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931814

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which dry dock facilities in the UK are under consideration as a future maintenance base for the Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	158217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>The following dry-dock facilities in the UK are of a sufficient size to accommodate the Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) aircraft carriers:</p><p> </p><p>Able UK, Seaton Port, Teeside; Babcock, Rosyth; Cammell Laird, Birkenhead; Cammell Laird, Greenock (Inchgreen); Harland and Wolff, Belfast.</p><p> </p><p>Plans for the dry-docking of QEC aircraft carriers are currently under consideration as part of a commercial competitive process. It would be inappropriate to comment on which locations are under consideration until that process has been concluded and a contract has been awarded, as to do so would prejudice commercial interests. For the same reason I cannot comment on any engagement with industry in relation to the dry-docking of QEC aircraft carriers.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb grouped question UIN 158218 158219 question first answered 02/07/2018 15:34:29 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

931815

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which dry dock facilities in the UK are of sufficient size to house the Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	158218
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>The following dry-dock facilities in the UK are of a sufficient size to accommodate the Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) aircraft carriers:</p><p> </p><p>Able UK, Seaton Port, Teeside; Babcock, Rosyth; Cammell Laird, Birkenhead; Cammell Laird, Greenock (Inchgreen); Harland and Wolff, Belfast.</p><p> </p><p>Plans for the dry-docking of QEC aircraft carriers are currently under consideration as part of a commercial competitive process. It would be inappropriate to comment on which locations are under consideration until that process has been concluded and a contract has been awarded, as to do so would prejudice commercial interests. For the same reason I cannot comment on any engagement with industry in relation to the dry-docking of QEC aircraft carriers.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb grouped question UIN 158217 158219 question first answered 02/07/2018 15:34:29 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

931816

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with representatives of the Scottish shipyard industry on future maintenance of the Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	158219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>The following dry-dock facilities in the UK are of a sufficient size to accommodate the Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) aircraft carriers:</p><p> </p><p>Able UK, Seaton Port, Teeside; Babcock, Rosyth; Cammell Laird, Birkenhead; Cammell Laird, Greenock (Inchgreen); Harland and Wolff, Belfast.</p><p> </p><p>Plans for the dry-docking of QEC aircraft carriers are currently under consideration as part of a commercial competitive process. It would be inappropriate to comment on which locations are under consideration until that process has been concluded and a contract has been awarded, as to do so would prejudice commercial interests. For the same reason I cannot comment on any engagement with industry in relation to the dry-docking of QEC aircraft carriers.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb grouped question UIN 158217 158218 question first answered 02/07/2018 15:34:29 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

933996

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 27 June 2018 to Question 158218 on Aircraft Carriers: Repairs and Maintenance, when he is planning for a contract to be awarded.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	159576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>We plan to award the contract for the first dry docking of HMS Queen Elizabeth in the final quarter of 2018.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 05/07/2018 15:08:58 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1507053

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	NHS: Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the potential impact of annual pension allowance limits on levels of recruitment and retention of NHS staff.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	51604
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2022 answer text <p>The NHS pension scheme protects pensions in payment by increasing them by CPI and revalues accrued career average pension benefits by CPI+1.5% each year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that hard-working NHS staff do not find themselves reducing their work commitments due to the interaction between their pay, their pension, and the relevant tax regime. On 22 September, the Government announced it will change elements of the NHS Pension Scheme to help retain doctors, nurses and other senior NHS staff, to increase capacity. These changes include:</p><ul><li>Changing pension rules regarding inflation</li><li>Encouraging NHS Trusts to explore local solutions for senior clinicians affected by pension tax charges, such as pension recycling</li><li>Implementing permanent retirement flexibilities and extend existing temporary measures to allow our most experienced staff to return to service or stay in service longer.</li></ul><p> </p><p>It should be noted that NHS workforce planning in Scotland is the responsibility of the Scottish Government.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith grouped question UIN 51605 question first answered 23/09/2022 12:47:54 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1507054

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Pensions: Inflation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made a recent assessment of the effect of the increase in the rate of inflation on (a) NHS Scotland pensions and (b) the annual pension allowance limits.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	51605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2022 answer text <p>The NHS pension scheme protects pensions in payment by increasing them by CPI and revalues accrued career average pension benefits by CPI+1.5% each year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that hard-working NHS staff do not find themselves reducing their work commitments due to the interaction between their pay, their pension, and the relevant tax regime. On 22 September, the Government announced it will change elements of the NHS Pension Scheme to help retain doctors, nurses and other senior NHS staff, to increase capacity. These changes include:</p><ul><li>Changing pension rules regarding inflation</li><li>Encouraging NHS Trusts to explore local solutions for senior clinicians affected by pension tax charges, such as pension recycling</li><li>Implementing permanent retirement flexibilities and extend existing temporary measures to allow our most experienced staff to return to service or stay in service longer.</li></ul><p> </p><p>It should be noted that NHS workforce planning in Scotland is the responsibility of the Scottish Government.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith grouped question UIN 51604 question first answered 23/09/2022 12:47:54 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1623641

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with LINK on the numbers of free-to-use cash machines.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	182536
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>The government is currently taking legislation to protect access to cash across the UK through Parliament as part of the Financial Services and Markets Bill 2022. The legislation will establish the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as the lead regulator for access to cash with responsibility and powers to seek to ensure reasonable provision of withdrawal and deposit facilities.</p><p> </p><p>With regards to the provision of free-to-use ATMs, LINK (the scheme that runs the UK's largest ATM network) has made commitments to protect the broad geographic spread of free-to-use ATMs and is held to account against these commitments by the Payment Systems Regulator. According to LINK data for February 2023, there were 39,500 free-to-use ATMs across the UK. Further information is available at: <a href="https://www.link.co.uk/initiatives/financial-inclusion-monthly-report/" target="_blank">https://www.link.co.uk/initiatives/financial-inclusion-monthly-report/</a></p><p> </p><p>Treasury Ministers have meetings with a wide variety of organisations as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-giftsand-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-giftsand-overseas-travel</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith grouped question UIN 182537 question first answered 02/05/2023 10:33:38 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1623642

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help maintain the number of free-to-use cash machines.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	182537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>The government is currently taking legislation to protect access to cash across the UK through Parliament as part of the Financial Services and Markets Bill 2022. The legislation will establish the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as the lead regulator for access to cash with responsibility and powers to seek to ensure reasonable provision of withdrawal and deposit facilities.</p><p> </p><p>With regards to the provision of free-to-use ATMs, LINK (the scheme that runs the UK's largest ATM network) has made commitments to protect the broad geographic spread of free-to-use ATMs and is held to account against these commitments by the Payment Systems Regulator. According to LINK data for February 2023, there were 39,500 free-to-use ATMs across the UK. Further information is available at: <a href="https://www.link.co.uk/initiatives/financial-inclusion-monthly-report/" target="_blank">https://www.link.co.uk/initiatives/financial-inclusion-monthly-report/</a></p><p> </p><p>Treasury Ministers have meetings with a wide variety of organisations as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-giftsand-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-giftsand-overseas-travel</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith grouped question UIN 182536 question first answered 02/05/2023 10:33:37 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1652105

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Trade Marks: Registration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Financial Conduct Authority's procedures for ensuring that all trading names associated with a single registration are properly authorised.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	193391
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is an operationally independent non-governmental body responsible for regulating and supervising the financial services industry. Although the Treasury sets the legal framework for the regulation of financial services, the FCA is responsible for developing and implementing rules, including relating to trading names. Further information on the FCA’s approach is available on its website.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Financial Services Act 2021, the government granted the FCA new powers to remove permissions from firms when they are not carrying out the regulated activities they are permitted to. The FCA has since undertaken a ‘use it or lose it’ exercise, removing firms’ permissions where they are not carrying out regulated activities.</p><p> </p><p>This has seen the FCA carry out 1,090 assessments in 2021/22 and resulted in 264 firms applying to voluntarily cancel, and a further 47 to modify, their permission to carry out regulated activities.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers regularly engage with the FCA on a range of issues while recognising that the independence of the FCA is critical to its functions.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 18/07/2023 08:13:37 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1652106

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Trade Marks: Registration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Financial Conduct Authority's procedures for authorising the association of multiple trading names with a single registration.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	193392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is an operationally independent non-governmental body responsible for regulating and supervising the financial services industry. Although the Treasury sets the legal framework for the regulation of financial services, the FCA is responsible for developing and implementing rules, including relating to trading names. Further information on the FCA’s approach is available on its website.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Financial Services Act 2021, the government granted the FCA new powers to remove permissions from firms when they are not carrying out the regulated activities they are permitted to. The FCA has since undertaken a ‘use it or lose it’ exercise, removing firms’ permissions where they are not carrying out regulated activities.</p><p> </p><p>This has seen the FCA carry out 1,090 assessments in 2021/22 and resulted in 264 firms applying to voluntarily cancel, and a further 47 to modify, their permission to carry out regulated activities.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers regularly engage with the FCA on a range of issues while recognising that the independence of the FCA is critical to its functions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 19/07/2023 07:34:15 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1695758

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help support research into cell and gene therapy in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	18416
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>The UK is a world-leader in the development and manufacture of cell and gene therapies thanks to government investment in innovation and skills, including through the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult (CGTC).</p><p> </p><p>DSIT also invested £10 million - alongside £10 million from Scottish Enterprise – to support a new Oligonucleotide Manufacturing Innovation Centre of Excellence in Glasgow.</p><p> </p><p>The Vaccine Taskforce provided funding for a state-of-the art CGTC facility in Braintree to accelerate the development and manufacturing of advanced therapies at clinical and commercial scale.</p><p> </p><p>My department also supported CGTC to establish apprenticeships and training programmes to upskill people across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 22/03/2024 09:30:33 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1695759

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to increase Scotland’s (a) manufacturing capacity for and (b) delivery of cell and gene therapies.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	18417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The government is investing significantly to support manufacturing and delivery of cell and gene therapies.</p><p /><p>Since 2021, government has launched three UK-wide capital grant schemes – up to £118 million of funds – to incentivise manufacturing investments, including in advanced therapies. Last year, government announced a further £520 million to increase investment in Life Sciences manufacturing.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is a world-leader in the development and manufacture of cell and gene therapies thanks to government investment in innovation and skills, including through the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult which also coordinates the Advanced Therapy Treatment Centre network.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 21/03/2024 09:26:38 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1002188

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Rendition and Torture: Inquiries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the June 2018 report of the Intelligence and Security Committee on rendition and torture, what progress has been made on restarting a judge-led inquiry into those issues; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	188227
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Gentleman to the answer given by the Minister of State for Europe and the Americas on 12 September 2018 to the Honourable Member for Leeds North West, (reference 171734).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 12/11/2018 10:01:03 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1006092

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Rendition and Torture: Inquiries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 12 November to Question 188227 on Rendition and Torture: Inquiries, whether the Government plans to announce its decision on an independent judge-led inquiry before the House rises for Christmas recess.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	190850
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>I refer the Honourable Gentleman to the Prime Minister’s Written Ministerial Statement of 22 November. (HCWS1100)</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 26/11/2018 11:00:50 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1006097

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Rendition and Torture: Inquiries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions the Government has had with (a) President Trump, (b) members of the US administration and (c) senior officials in the US administration on an independent judge-led inquiry into UK involvement in torture and rendition.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	190851
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>I can confirm that there have been no discussions.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 27/11/2018 10:34:44 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1132230

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Intelligence Services: Detainees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including in the Consolidated Guidance on rendition and torture the removal of persons to other countries without judicial supervision for purposes such as interrogation or detention.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	264767
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>Sir Adrian Fulford, the Investigatory Powers Commissioner, has submitted a proposed<br>revised version of the Consolidated Guidance to the Government for consideration</p><p>The Government is looking carefully at his proposals and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 20/06/2019 11:29:00 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

390780

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Scottish Government: Visits Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department has provided to Ministers of the Scottish Government undertaking overseas travel in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	7752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), through its network of posts overseas, supports United Kingdom Ministers from all Departments when they undertake official overseas travel to promote the interests of the entire United Kingdom , including Scotland. The FCO provides support along the same lines to Ministers from all three Devolved Administrations. The nature of that support varies, depending on the nature and objectives of the visit.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 21/07/2015 16:22:06 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

523061

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2016
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Scottish Government: Visits Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which overseas trips by Ministers of the Scottish Government were supported by (a) his Department and (b) British embassies and consulates in each year since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	39335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and to obtain it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 09/06/2016 16:19:28 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

523190

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2016
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Members: Visits Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which overseas visits by hon. Members have been supported by his Department or by British embassies and consulates in (a) 2014, (b) 2015 and (c) 2016 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	39537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text The information requested is not held centrally and to obtain it would incur disproportionate cost. answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 09/06/2016 16:21:45 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1287735

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2021
	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	Whisky: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the ability of the Scotch Whisky industry to contribute to national economic recovery after the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	154963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made of the ability of the Scotch whisky industry to contribute to the national economic recovery from Covid-19. The Scotch whisky industry makes a significant contribution to the UK economy. We are confident that the strength and resilience of the industry will ensure that it successfully recovers from these challenging times and continues to contribute.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 24/02/2021 16:03:37 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

175220

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2015
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, how much the Commissioners have spent on the Employment Tribunal action by the Reverend Mark Sharpe against the Bishop of Worcester and the Worcester Diocesan Board of Finance.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	221769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p><strong><em>Owing to ongoing legal proceedings, the Church Commissioners are unable to comment on this case at present.</em></strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Sir Tony Baldry question first answered 27/01/2015 10:42:56 answering member 93 label Biography information for Sir Tony Baldry
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

427755

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Abortion: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with Ministers of the Scottish Government on the devolution of abortion legislation to the Scottish Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	16069
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>I have had discussions with Ministers on the Smith Commission Agreement and the Scotland Bill. The Secretary of State for Scotland has spoken to women’s groups in Scotland about devolution of abortion legislation, and Department of Health officials have had informal discussions and communication with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists on this matter.</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 16067 16068 question first answered 16/11/2015 18:00:57 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

427756

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Abortion: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with organisations representing women in (a) Scotland, (b) England and (c) Wales on the devolution of abortion legislation to the Scottish Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	16068
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>I have had discussions with Ministers on the Smith Commission Agreement and the Scotland Bill. The Secretary of State for Scotland has spoken to women’s groups in Scotland about devolution of abortion legislation, and Department of Health officials have had informal discussions and communication with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists on this matter.</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 16067 16069 question first answered 16/11/2015 18:00:57 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

427757

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Abortion: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Royal Colleges on the devolution of abortion legislation to the Scottish Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	16067
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>I have had discussions with Ministers on the Smith Commission Agreement and the Scotland Bill. The Secretary of State for Scotland has spoken to women’s groups in Scotland about devolution of abortion legislation, and Department of Health officials have had informal discussions and communication with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists on this matter.</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 16068 16069 question first answered 16/11/2015 18:00:57 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

446354

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Prostate Cancer: Surgery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many da Vinci surgical systems for use in the treatment of prostate cancer are in operation in the NHS in England.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	23429
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>Data on the number of da Vinci systems for treating prostate cancer, in operation across the National Health Service in England, is not routinely collected or held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 25/01/2016 14:03:37 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

522599

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Consumption
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the UK Chief Medical Officer's revised alcohol guidelines, published in January 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	38959
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>The UK Chief Medical Officers’ (CMOs) alcohol guidelines give the public the latest and most up to date scientific information so that they can make informed decisions about their own drinking. Government has a responsibility to ensure this information is provided for citizens in an open way.</p><p> </p><p>The Government launched a public consultation seeking views on the advice from the UK CMOs. The final guidelines and the Government response to the consultation will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 13/06/2016 16:34:59 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

573567

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Mortgages: Government Assistance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the recent changes to mortgage interest relief on the private-rented sector in relation to (a) average rents, (b) availability of private sector accommodation, (c) housing benefit levels and (d) quality of rental properties.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	44504
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>HMRC estimate that 1 in 5 landlords will pay more tax as a result of this measure.</p><p> </p><p>Given that only a small proportion of the housing market is affected by this change, the Government does not expect these changes to have a large impact on rent levels or house prices. The Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR) also expects the impact on the housing market will be small.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will double the housing budget from 2018-19 and has set out the most ambitious affordable housing plan since the 1970s to support working people in their aim to own their own home, together the measures in the plan amount to over £20 billion of investment in housing between 2016-17 and 2020-21.</p><p> </p><p>The level of housing benefits is dependent on a number of factors such as, household and individual circumstances in regards to employment and household income, inflation and rents. The Government does not expect a large impact on rent levels from this policy, and any impact would be dampened in the short term due to other policy decisions. Therefore, the government does not anticipate changes to the overall level of housing benefits as a result. Nevertheless, the government will continue to monitor rental levels charged in the private rented sector.</p><p> </p><p>Landlords are required to maintain their properties to a legal minimum standard. The reform to the wear and tear allowance means that all landlords will now be able to offset the costs of replacing furnishings in their properties removing the previous disincentive to do so. The Government therefore does not think that the changes to the tax rules will reduce standards for tenants.</p><p> </p><p>Some landlords may face difficult decisions regarding their properties. This is why the Government has chosen to act in a proportionate and gradual way. Basic rate income tax relief will still be available on a landlord’s finance costs, the restriction will not be introduced until April 2017 and then it will be phased in over 4 years. This gives landlords time to plan ahead of the changes.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 44101 question first answered 12/09/2016 14:33:13 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

573582

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the potential effect of the planned closure of HM Revenue and Customs offices in Scotland on the administration of the Scottish rate of income tax.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	44529
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) plans to create two new regional centres in Scotland in Glasgow and Edinburgh in 2019-20, accommodating between 5,700 and 6,300 full time equivalent posts by 2025. As work is transferred to the regional centres HMRC plans to close ten offices in Scotland by 2020. The changes are part of a ten-year transformation programme to deliver better public services at lower cost to the taxpayer. Scotland has 12 per cent of HMRC’s total workforce and that will not change with modernisation.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC believes that its responsibilities will be unaffected by the changes. Staff are receiving guidance and training to deal with any enquiries relating to the Scottish rate of income tax, as with any other tax issues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 44531 question first answered 07/09/2016 14:58:28 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

573584

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) offices in Scotland the Government plans to close by 2020; and what changes there will be in the total number of HMRC employees working in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	44531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) plans to create two new regional centres in Scotland in Glasgow and Edinburgh in 2019-20, accommodating between 5,700 and 6,300 full time equivalent posts by 2025. As work is transferred to the regional centres HMRC plans to close ten offices in Scotland by 2020. The changes are part of a ten-year transformation programme to deliver better public services at lower cost to the taxpayer. Scotland has 12 per cent of HMRC’s total workforce and that will not change with modernisation.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC believes that its responsibilities will be unaffected by the changes. Staff are receiving guidance and training to deal with any enquiries relating to the Scottish rate of income tax, as with any other tax issues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 44529 question first answered 07/09/2016 14:58:28 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

583084

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Income Tax: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with HM Revenue and Customs and Ministers of the Scottish Government on changes to the rates and bands of income tax in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	46421
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government has regular conversations with the Scottish Government about a wide range of economic policies, both at a ministerial and official level.</p><p> </p><p>The Chief Secretary to the Treasury met with the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution, Derek Mackay MSP, on 19 September and will continue to work with the Scottish Government to implement the Scotland Act and the Scottish Government’s fiscal framework.</p><p> </p><p>From April 2017, it will be for the Scottish Parliament to set the income tax rates and thresholds that will apply to Scottish taxpayers’ non-savings, non-dividend income, such as that from employment and pensions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 10/10/2016 15:31:25 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

600562

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Construction: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the loss of revenue to the Treasury as a result of (a) bogus self-employment and (b) workers being paid under the Construction Industry Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	48295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The House of Commons Library published a briefing paper, Self-employment in the construction industry, on 23 May 2016. The paper identifies that employment intermediaries facilitating false self-employment is the main source of bogus self-employment. HMRC estimated this had resulted in 200,000 people wrongly designated. There is no separate estimate of false self-employment within the Construction Industry Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/10/2016 16:22:59 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

600563

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Construction: Self-employed
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to prevent false self-employment in the construction industry.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	48296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>In 2014 the Government recognised that employment intermediaries were increasingly being used to facilitate false self-employment in the construction industry. In response, the Government introduced tax rules in Finance Act 2014, which means that an intermediary now has to operate PAYE and NICs if there is control over the worker. It was estimated that this would lead to 200,000 workers being correctly treated as employed.</p><p> </p><p>Since April 2015, intermediaries also have to submit a quarterly electronic return if they have made payments to a worker without deductions under PAYE. The first returns were made to HMRC in July and November 2015, and HMRC is using the information to tackle false self-employment through intermediaries.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/10/2016 15:55:43 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

647094

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Motor Insurance: Insurance Premium Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the two per cent increase in insurance premiums on the number of uninsured vehicles in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	55220
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) will increase from 10% to 12% from June 2017. IPT is a tax on insurers and it is up to them whether they pass on any increased costs.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no evidence to suggest that this level of change to IPT will lead to changes in the number of uninsured vehicles. The estimated number of uninsured vehicles in the UK has fallen from 2 million in 2005 to 1 million today.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 01/12/2016 15:35:50 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

677454

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Whisky: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate the Government has made of the economic contribution of the Scotch whisky industry to the (a) Scottish and (b) UK economy.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	61150
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government has not made an independent assessment of the contribution of Scotch whisky to the Scottish or UK economies. However, the Scotch Whisky Association estimates that the industry contributes over £5 billion to the UK economy, supporting over 40,000 jobs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 26/01/2017 10:58:37 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

709624

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions: Self-employed
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on (a) self-employed people in Scotland, (b) Scotland's economy and (c) the UK's economy of the measures announced in Spring Budget 2017 to increase Class 4 national insurance contributions to 10 per cent from April 2018 and 11 per cent from April 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	67376
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>Following the Chancellor’s oral statement in the House of Commons on 15 March, the Government will no longer be proceeding with the changes announced at Spring Budget 2017 to increase Class 4 National Insurance contributions (NICs) in April 2018 and April 2019. The abolition of Class 2 NICs will continue as announced in April 2018 meaning 3.6 million people will gain on average £135 per year. No self-employed person will have to pay more NICs as a result of these changes.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 20/03/2017 11:51:17 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

709629

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Inflation: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on (a) living standards and (b) household incomes in Scotland of the revised inflation forecasts in the Office for Budget Responsibility's Economic and Fiscal Outlook published alongside Spring Budget 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	67301
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>The OBR forecast that the sterling depreciation would put upward pressure on inflation. But, Scotland is facing this inflationary challenge from a position of strength. Median weekly household income is higher in Scotland than the UK average. Since 2010, productivity in Scotland has risen the second fastest of all the UK nations and regions - and boosting productivity is crucial for creating a sustained rise in living standards.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is continuing to take action to support living standards. This includes increasing the National Living Wage, raising the personal allowance and freezing fuel duty.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 14/03/2017 16:36:49 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1204429

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Reorganisation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposed merger of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development (DFID) on employment at DFID’s office at Abercrombie House, East Kilbride.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	59734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>Merging the departments will bring together the best of what we do in aid and diplomacy, and create new opportunities for staff. There are no plans to close DFID’s office in Scotland, where staff play a vital role in ensuring UK aid delivers results for the world’s poorest and value for UK taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 22/06/2020 16:58:42 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1285724

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2021
	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: Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether there will be a regionalisation to the awarding of contracts for difference in the fourth auction later in 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	152474
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>The Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme does not award contracts to projects based on regional quotas. The scheme awards contracts through a competitive process which ensures the most cost-effective projects are supported. The focus on supporting the lowest price bids drives efficiency and cost reduction and has resulted in significant quantities of new renewable electricity capacity being delivered across Great Britain.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 22/02/2021 16:20:19 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1285725

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2021
	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: Prices
	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 recent assessment he has made has he made of the effect of transmission charges on the pricing of contract for difference tenders; and is he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	152475
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>National Grid Electricity System Operator collects transmission charges to recover the cost of installing and maintaining the transmission system in Great Britain and the offshore electricity network infrastructure. These include a locational element to reflect network use as part of the requirement for cost reflective network charges.</p><p> </p><p>Individual Contracts for Difference bidders will determine their bid prices based on their own assessment of expected costs and revenues. The price paid to each successful bid is based on the clearing price of a competitive auction.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Department does set the maximum strike price each technology can receive (the Administrative Strike Price), which takes into account a broad range of factors. This incorporates our latest view of transmission charges, estimated for pipeline projects where possible using tariffs and network charging assumptions for each location (provided by National Grid).</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 152476 question first answered 22/02/2021 16:17:42 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1285726

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2021
	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: Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing transmission charges as an element in applications for the fourth contracts for difference auction.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	152476
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>National Grid Electricity System Operator collects transmission charges to recover the cost of installing and maintaining the transmission system in Great Britain and the offshore electricity network infrastructure. These include a locational element to reflect network use as part of the requirement for cost reflective network charges.</p><p> </p><p>Individual Contracts for Difference bidders will determine their bid prices based on their own assessment of expected costs and revenues. The price paid to each successful bid is based on the clearing price of a competitive auction.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Department does set the maximum strike price each technology can receive (the Administrative Strike Price), which takes into account a broad range of factors. This incorporates our latest view of transmission charges, estimated for pipeline projects where possible using tariffs and network charging assumptions for each location (provided by National Grid).</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 152475 question first answered 22/02/2021 16:17:42 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1288372

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2021
	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: Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2021 to Question 152474 on Energy: Prices, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of transmission charges on the competitive process of awarding contracts for difference.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	156337
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>National Grid Electricity System Operator collects transmission charges from network users to recover the cost of installing and maintaining the transmission system in Great Britain and the offshore electricity network infrastructure. These include a locational element to reflect network use as part of the requirement for cost reflective network charges.</p><p> </p><p>Individual Contracts for Difference bidders will determine their bid prices based on their own assessment of expected costs and revenues. The price paid to each successful bidder is based on the clearing price of a competitive auction.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Department does set the maximum strike price each technology can receive (the Administrative Strike Price), which takes into account a broad range of factors. This incorporates our latest view of transmission charges, estimated for pipeline projects where possible using tariffs and network charging assumptions for each location (provided by National Grid).</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 25/02/2021 16:23:14 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1343904

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2021
	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	Renewable Energy: Finance
	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 estimate his Department has made of the potentially eligible capacity in the fourth allocation round for Contracts for Difference in (a) Pot 1: established technologies, including onshore wind and solar PV, (b) Pot 2: less-established technologies, including floating offshore wind, advanced conversion technologies and tidal stream and (c) Pot 3: offshore wind.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	27130
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2021 answer text <p>In order to be eligible to bid into the round, projects competing in all pots must first have obtained planning permission from the relevant authority and meet eligibility criteria specific to each technology.</p><p> </p><p>The Department publishes the quarterly Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) which provides information on the potential pipeline for renewable technologies. This includes detail on the estimated capacities of known projects that have already obtained planning permission, and those which are currently in the planning process (although will still need to demonstrate compliance with the eligibility criteria before bidding in to the Contracts for Difference Auction). The latest published REPD can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/renewable-energy-planning-database-monthly-extract" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/renewable-energy-planning-database-monthly-extract</a>.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 08/07/2021 13:41:58 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1343905

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2021
	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	Renewable Energy: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish the evidential basis for the proposed 12GW overall capacity cap in the fourth allocation round for Contracts for Difference, scheduled to commence in December 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	27131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2021 answer text <p>As set out in my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister’s announcement of 6 October 2020, Allocation Round 4 aims to support up to 12GW capacity of renewable electricity, subject to the availability of the pipeline. This is not an overall capacity cap, and we are currently considering auction parameters (including caps) ahead of publishing the Draft Budget Notice.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 08/07/2021 13:40:49 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1343906

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2021
	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	Renewable Energy: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish the draft budget notice for the fourth allocation round for Contracts for Difference.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	27132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2021 answer text <p>We are currently developing parameters for Allocation Round 4 and will publish these well in advance of the next auction in December 2021.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 08/07/2021 13:39:15 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1343907

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2021
	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	Renewable Energy: Finance
	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 his Department plans to use its ability to set a flexible cap in each pot in the fourth allocation round for Contracts for Difference.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	27133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2021 answer text <p>Applying a capacity cap as a soft constraint might allow us to achieve capacity closer to the Government’s ambitions for the round than is possible with a hard capacity cap. We will publish the parameters for the fourth Contracts for Difference allocation round soon, including decisions on any use of soft capacity caps.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 08/07/2021 13:38:29 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1344150

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2021
	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	Renewable Energy: Finance
	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 his Department’s latest estimate is of the savings that will be delivered for consumers from the successful projects in Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 3 in each of the 15 years of their Contracts for Difference.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	28149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>As part of the evaluation of Contracts for Difference (CfD), we have carried out some analysis on the estimated saving of successful projects in CfD Allocation Round 3 in comparison to the Renewables Obligation. This analysis will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 12/07/2021 15:19:34 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1003823

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Promotion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the budget was for the Government's Trade Commissioners in each of the last two years, what the actual spend was in each of those years; what the budget is for the 2018-19 financial year; and how much has been spent in the 2018-19 financial year to date.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	189653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department delegated budgets to Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioners (HMTCs) for the first time in 2018-19. There are 9 HMTCs across 9 overseas regions. The budgets include the costs of locally engaged staff, non-pay related expenditure and devolved marketing expenditure in each of the regions. The total budget delegated at the beginning of the 2018 financial year was £59.2m and spend at the end of October 2018 was £29.8m.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/11/2018 17:58:38 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1129212

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Defence and Security Organisation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate he has made of the level of (a) direct and (b) indirect subsidy provided by the Defence and Security Organisation to the arms industry in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	259181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade Defence and Security Organisation (DIT DSO) does not subsidise the defence industry.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/06/2019 13:52:26 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1518999

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of making multiple Energy Bills Support Scheme payments to households that have more than one energy supplier.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	58969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>Eligibility for EBSS payment is determined on the basis of a Domestic Customer who is party to a Domestic Supply Contract or a Deemed Contract for electricity supply which relates to a Domestic Premises. Only one Domestic Customer per Domestic Supply Contract or Deemed Contract per Domestic Premises is considered an eligible customer. There may be highly limited supply meters and separate contracts with domestic electricity suppliers, however, these circumstances were considered so rare as to not requiring specific consideration.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/10/2022 13:49:17 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 22357 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1519788

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	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
	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 assessment he has made of the potential effect on fairness of households which have different energy suppliers for their (a) home and (b) garage and receive two Energy Bill Support Scheme payments as a result; and whether he will take steps to prevent this from occurring.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	59611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>It is possible for individuals to benefit more than once from EBSS, where an individual is responsible for separate domestic contracts relating to more than one property.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/10/2022 16:04:43 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray