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1675605

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2023
	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	Energy: Billing
	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 implications for her policies of differences in the time taken for (a) British Gas and (b) other energy providers to (i) increase the value of direct debits when accounts are in debt and (ii) reduce the value of direct debits when accounts are in credit.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5339
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2023 answer text <p>The aim of a direct debit payment arrangement should be for the customer to have a zero balance on their accounts at the end of a year.</p><p> </p><p>In August 2022, Ofgem changed the licence conditions on suppliers to ensure that direct debits are based on the best and most current information available. Energy suppliers typically review their customers’ direct debit arrangements twice a year and this should be based on an actual meter reading to ensure payments are set at the correct level to avoid a large credit or debit balance building up.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 08/12/2023 12:47:46 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1675567

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2023
	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	Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Waiting Lists
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of patients with suspected (a) Crohn’s disease and (b) ulcerative colitis waiting over 18 weeks to receive a diagnosis.
	tabling member constituency	Stockport
	tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2023 answer text <p>Cutting waiting lists is one of the Government’s top priorities. We are making progress on tackling the longest waits, to ensure patients get the care they need when they need it.</p><p>Diagnostic checks are a key part of many elective care pathways. Our ambition is that 95% of patients needing a diagnostic check receive it within six weeks by March 2025. We are working together with NHS England to increase diagnostic capacity as quickly as possible, including for patients with suspected Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, through the continued rollout of community diagnostic centres (CDCs).</p><p>As of November 2023, there are 136 CDCs currently operational that have delivered over five million additional tests since July 2021.</p><p>In addition, the Getting it Right First Time programme has launched a set of ‘Further, Faster’ pilots in July to support groups of trusts to accelerate progress on outpatient transformation, including gastroenterology. The pilots aim to accelerate service transformation across a range of specialities. Within gastroenterology, the pilots are driving forward interventions such as the introduction of Patient Initiated Follow Up, which can be beneficial for patients with chronic conditions like inflammatory bowel disease.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 07/12/2023 13:02:38 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1675444

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Supply Chains
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen the resilience of the defence supply chain.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is currently working to operationalise the Defence Supply Chain Strategy and the wider strategic supply chain commitments made by the MOD since 2020 and more recently in the Defence Command Paper. This includes designing resilience into future supply chains from the outset, developing a closer and more collaborative relationship with industry on supply chain design, and improving analysis and monitoring to allow for the rapid implementation of interventions to tackle risks when they arise.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 07/12/2023 11:03:47 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1675392

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2023
	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	Sports Competitors: Hearing Impairment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department's publication entitled Get Active: a strategy for the future of sport and physical activity, published on 30 August 2023, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of funding deaf athletes at the elite level.
	tabling member constituency	Darlington
	tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government’s “Get Active” strategy commits to making talent pathways accessible and inclusive, so our most talented athletes have a chance to be successful regardless of background.</p><p>Sport England has committed £1.2 million between 2022 and 2027 to UK Deaf Sport to boost deaf sport at the grassroots level and build wider participation. Beyond this, they have also agreed to explore a series of small-scale talent pilots for d/Deaf athletes. These pilots will see Sport England, National Governing Bodies, and UK Deaf Sport working together to explore support around elite competitions and suggest potential solutions.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 07/12/2023 14:13:32 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1675149

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Ground Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the contract awarded by his Department to Ground Transport Ltd on 13 November 2020 under contract reference CCYZ20A06, whether the services agreed in that contract were performed until the planned expiry date of 12 November 2023 set out in Paragraph 4.1 of the contract.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4980
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2023 answer text <p>This contract is no longer held by the Cabinet Office. It was novated to the Department of Levelling Up, Housing &amp; Communities on 14th January 2021. It was then novated to the Department for International Trade (now the Department for Business and Trade (DBT)) on 17th October 2022. DBT have subsequently extended the contract until June 2024 and so the services covered by this contract are still being delivered.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 07/12/2023 17:18:29 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1675249

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2023
	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 and Natural Gas: Consumption
	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 4 December 2023 to Question 3974 on Electricity and Natural Gas: Prices, whether the Typical Domestic Consumption Value is assessed as being the same across Great Britain.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5109
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2023 answer text <p>The Typical Domestic Consumption Value is the average actual measured consumption by consumers and is the same across Great Britain. The revised values were also subject to public consultation, which may be found at <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ofgem.gov.uk%2Fpublications%2Fcall-input-review-typical-domestic-consumption-values-2023&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7Ce7bdc41fef764f031e0608dbf7ea7580%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638376358583161646%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=YzfOUGo%2FwSzDZf7O1pt8krU8Og955%2B5Do%2FIp9vqhdVE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/call-input-review-typical-domestic-consumption-values-2023</a>.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 08/12/2023 12:42:02 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1675273

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2023
	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 and Natural Gas: Consumption
	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 4 December 2023 to Question 3974 on Electricity and Natural Gas: Prices, whether the Typical Domestic Consumption Value for England and Wales is lower than that for Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2023 answer text <p>There is not a separate Typical Domestic Consumption Value (TDCV) for England, Wales, and Scotland. The TDCV is the average actual measured consumption by consumers across GB.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 08/12/2023 11:20:22 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1675275

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2023
	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 and Natural Gas: Consumption
	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 4 December 2023 to Question 3974 on Electricity and Natural Gas: Prices, if she will direct Ofgem to publish the information it holds on the typical domestic consumption values for each region.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2023 answer text <p>It is for Ofgem to determine whether to publish typical domestic consumption values for each region.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 08/12/2023 12:41:15 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1675276

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2023
	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 and Natural Gas: Consumption
	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 4 December 2023 to Question 3974, whether Ofgem takes into account trends in the level of fuel poverty in areas off the gas grid in determining Typical Domestic Consumption Values.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5134
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2023 answer text <p>The Typical Domestic Consumption Values (TDVCs) are the average actual measured consumption by consumers across Great Britain. TDVCs are calculated on the basis of meter level data, not trends in fuel poverty in areas off the gas grid. The revised values were subject to public consultation, which may be found at <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ofgem.gov.uk%2Fpublications%2Fcall-input-review-typical-domestic-consumption-values-2023&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7Caa2b2eb947c341e1911808dbf7dd5455%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638376302188272299%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=j4bLAGqHz6DOy2lmC3dOuxffkttvV8s2Y16AzylBbQs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/call-input-review-typical-domestic-consumption-values-2023</a></p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 08/12/2023 11:17:19 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1675277

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2023
	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 and Natural Gas: Consumption
	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 4 December 2023 to Question 3974 on Electricity and Natural Gas: Prices, what steps Ofgem took to ensure that (a) geography and (b) climate were taken into consideration when updating the Typical Domestic Consumption Value.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5135
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2023 answer text <p>The Typical Domestic Consumption Value is the average actual measured consumption by consumers across Great Britain. The revised values were also subject to public consultation, which may be found at <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ofgem.gov.uk%2Fpublications%2Fcall-input-review-typical-domestic-consumption-values-2023&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7Cc19f857c912f4b88bd9008dbf7dd5df4%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638376302353743052%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=v4rlRBXwJuuhpBEPjXbFHxJKGJfrhT%2BY8xpQzpD%2FRiI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/call-input-review-typical-domestic-consumption-values-2023</a>.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 08/12/2023 11:11:33 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill