecting (a) Braintree District Council, (b) Colchester City Council and (c) Maldon District Council.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	6157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>The proposed methodology to calculate local housing need figures for each local authority, including Braintree District Council, Colchester City Council and Maldon District Council is set out in the ‘Proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system’ consultation documents. These can be found at gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 14/10/2024 14:55:15 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1730377

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	Local Government Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the level of funding that her Department will provide to local authorities in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	6158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-07-17/524" target="_blank">524</a> on 26 July 2024.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon question first answered 14/10/2024 12:39:01 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1730378

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	Council Tax: Single People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many households receive a single person discount on their council tax liability; and what the total value was of that discount in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	6159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>The latest available data for October 2023 shows there were approximately 8.6 million households in receipt of a single person discount. This data is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/council-taxbase-2023-in-england" target="_blank">Council Taxbase 2023 in England</a>. The Government does not collect data on the revenue foregone to provide the discount.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon question first answered 14/10/2024 12:58:13 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel