HM Treasury supports the wider work of the government on this issue through spending but also sets environmental tax policy, encouraging more sustainable production and consumption.<\/p>
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For example, the Carbon Price Support incentivises investment in renewable energy and has contributed to a rapid decline in the use of coal in power generation. This helps to deliver cleaner energy for manufacturers and consumers. In the construction industry, the Aggregates Levy is shifting demand towards recycled and byproduct building materials and reducing the need to quarry for new materials. Tax is also transforming how we deal with waste. Since the Landfill Tax was introduced in 2000, the amount of waste going to landfill has decreased by 65% in the UK. Recycling has increased from 18% to 44% over the same period.<\/p>
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HM Treasury is now exploring how the tax system or charges could be used to make the production and consumption of single-use plastics more sustainable. The Chancellor further supported this goal by committing £20m to businesses and universities, acting now to stimulate new thinking and rapid solutions in this area.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4320", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Robert Jenrick"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Newark"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Robert Jenrick"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-05-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-05-02T12:54:02.157Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-04-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Developing Countries: Sustainable Development"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the role of his Department is on contributing to UK implementation of UN Sustainable Development Goal 12 on sustainable consumption and production.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4500", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Clive Lewis"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Norwich South"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Clive Lewis"} ], "uin" : "138078"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/891314", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/891314/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has been allocated £310m additional funding in 2018-19 from the Reserve to address additional activities arising from the UK\u2019s exit from the European Union. These activities include establishing a new environmental body. The government will be consulting shortly on environmental governance, including proposals for this body.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4320", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Robert Jenrick"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Newark"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Robert Jenrick"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-04-30", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-04-30T15:33:27.077Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-04-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Environment Protection: Public Bodies"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the quantum of additional funding to be provided to enable the establishment of a new UK Environmental Protection Agency.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4500", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Clive Lewis"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Norwich South"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Clive Lewis"} ], "uin" : "138079"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/891447", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/891447/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The page \u2018HM Treasury: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings\u2019, <\/em>available at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel\u2019, <\/em>has received over 1800 views over the past twelve months. These are detailed below:<\/p> <\/p> May-17<\/p><\/td> 125<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jun-17<\/p><\/td> 88<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jul-17<\/p><\/td> 198<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Aug-17<\/p><\/td> 92<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sep-17<\/p><\/td> 90<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Oct-17<\/p><\/td> 159<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nov-17<\/p><\/td> 234<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Dec-17<\/p><\/td> 280<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jan-18<\/p><\/td> 168<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Feb-18<\/p><\/td> 80<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mar-18<\/p><\/td> 197<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Apr-18<\/p><\/td> 111<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many page views there were of his Department's Ministerial diaries in each of the last 12 months.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of his Department's staff have had days off sick because of mental illness or stress in each of the last three years; and how many days off that amounted to in each of those years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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