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1453688

registered interest
date	23/03/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Asia-Pacific Region: Type 32 Frigates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated cost is of stationing a Type 32 frigate in the Indo-Pacific.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	145961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2022 answer text <p>The Type 32 programme is in pre-concept phase, therefore the costs associated with stationing a frigate at different locations - including the Indo-Pacific - will be built up as the programme matures.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 30/03/2022 15:33:18 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1453011

registered interest
date	21/03/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Government has taken to respond to the recommendations that it accepted made by the Second Report of the Defence Committee, Protecting those who protect us: Women in the Armed Forces from Recruitment to Civilian Life, published 25 July 2021.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	143769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>Defence is grateful to all the women who contributed to the Defence Committee's Report; we have listened carefully and are implementing bold changes in response. The Secretary of State for Defence personally tested the Ministry of Defence's response with the Defence Service Women's Networks to ensure the important issues highlighted by the Report were comprehensively addressed and that no opportunity was missed to bring about meaningful and enduring change.</p><p>The Chiefs of Staff are fully committed to making the Armed Forces inclusive and respectful working environments. This is essential for operational effectiveness. They are personally leading programmes to root out remaining unacceptable behaviour in their organisations.</p><p>As a direct result of this inquiry, Defence has committed to:</p><ul><li><p>A six-month sprint to accelerate new Women's Health policies</p></li><li><p>A six-month sprint to improve Servicewomen's uniform and equipment</p></li><li><p>Strengthen rules on sexual offences and exploitation</p></li><li><p>A more independent Service Complaints process</p></li><li><p>Career penalties for &quot;cover ups&quot;</p></li><li><p>A new Defence Serious Crime Unit and improved victim care and support</p></li><li><p>Learn from international Defence organisations</p></li><li><p>Action to help women achieve promotions</p></li><li><p>Regular dialogue with Service Women and Gender Networks</p></li><li><p>Improve Servicewomen's training experience</p><p>We remain committed to implementing the combined recommendations of the Defence Committee inquiry, the Wigston Review and the Gray Review in full. Cultural change takes time and we accept this will be an enduring programme of work to which senior leaders across Defence are committed.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 28/03/2022 11:44:25 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1451824

registered interest
date	16/03/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Fuel Oil
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many and what proportion of households his Department estimates are reliant on heating oil; and if he will provide those data for households (a) by region in England, (b) in Scotland and (c) in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	141270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2022 answer text <p>Analysis of the English Housing Survey (2018/19), Scottish House Condition Survey (2019) and Welsh Housing Conditions Survey (17/18) suggests that around 3%, 5% and 10% of households in England, Scotland and Wales respectively are estimated to have oil as their main form of heating.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 23/03/2022 17:03:57 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1436731

registered interest
date	28/02/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Royal British Legion: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what support the Government plans to provide to branches of the British Legion facing financial difficulties as a result of increases in energy costs.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	131285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government works closely with the Royal British Legion, which makes an enormous contribution to the lives of veterans and their families. While there are no plans to provide funding to branches of the Royal British Legion in relation to energy costs, all charities pay VAT at a reduced rate (5%) and are excluded from the Climate Change Levy for qualifying energy use.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 22/03/2022 10:05:32 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1434666

registered interest
date	23/02/2022
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	Patients: Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the fuel claim allowances for NHS patients travelling from rural areas to medical appointments in the context of rising fuel costs.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	128398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2022 answer text <p>No assessment has been made. In England, the level of fuel costs which can be claimed by patients under the Healthcare Travel Costs scheme is determined locally by National Health Service organisations.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 02/03/2022 09:22:38 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1422786

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Small Modular Reactors: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the building of small modular reactors in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	125405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government has noted the growing local and regional interest in a number of sites for further nuclear development.  The Government welcomes conversations with stakeholders who are considering if their assets are potentially suitable for the deployment of nuclear facilities. I discussed the Scottish Government’s lack of support for new civil nuclear power in my call with Michael Matheson on 13 January.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/02/2022 13:52:08 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1420490

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy Bills Rebate: Repayments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans his Department has in place to ensure that people who are not in receipt of the Government's £200 energy bill loan will be exempt from repayment levies in future years.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	119752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2022 answer text <p>As announced by my Rt hon Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer on 3 February, the £200 assistance for energy bills will be provided through all energy bills from October 2022. This will be recouped through all energy bills from April 2023. The details for this process are currently being established.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 22/02/2022 18:00:17 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1419085

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spends on its online social media feeds.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	117027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) maintains social media profiles with Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Linkedin. A complete list of these channels are available via the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence/about/social-media-use" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence/about/social-media-use</a></p><p> </p><p>These feeds are not a chargeable service and so are free for the MOD to access and update.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 09/02/2022 11:46:44 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1416852

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband: Social Tariffs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential merits of reducing or removing VAT on social tariffs to support low income families to be able to afford broadband.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	112662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2022 answer text <p>The Department continues to work alongside Ofcom to review the affordability of telecoms services.</p><p>Support currently exists in the market for low-income households to access broadband services. There are a range of fixed broadband social tariff products available to over 5 million low-income households in receipt of Universal Credit, and other means-tested benefits. These tariffs are available to eligible households in 99% of the country. We will monitor the effectiveness of these products in supporting low-income households' access to broadband.</p><p>The Government currently has no plans to expand subsidies for low-income households accessing broadband beyond DWP’s existing partnership with TalkTalk to provide job-seekers a free 6 month broadband connection.</p><p>In relation to reducing VAT on social tariff products, it is never guaranteed that any reduction in tax on a service would be passed on by the businesses to the consumer, and this request should be viewed in the context of over £50 billion of requests for relief from VAT received since the EU referendum. We also recognise that any cut would need to be balanced elsewhere, either through increased taxes, more borrowing or reductions in Government spending.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 112663 question first answered 02/02/2022 08:58:42 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1416853

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing subsidies for low income households to support access to broadband.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	112663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2022 answer text <p>The Department continues to work alongside Ofcom to review the affordability of telecoms services.</p><p>Support currently exists in the market for low-income households to access broadband services. There are a range of fixed broadband social tariff products available to over 5 million low-income households in receipt of Universal Credit, and other means-tested benefits. These tariffs are available to eligible households in 99% of the country. We will monitor the effectiveness of these products in supporting low-income households' access to broadband.</p><p>The Government currently has no plans to expand subsidies for low-income households accessing broadband beyond DWP’s existing partnership with TalkTalk to provide job-seekers a free 6 month broadband connection.</p><p>In relation to reducing VAT on social tariff products, it is never guaranteed that any reduction in tax on a service would be passed on by the businesses to the consumer, and this request should be viewed in the context of over £50 billion of requests for relief from VAT received since the EU referendum. We also recognise that any cut would need to be balanced elsewhere, either through increased taxes, more borrowing or reductions in Government spending.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 112662 question first answered 02/02/2022 08:58:42 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone