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1645161

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Alternative Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to publish its strategy for Low Carbon Fuels.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	189915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>The Department will publish a Low Carbon Fuels Strategy later this year, with the aim to support investment in the sector by setting out a vision for the deployment of low carbon fuels across transport modes up to 2050.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/06/2023 08:38:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1609761

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driverless Vehicles
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 27 March 2023 to Question 168095, what discussions he had with the Leader of the House on bringing forward legislation on the deployment and operation of self-driving vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	179894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2023 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Secretary of State is in regular contact with the Leader of the Commons on the Department for Transport’s legislative programme. The government is committed to bringing forward Future of Transport legislation when parliamentary time allows.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/04/2023 14:17:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1609319

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Innovation
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 27 March 2023 to Question 168095 on Transport: Innovation, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of any delay in implementing recommendation 4 of Sir Patrick Vallance's review on investment in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	177926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government is continuing to work closely with industry to support investment in innovative transport modes across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>On 1 February, the Business Secretary announced £82m of joint government and industry R&amp;D funding for seven Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM) projects to pilot commercial passenger freight services.</p><p> </p><p>To support further funding, the sector, and future investment in the UK, Government is committed to bringing forward Future of Transport legislation when parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/04/2023 13:32:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1605223

registered interest
date	17/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Innovation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an estimate of the timescale needed for implementation of recommendation 4 of Sir Patrick Vallance’s Pro-innovation Regulation of Technologies Review: Digital Technologies.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	168095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government Response to Sir Patrick Vallance’s Report outlined that it is committed to bringing forward and implementing legislation on the future of transport when parliamentary time allows.</p><p>The Government has set out in its Connected &amp; Automated Mobility 2025 paper that it plans to put in place a legal framework enabling the deployment and operation of self-driving vehicles by 2025.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/03/2023 09:30:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1299314

registered interest
date	03/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to publish further details of the tax on the UK residential property development sector, announced on 10 February 2021.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	162691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government made an oral statement to the House of Commons on building safety on 10 February 2021.</p><p> </p><p>That statement announced plans to introduce a new tax for the UK residential property development sector in 2022, to ensure the largest developers make a fair contribution to cladding remediation costs.</p><p> </p><p>The details of the policy design will be made public as soon as possible, and the Government will begin the consultation process in due course, to facilitate introduction for 2022.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/03/2021 12:49:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1288065

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of providing further Government support for businesses registered for VAT where turnover has fallen below the £85,000 threshold.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	156541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2021 answer text <p>Businesses can ask HMRC to cancel their registration if their VAT taxable turnover falls below the deregistration threshold of £83,000. Businesses that are below the VAT threshold and are not voluntarily registered do not account for VAT on their supplies.</p><p> </p><p>In light of COVID-19, the Government has announced a significant support package to help businesses from a whole range of sectors through the winter months, which includes an extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, an extension of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme grant, and an extension of the application window for the Government-backed loan schemes.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/03/2021 13:01:46 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1249637

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Directors: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what additional steps he has taken during the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown to support small company directors who in normal operating periods would have received dividend payments.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	113213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>The Winter Economy Plan set out a package of targeted measures in response to the current economic context that will enable businesses to protect jobs and manage their finances in the face of reduced or uncertain demand. This includes the extension of the temporary VAT reduced rate for hospitality and tourism, extending the application window of the access to finance schemes, and further support for employees and the self-employed.</p><p> </p><p>Company directors who pay themselves a salary through a PAYE scheme are able to apply for CJRS support, subject to meeting the eligibility criteria of the scheme. In addition, company directors may be eligible for other elements of the package of financial support available. This includes Bounce Back loans, tax deferrals, rental support, mortgage holidays, increased levels of Universal Credit, self-isolation support payments and other business support grants.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/11/2020 12:20:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1197114

registered interest
date	19/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme to support people who receive a majority of their income through their armed services pension but earn additional income through self-employment.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	49111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2020 answer text <p>The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) helps those adversely affected by COVID-19 and is one of the most generous self-employed COVID-19 support schemes in the world. The SEISS, including the eligibility requirement that an individual’s trading profits must be no more than £50,000 and at least equal to their non-trading income, is targeted at those who most need it, and who are most reliant on their self-employment income.</p><p> </p><p>Income from an armed forces pension is subject to income tax and this is included in the calculation of an individual’s non-trading income. However, certain pensions paid to members of the armed forces, such as the additional pension paid to holders of certain gallantry awards, are not treated as income for income tax purposes. This income is not reported to HMRC and is not included in the calculation of non-trading income.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals receiving more than half their income from other sources, such as pensions, could still be eligible for other financial support. The SEISS is part of a comprehensive package of support for self-employed people, including Bounce Back loans, income tax deferrals, rental support, increased levels of Universal Credit, mortgage holidays, and various business support measures. More information about the full range of business support measures is available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/financial-support-for-businesses-during-coronavirus-covid-19" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/financial-support-for-businesses-during-coronavirus-covid-19</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/06/2020 09:30:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1169007

registered interest
date	07/01/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to ensure that HMRC has adequate (a) powers and (b) resources to investigate tax avoidance enablers.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	900058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government has taken significant action, including introducing 100 new measures tackling tax avoidance, evasion and other forms of non-compliance since 2010. This has secured and protected £200bn that would have otherwise gone unpaid, helping to bring the UK’s tax gap to a near record low of 5.6%.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/01/2020 17:29:46 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

911196

registered interest
date	24/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Weight Limits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's letter entitled Regulation of mobile concrete batching plant – decision on operating weight arrangements, published on 5 April 2018, what the evidential basis was for his Department's decision that there was no compelling case for amending regulations to permit mobile batching concrete plants (MCBPs) to continue to operate outside standard legal gross vehicle weight limits after the inclusion of MCBPs within statutory goods vehicle testing from 20 May 2018.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	147972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The inclusion of mobile concrete batching plant, alongside a number of other formerly-exempt vehicles types, in statutory goods vehicle testing from 20 May 2018 does not change the legal weight limits applicable to these vehicles.</p><p>The ‘special types’ rules, which permit certain vehicle types to operate outside the standard weight limits, are generally used to enable the carriage of equipment and indivisible loads which for engineering reasons cannot feasibly comply with the standard rules, and not because of economic or financial considerations. To apply these rules to divisible loads would represent a significant departure from precedent, could lead to demands for other vehicle types to be afforded similar treatment and would therefore require an exceptionally compelling case.</p><p>There is nothing to indicate that mobile batching plant, which carries a divisible load, cannot be feasibly operated within the standard legal weight limits.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/06/2018 14:21:51 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury