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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

1728093

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	Energy: Prices
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 assessment of the potential merits of reducing the energy price cap for winter 2024-25.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central and Headingley
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	4776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2024 answer text <p>The energy price cap is set by Ofgem and not the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. More information on how Ofgem calculate the price cap can be found on its website - <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ofgem.gov.uk%2Fenergy-price-cap&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C65bc047a69124c3ac76b08dcd23d2482%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638616407249619215%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=HgALQ02RdUryE0%2FAwAZaBmopdm0wLsRwHoTLPaYZvn0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/energy-price-cap</a>.</p> answering member constituency Peckham answering member printed Miatta Fahnbulleh question first answered 11/09/2024 08:41:23 answering member 5099
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1727418

registered interest
date	04/09/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Uganda: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the safety of the opposition leaders in Uganda.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central and Headingley
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	4247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2024 answer text <p>The British High Commission in Uganda regularly advocates for the protection of democratic freedoms and respect for human rights enshrined in Uganda's constitution and has raised the issue of opposition parties being able to campaign safely with the Government of Uganda. Allowing political parties to operate freely is vital to a healthy democracy.</p> answering member constituency Oxford East answering member printed Anneliese Dodds question first answered 11/09/2024 16:04:44 answering member 4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1727419

registered interest
date	04/09/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Uganda: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the current political situation in Uganda.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central and Headingley
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	4248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>The UK works with the Government of Uganda on a range of shared interests including trade, development, humanitarian support and regional security. We engage as a critical friend, and regularly raise concerns about governance and human rights issues with the Ugandan authorities.</p> answering member constituency Oxford East answering member printed Anneliese Dodds question first answered 12/09/2024 16:01:43 answering member 4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1726733

registered interest
date	02/09/2024
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: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the Bridge to Busan declaration.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central and Headingley
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	3774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>The Bridge to Busan is a political declaration to raise ambition on addressing primary plastic polymers. It aims to achieve the goal of ending plastic pollution in the context of the plastic pollution treaty, currently being negotiated by the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee. As a founding member of the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution, the United Kingdom is calling for binding provisions in the treaty to restrain and reduce the production and consumption of primary plastic polymers to sustainable levels.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 12/09/2024 16:19:05 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1726734

registered interest
date	02/09/2024
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, whether he plans to send a representative from his Department to the fourth intergovernmental negotiation meeting for the Global Plastics Treaty in November 2024.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central and Headingley
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	3775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>Yes, officials will attend the fifth session, due to be held in November in Busan, South Korea.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 12/09/2024 14:08:47 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1726735

registered interest
date	02/09/2024
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	Plastics: Greenhouse Gas 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, if he will make an assessment of the contribution of the plastic production industry to the level of greenhouse gas emissions produced by the UK in (a) 2024 and (b) in the next ten years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central and Headingley
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	3776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2024 answer text <p>The department does not produce specific emissions estimates for the plastic production industry, however our greenhouse gas (GHG) territorial (i.e. occurring within the UK’s borders) emissions statistics by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) includes a category for plastics products. The latest year for which data is available is 2022, when GHG emissions from manufacture of plastic products was 2,266 kilotonnes carbon dioxide equivalent (kt CO2e).</p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Ffinal-uk-greenhouse-gas-emissions-national-statistics-1990-to-2022&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C75f6a21d31514b02e61508dcd0d21fa9%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638614848115172298%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=oLTSHsdqC0HY2498LQxMwL6ekngyZnBbJ9kvvST4OZg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/final-uk-greenhouse-gas-emissions-national-statistics-1990-to-2022</a></p><p> </p><p>The department publishes Energy &amp; Emissions Projections however these do not include an emissions split for plastic products.</p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fenergy-and-emissions-projections&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C75f6a21d31514b02e61508dcd0d21fa9%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638614848115187782%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=LRcQPhS9VHI5m%2B7tToVSZBj0lsiQieEjqBrK3%2Bo7lPc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/energy-and-emissions-projections</a></p> answering member constituency Rutherglen answering member printed Michael Shanks question first answered 10/09/2024 16:47:37 answering member 4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1725726

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
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: Energy
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 help GP surgeries (a) improve energy efficiency and (b) reduce their carbon footprint.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central and Headingley
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	3062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2024 answer text <p>Primary care will play an important role in helping the National Health Service achieve the net zero targets outlined in the report, Delivering a Net Zero NHS, published in July 2022, by decarbonising its estate, travel, and supply chain. Targeted efforts are needed to reduce emissions from medicines, which make up nearly two-thirds of primary care’s carbon footprint. There is range of support available to general practice (GP) surgeries to achieve this transition.</p><p> </p><p>Supported by NHS England, the Royal College of General Practitioners is actively working to reduce the carbon footprint of GP surgeries through several initiatives like the Net Zero Hub, which provides guidance, eLearning, and tools for sustainability, and the Green Impact for Health Toolkit, which offers practical advice and awards for sustainable practices, among others. GP surgeries are also encouraged to use grants through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, for low-carbon heating solutions.</p><p> </p><p>On efficiency and heat, all new buildings and major refurbishment projects, including primary care upgrades, will need to comply with NHS England’s Net Zero Building Standard, published in 2023.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock grouped question UIN 2903 question first answered 10/09/2024 12:13:47 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel