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1782808

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date	10/03/2025
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 he has plans to review the use of marginal-cost pricing for wholesale electricity.
tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
tabling member printed	Martin Wrigley
uin	36895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2025 answer text <p>The second REMA consultation, published in March 2024, considered a range of options related to reform the market. Among other things, the previous government decided to retain marginal pricing across the wholesale market and to proceed with the rapid rollout of renewable generation via a CfD-type scheme. We believe we can achieve this through Clean Power 2030, which represents the best way to decouple gas and electricity prices and enable efficient electricity system operation.</p> answering member constituency Rutherglen answering member printed Michael Shanks question first answered 18/03/2025 17:57:28 answering member 4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks
tabling member	5111

1784464

registered interest
date	13/03/2025
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	UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Ceramics
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 13 March 2025 to Question 36729, if he will give an example of a cost effective solution to decarbonise for the ceramics sector.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	38091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2025 answer text <p>Making Britain a clean energy superpower is one of the five missions of this Government — delivering clean power by 2030 and accelerating to net zero. British industries, such as those in the ceramics sector, have been held back by high electricity costs, which has often made investing here uncompetitive. The Government’s clean energy mission will drive down costs, making British businesses internationally competitive while our National Wealth Fund supports the most energy intensive sectors to decarbonise.</p><p> </p><p>A recent report from Ceramics UK, Decarbonising UK Ceramic Manufacturing, outlines potential solutions for decarbonising the ceramics sector.</p> answering member constituency Croydon West answering member printed Sarah Jones question first answered 18/03/2025 17:56:21 answering member 4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

1782944

registered interest
date	10/03/2025
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Personal Care Services: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her department is taking to promote apprenticeships in the hair and beauty industry.
tabling member constituency	Poole
tabling member printed	Neil Duncan-Jordan
uin	36976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2025 answer text <p>Apprenticeships are a great way for individuals to begin, or progress in, a successful career in the hair and beauty industry. Employers in the hair and beauty sector have developed several high quality apprenticeships, including the level 2 hairdressing professional standard, to help them develop their workforce.</p><p>The department continues to promote the benefits that apprenticeships offer to students in schools and colleges through the Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge programme and through the Skills for Life campaign.</p><p>To support smaller employers to access apprenticeships, the government pays the full training costs for young apprentices aged 16 to 21, and for apprentices aged 22 to 24 who have an education, health and care (EHC) plan or have been in local authority care.</p><p>Employers can also benefit from £1,000 payments when they take on apprentices aged 16 to 18, or apprentices aged 19 to 24 who have an EHC plan or have been in local authority care. Employers can choose how they spend these payments.</p> answering member constituency Lewisham East answering member printed Janet Daby question first answered 18/03/2025 17:51:33 answering member 4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby
tabling member	5359

1783397

registered interest
date	11/03/2025
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2025, to Question 33995, on Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Internet what proportion of spending on the First Draft podcast was allocated to its (a) production and (b) promotion.
tabling member constituency	Meriden and Solihull East
tabling member printed	Saqib Bhatti
uin	37319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2025 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to my answer to PQ 33995.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Barnsley South answering member printed Stephanie Peacock question first answered 18/03/2025 17:51:05 answering member 4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock
tabling member	4818 label Biography information for Saqib Bhatti

1782700

registered interest
date	10/03/2025
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	Ceramics: Task Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will convene a ceramics taskforce, chaired by a Minister.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	36730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2025 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade works closely with the ceramics sector through Ceramics UK and directly with businesses to understand its challenges and provide support to help its global competitiveness. If we take a view that a ceramics taskforce is required, we will convene it.</p><p> </p><p>Our engagement includes the Energy Intensive Users Group which includes representation from the ceramics sector. I recently held a roundtable with members of EIUG and met with a ceramics sector delegation today.</p> answering member constituency Croydon West answering member printed Sarah Jones question first answered 18/03/2025 17:50:51 answering member 4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

1782710

registered interest
date	10/03/2025
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to provide an Answer to Question 28549 on Ministry of Defence: Pay, tabled on 4 February 2025.
tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
uin	36722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2025 answer text <p>I will respond to the hon. Member shortly.</p> answering member constituency Birmingham Selly Oak answering member printed Al Carns question first answered 18/03/2025 17:49:17 answering member 5235
tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

1782709

registered interest
date	10/03/2025
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to provide an Answer Question 26308 on Army and Marines: Training, tabled on 24 January 2025.
tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
uin	36721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2025 answer text <p>I will respond to the hon. Member shortly.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth Sutton and Devonport answering member printed Luke Pollard question first answered 18/03/2025 17:49:02 answering member 4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard
tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

1782496

registered interest
date	10/03/2025
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Cybersecurity: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the number of cyber security industry apprentices.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	36650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2025 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>Apprenticeship starts for individual standards are published in the apprenticeships statistics publication.</p><p>Starts on apprenticeships that are cyber-related are shown here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/97cccb00-3175-41c6-f1bf-08dd5cc661f7" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/97cccb00-3175-41c6-f1bf-08dd5cc661f7</a>.</p><p>Employers in the cyber security industry can also benefit from additional apprenticeship standards, including others in the digital sector.</p> answering member constituency Lewisham East answering member printed Janet Daby question first answered 18/03/2025 17:48:59 answering member 4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1783180

registered interest
date	11/03/2025
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Charities: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to promote the availability of funding for small charities.
tabling member constituency	South Shropshire
tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
uin	37276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2025 answer text <p>This government recognises the vital role that charities play in providing crucial support to different groups and communities. This Government is committed to resetting the relationship with civil society and treating them as an equal, expert partner who are integral to the delivery of the Government’s vision for national renewal.</p><p>DCMS is promoting the availability of funding for smaller charities in several ways. This includes delivery of a number of grant schemes, such as the Know Your Neighbourhood Fund and the £25.5m Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Energy Efficiency Scheme, which is supporting frontline organisations across England to improve their energy efficiency and sustainability.</p><p>Support for charities is also available through social investment which provides access to grants, repayable finance and a blend of the two. This government is continuing to look at how dormant assets can be used to support the availability of finance to facilitate VCSEs becoming more entrepreneurial and financially resilient. An estimated £350 million will flow into the Dormant Assets Scheme between 2024-28, with details on how this money will be distributed to be provided in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Barnsley South answering member printed Stephanie Peacock question first answered 18/03/2025 17:48:56 answering member 4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock
tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1784391

registered interest
date	13/03/2025
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Concrete
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 16 December 2024 to Question 19765 on Large Goods Vehicles: Concrete, if she will publish the findings of the review of the call for evidence on the operation of Volumetric Concrete Mixers at higher weights.
tabling member constituency	Runnymede and Weybridge
tabling member printed	Dr Ben Spencer
uin	38146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2025 answer text <p>The Department has published its findings today. These can be accessed at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/calls-for-evidence/volumetric-concrete-mixers-review" target="_blank">gov.uk/government/calls-for-evidence/volumetric-concrete-mixers-review.</a></p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 18/03/2025 17:48:16 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	4785 label Biography information for Dr Ben Spencer