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1717464

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Solar Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his Department plans to publish guidance on the installation of solar technology on the (a) central Government and (b) wider public sector estate.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	25726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office plans to issue high-level guidance to central government, specifically covering the central government estate and published for an internal-to-government audience, in the coming months. Further guidance, for the wider public sector, may follow.</p><p>The Office of Government Property has published the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/net-zero-estate-playbook" target="_blank">Net Zero Estate Playbook</a> on gov.uk, providing guidance to support government property organisations to decarbonise their estates. This includes recommendations of how to reduce operational energy use, such as through improving renewable energy generation where appropriate through multiple channels, including solar technology.</p><p>Government is committed to driving forward the renewable energy agenda, both on its own estate and beyond, and the UK has halved its emissions ahead of every other major economy.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 17/05/2024 13:45:25 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1176345

registered interest
date	05/02/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Climate Change Convention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to help support every signatory to the Paris Climate Change Agreement in proposing updated intended nationally determined contributions in time for COP 26.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	12816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answers the Prime Minister gave on 5 February (<a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2020-02-05/debates/9EAB35C6-1EF6-4A18-B345-56F34D5D4504/Engagements" target="_blank">Official Report Volume 671 col 306-314</a>).</p><p>The UK will be encouraging all countries to submit increased Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) ahead of COP26. As part of this the UK will come forward with an enhanced NDC.</p><p>HM Government provides support in a number of ways to the development of new NDCs, including through our International Climate Finance Programme (IFCP), for which the Prime Minister has announced a doubling of support to £11.6 billion for the period 2021/22-2025/26. The IFCP also supports UK aid projects, including the protection and restoration of forests.</p><p>Discussions with delivery partners regarding costs for COP26 are ongoing, and final budgets are yet to be confirmed.</p><p>Further details will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 12817 12818 12819 question first answered 12/02/2020 10:49:36 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1176346

registered interest
date	05/02/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Climate Change Convention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to introduce a global goal for tree planting and protection at COP 26 in late 2020.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	12817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answers the Prime Minister gave on 5 February (<a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2020-02-05/debates/9EAB35C6-1EF6-4A18-B345-56F34D5D4504/Engagements" target="_blank">Official Report Volume 671 col 306-314</a>).</p><p>The UK will be encouraging all countries to submit increased Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) ahead of COP26. As part of this the UK will come forward with an enhanced NDC.</p><p>HM Government provides support in a number of ways to the development of new NDCs, including through our International Climate Finance Programme (IFCP), for which the Prime Minister has announced a doubling of support to £11.6 billion for the period 2021/22-2025/26. The IFCP also supports UK aid projects, including the protection and restoration of forests.</p><p>Discussions with delivery partners regarding costs for COP26 are ongoing, and final budgets are yet to be confirmed.</p><p>Further details will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 12816 12818 12819 question first answered 12/02/2020 10:49:36 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1176347

registered interest
date	05/02/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Climate Change Convention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of changing the location of COP 26 in late 2020.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	12818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answers the Prime Minister gave on 5 February (<a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2020-02-05/debates/9EAB35C6-1EF6-4A18-B345-56F34D5D4504/Engagements" target="_blank">Official Report Volume 671 col 306-314</a>).</p><p>The UK will be encouraging all countries to submit increased Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) ahead of COP26. As part of this the UK will come forward with an enhanced NDC.</p><p>HM Government provides support in a number of ways to the development of new NDCs, including through our International Climate Finance Programme (IFCP), for which the Prime Minister has announced a doubling of support to £11.6 billion for the period 2021/22-2025/26. The IFCP also supports UK aid projects, including the protection and restoration of forests.</p><p>Discussions with delivery partners regarding costs for COP26 are ongoing, and final budgets are yet to be confirmed.</p><p>Further details will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 12816 12817 12819 question first answered 12/02/2020 10:49:36 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1176348

registered interest
date	05/02/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UN Climate Conference 2021
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the budget is for hosting COP 26.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	12819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answers the Prime Minister gave on 5 February (<a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2020-02-05/debates/9EAB35C6-1EF6-4A18-B345-56F34D5D4504/Engagements" target="_blank">Official Report Volume 671 col 306-314</a>).</p><p>The UK will be encouraging all countries to submit increased Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) ahead of COP26. As part of this the UK will come forward with an enhanced NDC.</p><p>HM Government provides support in a number of ways to the development of new NDCs, including through our International Climate Finance Programme (IFCP), for which the Prime Minister has announced a doubling of support to £11.6 billion for the period 2021/22-2025/26. The IFCP also supports UK aid projects, including the protection and restoration of forests.</p><p>Discussions with delivery partners regarding costs for COP26 are ongoing, and final budgets are yet to be confirmed.</p><p>Further details will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 12816 12817 12818 question first answered 12/02/2020 10:49:36 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1173160

registered interest
date	24/01/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will produce a report on progress made towards COP26.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	7577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>COP26 is a priority for this Government. We have established a dedicated unit, in the Cabinet Office, to deliver the event and draw together all related UK policy.</p><p>The Unit is focused on operational delivery and developing policy goals.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 30/01/2020 16:09:56 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1173162

registered interest
date	24/01/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government is requesting that international governments submit their Nationally Determined Contributions ahead of COP26 in November.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	7578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>At the UN Climate Action Summit in September the Prime Minister called on all countries to increase their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). As part of our incoming COP Presidency, we are encouraging all countries to submit increased NDCs ahead of COP26 which represent their highest possible ambition. The UK will play its part and come forward with an enhanced NDC well ahead of COP26.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 30/01/2020 16:09:31 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1173165

registered interest
date	24/01/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Boston Consulting Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has employed Boston Consulting Group in relation to Government preparations for the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	7579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>Boston Consulting Group is providing pro-bono strategic project support to the COP26 Unit.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 30/01/2020 14:12:10 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

418020

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Furniture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to report on the performance of each Department against the five per cent target for the purchase of remanufactured office furniture in the Government Buying Standard.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	9670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>The five per cent target for the purchase of remanufactured office furniture in the Government Buying Standard has been replaced with stringent new requirements, which should deliver environmental benefits and savings expected to exceed £45m over ten years:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/341461/Furniture_GBS_1407.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/341461/Furniture_GBS_1407.pdf</a></p><p>Under the new requirements, reuse and refurbishment should be deployed before any new furniture purchases. Any new purchase should be made from a core list of standard items with non-standard purchases a last resort.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 16/09/2015 14:20:34 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead