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804428

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2017
	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 Emissions
	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 the Government is taking to ensure that potential delays to the construction of new nuclear power stations do not undermine the UK’s ability to meet the requirements of the fifth carbon budget.
	tabling member constituency	Falkirk
	tabling member printed	John McNally
	uin	118608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>The Clean Growth Strategy sets out an indicative pathway to 2032 for meeting the fifth carbon budget through domestic action. This is one of a number of possible pathways. The route we ultimately take to meeting our targets will depend on a range of factors, in particular ensuring we are mindful of any impact on energy costs for households and businesses, and changes in costs as a result of innovation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 15/12/2017 11:20:26 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

804429

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2017
	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 Emissions
	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 the Government is taking to incentivise businesses and consumers to participate in demand-side flexibility to reduce the cost of meeting the requirements of the fifth carbon budget.
	tabling member constituency	Falkirk
	tabling member printed	John McNally
	uin	118609
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government published the Smart Systems and Flexibility Plan in July 2017, which outlined a series of actions to support the transition to a smart energy system, which could save the UK an estimated £17-40 billion up to 2050. The Plan includes measures to increase the participation of industrial and commercial consumers in demand side response (DSR), which focuses on improving access to energy markets and actively supporting National Grid’s changes to ancillary services. The Plan also details policies to enable domestic consumers to participate in DSR, including measures to increase the availability of smart tariffs and on standards for smart appliances, alongside provisions for appropriate consumer protection.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 15/12/2017 11:21:46 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

804430

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2017
	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	Energy: Carbon Emissions
	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 plans the Government has to engage the UK public with future developments and opportunities associated with the UK’s transition to a low carbon energy system.
	tabling member constituency	Falkirk
	tabling member printed	John McNally
	uin	118611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>Moving to a productive low carbon economy cannot be achieved by central government alone; instead, clean growth must be a shared endeavour with business, civil society and the British people.</p><p>To this end, the Clean Growth Strategy announced that, from 2018, Government will work with business and NGOs to introduce a Green Great Britain Week.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 15/12/2017 16:19:29 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

758768

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Neuromuscular Disorders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to increase the number of neuromuscular care advisors for people with muscle-wasting conditions.
	tabling member constituency	Falkirk
	tabling member printed	John McNally
	uin	9390
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>NHS England is responsible for commissioning specialised neurological services, including some services for patients with neuromuscular disorders. NHS England has published a service specification for neurological care that includes an exemplar service specification for neuromuscular conditions which sets out what providers must have in place to offer evidence-based, safe and effective services. The service specification for neurological care can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/d04-neurosci-spec-neuro.pdf" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/d04-neurosci-spec-neuro.pdf</a></p><p>NHS providers, working with local area teams, may establish patient access to neuromuscular care advisers if they consider it would benefit service provision and such decisions are a local matter.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/09/2017 16:35:04 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

758867

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	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: Cycle to Work Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress his Department has made on the implementation of the Government's Cycle to Work scheme for his Department's employees.
	tabling member constituency	Falkirk
	tabling member printed	John McNally
	uin	9389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions already makes provision for our employees through an advance of salary to purchase a bicycle and safety equipment and retailer discounts, which are available via our employee discount scheme.</p><p>We are currently working with a supplier with the intention of implementing a DWP Cycle to Work scheme by the end of this financial year.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 12/09/2017 15:35:31 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

755771

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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	Whisky: 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, what steps the Government plans to take to protect the status of Scottish whisky as a premium product in exports to the US after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Falkirk
	tabling member printed	John McNally
	uin	6971
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>Scotch Whisky is one of the UK’s great export success stories with global exports worth £4bn in 2016.</p><p> </p><p>In the USA, Scotch Whisky is already protected in US Federal Law which refers to Scotch Whisky as, “whisky which is a distinctive product of Scotland, manufactured in Scotland in compliance with the laws of the United Kingdom regulating the manufacture of scotch whisky for consumption in the United Kingdom”. There is no reason for this to change as a result of EU exit.</p><p> </p><p>More generally, our International Action Plan for food and drink exports details how Government and industry will continue to work in partnership to promote UK food and drink overseas, break down trade barriers and open up new international markets.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/09/2017 16:33:25 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

754699

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Fruit: Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether EU nationals who work in the UK soft fruit sector will be able to continue to work in the UK after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Falkirk
	tabling member printed	John McNally
	uin	6779
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s policy paper (Cm 9464), which was laid before Parliament on 26 June, sets out our proposals for enabling European Union citizens residing in the UK before a specified cut off date (to be confirmed, but between 29 March 2017 and exit) to continue to live and work here. After five years’ continuous residence, they will be able to apply for UK settled status. There are no plans to differentiate according to work sector.</p><p>The details of the new scheme will be subject to negotiations. We will publish further detail on the specifics of the new application process, including detailed eligibility criteria and requirements, in due course.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 05/09/2017 15:53:10 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

752627

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Sales
	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 effect on the environment of potential changes in electric car sales after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Falkirk
	tabling member printed	John McNally
	uin	5135
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>This Government has a number of initiatives in place to encourage electric vehicle ownership and has committed to invest more than £600m to 2020 to make the UK a leader not only in their use, but in their development and manufacture. The UK’s network of rapid charge points is the largest in Europe and has helped the UK become the largest market for electric vehicle sales in the EU.We have an established programme of policies in place to support the UK’s growing market for electric vehicles. In 2016 the UK had the highest sales of ultra low emission vehicles in the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The UK's exit from the EU will not reduce our ambition to be at the global forefront of the transition to electric vehicles and we remain committed to meeting our national and international climate change targets.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/07/2017 13:51:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

752858

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	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	Fracking
	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 11 July 2017 to Question 3330, on natural gas: storage, if he will suspend fracking for as long as the UK continues to have secure gas supplies.
	tabling member constituency	Falkirk
	tabling member printed	John McNally
	uin	5116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Shale gas could have great potential to be a domestic energy resource that makes us less reliant on imports and opens up a wealth of job opportunities. The economic impact of shale, both locally and nationally will depend on whether shale development is technically and commercially viable and on the level of production. To determine the potential of the industry and how development will proceed, we need exploration to go ahead.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 20/07/2017 16:58:20 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford previous answer version 6592 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

752859

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Carbon Dioxide: Alarms
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make the use of professional equipment mandatory for the testing of carbon dioxide alarms.
	tabling member constituency	Falkirk
	tabling member printed	John McNally
	uin	5115
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>There are no requirements for carbon dioxide alarms in England and so there are no plans to make the use of professional equipment mandatory for the testing of them.</p><p>On carbon monoxide alarms, building regulations in England require that an alarm be provided when a solid fuel appliance is installed, and sets standards for the quality of that alarm. The Building Regulations set requirements when building work is carried out and do not set on-going requirements for testing.</p><p /> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2017 14:18:16 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally