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1129789

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date	04/06/2019
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	Renewable Energy
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 steps his Department has taken to support communities that wish to invest in renewable community energy.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	260088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>BEIS supports communities that wish to invest in renewable community energy. At the end of May, the Rural Community Energy Fund re-opened to support communities seeking to develop a wide range of low carbon activities. The £10m fund provides grants to communities for feasibility studies to scope out ideas, and where projects are viable, another grant to help develop the project to investment readiness.</p><p> </p><p>The Rural Community Energy Fund will be delivered through the Local Energy Hubs which were created as part of the BEIS Local Energy Programme. There are five Hubs across England, including one in the North West which is managed by Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. The Hubs also provide wider commercial, technical and project management support to enable communities and Local Authorities to develop low carbon energy projects.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS acknowledge the importance of a route to market for small-scale low-carbon generation for communities. On 10 June we launched the Smart Export Guarantee, which will ensure that small-scale low-carbon generators are paid for the power they export to the grid. The SEG provides space for innovative market solutions to come forward, and supports the uptake of flexible technologies such as batteries - reinforcing our smart energy agenda.</p><p> </p><p>Eligible community projects will be able to benefit from the SEG, however we recognise that it may be more suitable for some projects than others. We are continuing to consider what measures we could take to support the efforts of communities that wish to invest in low-carbon community energy.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 11/06/2019 15:49:24 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore previous answer version 121635 answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

1129308

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
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	Local Government: Devolution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with which councils and combined authorities is the Government currently consulting on devolution.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	259374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>Whilst we are not formally consulting any councils or combined authorities at present, the Secretary of State has had conversations with the leaders of councils in Yorkshire, as well as the Mayor of the Sheffield City Region, about future devolution to Yorkshire.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 06/06/2019 12:59:57 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

1129314

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Kashmir: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Indian and Pakistani counterparts on human rights violations in Kashmir since the publication of the UN Human Rights Council's report on the situation in Kashmir in June 2018.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	259375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>We encourage both India and Pakistan to uphold their international human rights obligations. Any allegations of human rights violations or abuses is concerning and must be investigated thoroughly, promptly and transparently. We regularly raise the issue of human rights and Kashmir with the Governments of India and Pakistan. I discussed the situation in Kashmir with the Indian Foreign Secretary on my most recent visit to India in March this year. The Permanent Under Secretary to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office also raised the situation in Kashmir with the Indian Foreign Secretary during bilateral talks last month (May). With the Pakistani Government, the Foreign Secretary discussed Kashmir with the Minister of Foreign Affairs in March and I raised the issue in a meeting with Pakistan's Special Assistant for Accountability in late May.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 06/06/2019 16:48:57 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

1129320

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Local Government Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the 1 February 2019 Local Government Association's news article entitled £8 billion funding black hole by 2025 will swallow up popular council services, dated 1 February 2019, what representations his Department has received on funding for local government in the forthcoming Comprehensive Spending Review.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	259376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>As Chief Secretary to the Treasury, I regularly hear from councils across the country on matters related to local government funding. I have also attended events organised by the sector to discuss local government funding.</p><p> </p><p>Future funding for local government will be considered at the next Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/06/2019 10:46:14 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

1064346

registered interest
date	20/02/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the (a) total book value of the central Government estate in London and (b) rate payable on those properties.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	223820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>e-PIMS, the central database of properties and land, only holds asset values and rates payable in relation to specific programme requirements. We do not comprehensively record asset values as a matter of course and therefore are unable to provide the total book value. Rates payable information is only collected against individual properties for the benchmarked office estate. For the 149 benchmarked offices over 500m<sup>2</sup> in the central civil estate in the London region, net rates totalling £121.3 million were payable in 2017/18.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 25/02/2019 17:33:09 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

1064348

registered interest
date	20/02/2019
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	Local Government Finance: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the report entitled, Research into drivers of service costs in rural areas: national analysis of unit costs, published by LG Futures in December 2014, whether the conclusions of that report will be used as an evidence base in his Department's review of local government funding.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	223822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government is undertaking a review of the relative needs and resources of local authorities in England, with a view to setting fresh baseline funding levels in 2020-21. We are working closely with local government representatives and others to examine all of the available evidence for the costs faced by authorities; including how factors such as rurality, sparsity and other geographical features affect the cost of delivering services across the country, and how to account for these in a robust manner.</p><p>Our December 2018 consultation paper (link below) set out a proposed Area Cost Adjustment approach, which uses the best available evidence, based on journey times, to reflect the impact of congestion in urban areas, as well as longer travel distances in rural areas on the relative cost of providing services. The consultation closed on 21 February and we will consider the many representations made in response, which will feed into the next phase of this work.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/review-of-local-authorities-relative-needs-and-resources" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/review-of-local-authorities-relative-needs-and-resources</a>.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 25/02/2019 16:22:12 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

1006896

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Gaming Machines: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the value of tax receipts as a result of the decision to delay reducing the Fixed Odds Betting Terminal stake.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	191444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>As the Chancellor set out to the Treasury Select Committee on 5 November, changes to Fixed Odds Betting Terminals and Remote Gaming Duty will be implemented simultaneously. This ensures that regardless of when changes to Fixed Odds Betting Terminals and Remote Gaming Duty are implemented, there will be no significant change to the exchequer impact.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/11/2018 13:41:11 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

999122

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Buses: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will support the recommendation in the Greater Manchester clean air plan to replace all buses that are not compliant with clean air standards; and if he will make a statement
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	186443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>When the Government receives the Great Manchester Clean Air Plan, it will be able to assess its proposals. We have committed £495 million for local authorities to implement and mitigate their plans.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the £88.9 million invested in new greener buses via the Green Bus Scheme, including £19.6 million for Manchester, and a further £41 million invested in low emission buses via the Low Emission Bus Scheme, we have committed an additional £48 million for the Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme. We expect to announce the successful bidders in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 05/11/2018 17:14:38 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

999123

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles and Technology: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps in conjunction with local authorities to ensure standards of air quality are adhered to in vehicle and technology manufacturing and distribution.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	186444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>Within Government, The Department for Transport has responsibility regarding emissions standards in vehicle and technology manufacturing and distribution.</p><p> </p><p>Defra and the Department for Transport work together through the Joint Air Quality Unit to support local authorities to help deliver the Government’s Air Quality plan on roadside concentration of nitrogen oxides.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 08/11/2018 16:35:41 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

999130

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
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	Social Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what representations he has received from local authorities on the funding of adult social care in England.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	186445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care meets numerous individuals and often receives representations regarding adult social care as part of his ministerial duties over this policy area.</p><p> </p><p>Our records show 27 items of correspondence received from local authorities in the last six months about the funding of adult social care in England. This figure represents correspondence received by the Department’s Ministerial correspondence unit only.</p><p> </p><p>The Budget announced further funding for adult social care for 2018/19 and 2019/20 which local authorities will benefit from.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 05/11/2018 16:40:59 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon