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1472455

registered interest
date	22/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Electricity Generation: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of a windfall tax on investment plans of electricity generators.
tabling member constituency	Beverley and Holderness
tabling member printed	Graham Stuart
uin	23236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2022 answer text <p>Within the Economy Update on 26<sup>th</sup> May, the Chancellor announced the Government is urgently evaluating the scale of extraordinary profits in the energy generation sector and the appropriate next steps.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this process, officials are currently engaging with industry stakeholders, to gather evidence on energy generator’s level of profitability and the operation of their business models.</p><p> </p><p>The PM’s ten-point plan and recent energy security strategy has set the UK on a pathway to a significant movement away from gas generation and towards renewables and low-carbon technologies.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that any measures, tax or otherwise, need to be proportionate and avoid creating undue distortion or impacts on UK investment.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 23452 23453 23454 23817 question first answered 30/06/2022 15:02:59 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart

1468663

registered interest
date	08/06/2022
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	Agriculture: Regional Planning and Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including projects on protecting farmland from flooding in the next allocation round of Levelling Up funding.
tabling member constituency	Beverley and Holderness
tabling member printed	Graham Stuart
uin	14447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>The Levelling Up Fund will support urban and rural communities to deliver benefits across the United Kingdom. It is for bidding authorities to put forward the bids that they feel will best support their Levelling Up ambitions across the themes of Regeneration, Culture and Transport.</p><p>Local authorities can also use their UK Shared Prosperity Fund allocation for this type of intervention. This includes funding for new, or improvements to existing, community and neighbourhood infrastructure projects including those that increase communities' resilience to natural hazards, such as flooding. This could cover capital spend and running costs.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 20/06/2022 16:13:34 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart

1463493

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Pain: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure adequate support is provided to people who live with severe chronic pain.
tabling member constituency	Beverley and Holderness
tabling member printed	Graham Stuart
uin	3506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>The majority of routine treatment and support for people with chronic pain is provided by local primary, community and secondary care services and commissioned via clinical commissioning groups. For patients with severe and complex pain, NHS England commissions specialised care. Upon referral to specialist centres, patients can access a range of health professionals, including consultant specialists, clinical nurse specialists, psychologists and physiotherapists and receive specialised treatment.</p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence published guidance on chronic pain in April 2021, which includes recommendations on how chronic pain can be managed through pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches, such as exercise programmes, acupuncture and psychological therapy.</p><p>NHS England has established a task and finish group to produce guidance on the provision of services for people living with long-term pain conditions by September 2022. The guidance is aimed at integrated care systems, to provide core principles which can be used to inform the development of local models of care for complex pain.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 25/05/2022 11:27:50 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart

1463494

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Pain: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) availability of pain services and (b) Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance’s core offer for pain services.
tabling member constituency	Beverley and Holderness
tabling member printed	Graham Stuart
uin	3507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. The majority of routine treatment and support for people with chronic pain is provided by local primary, community and secondary care services and commissioned via clinical commissioning groups. For patients with severe and complex pain, NHS England commissions specialised care. Upon referral to specialist centres, patients can access a range of health professionals, including consultant specialists, clinical nurse specialists, psychologists and physiotherapists and receive specialised treatment.</p><p>The core offer for pain services produced by the Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance is informing guidance on the provision of high-quality services for people living with long-term pain conditions currently being produced by NHS England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 25/05/2022 11:46:12 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart

1463495

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Pain: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to ensure that people with chronic pain have access to non-pharmacological interventions as outlined in the NICE guideline on chronic pain.
tabling member constituency	Beverley and Holderness
tabling member printed	Graham Stuart
uin	3508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published its guideline on chronic pain in April 2021 which includes recommendations on how chronic pain can be managed through pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches, such as exercise programmes, acupuncture, and psychological therapy.</p><p>While NICE’s guideline describes best practice and should be taken fully into account in the care and treatment of individual patients, it is not mandatory and does not override a medical practitioner’s clinical judgement.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 25/05/2022 11:26:04 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart

1455092

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Carbon Capture and Storage
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 his Department has made of the levels of offshore CO2 storage capacity required to meet projections for (a) hydrogen production and (b) industrial and power carbon capture projects for 2035 and beyond; and what steps he plans to take to help ensure that that capacity is delivered in a timely manner.
tabling member constituency	Beverley and Holderness
tabling member printed	Graham Stuart
uin	148074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2022 answer text <p>The UK has an estimated 78 billion tonnes of CO<sub>2</sub> storage capacity on its Continental Shelf. This is more than adequate storage capacity to meet CO<sub>2</sub> storage requirements for hydrogen production and industrial and power carbon capture projects.</p><p> </p><p>In the Net Zero Strategy, the UK set out an ambition to capture 20-30 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of CO<sub>2</sub> by 2030, including 6 million tonnes per year of industrial emissions, and at least 50 Mtpa by the mid-2030s.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continues to work with key regulatory and industry partners to ensure the capacity needed to store CO<sub>2</sub> is made available.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 05/04/2022 16:38:17 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart

1455093

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Hydrogen: Storage
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 his Department has made of the levels of hydrogen storage capacity required to (a) facilitate the anticipated growth of and (b) help guard against price spikes in that market; and what steps he plans to take to help ensure that that capacity is delivered in a timely manner.
tabling member constituency	Beverley and Holderness
tabling member printed	Graham Stuart
uin	148075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2022 answer text <p>In the UK Hydrogen Strategy, the Government set out that hydrogen storage can support the hydrogen economy in a range of ways that position it as a strategic asset as part of a fully decarbonised, net zero economy. In the strategy, the Government committed to undertake a review of systemic hydrogen storage requirements in the 2020s and beyond, including its potential role as a critical enabler for some end-use sectors.</p><p> </p><p>The review is underway and will consider whether funding or other incentives are needed, whether regulation might be required to ensure that the necessary storage infrastructure is available when needed, and what form this might take.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 05/04/2022 16:38:25 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart

1455094

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Hydrogen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Hydrogen Strategy and Net Zero Strategy, what progress his Department has made on understanding the (a) costs and (b) benefits of introducing hydrogen into the power sector.
tabling member constituency	Beverley and Holderness
tabling member printed	Graham Stuart
uin	148076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2022 answer text <p>The Government views hydrogen as an important component of the UK’s future power system. Government analysis[1] shows that having hydrogen available in the power sector could achieve lower emissions at a lower cost than scenarios without hydrogen. The extent of hydrogen’s impact is dependent on the quantity and cost of hydrogen available for generating electricity.</p><p> </p><p><em>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/modelling-2050-electricity-system-analysis" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/modelling-2050-electricity-system-analysis</a></em></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 05/04/2022 16:38:35 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart

1455095

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage and Hydrogen
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 steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the UK maximises the potential economic opportunities of low carbon hydrogen and carbon capture, usage and storage.
tabling member constituency	Beverley and Holderness
tabling member printed	Graham Stuart
uin	148077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2022 answer text <p>The Government has committed to publishing a Sector Development Action Plan to set out how government and industry will support UK companies to seize supply chain opportunities, skills and jobs across the hydrogen economy. In addition, the Government’s aim to capture and store 20-30 MtCO2 per year by 2030 will offer significant opportunities for investment and UK exports.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 05/04/2022 16:38:46 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart

1455096

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Hydrogen
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 planned timetable is for the six-month update on the Hydrogen Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Beverley and Holderness
tabling member printed	Graham Stuart
uin	148078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2022 answer text <p>The Government published its first ever UK Hydrogen Strategy in August 2021, putting the UK at the forefront of the race to develop low carbon hydrogen.</p><p> </p><p>The Strategy committed to provide regular updates to the market as our policy develops, with the first of these updates expected shortly. This will include publishing responses to our consultations on the Hydrogen Business Model, Net Zero Hydrogen Fund and Low Carbon Hydrogen Standard.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 05/04/2022 16:38:54 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart