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1728421

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Great British Nuclear: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to his Answer of 2 September 2024 to Question 2122 on Great British Nuclear: Recruitment, if he will list (a) the organisations from which personnel have been seconded to Great British Nuclear and (b) the number of personnel recruited from each.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	5089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>GBN has grown rapidly as an organisation to deliver on its mission and now has over 100 personnel working for it, including those seconded from a range of organisations. Permanent recruitment for the Executive Team is actively underway and this will be followed by recruitment for the rest of the organisation.</p> answering member constituency Rutherglen answering member printed Michael Shanks question first answered 18/09/2024 16:36:16 answering member 4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1728451

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Sizewell C Power Station
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for public expenditure of the provision of a further £5.5 billion for additional development support for the proposed new nuclear power plant Sizewell C in (a) the current fiscal year and (b) each of the next four fiscal years.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	5090
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>While working towards a final investment decision on Sizewell C, we have established a new subsidy scheme of up to £5.5 billion to ensure the government can provide the project with the necessary financial support to remain on track. Decisions about providing investment and support under the scheme will be made in due course and will be subject to the relevant government approval processes, including where appropriate the upcoming Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Rutherglen answering member printed Michael Shanks question first answered 18/09/2024 12:50:33 answering member 4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1726714

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Energy: Business Premises and Private Rented Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to respond to the consultation entitled Improving the energy performance of privately rented homes in England and Wales, which closed on 8 January 2021; and whether he plans to increase the minimum energy efficiency standards required for (a) rented and (b) leased non-residential buildings.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	3764
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2024 answer text <p>We will require private landlords to make improvements to their properties by 2030. Ensuring warmer, healthier private rented homes will lift many families out of fuel poverty and reduce energy bills. We will consider the evidence gathered as part of the 2020 consultation as we design the policy around increased Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to decarbonising non domestic buildings and is exploring the most appropriate way to do so, including through Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards where evidence gathered as part of the 2019 and 2021 consultations will continue to inform policy development.</p> answering member constituency Peckham answering member printed Miatta Fahnbulleh question first answered 10/09/2024 06:26:41 answering member 5099
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1725661

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Winter Fuel Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of means-testing the winter fuel payment on those no longer eligible for that payment.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	3026
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>This Government is committed to pensioners – everyone in our society, no matter their working history or savings deserves a comfortable and dignified retirement.</p><p></p><p>Given the substantial pressures faced by the public finances this year and next, the government has had to make hard choices to bring the public finances back under control.</p><p></p><p>Winter Fuel Payments will continue to be paid to pensioner households with someone receiving Pension Credit or certain other income-related benefits. They will continue to be worth £200 for eligible households, or £300 for eligible households with someone aged 80 and over.</p><p> </p><p>We know there are low-income pensioners who aren’t claiming Pension Credit, and we urge those people to apply. This will passport them to receive Winter Fuel Payment alongside other benefits – hundreds of pounds that could really help them. We will ensure that the poorest pensioners get the support they need.</p><p> </p><p>Over the next five years we expect over 12 million pensioners are likely to see their State Pensions increase by thousands of pounds as a result of our commitment to the Triple Lock. Protecting the Triple Lock even in the current economic climate shows our steadfast commitment to pensioners.</p><p> </p><p>We are also providing support through our Warm Homes Plan which pensioners will benefit from. This will support investment in insulation and low carbon heating – upgrading millions of homes over this Parliament. Our long-term plan will protect billpayers permanently, reduce fuel poverty, and get the UK back on track to meet our climate goals.</p><p> </p><p>The Household Support Fund is also being extended for a further 6 months, from 1 October 2024 until 31 March 2025.  An additional £500 million will be provided to enable the extension of the HSF, including funding for the Devolved Administrations through the Barnett formula to be spent at their discretion.</p><p> </p><p></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds question first answered 09/09/2024 15:02:39 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1725662

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Pension Credit: Take-up
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to increase the take-up of pension credit.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	3027
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government is determined to ensure that the poorest pensioners get the support they need.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the current Pension Credit Week of Action, we have joined forces with national charities, broadcasters and local authorities to encourage pensioners to check their eligibility and make a claim.</p><p> </p><p>From 16 September, we will be running a national marketing campaign on a range of channels. The campaign will target potential pension-age customers, as well as friends and family who can encourage and support them to apply.</p><p> </p><p>Our future campaign messaging will also focus on encouraging pensioners to apply for Pension Credit before the 21 December 2024, which is the last date for making a successful backdated claim for Pension Credit in order to receive a Winter Fuel Payment.</p><p> </p><p>We will work with external partners, local authorities and the Devolved Governments to boost the take-up of Pension Credit.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds grouped question UIN 3146 3894 question first answered 05/09/2024 15:37:40 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1725667

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Solicitor General, what the cost to her Department was of ministerial severance payments in each year from 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024; which Ministers received a severance payment in that period; and how much each Minister received.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	3028
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>Details of ministerial severance payments are published in the HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor Annual Report and Accounts. These can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/transparency-and-freedom-of-information-releases?parent=government-legal-department&amp;organisations%5B%5D=government-legal-department&amp;order=updated-newest" target="_blank">Transparency andfreedom of information releases - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>I confirm that over the period 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024, the following payments were made:</p><p>The Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Cox KC MP – £23,612 (February 2020)</p><p>The Rt Hon Alex Chalk KC – £14,490 (August 2022)</p><p>Edward Timpson CBE KC – £14,490 (October 2022)</p><p>The Rt Hon Sir Michael Ellis KC – £23,612 (November 2022)</p><p>Information on any payments from 31 May 2024 will be released in due course.</p><p>All severance payments were made under the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991, which provides for severance payments to ministers who cease to hold office and are not re-appointed to government within three weeks. This reflects the lack of any notice period when ministers leave government.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Sarah Sackman question first answered 09/09/2024 13:58:31 answering member 5204
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1725669

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to his Department was of ministerial severance payments in each year from 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024; which Ministers received a severance payment; and how much each Minister received.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	3029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The department publishes details of all ministerial remuneration including compensation for loss of office in its Annual Reports and Accounts.</p><p> </p><p>The information can be viewed on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> at this address: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cabinet-office-annual-reports-and-accounts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cabinet-office-annual-reports-and-accounts</a></p><p> </p><p>The Cabinet Office has published Annual Reports and Accounts for periods up to and including the financial year 2022/23. The 2023/2024 Annual Report and Account is due to be published in the Autumn. Information related to the financial year 2024/25 will be published after that year has closed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Queen's Park and Maida Vale answering member printed Georgia Gould question first answered 09/09/2024 14:32:53 answering member 5305
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1725670

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Department for Business and Trade: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the cost to his Department was of ministerial severance payments in each year from 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024; which Ministers received a severance payment; and how much each Minister received.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	3030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>Under the Ministerial and Other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991, eligible Ministers who leave office are entitled to a one-off payment equivalent to one quarter of their annual salary at the point at which they leave Government.</p><p> </p><p>Details of such payments are published in the departmental annual reports and accounts, and ministerial salaries are published on GOV.UK at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministerial-salary-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministerial-salary-data</a></p> answering member constituency Ellesmere Port and Bromborough answering member printed Justin Madders question first answered 09/09/2024 13:51:09 answering member 4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1725671

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost to her Department was of Ministerial severance payments during each year from 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024; which Ministers received a severance payment; and how much each Minister received.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	3031
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>Under the Ministerial and Other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991, eligible Ministers who leave office are entitled to a one off payment equivalent to one quarter of their annual salary at the point at which they leave the government.</p><p>This applies only where a Minister is under 65 and is not appointed to a ministerial office within three weeks of leaving government.</p><p>Individuals may waive the payment to which they are entitled. That is a matter for their personal discretion, but this approach has been taken in the past.</p><p>Details of such payments are published in departmental <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-annual-report-and-accounts-2022-to-2023" target="_blank">annual reports and accounts</a>, and ministerial salaries are published on <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1027301/Salaries_of_Members_of_Her_Majestys_Government_-_Financial_Year_2021-22_-_Publication.pdf" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>. Future disclosures for 2023/24 will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Barnsley South answering member printed Stephanie Peacock question first answered 09/09/2024 14:06:32 answering member 4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1725672

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the cost to her Department was of Ministerial severance payments during each year from 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024; which Ministers received a severance payment; and how much each Minister received.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	3032
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2024 answer text <p>The provision of severance payments for Ministers is set out in legislation.</p><p>Details of the severance payments made to ministers when leaving office are published in the Departments’ Annual Reports and Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Lewisham East answering member printed Janet Daby question first answered 13/09/2024 14:39:59 answering member 4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1725673

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	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	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Redundancy Pay
	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 the cost to his Department was of Ministerial severance payments during each year from 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024; which Ministers received a severance payment; and how much each Minister received.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	3033
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero was created following a Machinery of Government change and the payroll entries were split from other Government Departments in September 2023. From the creation of the separate ledger for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero until 30 May 2024, there were no Ministerial severance payments made.</p> answering member constituency Rutherglen answering member printed Michael Shanks question first answered 09/09/2024 12:32:26 answering member 4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1725676

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Redundancy Pay
	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 the cost to his Department was of ministerial severance payments in each year from 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024; which Ministers received a severance payment; and how much each Minister received.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	3034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>The details of any ministerial severance payments can be found in our Annual Report &amp; Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 18/09/2024 12:30:42 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1725677

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	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	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the cost to his Department was of ministerial severance payments in each year from 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024; which Ministers received a severance payment; and how much each Minister received.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	3035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The details of any ministerial severance payments can be found in the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p>The 2023/2024 Annual Report and Accounts for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology are to be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Enfield North answering member printed Feryal Clark question first answered 09/09/2024 16:38:05 answering member 4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1725680

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to her Department was of ministerial severance payments in each year from 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024; which Ministers received a severance payment; and how much each Minister received.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	3036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>Since 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024 the cost of ministerial severance payments are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>19 December 2019 – 31 December 2019: nil</p><p>1 January 2020 – 31 December 2020: nil</p><p>1 January 2021 – 31 December 2021: nil</p><p>1 January 2022 – 31 December 2022: £41,575</p><p>1 January 2023 – 31 December 2023: £7,920</p><p>1 January 2024 – 30 May 2024: nil</p><p> </p><p>The following Ministers received a severance payment of the following value:</p><p> </p><p>Grant Shapps MP received a compensation payment of £16,876 when he left Government on 6 September 2022.</p><p>Karl McCartney MP received a compensation payment of £5,593 when he left Government on 7 September 2022.</p><p>Robert Courts MP received a compensation payment of £5,593 when he left Government on 18 September 2022.</p><p>Kevin Foster MP received a compensation payment of £7,920 when he left Government on 25 October 2022.</p><p>Katherine Fletcher MP received a compensation payment of £5,593 when she left Government on 26 October 2022.</p><p>Jesse Norman MP received a compensation payment of £7,920 when he left Government on 13 November 2023.</p> answering member constituency Wythenshawe and Sale East answering member printed Mike Kane question first answered 09/09/2024 15:49:04 answering member 4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1725681

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to her Department was of ministerial severance payments in each year from 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024; which Ministers received a severance payment; and how much each Minister received.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	3037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The details of severance payments made to former ministers can be found in our Annual Report &amp; Accounts.</p><p>Information for the 2024/25 financial year will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Stretford and Urmston answering member printed Andrew Western question first answered 09/09/2024 14:55:11 answering member 4979 label Biography information for Andrew Western
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1725682

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Department of Health and Social Care: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to his Department was of ministerial severance payments in each year from 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024; which Ministers received a severance payment in that period; and how much each Minister received.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	3038
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The details of any ministerial severance payments can be found in our Annual Report &amp; Accounts. Payments made in 2023/24 and 2024/25 financial years will be released in due course</p><p>Each payment corresponds to the statutory entitlements as laid out in the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991. The Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991 is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/5/contents" target="_blank">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/5/contents</a></p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered 09/09/2024 10:09:31 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1725683

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the cost to his Department was of ministerial severance payments in each year from 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024; which Ministers received a severance payment in that period; and how much each Minister received.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	3039
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The details of any ministerial severance payments can be found in the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office's (FCDO) Annual Report &amp; Accounts. For FY 2019-20, details of payments can be found in the separate Annual Report &amp; Accounts of the then Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the then Department for International Development (DfID).</p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Friern Barnet answering member printed Catherine West question first answered 09/09/2024 13:57:01 answering member 4523 label Biography information for Catherine West
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1725684

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to her Department was of ministerial severance payments in each year from 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024; which Ministers received a severance payment in that period; and how much each Minister received.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	3040
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>Any severance payments made to former Ministers of HM Treasury are recorded in the Departmental Annual Report and Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 09/09/2024 11:12:55 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1725685

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to her Department was of ministerial severance payments in each year from 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024; which Ministers received a severance payment in that period; and how much each Minister received.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	3041
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p><em>The details of any ministerial severance payments can be found in our Annual Report &amp; Accounts</em>”., there were no severance payments made between December 2019 and 6<sup>th</sup> July 2022.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ho-annual-reports-and-accounts" target="_blank">Home Office annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson question first answered 09/09/2024 10:07:53 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1725686

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to his Department was of ministerial severance payments in each year from 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024; which Ministers received a severance payment; and how much each Minister received.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	3042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>Ministerial severance payments in each year from December 2019 to May 2024 are published as part of the annual reportand accounts for the Department.</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministry-of-defence-annual-report-and-accounts-2023-to-2024</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Birmingham Selly Oak answering member printed Al Carns question first answered 09/09/2024 15:04:57 answering member 5235
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1725688

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to her Department was of ministerial severance payments in each year from 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024; which Ministers received a severance payment; and how much each Minister received.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	3044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2024 answer text <p>In accordance with the Ministerial and Other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991, paid Ministers below the age of 65 are entitled to a loss of office payment of one quarter of their claimed annual ministerial salary when they cease to hold office.</p><p>Departments are required to publish the detail of any ministerial severance payments made within their Annual Report and Accounts each year.</p><p>Details of such payments are published in departmental annual reports and accounts:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministry-of-justice-annual-report-and-accounts-2022-23" target="_blank">Ministry of Justice Annual Report and Accounts 2022 to 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/moj-annual-report-and-accounts-2021-to-2022" target="_blank">Ministry of Justice Annual Report and Accounts 2021 to 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministry-of-justice-annual-report-and-accounts-2020-to-2021" target="_blank">Ministry of Justice Annual Report and Accounts 2020 to 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministry-of-justice-annual-report-and-accounts-2019-to-2020" target="_blank">Ministry of Justice Annual Report and Accounts 2019 to 2020 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>The financial accounts for 2023/24 will be released in due course.</p> answering member constituency Pontypridd answering member printed Alex Davies-Jones question first answered 05/09/2024 15:30:41 answering member 4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1725689

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost to his Department was of ministerial severance payments in each year from 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024; which Ministers received a severance payment; and how much each Minister received.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	3045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2024 answer text <p>The provision of severance payments for Ministers is set out in legislation. Details of the severance payments made to ministers when leaving office are published in the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/</a>. The amounts for 2023-24 will be included in the Department’s forthcoming Annual Report and Accounts upon completion of the year end audit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 06/09/2024 13:11:21 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1725690

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Leader of the House
	answering dept id	34
	answering dept short name	Leader of the House
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
	hansard heading	Leader of the House: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what the cost to her Department was of ministerial severance payments in each year from 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024; which Ministers received a severance payment; and how much each Minister received.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	3046
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons is part of the Cabinet Office. I refer the hon. member to the response to be provided by the Cabinet Office (<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-08-30/3029" target="_blank">3029</a>).</p> answering member constituency Manchester Central answering member printed Lucy Powell question first answered 09/09/2024 12:05:00 answering member 4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1725691

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the cost to his Department was of ministerial severance payments in each year from 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024; which Ministers received a severance payment; and how much each Minister received.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	3047
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>In accordance with the Ministerial and Other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991, paid Ministers below the age of 65 are entitled to a loss of office payment of one quarter of their claimed annual ministerial salary when they cease to hold office.</p><p>Details of ministerial severance payments can be found in the Scotland Office and Office of the Advocate General annual report and accounts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Edinburgh South answering member printed Ian Murray question first answered 09/09/2024 09:15:03 answering member 3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1725692

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the cost to her Department was of ministerial severance payments in each year from 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024; which Ministers received a severance payment in that period; and how much each Minister received.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	3048
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2024 answer text <p>In accordance with the Ministerial and Other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991, paid Ministers below the age of 65 are entitled to a loss of office payment of one quarter of their claimed annual ministerial salary when they cease to hold office.</p><p>Details of ministerial severance payments can be found in the Wales Office annual report and accounts.</p> answering member constituency Llanelli answering member printed Dame Nia Griffith question first answered 06/09/2024 10:20:04 answering member 1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1724057

	registered interest
	date	29/07/2024
	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	Great British Nuclear: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many full-time permanent staff he (a) plans to recruit and (b) has recruited for Great British Nuclear; and what his planned timeline is for completing this recruitment.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	2122
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2024 answer text <p>GBN has grown rapidly as an organisation to deliver on its mission and now has well over 100 personnel working for it ahead of permanent recruitment to help drive forward the nuclear programme. Permanent recruitment for the Executive Team is actively underway and this will be followed by recruitment for the rest of the organisation.</p> answering member constituency Rutherglen answering member printed Michael Shanks question first answered 02/09/2024 06:28:46 answering member 4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1724090

	registered interest
	date	29/07/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements: India
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether intellectual property provisions on plant genetic resources are being negotiated under the UK-India Free Trade Agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	2123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2024 answer text <p>Boosting trade abroad is essential to deliver a strong economy at home. That is why we are committed to negotiating a Free Trade Agreement with India, which is projected to be the world’s third largest economy by 2027.</p><p>It is the department’s established practice to not comment on the details of live negotiations. We will commence negotiations as soon as possible to secure an agreement that creates new opportunities for businesses, supports jobs across the United Kingdom, and delivers growth.</p> answering member constituency Lothian East answering member printed Mr Douglas Alexander question first answered 06/09/2024 13:43:15 answering member 632 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Alexander
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1724176

	registered interest
	date	29/07/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Plastics: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to publish a response to the consultation on Plastic Packaging Tax - chemical recycling and adoption of a mass balance approach, published on 18 July 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	2124
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2024 answer text <p>The government intends to publish a response to the Plastic Packaging Tax consultation on adoption of a mass balance approach by the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 05/09/2024 17:05:04 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1724177

	registered interest
	date	29/07/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Chemicals: Recycling
	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 plans he has to use chemical recycling as part of his Department’s roadmap to a zero waste economy.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	2125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2024 answer text <p>Chemical recycling technologies have a role to play together with mechanical recycling in helping us transition towards a circular economy by supporting the reduction in virgin plastic stock used in production.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 06/09/2024 13:41:55 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1724178

	registered interest
	date	29/07/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Environment Protection: Technology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how he plans to encourage investment in (a) chemical recycling and (b) other green technologies.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	2126
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2024 answer text <p>The UK is committed to a circular economy which will keep resources in use as long as possible, extracting maximum value, minimizing waste and promoting resource efficiency. Policies such as the UK’s Plastic Packaging Tax help support innovation, growth and jobs in the waste management and the recycling sectors, including within chemical recycling.</p><p> </p><p>The UK supports investment into green technologies through competitive research and innovation-based incentives such as R&amp;D tax credits, innovation funding and incentives.</p><p>DBT will use its investment services to support Great British Energy to seek investment into new technologies to speed up and scale their deployment.</p> answering member constituency Croydon West answering member printed Sarah Jones question first answered 06/09/2024 09:12:57 answering member 4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1722806

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Food: Waste
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to introduce mandatory food waste reporting.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	1332
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to setting a clear roadmap to a circular economy – a future where our resources are used as efficiently and productively as possible for as long as possible, and waste is reduced. The ministerial team are reviewing policies to address the challenges associated with tackling food waste in the supply chain, and these will be announced in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 30/07/2024 13:04:05 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1722571

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Food: Waste
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it is his policy to introduce mandatory food waste reporting for large businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	1016
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to setting a clear roadmap to a circular economy – a future where our resources are used as efficiently and productively as possible for as long as possible, and waste is reduced. As a ministerial team, we are reviewing policies to address the challenges associated with tackling food waste in the supply chain, and these will be announced in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 29/07/2024 16:40:28 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1719799

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2024
	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	Great British Nuclear: Staff
	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 estimate she has made of the number of full-time permanent staff required for Great British Nuclear to fulfill its remit; how many and what proportion of that number has been recruited as of 21 May 2024; and what estimate she has made of the date by which Great British Nuclear will be fully staffed by permanent employees.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	27481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 24/05/2024 06:26:04 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1719858

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Literature: GCSE
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of (a) students that studied texts by female authors and (b) female authors included in exam board syllabi for GCSE English Literature.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	27540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The National Curriculum for English aims to ensure that all pupils appreciate the UK’s rich and varied literary heritage. It encourages pupils to read a range of books, poems and plays to encourage the development of a life-long love of literature.</p><p> </p><p>It is statutory that maintained schools follow the English programmes of study. These do not set out specific reading lists. However, at secondary level, they set out categories from which schools should choose texts. Exam boards will set out a range of choices within these categories, from which schools can select texts. Those taking a GCSE in English Literature must study at least one play by Shakespeare; at least one nineteenth-century novel; a selection of poetry since 1789, including representative Romantic poetry; and fiction or drama from the British Isles from 1914 onwards. The GCSE specification encourages students to read widely within these categories, to broaden their knowledge of literature, and enhance critical and comparative understanding. Teachers have flexibility in the choice of books and plays to teach within the context of the National Curriculum.</p><p> </p><p>Schools make their own decisions on choosing texts, within the set requirements. The department provides guidance for teachers on how to make their choices of texts, with literacy organisations and reading charities offering suggestions, book lists, guidance, research and support.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 23/05/2024 16:57:47 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1719334

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2024
	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	Heat Pumps
	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 recent estimate her Department has made of the number of heat pump installers there are.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	27117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 24/05/2024 06:21:55 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1716963

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Active Travel: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the the Institution of Civil Engineers and All-Party Parliamentary Group on Infrastructure report entitled What are the public behavioural changes required to meet net zero?, published in February 2024, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his polices of the finding that funding safe active travel infrastructure may support people looking to change their behaviour to reduce carbon emissions; and what steps his Department is taking to incentivise transport choices that reduce carbon emissions.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	25523
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>This Government’s approach to decarbonisation is not to stop people doing things, but to enable people to do the same things differently and more sustainably. The Government set out its plans for decarbonising transport in its 2021 Transport Decarbonisation Plan (TDP) and has continued to build on these plans.</p><p>The Government agrees that funding safe active travel infrastructure can enable more people to choose walking, cycling and wheeling for short journeys, and that this in turn can reduce carbon emissions. The TDP includes an assessment of the carbon savings that are projected to be delivered by the Government’s current and projected future support for active travel. This support includes the investment of around £3 billion over the current Parliament, much of which will directly support the roll-out of safe and attractive active travel infrastructure.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 16/05/2024 14:52:51 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1715399

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	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	Boiler Upgrade Scheme: Energy Performance Certificates
	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 page 7 of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme Consultation Response, published on 14 March 2024, on what evidential basis her Department removed the requirement to fulfil the recommendations for loft and cavity wall insulation provided on an energy performance certificate for new applicants for the boiler upgrade scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	24602
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government response to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme consultation sets out a summary of the responses to each consultation question. Of the 205 responses to question 2 on whether we should maintain the requirement for a valid EPC with no outstanding recommendations for loft or cavity wall insulation, 95 respondents said ‘yes’, 14 respondents did not answer and 96 respondents said ‘no’ meaning just over 50% agreed with the removal of the requirement.</p><p> </p><p>Removing the insulation requirements will reduce barriers to the scheme and support more property owners to move from polluting fossil fuel heating systems to low carbon heating.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 10/05/2024 05:24:39 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1714848

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2024
	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	Fuels: Motor Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when she plans to respond to the consultation entitled Empowering drivers and boosting competition in the road fuel retail market, published on 16 January 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	24278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The consultation ‘Empowering drivers and boosting competition in the road fuel retail market’ closed on 12 March 2024. We are currently analysing and considering the consultation responses received and will publish the government response shortly.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 07/05/2024 09:07:23 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1714866

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2024
	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	Boiler Upgrade 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 the Government Response to the consultation entitled Proposed amendments to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme Regulations, published on 14 March 2024, how many and what proportion of responses supported the proposal to cease requiring grant applicants to comply with any fabric-related Energy Performance Certificate recommendations.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	24279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government response to the consultation on proposed amendments to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme regulations sets out the volume and summary of responses to each consultation question. Of the 205 responses to question 2 on whether we should maintain the current requirement for a valid EPC with no outstanding recommendations for loft or cavity wall insulation, 95 respondents said ‘yes’, 14 respondents did not answer and 96 respondents said ‘no’ meaning just over 50% agreed with the removal of the requirement.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 08/05/2024 11:00:40 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1712597

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Regional Planning and Development: Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Transport on incorporating connectivity measures into National Development Management Policies.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	902415
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>Work is underway to prepare National Development Management Policies, and officials will be working with their counterparts in other departments where they have an interest, including the Department for Transport. We are aware that access to services is an area that a number of departments have an interest in. We intend to consult fully on both the scope and content of the policies before any are put in place.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 22/04/2024 16:32:37 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1696454

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Universal Credit: Rents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that social housing tenants who receive Universal Credit are not financially affected by the 53-week rent year in the 2024-25 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	18923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>In the financial year 2024-25 social housing tenants will face 52 weekly rent payment days so Universal Credit will make provision for the exact amount of their liability.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit always converts weekly amounts to monthly sums using 52 weeks. This may lead to a slight advantage to the claimant when converting weekly incomes and to a slight disadvantage when dealing with outgoings. The system is used because it is simple to operate and understand. The department has considered alternative options for those with weekly tenancies, but each have their own limitations and disadvantages for claimants and so there are no plans to change.</p><p> </p><p>The legitimacy of this calculation formula in Universal Credit was confirmed by the High Court in 2020 who found it to be neither irrational or discriminatory.</p><p> </p><p>Discretionary Housing Payments can be paid to those entitled to Housing Benefit or the housing element of Universal Credit who face a shortfall in meeting their housing costs. Since 2011, the government has provided nearly £1.7 billion in Discretionary Housing Payments to local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 25/03/2024 12:10:36 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1693810

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2024
	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	Heat Pumps: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate she has made of the number of heat pumps the Clean Heat Market Mechanism will deliver as part of the target to install 600,000 heat pumps in private domiciles by 2028.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	17182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>In the response to the Clean Heat Market Mechanism consultation published in November 2023, the Government estimated that the scheme targets would amount to around 60,000 installations in 24/25 and around 90,000 in 2025/26. The Government said targets for 2026/27, and further future years, would be set at least six months in advance of the start of the year in question.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 15/03/2024 15:31:14 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1693811

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2024
	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	Heat Pumps
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether it remains her Department's schedule to deliver the Clean Heat Market Mechanism with the associated fines in April 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	17183
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>As set out in the recently published Clean Heat Market Mechanism Consultation Response Addendum, the Government plans to adjust the launch of the scheme from 1 April 2024 to 1 April 2025.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 18/03/2024 12:25:10 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1693812

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Parking: Pedestrian Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2024 to Question 15716 on Parking: Pedestrian Areas, what his planned timetable is to respond to the Local Government Association's report entitled The Path to Inclusive Footways, published on 10 February 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	17184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the report from the Local Government Association, which it will consider in the development of future policies and programmes.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/03/2024 16:27:03 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1692797

	registered interest
	date	29/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Food: Waste
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to publish a revised response to the consultation on Improved food waste reporting by large food businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	16430
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government consulted on improved food waste reporting by large businesses in England and published a response in July 2023. The new Secretary of State has however decided to look again at how best to secure the benefits of food waste reporting, including mandatory measures for large businesses. We now intend to gather further evidence and re-consider all the options using the latest available data in order to retake the decision later this year.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 08/03/2024 14:30:58 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1692823

	registered interest
	date	29/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Fluorinated Gases
	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 adequacy of the (a) training and (b) certification of technicians in the use of alternative products during the planned transition away from fluorinated gases.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	16436
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2024 answer text <p>There are industry-led training courses already available on the use of alternative refrigerant gases. As noted in the Defra assessment report of December 2022 on the impact of the current Regulation on fluorinated gases, some industry stakeholders have suggested that mandatory training should be introduced for alternatives with flammability, toxicity and high-pressure properties. We are reviewing the provisions of the Regulation and intend to consult on proposals for change in due course.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 08/03/2024 14:28:22 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1691748

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Parking: Pedestrian Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the report entitled The path to inclusive footways, published by the Local Government Association on 10 February 2024, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the views of local authorities on proposals to improve management of pavement parking.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	15716
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for parking restrictions and already have powers to address pavement parking by implementing Traffic Regulation Orders. The Department has consulted on further options to help local authorities outside London tackle this issue and has been giving careful consideration to the views expressed by the LGA, individual councils and all other respondents. We will publish a formal response when final decisions have been taken.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 04/03/2024 14:27:58 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1691256

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cars: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to introduce a specific width limit for passenger cars.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	15314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>A width limit for passenger cars is already in place. All vehicles are required to meet rigorous requirements for safety to protect occupants and other road users and stringent environmental standards. With respect to climate change, our Zero Emission Vehicle mandate will put us on a pathway to ensuring that, by 2035, all new cars and vans will be zero emissions at the exhaust.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 15316 question first answered 29/02/2024 08:59:04 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1691257

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cars: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what was the CO2 intensity for new internal combustion car engines in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	15315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>The carbon intensity of newly registered passenger vehicles is measured in grams of CO2 emitted per kilometre driven. The last three years of data held on the fleet wide average CO2 emissions of newly registered petrol and diesel cars in the UK shows an increase over time. Excluding zero emission vehicle registrations, the provisional average for new petrol cars only in 2020 was 140.0 grams of CO2 per kilometre, 143.3 grams of CO2 per kilometre in 2021 and 143.0 grams of CO2 per kilometre in 2022. The provisional average for new diesel cars only in 2020 was 153.8 grams of CO2 per kilometre, 161.0 grams of CO2 per kilometre in 2021 and 164.0 grams of CO2 per kilometre in 2022. When considering the overall fleet of new cars, including zero emission, the average CO2 intensity has decreased over the last three years. The provisional average for 2020 was 126.6 grams of CO2 per kilometre, 118.5 grams of CO2 per kilometre in 2021 and 110.8g grams of CO2 per kilometre in 2022. This data set is available at: Vehicle licensing statistics data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 07/03/2024 11:01:44 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne previous answer version 20897 answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1691259

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cars: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increased car (a) sizes and (b) weights on (i) road safety and (ii) climate change.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	15316
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>A width limit for passenger cars is already in place. All vehicles are required to meet rigorous requirements for safety to protect occupants and other road users and stringent environmental standards. With respect to climate change, our Zero Emission Vehicle mandate will put us on a pathway to ensuring that, by 2035, all new cars and vans will be zero emissions at the exhaust.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 15314 question first answered 29/02/2024 08:59:05 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse