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1542886

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Allowances: Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of pension tax rules have on the (a) working hours and (b) levels of retirement of doctors in the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	uin	88954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>Pensions tax relief is one of the most expensive reliefs in the personal tax system. In 2020/21 Income Tax and employer National Insurance Contributions relief cost £67.3 billion. The annual and lifetime allowances help to ensure that the highest earning pension savers do not receive a disproportionate benefit. 99 per cent of pension savers make annual contributions below £40,000, the level of standard annual allowance, while 91 per cent of individuals currently approaching retirement have a pension below the lifetime allowance.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that hard-working NHS staff do not find themselves reducing their work commitments due to the interaction between their pay, their pension, and the relevant tax regime. On 22 September, the Government announced it will change elements of the NHS Pension Scheme to help retain doctors, nurses and other senior NHS staff, to increase capacity. These changes include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Changing pension rules regarding inflation</li><li>Encouraging NHS Trusts to explore local solutions for senior clinicians affected by pension tax charges, such as pension recycling</li><li>Implementing permanent retirement flexibilities and extending existing temporary measures to allow our most experienced staff to return to service or stay in service longer.</li></ul><p> </p><p>At Autumn Statement 2022, the Chancellor announced the Government will introduce measures to support and grow the NHS workforce and improve performance across the health system. To support this the government committed to publishing a comprehensive NHS workforce strategy, including independently verified workforce forecasts, next year.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 21/11/2022 11:09:31 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1167509

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: North East Hampshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the local economy in North East Hampshire constituency of (a) spending and (b) investment by (i) his Department and (ii) the armed forces since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	uin	7794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence's (MOD) over-riding priority is to provide national security for the UK as a whole and its extensive regional footprint exists to provide UK national security.</p><p>Spending or investment decisions are appraised on the basis of costs and benefits to UK society overall irrespective of the location of the expenditure, as required by HM Treasury Green Book.</p><p>The department does not routinely undertake assessments of the effect of national spending or investment decisions on local economies.</p><p>MOD Regional Expenditure with UK Industry and Commerce and Supported Employment is published at the Government Office Regional level as a National Statistic at the following link:</p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/774871/Finance_and_economics_annual_statistical_bulletin_201718.pdf</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 7715 7723 7738 7761 7772 7783 7790 7796 question first answered 04/11/2019 16:25:40 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1648309

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2023
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Sri Lanka: Non-governmental Organisations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding has been provided by his Department to non-governmental organisations registered in Sri Lanka (a) directly and (b) indirectly since 2018.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	uin	191366
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2023 answer text <p>The Foreign, Commonwealth &amp; Development Office publishes project spend on DevTracker and details can be found on GOV.UK. Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) programme data is published annually, with data for Sri Lanka available on GOV.UK from 2018 - 2022. Information on CSSF spend for 2022-23 will be published in due course on GOV.UK. Under the FCDO's International Programme between FY 18/19 to FY 22/23, we have contributed £519,492.40 with Sri Lankan registered NGOs receiving £489,492 directly and £30,000 indirectly.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 05/07/2023 15:37:54 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1172119

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Commonwealth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department is taking to increase trade and inward investment with Commonwealth partners.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	uin	900350
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>The UK is working with Commonwealth partners to deliver the 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) ambition of boosting intra-Commonwealth trade to beyond $2 trillion by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>In October 2019 my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade chaired the sixth Commonwealth Trade Ministers Meeting, which reaffirmed the Commonwealth’s support for free trade and discussed the Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda for Trade and Investment.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to increase cooperation ahead of the next CHOGM in June 2020.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 23/01/2020 14:28:22 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1546568

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2022
	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	Solar Power: Parking
	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 potential merits of mandating car parks over a certain size to be covered in solar panels.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	uin	98870
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government is pleased to see examples of solar installations in UK car parks such as in York, Glasgow and Leeds and is considering how to encourage more.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 07/12/2022 17:08:14 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1547615

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2022
	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	Care Homes: Power Failures
	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 recent discussions his Department has had with the Department for Health and Social Care on the impact on care homes who are unable to get added to the priority list for power recovery during a power cut or qualify for a permanent supply line.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	uin	101757
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is working closely with the Department of Health &amp; Social Care to mitigate the impacts associated with the upcoming winter.</p><p> </p><p>Care homes are not included on the list of Approved Designated Services as set out in the Electricity Supply Emergency Code, and therefore do not qualify for Protected Site status. Sites are ultimately still responsible for their own business continuity and should not rely on being on the Protected Sites List for their power resilience. The Electricity Supply Emergency Code only applies to certain scenarios and does not give sites complete coverage for all possible power disruption events.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/12/2022 17:13:31 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1566307

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2023
	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: 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, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of increased use of hydrogen energy on household bills; and what steps he is taking to promote the use of hydrogen energy by consumers.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	uin	122184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>Low carbon hydrogen is critical to delivering energy security, presents a significant growth opportunity, and will help the UK reach net zero. The UK approach is to promote every aspect of the hydrogen economy: production, demand, networks and storage. The Government will ensure that its approach to developing the hydrogen economy takes into account wider government priorities and policies – including considerations related to the affordability of energy bills. This, combined with targeted innovation funding and a facilitative regulatory environment, will unlock hydrogen uptake across key end use sectors.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/01/2023 15:02:17 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1642301

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2023
	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	Solar Power: Parking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy to mandate the installation of solar panels in car parks over a certain capacity to increase the UK's renewable energy generation.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	uin	188072
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government is looking to facilitate and promote extensive deployment of rooftop solar on industrial and commercial property in order to make maximum usage of available surfaces for business as well as environmental and climate benefits.</p><p>The Government will consider how else to extend deployment further, including with solar car parks.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/06/2023 15:42:55 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1646690

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2023
	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	Hydrogen
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to develop a strategic vision for the blending of hydrogen as part of a transition to the use of hydrogen alone.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	uin	190842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government is building evidence to determine if blending meets the required safety standards and represents value for money, which will be essential for blending to be enabled. The Government is working closely with Ofgem and industry to explore options for a future billing methodology that could fairly incorporate hydrogen blends, protecting consumers in the process.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 190845 question first answered 29/06/2023 12:45:16 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1646693

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2023
	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	Natural Gas: Hydrogen
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to ensure that hydrogen blending into the gas grid does not lead to higher gas bills for households and industry.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	uin	190845
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government is building evidence to determine if blending meets the required safety standards and represents value for money, which will be essential for blending to be enabled. The Government is working closely with Ofgem and industry to explore options for a future billing methodology that could fairly incorporate hydrogen blends, protecting consumers in the process.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 190842 question first answered 29/06/2023 12:45:16 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena