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1731436

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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: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when his Department plans to next update the National Policy Statement for energy infrastructure; and whether that update will include battery storage as significant energy infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Mr Luke Charters
uin	7066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2024 answer text <p>The Chancellor committed to Government updating relevant National Policy Statements (NPSs) for infrastructure within 12-months and this includes reviewing the energy NPSs.</p><p>This Government recognises that batteries have a key role to play in decarbonising the power sector by 2030 through balancing the electricity system and facilitating the integration of renewable power. Batteries above 50MW formerly fell under the regime but this was not found to expedite planning decisions. The policy will be kept under review.</p> answering member constituency Rutherglen answering member printed Michael Shanks question first answered 09/10/2024 15:42:34 answering member 4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks
tabling member	5199

1729567

registered interest
date	12/09/2024
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	Housing: Cabon Emissions
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 have made of the potential impact of retrofitting new homes on net zero targets.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Mr Luke Charters
uin	5814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government has dual ambitions of delivering 1.5 million new homes by the end of this Parliament and achieving clean power by 2030. These objectives are not mutually exclusive, and with good planning and smart design we can build the high quality, low carbon homes we need.</p><p> </p><p>Future standards next year will set our new homes and buildings on a path that moves away from relying on volatile fossil fuels and ensures they are fit for a net zero future. The department will continue to work with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on this matter.</p> answering member constituency Peckham answering member printed Miatta Fahnbulleh question first answered 11/10/2024 13:43:29 answering member 5099
tabling member	5199

1729569

registered interest
date	12/09/2024
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	Energy: Housing
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 steps his Department is taking to work with local authorities on implementing the warm homes plan.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Mr Luke Charters
uin	5816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2024 answer text <p>On 23rd September the Secretary of State announced the Warm Homes: Local Grant which will provide energy performance measures and low carbon heating to low-income households in England. The scheme will allocate funding to local authorities following the outcome of an expression of interest, opening in October.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also launched the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund, which replaces the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund. Eligible social housing landlords can apply as of 30th September 2024.</p><p> </p><p>Local Authorities within the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) will be receiving an allocation of funding for these national schemes as part of our commitment to the pilots announced in the trailblazer devolution deals.</p><p> </p><p>The Retrofit Insight Support and Expertise (RISE) web service provides free support to help local authorities deliver these retrofit programmes.</p> answering member constituency Peckham answering member printed Miatta Fahnbulleh question first answered 11/10/2024 10:10:04 answering member 5099
tabling member	5199

1726837

registered interest
date	02/09/2024
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	Planning: Applications
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 steps her Department is taking to help ensure that planning authorities determine applications on time.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Mr Luke Charters
uin	3885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2024 answer text <p>In our consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system, which began on Tuesday 30 July and closes on Tuesday 24 September, we are seeking views on changes to planning application fees with a view to increasing the resources available to local authorities and improving the timeliness of their decision-making.</p><p>If required, Government has the power to designate local planning authorities who demonstrate consistently poor performance in terms of the speed or quality of their decision-making. Where an authority is designated, applicants have the choice of submitting planning applications directly to the Planning Inspectorate for determination on behalf of the Secretary of State.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 10/09/2024 14:04:26 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	5199

1726838

registered interest
date	02/09/2024
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	Affordable Housing: York Outer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will visit proposed housing developments in York Outer constituency to discuss affordable housing.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Mr Luke Charters
uin	3886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>I will happily consider whether a future visit to a housing development in York Outer constituency to discuss affordable housing will be possible.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 09/09/2024 16:54:53 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	5199

1726839

registered interest
date	02/09/2024
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	Conveyancing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of taking steps to speed up the conveyancing process for property sales.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Mr Luke Charters
uin	3887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises that the current home buying and selling process in England is slow, costly and stressful, and that conveyancing can contribute to this. An improved, modernised process could benefit consumers, industry, the housing market and the wider economy.</p><p>A key part of the conveyancing process is obtaining search information from the relevant local authority. To speed up this process HM Land Registry are digitising search data held by local authorities. Eventually this will cover each local authority and provide a quick and accurate response, potentially taking weeks off transaction times. More information can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-land-registry-local-land-charges-programme/local-land-charges-programme" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>We continue to consider how to drive improvements most effectively across home buying and selling for both consumers and the sector.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 10/09/2024 14:26:19 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	5199

1726840

registered interest
date	02/09/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support rural GP practices.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Mr Luke Charters
uin	3888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2024 answer text <p>We recognise that patients are struggling to access general practice (GP), and more must be done to improve the sustainability of the National Health Service both nationally and in rural areas. The Government is committed to fixing the front door to the NHS, which is crucial for its long-term sustainability.</p><p>We acknowledge the urgent challenge of ensuring rural areas have the resources to continue serving their patients. To address this, we will increase funding for GPs and primary care and shift the focus of the NHS from hospitals to community-based care.</p><p>We will also ensure rural areas have the necessary workforce to provide integrated, patient-centered services. We are committed to training thousands more GPs across the country, including in rural areas, starting with the training places outlined in the NHS’s Long-Term Workforce Plan. We have also committed to recruiting over 1,000 newly qualified GPs through an £82 million boost to the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme which will increase the number of appointments delivered in general practice.</p><p>This will increase capacity, secure the future pipeline of GPs, and alleviate the pressure on those currently working in the system.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 10/09/2024 11:15:55 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
tabling member	5199

1726841

registered interest
date	02/09/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department are taking to support (a) the Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board and (b) people diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Mr Luke Charters
uin	3889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2024 answer text <p>NHS England is responsible for allocating funding to integrated care boards (ICBs), including the Humber and North Yorkshire ICB, which are in turn responsible for commissioning specialist myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), services that meet the needs of their population, subject to local prioritisation and funding.</p><p>The process of commissioning services should take into account best practice guidance, such as the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) guidance on ME/CFS diagnosis and management, published in October 2021. The NICE guidelines provide recommendation on principles of care for people with severe ME/CFS, including hospital care, and adapting a multidisciplinary approach involving access to a range of health and social care professionals based on needs.</p><p>The Department has funded the £3.2 million DecodeME study with the Medical Research Council to understand the causes and consequences of, and find treatments for, ME/CFS. This study aims to understand if there is a genetic component to the condition and, in doing so, increase our understanding of ME/CFS to support the development of diagnostic tests and targeted treatments.</p><p>A public consultation on the interim delivery plan for ME/CFS was run in 2023, and it is a priority of ours to publish the response to this consultation. Departmental officials are in the process of finalising a report summarising the responses. The consultation responses, alongside continued stakeholder engagement, will inform the development of the final delivery plan, which we aim to publish in the winter of 2024/25. The plan will focus on boosting research, improving attitudes and education, and bettering the lives of people with this debilitating disease.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 05/09/2024 10:13:42 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	5199

1726842

registered interest
date	02/09/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many unfunded policies announced by the previous government her Department identified as part of its recent audit of public spending.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Mr Luke Charters
uin	3890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2024 answer text <p>On 29<sup>th</sup> July, the Chancellor set out the £21.9bn pressure on departmental budgets in the 2024-25 financial year. This announcement was accompanied by the document ‘Fixing the Foundations’, which set out the detail underpinning this number.</p> answering member constituency Bristol North West answering member printed Darren Jones question first answered 10/09/2024 15:13:35 answering member 4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones
tabling member	5199

1726843

registered interest
date	02/09/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Office for Value for Money
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her planned timetable is for establishing the Office of Value for Money.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Mr Luke Charters
uin	3891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2024 answer text <p>The Office for Value for Money was established as part of the Chancellor’s speech on the 29<sup>th</sup> July 2024 setting out our actions to tackle waste and inefficiency from our spending inheritance. As a new venture, the Office is still in the process of finalising its workplan and will imminently be appointing an independent Chair.</p><p> </p><p>The Office has been set up with two primary roles. First, to provide targeted interventions, working with HM Treasury and other Government departments, so that value for money underpins every decision government makes. Second, to recommend reforms to the spending system, ensuring that our spending decision-making processes support the Government’s missions and deliver value for money. The Office has already begun working on projects to tackle these issues in advance of the Budget and Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Bristol North West answering member printed Darren Jones question first answered 10/09/2024 15:12:10 answering member 4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones
tabling member	5199