1 0 827 Wera Hobhouse House of Commons 2024-03-18T12:25:10.727Z Derby North Amanda Solloway false 2024-03-18 Biography information for Amanda Solloway <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> 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. Department for Energy Security and Net Zero false Energy Security and Net Zero Energy Security and Net Zero 2024-03-05 Biography information for Wera Hobhouse Heat Pumps 1 Bath 215 17183 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. Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Energy Security and Net Zero 215 Heat Pumps: Housing 2024-03-15T15:31:14.513Z Derby North Amanda Solloway false 2024-03-15 <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> Bath Wera Hobhouse Energy Security and Net Zero 2024-03-05 false 17182 1 1 Department for Transport 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. Bath Transport 17184 false Transport Parking: Pedestrian Areas 2024-03-11T16:27:03.517Z Hexham Guy Opperman false 2024-03-11 Biography information for Guy Opperman <p>The Government welcomes the report from the Local Government Association, which it will consider in the development of future policies and programmes.</p> Wera Hobhouse 2024-03-05 27 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2024-02-29 1 13 2024-03-08T14:30:58.103Z Keighley Robbie Moore false 2024-03-08 Biography information for Robbie Moore <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> Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Wera Hobhouse Environment, Food and Rural Affairs false Food: Waste Bath 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. 16430 2024-02-29 Wera Hobhouse Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 16436 Fluorinated Gases Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 13 false Bath 2024-03-08T14:28:22.667Z Keighley Robbie Moore false 2024-03-08 <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> Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 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. 1 15315 Transport Department for Transport false 1 2024-02-22 27 Cars: Carbon Emissions Bath 2024-03-07T11:01:44.41Z South Cambridgeshire Anthony Browne false 2024-03-07 Biography information for Anthony Browne South Cambridgeshire Anthony Browne <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> 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. Transport Wera Hobhouse 27 2024-03-04T14:27:58.22Z Hexham Guy Opperman false 2024-03-04 <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> Bath false Parking: Pedestrian Areas 2024-02-26 15716 Transport 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. Wera Hobhouse 1 Transport Department for Transport Bath Transport 2024-02-22 15314 1 Wera Hobhouse Transport To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to introduce a specific width limit for passenger cars. false 2024-02-29T08:59:04.34Z Hexham Guy Opperman false 2024-02-29 <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> 15316 27 Cars: Standards Department for Transport 2024-02-29T08:59:05.367Z Hexham Guy Opperman false 2024-02-29 <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> 15314 27 2024-02-22 15316 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. Cars: Standards false Wera Hobhouse 1 Transport Transport Bath Department for Transport false 13 14149 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Fluorinated Gases Wera Hobhouse 2024-02-22T16:06:27.413Z Keighley Robbie Moore false 2024-02-22 <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> 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. Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Bath 1 2024-02-16 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 10