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1171449

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2020
	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	Solar Power: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the quantity of domestic rooftop solar PV installed in (a) 2015, (b) 2016, (c) 2017, (d) 2018 and (e) 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	4396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>(a) - (d) The generating capacity and number of domestic solar PV installations for 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 is published by the department at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/monthly-central-feed-in-tariff-register-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/monthly-central-feed-in-tariff-register-statistics</a>. This data is based on the Central FiTs Register (CFR) of installations accredited on the Feed in Tariff scheme.</p><p>(e) Figures for solar deployment up to November 2019 are published by the department at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/solar-photovoltaics-deployment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/solar-photovoltaics-deployment</a></p><p>These figures are based on BEIS’s major power producers survey, the Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) and the Microgeneration Certification Scheme database (MCS).</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 23/01/2020 11:35:05 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1149474

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2019
	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	Agriculture: Carbon Emissions
	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 steps her Department has taken to establish (a) a baseline for existing carbon dioxide emissions from agriculture (b) an agreed methodology for measuring emissions and (c) a pathway for zero emissions by 2050 and a methodology for assessing progress towards that target; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p><em>a) </em>In the UK, agricultural Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions statistics are calculated and updated annually, with the data forming part of the UK’s National GHG Inventory. The UK’s reporting methodology is built on scientific understanding developed through the joint Defra-Devolved Administration funded £12.6m Agricultural GHG Research Platform. As such it accurately reflects and captures UK agricultural conditions and practices.</p><p> </p><p>Government also publishes emissions data online, the most recent update from April this year is available here:</p><p><a href="https://data.gov.uk/dataset/9a1e58e5-d1b6-457d-a414-335ca546d52c/provisional-uk-greenhouse-gas-emissions-national-statistics" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/dataset/9a1e58e5-d1b6-457d-a414-335ca546d52c/provisional-uk-greenhouse-gas-emissions-national-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p><em>b) </em>The methodology used to estimate emissions from agriculture is compliant with guidelines set by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). This ensures transparency, accuracy, completeness and allows comparisons between countries. Along with 193 other signatories to the Paris Agreement, the UK has committed to using a common approach on emissions reporting, which is vital for robust and consistent reporting of global GHG emissions reductions.</p><p> </p><p><em>c) </em>On 27 June, the UK became the first major economy in the world to set a legally binding target to achieve net zero [100% reductions] GHG emissions from across the UK economy by 2050, bound by the Climate Change Act. The Act also introduced carbon budgets which cap emissions over successive 5-year periods and must be set 12 years in advance.</p><p> </p><p>The Committee on Climate Change, our independent advisors, assesses emissions data to judge whether the UK is on course to meet its carbon budgets, and reports this progress to Parliament and the Devolved Administrations annually. The Government then has a statutory obligation to respond to this advice, laying out the progress and policies underway to meet our targets.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This week the Government announced that a new independent Office for Environmental Protection will be established to scrutinise environmental policy and law. The office’s powers will cover all climate change legislation and hold the Government to account on its commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the importance of reducing emissions further in the food, farming and land use sectors. The Clean Growth Strategy and the 25 Year Environment Plan set out the Government’s ambition for how this will be achieved, including through environmental land management, strengthening biosecurity and control of endemic diseases in livestock, and encouraging use of low emissions fertilisers.</p><p> </p><p>This year we have started developing a new emissions reduction plan for agriculture, in which we will set out our long-term vision for a more productive, low-carbon farming sector in England.</p><p> </p><p>Our new Environmental Land Management Scheme will be underpinned by payment of public money for the provision of environmental public goods. Trees and woodland can contribute to numerous environmental goods and services. Activities to be paid for may include tree planting and woodland creation, and woodland management, including through natural regeneration. Trees and woodlands have multiple benefits and can contribute to many of the environmental outcomes we want to achieve, including mitigation of and adaption to climate change.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 22/10/2019 13:53:49 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1147057

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2019
	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	Agriculture: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Prime Minister's oral contribution of 25 July 2019, Official Report, column 1497, on priorities for Government, what the timescale is for the allocation of the £160 million to the Scottish Government.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	292311
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 08/10/2019 16:48:51 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1142273

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Access
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer 24 July 2019 to Question 280294, what the funding allocations are for the (a) six stations in Scotland, (b) 10 stations in Wales and (c) 57 stations in England.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	282539
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Access for All funding is held and managed at a national level and is not allocated separately to Scotland, England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>All projects are in the early stages of development. Once station projects are fully developed and appropriate designs selected, we will have a better idea of how much each station will cost.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 09/09/2019 15:30:41 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1141024

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Access
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many rail stations were upgraded to step-free access in control periods one to five in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) England; and what was the cumulative spend was for each of those nations in that timeframe.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	280293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>Access for All has delivered step free routes at 202 existing stations, since its launch in 2006.</p><p> </p><p>Access improvements are also delivered as part of other major projects, such as the 40 Crossrail stations which will be made accessible, and by the industry itself, which must meet current accessibility standards whenever it installs, replaces or renews station infrastructure.</p><p>Details of all works since control period 1 are held by the individual organisations and the information on the facilities available at stations is collected and held by the Rail Delivery Group.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 24/07/2019 16:02:12 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1149439

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2019
	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	Agriculture: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Prime Minister's oral contribution of 25 July 2019, Official Report, column 1497, what the timescale is for the allocation of £160 million funding for farming to the Scottish Government .
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	714
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>As the Chancellor announced at the Spending Round on 4 September, the Scottish Government will receive £160 million to support farmers and land managers. This funding will be provided over two years, with £80 million in 2019-20 and £80 million in 2020-21. The additional funding will be provided through the normal estimates process and it will be ring-fenced to ensure that it reaches farmers and land managers in Scotland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 21/10/2019 15:39:31 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1170726

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of Air Passenger Duty tax collected is ring-fenced for climate change policies.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	3247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>As with most taxes, the revenue raised from Air Passenger Duty goes towards the Consolidated Fund, which is used to finance public services and the Government’s priorities, including tackling climate change.</p><p> </p><p>The government takes its environmental responsibilities very seriously and uses a range of levers at its disposal, including spending, taxation and regulatory policy, to meet its climate and environmental objectives.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 22/01/2020 17:06:13 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1147245

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2019
	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	Green Deal Scheme: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 1 May 2019 to Question 246545 on Green Deal Scheme: Appeals, how many of the 107 outstanding cases referred to her have been with her office for (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four, (e) five, (f) six, (g) seven, (h) eight, (i) nine, (j) 10, (k) 11 and (l) 12 months or longer without a final decision having been made.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	292371
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>At 2<sup>nd</sup> October 2019 there are 129 outstanding appeals, relating to the company Home Energy &amp; Lifestyle Management Ltd (HELMS), which have been referred to my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State. The table below provides details of the age of the outstanding appeals.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Months outstanding</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of appeals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 or under</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Longer than 12 months</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Of these cases, 18 are from households in the Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency. The table below provides details of the age of these outstanding appeals.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Months outstanding</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of appeals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 or under</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Longer than 12 months</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Since the answer given by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State on 1 May 2019 to Question 246545, there have been four Sanction Notices issued (final decisions) in respect of complaints about mis-selling of the Green Deal by HELMS but no further Intention Notices. We expect to issue a number of Intention Notices in response to such appeals shortly.</p><p>The final decisions in Sanction Notices may be subject to appeal to the First tier Tribunal.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng grouped question UIN 292373 292374 question first answered 03/10/2019 16:40:22 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1147247

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2019
	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	Green Deal Scheme: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 1 May 2019 to Question 246545 on Green Deal Scheme: Appeals, how many Intention Notices have been (a) issued and (b) agreed.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	292373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>At 2<sup>nd</sup> October 2019 there are 129 outstanding appeals, relating to the company Home Energy &amp; Lifestyle Management Ltd (HELMS), which have been referred to my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State. The table below provides details of the age of the outstanding appeals.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Months outstanding</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of appeals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 or under</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Longer than 12 months</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Of these cases, 18 are from households in the Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency. The table below provides details of the age of these outstanding appeals.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Months outstanding</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of appeals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 or under</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Longer than 12 months</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Since the answer given by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State on 1 May 2019 to Question 246545, there have been four Sanction Notices issued (final decisions) in respect of complaints about mis-selling of the Green Deal by HELMS but no further Intention Notices. We expect to issue a number of Intention Notices in response to such appeals shortly.</p><p>The final decisions in Sanction Notices may be subject to appeal to the First tier Tribunal.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng grouped question UIN 292371 292374 question first answered 03/10/2019 16:40:22 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1147248

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2019
	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	Green Deal Scheme: Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 1 May 2019 to Question 246545 on Green Deal Scheme: Appeals, how many cases from Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency that were referred to her have been with her office for (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four, (e) five, (f) six, (g) seven, (h) eight, (i) nine, (j) 10, (k) 11 and (l) 12 months or longer without a final decision having been made.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	292374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>At 2<sup>nd</sup> October 2019 there are 129 outstanding appeals, relating to the company Home Energy &amp; Lifestyle Management Ltd (HELMS), which have been referred to my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State. The table below provides details of the age of the outstanding appeals.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Months outstanding</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of appeals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 or under</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Longer than 12 months</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Of these cases, 18 are from households in the Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency. The table below provides details of the age of these outstanding appeals.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Months outstanding</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of appeals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 or under</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Longer than 12 months</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Since the answer given by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State on 1 May 2019 to Question 246545, there have been four Sanction Notices issued (final decisions) in respect of complaints about mis-selling of the Green Deal by HELMS but no further Intention Notices. We expect to issue a number of Intention Notices in response to such appeals shortly.</p><p>The final decisions in Sanction Notices may be subject to appeal to the First tier Tribunal.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng grouped question UIN 292371 292373 question first answered 03/10/2019 16:40:22 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown