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1238459

registered interest
date	29/09/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to tackle climate change.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
uin	906791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>We are taking action now to meet our net zero target by delivering world-leading clean growth. This year, the government has set out over £5 billion for our low-carbon economy. We will be bringing forward sectoral decarbonisation plans, including an Energy White Paper, to stay on track as we lead global climate action through our COP26 and G7 Presidencies.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 29/09/2020 12:09:18 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford

1238460

registered interest
date	29/09/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to help reduce the number of late payments to small businesses.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	906792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>I wrote in May to the FTSE 100 Group and accountancy firms, highlighting the importance of paying promptly.</p><p> </p><p>We are engaging with Prompt Payment Code signatories on reforming the Code and will consult on strengthening the Small Business Commissioner’s powers.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 29/09/2020 12:10:02 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1238461

registered interest
date	29/09/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Natural Gas: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with Ofgem on the introduction of a short-haul tariff scheme for gas transportation.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	906795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>We recognise this is an important issue. I am in regular dialogue with Ofgem and understand they are examining five industry proposals on the short-haul tariff, with varying impacts on different consumers groups.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 29/09/2020 12:10:48 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1238462

registered interest
date	29/09/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Post Offices: Subsidies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the potential effect on the post office network of the end of the post office subsidy in 2021.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	906804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>Future funding is obviously a matter for the ongoing Spending Review processes, but I can assure the hon Member that the Government remains committed to the long-term sustainability of the Post Office network, which has achieved so much during the Covid-19 crisis.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 29/09/2020 12:11:23 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1238064

registered interest
date	28/09/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	United Kingdom Internal Market Bill
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) the Scottish Government on the economic effect on businesses of the UK Internal Market Bill.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	John Nicolson
uin	906811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>Ministers have clearly set out the benefits to all UK businesses of ensuring goods and services can flow freely across the UK: this is in Scotland’s interests given it exports more to the rest of the UK than the EU.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 29/09/2020 12:19:05 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4415 label Biography information for John Nicolson

1237496

registered interest
date	25/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Weddings: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will revise the covid-19 lockdown restrictions for weddings to increase the number of people permitted to attend services in churches.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	94997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>From 28 September no more than 15 people can legally attend a marriage or civil partnership, even where a larger number could be safely accommodated with social distancing in a large COVID-19 secure venue. Those who are working at the ceremony are not included as part of this legal limit.</p><p>We recognise that this rule will be disappointing for those planning such events. By their nature, marriage and civil partnership ceremonies are events that bring families and friends together, making them particularly vulnerable to the spread of COVID-19.</p><p>We do not wish to keep this restriction in place for any longer than we have to, and it will be kept under review in line with the changing situation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 29/09/2020 13:01:54 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1237544

registered interest
date	25/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent guidance he has issued to HMRC on the tax treatment of the victims of pension scams.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	95092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>We take the issue of pension scams very seriously. The government is committed to protecting people from pension scams and pursuing those who perpetuate pension scams wherever possible.</p><p> </p><p>In 2012 the government established Project Bloom, a cross-government taskforce currently led by the Pensions Regulator (TPR), to tackle scams and identify emerging threats.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC will continue to come down hard on scammers who we identify, working closely with the Pensions Regulator and Financial Conduct Authority in a cross-agency approach.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not hold an estimate of the number of breaches of tax law which were made as a result of pension scams.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 95093 95094 question first answered 29/09/2020 08:15:06 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1237908

registered interest
date	25/09/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families with children received the £20 per week uplift in universal credit standard allowance payment in the North East in each month since that uplift was introduced.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	95603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>The available information on the number of households with children with Universal Credit in payment, by parliamentary constituency and by region, is published and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 95605 question first answered 29/09/2020 13:17:53 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1237913

registered interest
date	25/09/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Washington and Sunderland West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families with children received the £20 per week uplift in universal credit standard allowance payments in Washington and Sunderland West constituency in each month since that uplift was introduced.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	95605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>The available information on the number of households with children with Universal Credit in payment, by parliamentary constituency and by region, is published and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 95603 question first answered 29/09/2020 13:17:53 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1237467

registered interest
date	24/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason his timetable is to introduce the Future Homes Standard in 2025.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	906776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to meeting its target of net zero emissions by 2050 and recognises the important contribution that the energy efficiency of buildings has to make in meeting it. We must ensure that the energy efficiency standards we set through the Building Regulations for new homes put us on track to meet the 2050 target.</p><p>A full response to the Future Homes Standard consultation will be published in the autumn, and we intend to review the roadmap to ensure that implementation of the full Future Homes Standard takes place in the shortest possible timeline.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 29/09/2020 13:09:05 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney