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1697624

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Energy Intensive Industries: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much her Department has paid by way of financial assistance under section 8 of the Industrial Development Act n982 in compensation for indirect costs of the (a) UK Emissions Trading System and (b) Carbon Emissions Tax and Carbon Price Support mechanism to (i) INEOS Chemical Grangemouth Ltd and (ii) INEOS ChlorVinyls Ltd in each year since January 2021.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	19720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The total compensation these companies have received for indirect costs of the (a) UK Emissions Trading System and (b) Carbon Emissions Tax and Carbon Price Support mechanism is as follows: (i) Jan-2021 to March-2022: £165,174,750, (ii) April-2022 to March-2023: £ 114,934,773, (iii) April-2023 to present: £100,952,928.</p><p>We are unable to provide the spending for individual companies or under section 8 alone as this would lead to commercially sensitive information being released.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 19721 question first answered 26/03/2024 22:13:29 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1697626

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Energy Intensive Industries: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much her Department has paid by way of financial assistance under section 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982 in compensation for indirect costs associated with the (a) UK Emissions Trading System and (b) Carbon Emissions Tax and Carbon Price Support mechanism to (i) British Steel Ltd, (ii) Celsa Manufacturing UK Ltd, (iii) CF Fertilisers UK Ltd, (iv) DS Smith Paper Ltd, (v) Kimberly Clark Ltd, (vi) Outokumpu Stainless Ltd, (vii) Palm Paper Ltd, (viii) Runcorn MCP Ltd, (ix) SABIC UK Petrochemicals Ltd, (x) Tata Steel UK Ltd and (xi) UPM-Kymmene UK Ltd in each year since January 2021.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	19721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The total compensation these companies have received for indirect costs of the (a) UK Emissions Trading System and (b) Carbon Emissions Tax and Carbon Price Support mechanism is as follows: (i) Jan-2021 to March-2022: £165,174,750, (ii) April-2022 to March-2023: £ 114,934,773, (iii) April-2023 to present: £100,952,928.</p><p>We are unable to provide the spending for individual companies or under section 8 alone as this would lead to commercially sensitive information being released.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 19720 question first answered 26/03/2024 22:13:29 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1697627

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Industry: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much her Department has paid by way of financial assistance under section 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982 in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in (i) 2018-2019, (ii) 2019-2020, (iii) 2020-2021, (iv) 2021-2022 and (v) 2022-2023 financial year.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	19722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>We are unable to provide a breakdown in the manner requested as the data is not held in that format. However, full details of financial assistance provided under the Act are published annually in the Industrial Development Act annual report, copies of which are available in the House libraries.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 28/03/2024 15:14:47 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1697628

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Industry: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Scottish Government has made a formal request for the transfer of the (a) powers and (b) associated budget to provide financial assistance to industry under section 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982 to the Scottish Parliament.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	19723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The power under s.8 so far as it is exercisable in or as regards Scotland, was transferred to Scottish Ministers by section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998, effective from 01/07/99. As such, no formal request for transfer of powers or associated budget is required. The power remains exercisable in Scotland by the UK Secretary of State by virtue of section 56(1)(h) of the 1998 Act; and can also be exercised concurrently by the Secretary of State and Scottish Ministers in relation to financial assistance for shipping services carrying passengers between the Highlands and Islands and Northern Ireland by virtue of S.I. 2002/1630(S. 6).</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 26/03/2024 16:54:46 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1697634

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	BMW: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what (a) criteria and (b) assessment process was used to determine the award of up to £75 million to BMW made under section 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	19724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>The award to BMW met the following criteria;</p><ul><li>The award is associated with a strategically important and significant opportunity related to an internationally mobile investment.</li><li>Significant private sector investment will be leveraged.</li><li>A significant number of jobs will be created and/or safeguarded.</li><li>The award meets Government’s value for money requirements.</li><li>The award is deemed legally compliant in accordance with the UK Subsidy Control Act 2022</li></ul><p>The assessment process followed HM Treasury Green Book Appraisal Guidance including detailed due diligence conducted by an independent third party. The assessment process also included scrutiny by the Industrial Development Advisory Board.</p><p>The award to BMW supports a total investment of £575m by the company and will secure production of new electric models of the Mini at the plant in Oxford.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 28/03/2024 15:27:30 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1697245

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	INEOS: Belgium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March to Question 17476 on INEOS: Belgium, how many jobs will be created as a result of the funding.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	19476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) does not provide direct funding. It issued a guarantee to commercial lenders to help secure new export opportunities for the UK, which in turn support jobs across the UK, both in those businesses with which INEOS contracts directly, and in their supply chains.</p><p> </p><p>In 2022-23, UKEF provided £6.5 billion of support in total, which is estimated to have backed up to 55,000 jobs across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 22/03/2024 14:28:20 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1697246

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
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	Warm Home Discount 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, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2024 to Question 17957 on Warm Home Discount Scheme, what steps she is able to take to ensure that the regional electricity areas with the highest levels of fuel poverty are adequately financially supported, in the context of no data being collated centrally on the number of households receiving Warm Home Discounts by regional electricity area.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	19477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>The Warm Home Discount scheme is targeted to low-income households at risk of fuel poverty, providing a £150 rebate to eligible households. In England and Wales, the government sets the eligibility criteria and identifies households through data matching. In Scotland, the government identifies eligible low-income pensioners through data matching, meanwhile other low-income households in Scotland must apply to their energy supplier who can set their own criteria, subject to approval by Ofgem.</p><p> </p><p>The government published official statistics for winter 2022/23 last year which showed, that across England, the distribution of rebates across regions is roughly consistent with the fuel poverty statistics for rates of fuel poverty. The government does not produce equivalent statistics for Scotland as fuel poverty is devolved and measured differently.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 22/03/2024 12:41:34 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1697248

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
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	Oil: Refineries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2024 to Question 17958 on Oil: Refineries, what information her Department holds on the (a) value and (b) volume of oil produced at each refinery.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	19478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department collects commercially sensitive data on the volume of oil produced by each refinery in order to produce aggregate data on the UK’s refinery output. The Department cannot release refinery level data on production volumes due to the commercial nature of these data. The Department does not collect data on the value of each refinery’s output, but this will be reflected in the owner’s annual accounts filed at Companies House.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 22/03/2024 14:22:02 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1697249

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Broadband: Social Tariffs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2024 to Question 17385 on Broadband: Social Tariffs, what steps she is taking to ensure that access to social tariffs is equitable across (a) regions and (b) nations.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	19479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>Social tariffs are available in 99% of the UK and are offered by a range of telecoms providers. National providers, such as BT, Virgin Media, Sky and Vodafone, as well as regional or local ‘alternative network providers’ (often referred to as altnets) such as Community Fibre, Greyshott Gigabit Connect, and Lothian Broadband offer social tariffs. Mobile social tariffs are also available nationwide, using normal mobile networks across the UK. Ofcom has published a full list of social tariffs and the locations they are available on their website.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that the delivery of social tariffs by regional or local altnets means that not all eligible consumers are able to access every social tariff, however provision by internet service providers (ISPs) on Openreach’s national telecoms network means that vast majority households across the UK will have social tariff options from their provider.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work with operators to encourage them to do all they can to support customers and ensure strong provision of social tariffs across all the UK.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 22/03/2024 09:35:26 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill