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759712

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Caribbean: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what provision has been made for infant feeding within the Government's emergency response to Hurricane Irma.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	10135
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government is doing all that it can to help those caught in the path of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The Government has been responding to the humanitarian needs as they have been identified by our teams on the ground and the local authorities. To date, almost 180 tonnes of DFID relief items have either arrived or been procured in the region, including much needed food, water, shelter kits, and solar lanterns. Recent assessments indicate that markets are opening in the region and we are keen to support these. The UK is funding the Pan American Health Organisation – the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organisation – to help meet the health needs of affected populations, including any specific issues related to infant feeding. DFID will continue to work closely with the local authorities to identify their needs and prioritise our response accordingly.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 09/10/2017 15:50:38 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1064111

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2019
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Yemen: Prisoners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether any progress has been made on facilitating prisoner exchanges between the respective parties in the Yemen conflict.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	223522
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>The UN Special Envoy, Martin Griffiths, informed the UN Security Council on 19 February that progress has been made towards releasing the first batch of prisoners and we welcome this. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Houthis have also already released small numbers of prisoners as signs of goodwill while discussions continue on a broader exchange of prisoners. We welcome these steps – a key confidence building measure – and have seconded a UK expert to the UN to support the UN’s work to facilitate the prisoner exchange agreement.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/02/2019 17:09:17 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1064129

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2019
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Yemen: Baha'i Faith
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department has taken to secure the release of prisoners held by Houthi authorities in Sana’a in Yemen that are members of the Baha’i community reportedly imprisoned on grounds of their faith.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	223554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>We continue to follow the treatment of the Baha’is in Yemen closely, including through meeting representatives of the Baha'i in the UK and lobbying the relevant authorities. We continue to call on the parties to the conflict for the human rights of all Yemenis to be respected and the UK Ambassador last raised this directly with the Houthi Spokesperson on 5 February.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/02/2019 17:10:29 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1273405

	registered interest
	date	30/12/2020
	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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many (a) civil service and (b) senior civil service positions his Department has created in functions associated with the UK leaving the EU in each year since 2016; and whether his Department plans to create any such positions in 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	133002
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2021 answer text <p>In 2016, the Department reprioritised an initial 100 staff (6 SCS) to work directly on EU exit preparations with more staff managing the wider implications of EU exit.</p><p>In 2017, a total of 450 staff (27 SCS) were working on EU exit preparations.</p><p>Between 2018-2020, HM Treasury funded ~850 staff (~50 SCS) to support EU exit and transition preparations. The wider number of staff involved in the Department’s preparations has fluctuated, with up to 1200 staff (~70 SCS) working on emerging EU Transition priorities.</p><p>We are in the process of implementing the Spending Review outcome for 2021-22 and have no plans to create new EU exit positions.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 15/01/2021 10:21:40 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1611762

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Energy Bills Rebate: Glasgow Central
	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 people have not taken up their entitlement to energy bills support scheme vouchers for prepayment meters in Glasgow Central constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	181306
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>Reporting to the four months to January 31<sup>st</sup>, 2023, shows an estimated 31,210 Energy Bills Support Scheme traditional prepayment meter vouchers were issued to households in Glasgow Central, with 17,760 (57%) of these redeemed. October and November vouchers were valued at £66, and December and January’s were valued at £67 meaning the 13,450 unredeemed vouchers have a value of at least £887,700. Transparency data on Energy Bills Support Scheme GB payments made by electricity suppliers to customers is reported monthly and can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/energy-bills-support-scheme-payments-made-by-electricity-suppliers-to-customers" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/energy-bills-support-scheme-payments-made-by-electricity-suppliers-to-customers</a>.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 24/04/2023 15:15:51 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1645642

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Energy Bills Rebate: Low Incomes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, was assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Energy Bill Support Scheme for people on low incomes.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	190104
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>The Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS) GB delivered a £400 non-repayable government discount on electricity bills to all households with a domestic electricity meter, more than 28 million households in Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will carry out an evaluation of the EBSS after scheme closure.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 26/06/2023 06:34:14 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

506445

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2016
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Electricity: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of a cap and floor funding approach for the development of new pumped storage capacity in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	32885
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2016 answer text <p>We are investigating the potential barriers to deployment of energy storage and possible mitigating actions, focussing in the first instance on removing regulatory and policy barriers. We will be publishing a call for evidence on a smart systems route map, including storage, shortly. In addition, DECC is in regular dialogue with prospective developers of new pumped hydro storage projects, both in and outside of Scotland, and is keen to understand the extent to which any barriers to deployment can be overcome in a way that is affordable to consumers.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 13/04/2016 13:28:17 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

506439

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2016
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Electricity: Storage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what plans she has to address market barriers to investment in large-scale and distributed electricity storage technologies.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	32902
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2016 answer text <p>A key objective of our £20m energy storage innovation programme is to strengthen investor confidence in energy storage at all scales. Overall, more than £80m of public sector controlled support has been committed to energy storage research, development and demonstration activities since 2012. This R&amp;D activity has helped to raise the profile of storage and to demonstrate its capabilities to potential investors. In addition, my rt. hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer allocated at least £50m innovation funding to smart technologies, including storage, in the recent Budget.</p><p> </p><p>The National Infrastructure Commission published a report, Smart Power, earlier in March. This included a recommendation to review the regulatory and legal status of storage and remove outdated barriers. The Department will implement this recommendation in full. We intend to publish a call for evidence on a smart systems route map, including storage, shortly.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 13/04/2016 13:54:53 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

506444

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2016
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	District Heating: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether her Department has a strategy to ensure that the growth of district heating is accompanied by the development of non-fossil fuel heat sources that are compatible with long term carbon emissions targets.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	32945
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>Yes. The development of heat networks and non-fossil fuel heat sources needs to go hand in hand. One of the key benefits of heat networks is that they can be used to transport heat from a wide range of low carbon heat sources.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s support for both renewable heating and district heating (heat networks) was confirmed in the Autumn Statement. My Rt Hon friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer made clear that the Renewable Heat Incentive will see an increase in funding to £1.15 billion by 2020-21 and separately that over £300 million of funding would be made available for up to 200 heat networks to generate enough heat to support the equivalent of 400,000 homes.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently designing the Heat Network Investment Fund to allocate this funding, which is due to launch later in 2016 and run until 2021. We are keen to ensure that the projects supported by the fund are low carbon, economically viable and strategically designed to ensure future growth and development. We expect a range of projects with a mix of different heat sources to come forward for support, as we have seen with those Local Authority projects already supported at the development stage by the Government’s Heat Network Delivery Unit. As well as fossil fuelled Combined Heat and Power, such sources include non-fossil fuel heat from waste, deep geothermal heat, water-sourced heat pumps and heat from underground minewater. In addition, DECC’s innovation budget was doubled; some of this will be used to support the development of low carbon technology in heat delivery.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 20/04/2016 15:20:22 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1519378

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he had discussions with (a) Crispin Odey, (b) other representatives of Odey Asset Management and (c) representatives of other hedge funds in the (i) two weeks prior and (ii) three days after his statement to the House on 22 September 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	59857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>Treasury ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a>.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith grouped question UIN 59183 61299 question first answered 17/10/2022 14:19:24 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss