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1273901

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2021
	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: Environment Protection
	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 he is taking to stimulate private investment in green hydrogen production facilities; and what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on increasing demand for green hydrogen from the transport sector.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	133661
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution and subsequent Energy White Paper, set out that the Government, working with industry, is aiming for 5GW of low carbon hydrogen production capacity in the UK by 2030. In support of this we have also announced a £240m Net Zero Hydrogen Fund for capital co-investment in new low carbon hydrogen production, to bring forward a combination of CCUS-enabled ‘blue’ hydrogen and electrolytic ‘green’ hydrogen projects.</p><p> </p><p>We have also committed to consulting on a preferred hydrogen business model in 2021 and will bring forward further details this year on the revenue mechanism to bring through private sector investment via our new business models. Again, our business model work will focus on supporting both green and blue hydrogen.</p><p> </p><p>I meet with my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Transport regularly to discuss all aspects of transport decarbonisation including the role for green hydrogen. A good example of cross departmental working is the recent announcement in the spending review of £3 million to support the development of the UKs first Hydrogen Transport Hub in Tees Valley.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 12/01/2021 12:31:35 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan previous answer version 72670 answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1302173

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2021
	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	Research: Finance
	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 he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the level of demand on the UK Research and Innovation budget.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	167832
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2021 answer text <p>In contrast to the number of open calls that UKRI runs, which remained relatively stable with an additional surge to deliver specific COVID-19 related funding, the number of applications for funding from UKRI has risen over the last year, including in response to COVID-19. To date the trend has already shown an increase of over 1,000 applications ending December 2020, with a further projection of another 2,000 applications to be received in the final quarter. These increases are against an active portfolio of approximately 14,000 grants.</p><p> </p><p>UKRI has also responded to increased demand to help stabilise the system and the pressures felt across the research and innovation community. Active grants continue to attract a high number of requested changes through their life, but more recently hundreds more enquiries have resulted from COVID-19 disruption, generating many requests for both costed and no cost extensions with £90 million in costed grant extensions paid this year.</p><p> </p><p>Other stabilising interventions that UKRI has made in response to the pandemic include bringing forwards £100 million of Quality Related funding from Academic Year 2020-21 to AY 2019-20, and providing additional funding through the Sustaining University Research Expertise (SURE) Fund in financial year 2020-21.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 17/03/2021 18:08:37 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1359876

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	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: Local Government Finance
	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 funds are allocated to local authorities by his Department through a process of competitive bidding; and if he will publish the names of those funds.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	56776
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The Department has 10 funds allocated to local authorities through a process of competitive bidding.</p><p> </p><p>The list of names those funds are:</p><ul><li>Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF);</li><li>Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS);</li><li>Green Homes Grant - Local Authority Delivery (LAD);</li><li>Homes Upgrade Grant (HUG);</li><li>Public Sector Low Carbon Skills Fund;</li><li>Heat Networks Investment Programme (HNIP);</li><li>Green Heat Networks Fund Transition Scheme;</li><li>Heat Networks Efficiency Scheme Demonstrator;</li><li>Whole House Retrofit;</li><li>Regulators’ Pioneer Fund.</li></ul> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 25/10/2021 15:55:35 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1286688

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU: Bureaucracy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent steps he has taken to simplify trading arrangements between the UK and the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	912468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Members to the<a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2021-02-11/debates/A130B06C-3A7A-45EB-90EF-769D0A8A794F/CabinetOffice#contribution-52417765-39FE-4CD0-8F8E-ADAA1BF91717" target="_blank"> answers</a> given in Cabinet Office orals on 11 February. Guidance and published information are available on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 912438 912441 912460 question first answered 25/02/2021 17:17:41 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1359873

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Local Government Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many funds are allocated to local authorities by his Department through a process of competitive bidding; and if he will publish the names of those funds.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	56773
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>Within the Cabinet Office, one fund is allocated to local authorities through a process of competitive bidding.</p><p>The One Public Estate programme is a partnership between the Office of Government Property in the Cabinet Office, the Local Government Association, and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC). Through better use of land and property, it aims to deliver efficiencies, local economic growth (jobs and homes) and better, more-integrated public services. The programme offers early-stage project funding, support and expertise to cross-public sector projects, led by local authorities.</p><p>The One Public Estate programme also delivers the Land Release Fund on behalf of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. This capital fund enables local authorities to bring forward otherwise unviable land for housing development. Funding for the Land Release Fund is awarded to local authorities, through a competitive process, directly by DLUHC.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 25/10/2021 16:29:46 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1462832

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many retired civil servants are in receipt of a pension via the civil service Classic scheme; and how many of those individuals are in receipt of a (a) widows and (b) widowers’ pension.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	1477
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>A total of 660,782 Civil Servants are in receipt of a pension under classic terms.</p><p> </p><p>Of those</p><ol><li><p>92,550 are in receipt of a widows pension and;</p></li><li><p>15,905 a widowers pension.</p></li><li><p>552,327 are in receipt of the classic pension</p></li></ol><p> </p><p>50.47% (278,762) of retired Civil Servants in receipt of a classic pension are women.</p><p> </p><p>The number of widows and widowers who have had their pensions suspended is given in the below table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Number of pensions suspended in year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year in which pension suspended</p></td><td><p>Widows</p></td><td><p>Widowers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>MyCSP, the pension administrator, are unable to split the numbers based on those remarrying and those cohabiting as their system does not record it in this manner.</p><p> </p><p>The numbers provided are based on MyCSP’s current data holding and include those that were suspended and have not since been restored on their system.</p><p> </p><p>Where a spouse’s Guaranteed Minimum Pension (GMP) remains payable and only the spouse pension in excess of this is suspended, MyCSP are unable to include these in the data provided because their system will show the benefit as ‘in payment’ although the excess element is suspended. Therefore, the record does not show as suspended.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler grouped question UIN 1478 question first answered 19/05/2022 10:31:52 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1462833

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of the total number of retired civil servants in receipt of the Civil Service Classic Scheme pension are women.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	1478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>A total of 660,782 Civil Servants are in receipt of a pension under classic terms.</p><p> </p><p>Of those</p><ol><li><p>92,550 are in receipt of a widows pension and;</p></li><li><p>15,905 a widowers pension.</p></li><li><p>552,327 are in receipt of the classic pension</p></li></ol><p> </p><p>50.47% (278,762) of retired Civil Servants in receipt of a classic pension are women.</p><p> </p><p>The number of widows and widowers who have had their pensions suspended is given in the below table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Number of pensions suspended in year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year in which pension suspended</p></td><td><p>Widows</p></td><td><p>Widowers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>MyCSP, the pension administrator, are unable to split the numbers based on those remarrying and those cohabiting as their system does not record it in this manner.</p><p> </p><p>The numbers provided are based on MyCSP’s current data holding and include those that were suspended and have not since been restored on their system.</p><p> </p><p>Where a spouse’s Guaranteed Minimum Pension (GMP) remains payable and only the spouse pension in excess of this is suspended, MyCSP are unable to include these in the data provided because their system will show the benefit as ‘in payment’ although the excess element is suspended. Therefore, the record does not show as suspended.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler grouped question UIN 1477 question first answered 19/05/2022 10:31:52 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1462834

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) widows and (b) widowers that were in receipt of their partner's Civil Service Classic Scheme pension have seen their payments stopped as a result of (a) remarrying and (b) cohabiting with a partner over the last 5 years.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	1479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2022 answer text <p>A total of 660,782 Civil Servants are in receipt of a pension under classic terms.</p><p> </p><p>Of those</p><ol><li><p>92,550 are in receipt of a widows pension and;</p></li><li><p>15,905 a widowers pension.</p></li><li><p>552,327 are in receipt of the classic pension</p></li></ol><p> </p><p>50.47% (278,762) of retired Civil Servants in receipt of a classic pension are women.</p><p> </p><p>The number of widows and widowers who have had their pensions suspended is given in the below table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Number of pensions suspended in year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year in which pension suspended</p></td><td><p>Widows</p></td><td><p>Widowers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>MyCSP, the pension administrator, are unable to split the numbers based on those remarrying and those cohabiting as their system does not record it in this manner.</p><p> </p><p>The numbers provided are based on MyCSP’s current data holding and include those that were suspended and have not since been restored on their system.</p><p> </p><p>Where a spouse’s Guaranteed Minimum Pension (GMP) remains payable and only the spouse pension in excess of this is suspended, MyCSP are unable to include these in the data provided because their system will show the benefit as ‘in payment’ although the excess element is suspended. Therefore, the record does not show as suspended.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 18/05/2022 17:00:17 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1463472

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many retired civil servants are members of the civil service classic scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	3469
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>A total of 660,782 individuals are in receipt of a pension under classic terms.</p><p>Of those, 552,327 are retired classic members, the rest are those in receipt of a dependent’s pension.</p><p> </p><p>This is split as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Male/Female</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Dependent/Pensioner</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>Dependent</p></td><td><p>15,905</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>Pensioner</p></td><td><p>273,565</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>Dependent</p></td><td><p>92,550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>Pensioner</p></td><td><p>278,762</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>MyCSP, the pension administrator, is unable to provide a split between active and deferred members due to how their data is held.</p><p> </p><p>This is due to the fact that a large number of cases still in payment relate to members retiring or crystallising their benefits before the advent of bespoke administration and payroll systems that would hold this information. All historic, legacy cases were processed manually and unfortunately this level of detail is not available for this population.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 23/05/2022 10:27:54 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1678448

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2023
	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	Football: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Premier League on its financial fair play rules; and what assessment she has made as to whether future legislation should include penalties for breaching financial fair play rules.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	7251
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2024 answer text <p>The Premier League’s financial fair play rules are a matter for the Premier League and will not be will not be covered by the Football Regulator, which will have a tightly defined scope around ensuring financial sustainability. The Football Regulator will not involve itself in sporting matters or league rules, recognising the Government’s long standing respect for the autonomy of sport.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 7252 7253 question first answered 09/01/2024 08:53:52 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts