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1685513

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Planning Authorities: Batteries and Renewable Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to develop the (a) expertise and (b) capabilities of Local Planning Authorities to deliver new (i) renewable generation and (ii) battery projects.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	11840
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2024 answer text <p>We work closely with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on addressing Local Planning Authorities’ capabilities, as set out in the Government’s Action Plan for Planning Reform published in March last year, and the Prospectus published in November alongside the Autumn Statement.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 02/02/2024 10:56:19 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1685152

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled Bus Back Better: national bus strategy for England, published on 15 March 2021, what his planned timetable is for the review of the rights of local authorities to set up new municipal bus companies.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	11513
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department intends to publish a Call for Evidence , as the first part of a review into whether it remains right that local authorities cannot set up new municipal bus companies.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 02/02/2024 12:10:16 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1685153

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Buses: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to publish his Department's response to its consultation entitled Ending the sale of new, non-zero emission buses, coaches and minibuses, published on 26 March 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	11514
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2024 answer text <p>The National Bus Strategy and Transport Decarbonsiation Plan contained a commitment to set a legal end date for the sale of new diesel buses and set an expectation for when the entire bus fleet will be zero-emission.</p><p> </p><p>In spring 2022, the Department consulted on determining the exact date for ending the sale of new, non-zero emission buses. Calls for evidence about the decarbonisation of coaches and minibuses were also conducted. We will provide further information in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 02/02/2024 12:07:39 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1685155

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Lanes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the total length of bus lanes per local transport authority.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	11515
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 02/02/2024 11:30:22 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1685156

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Lanes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish a list of civil enforcement areas that were granted to local authorities for the enforcement of bus lanes in 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	11516
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2024 answer text <p>No additional local authorities were granted bus lane enforcement powers in 2023.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 02/02/2024 12:03:54 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1684912

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his planned timetable is for the publication of the draft Rail Reform Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	11402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>We will be bringing forward a draft Bill on Great British Railways (GBR) for pre-legislative scrutiny in this session.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 30/01/2024 11:45:13 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1684086

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Hong Kong: Financial Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the viability of Hong Kong as an international financial centre.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	10862
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>The government monitors the operation and functioning of the international financial system on an ongoing basis.</p><p> </p><p>As noted in the latest Six-Monthly report on Hong Kong, published by the FCDO on 19 September 2023, Hong Kong continues to be recognised as an international financial centre with sole discretion over its monetary and financial policies.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 30/01/2024 16:28:39 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1680851

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Energy: Meters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that prepayment meters are not involuntarily installed in people's homes.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	8804
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>Prepayment meters can continue to play a role in the market, however it is important that the rules around their use are sufficient to protect consumers and are properly enforced. Involuntary installations should only ever be a last resort for managing customer debts.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem implemented new rules regarding the involuntary installation of prepayment meters on 8th November and suppliers must refrain from all involuntary installations for high-risk customers. The Government will continue to work closely with Ofgem and industry to see that the new rules lead to positive changes for consumers and won't hesitate to intervene again if necessary.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 16/01/2024 11:45:10 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1679139

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2023
	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	Waste Management
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled Waste collection services: guidance for local authorities, published on 23 July 2021, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing statutory guidance for local authorities on sorting waste materials.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	7637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>We recently consulted on the content of the statutory guidance for Simpler Recycling. We will publish our final statutory guidance once the regulations relating to Simpler Recycling have been made.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 08/01/2024 15:06:23 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1673309

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Green Homes Grant Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to her Department's publication entitled Evaluation of the Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme, published in June 2023, how many (a) leaseholders and (b) freeholders (i) applied for and (ii) received funding from the Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	3884
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>Information on the number of household applications and the number of households with at least one measure installed under the Green Homes Grant Voucher scheme can be found in Table 1.1 of the <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fgreen-homes-grant-voucher-release-october-2022&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7Cc4d4b3f718304b92dd8508dbf57998bd%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638373674825355575%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=YvideRGNsxBilKXnqRBHuwVztdwmjQSX9GLdPWZ7%2F%2FI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">latest Green Homes Grant Voucher statistical release</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold data on the leasehold or freehold status of property owners under the scheme.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 05/12/2023 11:18:51 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse