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1716963

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Active Travel: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the the Institution of Civil Engineers and All-Party Parliamentary Group on Infrastructure report entitled What are the public behavioural changes required to meet net zero?, published in February 2024, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his polices of the finding that funding safe active travel infrastructure may support people looking to change their behaviour to reduce carbon emissions; and what steps his Department is taking to incentivise transport choices that reduce carbon emissions.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	25523
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>This Government’s approach to decarbonisation is not to stop people doing things, but to enable people to do the same things differently and more sustainably. The Government set out its plans for decarbonising transport in its 2021 Transport Decarbonisation Plan (TDP) and has continued to build on these plans.</p><p>The Government agrees that funding safe active travel infrastructure can enable more people to choose walking, cycling and wheeling for short journeys, and that this in turn can reduce carbon emissions. The TDP includes an assessment of the carbon savings that are projected to be delivered by the Government’s current and projected future support for active travel. This support includes the investment of around £3 billion over the current Parliament, much of which will directly support the roll-out of safe and attractive active travel infrastructure.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 16/05/2024 14:52:51 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1715399

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	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	Boiler Upgrade Scheme: Energy Performance Certificates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to page 7 of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme Consultation Response, published on 14 March 2024, on what evidential basis her Department removed the requirement to fulfil the recommendations for loft and cavity wall insulation provided on an energy performance certificate for new applicants for the boiler upgrade scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	24602
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government response to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme consultation sets out a summary of the responses to each consultation question. Of the 205 responses to question 2 on whether we should maintain the requirement for a valid EPC with no outstanding recommendations for loft or cavity wall insulation, 95 respondents said ‘yes’, 14 respondents did not answer and 96 respondents said ‘no’ meaning just over 50% agreed with the removal of the requirement.</p><p> </p><p>Removing the insulation requirements will reduce barriers to the scheme and support more property owners to move from polluting fossil fuel heating systems to low carbon heating.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 10/05/2024 05:24:39 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1714848

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2024
	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	Fuels: Motor Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when she plans to respond to the consultation entitled Empowering drivers and boosting competition in the road fuel retail market, published on 16 January 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	24278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The consultation ‘Empowering drivers and boosting competition in the road fuel retail market’ closed on 12 March 2024. We are currently analysing and considering the consultation responses received and will publish the government response shortly.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 07/05/2024 09:07:23 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1714866

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2024
	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	Boiler Upgrade Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Government Response to the consultation entitled Proposed amendments to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme Regulations, published on 14 March 2024, how many and what proportion of responses supported the proposal to cease requiring grant applicants to comply with any fabric-related Energy Performance Certificate recommendations.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	24279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government response to the consultation on proposed amendments to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme regulations sets out the volume and summary of responses to each consultation question. Of the 205 responses to question 2 on whether we should maintain the current requirement for a valid EPC with no outstanding recommendations for loft or cavity wall insulation, 95 respondents said ‘yes’, 14 respondents did not answer and 96 respondents said ‘no’ meaning just over 50% agreed with the removal of the requirement.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 08/05/2024 11:00:40 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1712597

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Regional Planning and Development: Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Transport on incorporating connectivity measures into National Development Management Policies.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	902415
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>Work is underway to prepare National Development Management Policies, and officials will be working with their counterparts in other departments where they have an interest, including the Department for Transport. We are aware that access to services is an area that a number of departments have an interest in. We intend to consult fully on both the scope and content of the policies before any are put in place.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 22/04/2024 16:32:37 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1696454

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2024
	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	Universal Credit: Rents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that social housing tenants who receive Universal Credit are not financially affected by the 53-week rent year in the 2024-25 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	18923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>In the financial year 2024-25 social housing tenants will face 52 weekly rent payment days so Universal Credit will make provision for the exact amount of their liability.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit always converts weekly amounts to monthly sums using 52 weeks. This may lead to a slight advantage to the claimant when converting weekly incomes and to a slight disadvantage when dealing with outgoings. The system is used because it is simple to operate and understand. The department has considered alternative options for those with weekly tenancies, but each have their own limitations and disadvantages for claimants and so there are no plans to change.</p><p> </p><p>The legitimacy of this calculation formula in Universal Credit was confirmed by the High Court in 2020 who found it to be neither irrational or discriminatory.</p><p> </p><p>Discretionary Housing Payments can be paid to those entitled to Housing Benefit or the housing element of Universal Credit who face a shortfall in meeting their housing costs. Since 2011, the government has provided nearly £1.7 billion in Discretionary Housing Payments to local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 25/03/2024 12:10:36 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1693810

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2024
	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	Heat Pumps: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate she has made of the number of heat pumps the Clean Heat Market Mechanism will deliver as part of the target to install 600,000 heat pumps in private domiciles by 2028.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	17182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>In the response to the Clean Heat Market Mechanism consultation published in November 2023, the Government estimated that the scheme targets would amount to around 60,000 installations in 24/25 and around 90,000 in 2025/26. The Government said targets for 2026/27, and further future years, would be set at least six months in advance of the start of the year in question.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 15/03/2024 15:31:14 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1693811

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2024
	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	Heat Pumps
	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 it remains her Department's schedule to deliver the Clean Heat Market Mechanism with the associated fines in April 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	17183
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>As set out in the recently published Clean Heat Market Mechanism Consultation Response Addendum, the Government plans to adjust the launch of the scheme from 1 April 2024 to 1 April 2025.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 18/03/2024 12:25:10 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1693812

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Parking: Pedestrian Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2024 to Question 15716 on Parking: Pedestrian Areas, what his planned timetable is to respond to the Local Government Association's report entitled The Path to Inclusive Footways, published on 10 February 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	17184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the report from the Local Government Association, which it will consider in the development of future policies and programmes.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/03/2024 16:27:03 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1692797

	registered interest
	date	29/02/2024
	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	Food: Waste
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to publish a revised response to the consultation on Improved food waste reporting by large food businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	16430
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government consulted on improved food waste reporting by large businesses in England and published a response in July 2023. The new Secretary of State has however decided to look again at how best to secure the benefits of food waste reporting, including mandatory measures for large businesses. We now intend to gather further evidence and re-consider all the options using the latest available data in order to retake the decision later this year.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 08/03/2024 14:30:58 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1692823

	registered interest
	date	29/02/2024
	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	Fluorinated Gases
	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 assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) training and (b) certification of technicians in the use of alternative products during the planned transition away from fluorinated gases.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	16436
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2024 answer text <p>There are industry-led training courses already available on the use of alternative refrigerant gases. As noted in the Defra assessment report of December 2022 on the impact of the current Regulation on fluorinated gases, some industry stakeholders have suggested that mandatory training should be introduced for alternatives with flammability, toxicity and high-pressure properties. We are reviewing the provisions of the Regulation and intend to consult on proposals for change in due course.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 08/03/2024 14:28:22 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1691748

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Parking: Pedestrian Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the report entitled The path to inclusive footways, published by the Local Government Association on 10 February 2024, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the views of local authorities on proposals to improve management of pavement parking.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	15716
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for parking restrictions and already have powers to address pavement parking by implementing Traffic Regulation Orders. The Department has consulted on further options to help local authorities outside London tackle this issue and has been giving careful consideration to the views expressed by the LGA, individual councils and all other respondents. We will publish a formal response when final decisions have been taken.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 04/03/2024 14:27:58 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1691256

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cars: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to introduce a specific width limit for passenger cars.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	15314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>A width limit for passenger cars is already in place. All vehicles are required to meet rigorous requirements for safety to protect occupants and other road users and stringent environmental standards. With respect to climate change, our Zero Emission Vehicle mandate will put us on a pathway to ensuring that, by 2035, all new cars and vans will be zero emissions at the exhaust.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 15316 question first answered 29/02/2024 08:59:04 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1691257

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cars: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what was the CO2 intensity for new internal combustion car engines in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	15315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>The carbon intensity of newly registered passenger vehicles is measured in grams of CO2 emitted per kilometre driven. The last three years of data held on the fleet wide average CO2 emissions of newly registered petrol and diesel cars in the UK shows an increase over time. Excluding zero emission vehicle registrations, the provisional average for new petrol cars only in 2020 was 140.0 grams of CO2 per kilometre, 143.3 grams of CO2 per kilometre in 2021 and 143.0 grams of CO2 per kilometre in 2022. The provisional average for new diesel cars only in 2020 was 153.8 grams of CO2 per kilometre, 161.0 grams of CO2 per kilometre in 2021 and 164.0 grams of CO2 per kilometre in 2022. When considering the overall fleet of new cars, including zero emission, the average CO2 intensity has decreased over the last three years. The provisional average for 2020 was 126.6 grams of CO2 per kilometre, 118.5 grams of CO2 per kilometre in 2021 and 110.8g grams of CO2 per kilometre in 2022. This data set is available at: Vehicle licensing statistics data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 07/03/2024 11:01:44 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne previous answer version 20897 answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1691259

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cars: Standards
	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 potential impact of increased car (a) sizes and (b) weights on (i) road safety and (ii) climate change.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	15316
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>A width limit for passenger cars is already in place. All vehicles are required to meet rigorous requirements for safety to protect occupants and other road users and stringent environmental standards. With respect to climate change, our Zero Emission Vehicle mandate will put us on a pathway to ensuring that, by 2035, all new cars and vans will be zero emissions at the exhaust.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 15314 question first answered 29/02/2024 08:59:05 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1689222

	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	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	Fluorinated Gases
	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 assessment he has made of the availability of fluorinated gases during the planned transition to alternative gases.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	14149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2024 answer text <p>We are in the process of reviewing the GB F-gas Regulation, with the view to further reducing use and emissions of F-gases to contribute to achieving Net Zero. We undertook a comprehensive review of the GB F-gas Regulation and published an assessment report in December 2022. This included a forecast of continued demand for hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and a review of the availability of technically feasible and cost-effective alternatives.</p><p> </p><p>We have since been developing policy options for changes to the GB F-gas Regulation. Alongside this policy development, we have continued to update our analysis and modelling to reflect the best available evidence on the availability of F-gases. We intend to go out to consultation on our proposals in due course.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 22/02/2024 16:06:27 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1689223

	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Liver Diseases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of hospital admissions were due to liver disease in 2022-23.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	14150
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2024 answer text <p>The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities publishes liver disease profiles. These provide data on the number and rate of hospital admissions for liver disease in England and local areas. The profiles currently include hospital admissions data up to the financial year ending 31 March 2022.</p><p>In the financial year ending 2022, there were 82,290 hospital admissions in England due to liver disease. The profiles do not include the proportion of all hospital admissions that are due to liver disease. Data on hospital admissions is updated regularly in the profiles, and data for the financial year ending 2023 will be published this summer.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 21/02/2024 16:14:41 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1688657

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which of the commitments in the 2021 Transport Decarbonisation Plan have been (a) completed and (b) abandoned; and when he plans to complete each of the remaining commitments.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	13786
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government’s 2021 Transport Decarbonisation Plan (TDP) set out 78 commitments to support decarbonisation of the UK’s transport system by 2050. Since then, significant progress has been made with over a third of these commitments having been delivered or exceeded within three years. For example, the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate entered into force in January 2024 - the world’s most ambitious national level regulation of its kind. We regularly review our transport decarbonisation policies to ensure they are on track and are committed to publishing our progress and reviewing our net zero pathway at least every five years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 19/02/2024 09:35:25 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1688238

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2024
	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	Food: Waste
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will introduce mandatory food waste reporting for (a) large and (b) medium sized businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	13661
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>The Secretary of State decided in November 2023 to look again at how best to secure the benefits of food waste reporting for large businesses. We now intend to gather further evidence and re-consider all options in the 2022 consultation, including mandatory reporting, using the latest available data. We expect to make the decision later this year.</p><p> </p><p>Medium sized businesses (MSBs) are not under consideration for mandatory reporting approach. MSBs are supported to report voluntarily, including through the <em>Food Waste Reduction Roadmap</em> and the <em>Guardians of Grub </em>programme, which provide guidance to businesses of all sizes on tackling food waste.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 19/02/2024 12:37:55 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1685511

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2024
	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	Electricity: Prices
	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 her Department plans to hold a public consultation on proposals to decouple electricity from wholesale gas prices.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	11838
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>As part of the Review of Electricity Market Arrangements (REMA) programme, the Government is considering a range of potential options to shield consumers from the impacts of potential future commodity price spikes and to ensure they benefit from renewables. The Government plans to publish a second REMA consultation in early 2024.</p><p> </p><p>The CfD scheme already insulates consumers against electricity price spikes. Over time this scheme will significantly reduce dependence on fossil fuelled power generation, lowering consumer exposure to gas prices.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 05/02/2024 10:11:37 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1685512

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2024
	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	Renewable Energy: Finance
	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 her Department will allocate funding to (a) planning authorities and (b) statutory consultees to help reduce approval times for renewable (i) generation and (ii) storage projects.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	11839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>Measures for improving resource and capability in the Planning Inspectorate and statutory consultees were set out in the Nationally significant Infrastructure Planning Action Plan published by the Department for Levelling Up Housing and Local Communities in February last year (<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fnationally-significant-infrastructure-projects-nsip-reforms-action-plan%2Fnationally-significant-infrastructure-action-plan-for-reforms-to-the-planning-process&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C6960772f53754e6c7f1a08dc26447f7b%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638427322844915980%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=6cM9lGBoSaWVbF72oIu0rMQNdS6tr8rLBwPACev%2BXfU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationally-significant-infrastructure-projects-nsip-reforms-action-plan/nationally-significant-infrastructure-action-plan-for-reforms-to-the-planning-process</a>), and were then consulted on in July last year. In parallel, provisions for cost recovery were included in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act. That is now being taken forward. This Department does not plan to allocate additional funding to these bodies.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 05/02/2024 12:25:12 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1685513

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2024
	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	Planning Authorities: Batteries and Renewable Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to develop the (a) expertise and (b) capabilities of Local Planning Authorities to deliver new (i) renewable generation and (ii) battery projects.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	11840
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2024 answer text <p>We work closely with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on addressing Local Planning Authorities’ capabilities, as set out in the Government’s Action Plan for Planning Reform published in March last year, and the Prospectus published in November alongside the Autumn Statement.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 02/02/2024 10:56:19 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1685514

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2024
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the potential role of ground-mounted solar farms in increasing solar deployment to 70 gigawatts by 2035.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	11841
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>As published in the British Energy Security Strategy and Energy Security Plan, we are aiming for 70 gigawatts of ground-mount and rooftop solar capacity by 2035. We will publish a Solar Roadmap in 2024, setting out a clear step-by-step trajectory.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 06/02/2024 17:26:53 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1685152

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled Bus Back Better: national bus strategy for England, published on 15 March 2021, what his planned timetable is for the review of the rights of local authorities to set up new municipal bus companies.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	11513
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department intends to publish a Call for Evidence , as the first part of a review into whether it remains right that local authorities cannot set up new municipal bus companies.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 02/02/2024 12:10:16 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1685153

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Buses: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to publish his Department's response to its consultation entitled Ending the sale of new, non-zero emission buses, coaches and minibuses, published on 26 March 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	11514
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2024 answer text <p>The National Bus Strategy and Transport Decarbonsiation Plan contained a commitment to set a legal end date for the sale of new diesel buses and set an expectation for when the entire bus fleet will be zero-emission.</p><p> </p><p>In spring 2022, the Department consulted on determining the exact date for ending the sale of new, non-zero emission buses. Calls for evidence about the decarbonisation of coaches and minibuses were also conducted. We will provide further information in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 02/02/2024 12:07:39 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse