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1754410

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2025
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Casement Park: Regeneration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on the cost of developing Casement Park.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	23127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2025 answer text <p>Regrettably, given the amount of time wasted by the previous Government, Casement Park could not be built in time for the Euros. The risks of not completing it on time were unacceptably high. While the redevelopment of Casement Park is a devolved policy matter, we are continuing to engage with all partners involved in the project, including the Northern Ireland Executive and the GAA, and assessing the options available.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 15/01/2025 15:17:34 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1754411

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2025
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Charities: Employers' Contributions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what actions is her Department taking to mitigate the rise in employer NI contributions on the homelessness charities.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Paula Barker
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	23181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2025 answer text <p>In order to repair the public finances and help raise the revenue required to increase funding for public services, the government has taken the difficult decision to increase employer National Insurance contributions (NICs).</p><p> </p><p>HMRC published on 13 November a Tax Information and Impact Note that covers the impact on charities as employers of the changes.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has protected the smallest businesses and charities from the impact of the increase to employer National Insurance by increasing the Employment Allowance from £5,000 to £10,500, which means that 865,000 employers will pay no NICs at all next year, more than half of employers will see no change or will gain overall from this package, and all eligible employers will be able to employ up to four full-time workers on the National Living Wage and pay no NICs.</p><p></p><p>More broadly, within the tax system, we provide support to charities through a range of reliefs and exemptions, including reliefs for charitable giving, with more than £6 billion in charitable reliefs provided to charities, CASCs and their donors in 2023 -24.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 15/01/2025 14:10:41 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1754424

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2025
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Cadets
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December to Question 16717 on Armed Forces: Cadets, what external organisations other than (a) existing cadets and (b) adult volunteers he is consulting to help expand numbers.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	23128
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2025 answer text <p>A discussion held in December 2024 canvassed opinion from a wide range of existing cadet advocates, including senior military leaders, Honorary Colonels, Lord Lieutenants, council leaders and representatives from education and academia, as to what activity and governance would be required to enable the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to expand cadets. Representation included all branches of MOD cadets (Royal Navy, Army, Royal Air Force) as expansion was considered for all.</p><p> </p><p>I, myself met with Honorary Colonels before Christmas, and just last week with a leading academic in this field, who led the team who published the University of Northampton study on the social and economic benefit of cadets. We have discussed how to work together to best advocate for our cadets, and I am committed to their expansion.</p> answering member constituency Birmingham Selly Oak answering member printed Al Carns question first answered 15/01/2025 17:19:17 answering member 5235
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1754425

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2025
	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	Heat Pumps: Fines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy to return non-compliance fines for the clean heat market mechanism to the level proposed for 2026 in the document entitled Clean Heat Market Mechanism Consultation: Summary of responses received and government response, published on 30 March 2023.
	tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
	tabling member printed	Pippa Heylings
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	23190
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2025 answer text <p>The Government has made the decision to reduce the level of the payment-in-lieu for the Clean Heat Market Mechanism from the previously proposed £3000 per missing heat pump credit to £500 for the first baselining year, in order to provide industry with additional capacity to adjust to the scheme’s introduction. No decisions have been taken about this or other scheme parameters for future years. The Government will keep the effectiveness of the payment level under close review and will consult on whether and how it should evolve for future years.</p> answering member constituency Peckham answering member printed Miatta Fahnbulleh question first answered 15/01/2025 12:52:30 answering member 5099
	tabling member	5078

1754426

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2025
	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	Heat Pumps: Fines
	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 he has made of the potential impact of the decision to reduce non-compliance fines in the Clean Heat Market Mechanism on the UK's ability to meet carbon budgets.
	tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
	tabling member printed	Pippa Heylings
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	23191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2025 answer text <p>The Government believes that the reduction to the payment-in-lieu for the Clean Heat Market Mechanism for the first baselining year will provide manufacturers with additional capacity to adapt to the scheme’s introduction, while still providing an incentive to invest in the transition. An impact assessment was published on 21 November 2024 alongside the draft statutory instrument. The adjustment to the payment-in-lieu for the introductory year has not changed the Department's assessment of expected carbon savings from heat pump installations over the scheme’s lifetime. The Government will keep the payment-in-lieu level, like all scheme parameters, under review for future years.</p> answering member constituency Peckham answering member printed Miatta Fahnbulleh question first answered 15/01/2025 12:50:58 answering member 5099
	tabling member	5078

1754427

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2025
	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	Heat Pumps: Fines
	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 he has made of the potential impact of reducing non-compliance fines in the Clean Heat Market Mechanism on the uptake of heat pumps.
	tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
	tabling member printed	Pippa Heylings
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	23192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2025 answer text <p>The Government believes that the reduction to the payment-in-lieu for the Clean Heat Market Mechanism for the first baselining year will provide manufacturers with additional capacity to adapt to the scheme’s introduction, while still providing an incentive to invest in the transition. An impact assessment was published on 21 November 2024 alongside the draft statutory instrument. The government is confident that the targeted retrofit heat pump installations for the first scheme year can be achieved but will keep the payment-in-lieu level, like all scheme parameters, under review for future years.</p> answering member constituency Peckham answering member printed Miatta Fahnbulleh question first answered 15/01/2025 12:49:25 answering member 5099
	tabling member	5078

1754429

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2025
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality (Irish Citizens) Act 2024
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2024 to Question 14029 on British Nationality (Irish Citizens) Act 2024, when the operational changes to implement the new route will be completed.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	23129
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2025 answer text <p>The British Nationality (Irish Citizens) Act 2024 will come into force on a date that is set out in future regulations made by the Secretary of State, as allowed for by Clause 2(3) of the Act. We continue to work on the operational changes for implementation, and the Home Office will notify interested Members once a prospective timeline for commencement has been agreed.</p> answering member constituency Feltham and Heston answering member printed Seema Malhotra question first answered 15/01/2025 16:46:15 answering member 4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1754431

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2025
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Gender: Public Consultation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will direct her Department to share all submissions received for the call for input on single-sex spaces with the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
	tabling member constituency	East Surrey
	tabling member printed	Claire Coutinho
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	23178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2025 answer text <p>The Government has written to the EHRC to confirm that we will share all the submissions which met the criteria of the previous Government’s call for input on single-sex spaces guidance.</p> answering member constituency Oxford East answering member printed Anneliese Dodds question first answered 15/01/2025 17:54:18 answering member 4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds
	tabling member	4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho

1754437

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2025
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Sponsorship
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) workers and (b) temporary workers each of the sponsors on the register of licensed sponsors sponsored in each year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	23166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2025 answer text <p>The Home Office does not routinely publish data on sponsorship numbers broken down by each individual sponsor.</p> answering member constituency Feltham and Heston answering member printed Seema Malhotra question first answered 15/01/2025 16:26:52 answering member 4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1754460

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2025
	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	Autism: Diagnosis
	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 his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for autism diagnoses.
	tabling member constituency	Luton North
	tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	23176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2025 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of the integrated care boards (ICBs) to make available appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including autism assessments and diagnosis, in line with relevant National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines.</p><p>On 5 April 2023, NHS England published a national framework and operational guidance to help ICBs and the National Health Service to deliver improved outcomes for children, young people and adults referred to an autism assessment service.</p><p>In 2024/25, £4.3 million is available nationally to improve services for autistic children and young people, including autism assessment services.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 15/01/2025 18:06:05 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
	tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen