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1346464

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date	13/07/2021
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	Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when Public Health England’s investigation into menthol cigarettes will conclude; whether the testing of those products has commenced; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	32481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2021 answer text <p>Public Health England’s testing of tobacco products, as part of the Department’s investigation of possible breaches of the prohibition of menthol cigarettes, is ongoing. We expect this work to be completed by the end of the year.</p><p>We expect the tobacco industry to comply with the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations in regard to the menthol cigarette ban that was introduced in May 2020. HM Revenue and Customs is able to apply a number of sanctions against retailers found selling illicit menthol tobacco.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 26/07/2021 12:15:18 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 15284 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1346466

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
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	Tobacco: Sales
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 he is taking to prevent menthol cigarettes from being sold unlawfully.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	32482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer // answer text <p>The Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered // answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1346467

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Energy: Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the economy of long-term investment in energy efficiency programmes.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	32483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>Maximising the economic benefits of long-term investment in energy efficiency programmes is a central component of the government’s approach to decarbonising our building stock on the path to Net Zero.</p><p> </p><p>The ONS estimate that already 114,400 people are employed in the energy efficiency sector and this will need to expand significantly to support our aspiration to raise the energy efficiency of all homes to EPC Band C by 2035 - where practical, cost-effective and affordable. The policies already set out in the 10 Point Plan are expected to generate £11bn in private investments in heat and building decarbonisation over the 2020s and their effect on the economy are already being felt.</p><p> </p><p>Since June, we have provided £1.5bn to support low income households across the country to improve their energy efficiency while also expanding the Energy Company Obligation to £1bn per year. Together, this is estimated to support over 25,000 jobs and save households an average of £350-450 per year on their energy bills.</p><p> </p><p>The upcoming Heat and Buildings Strategy will set out further detail on the Government’s plans to maximise the potential economic benefits of improving energy efficiency.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 19/07/2021 14:07:01 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1346468

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, under what circumstances low carbon investments pay (a) 20 per cent and (b) five per cent VAT.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	32484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. While there are exceptions to the standard rate, these have always been limited by both legal and fiscal considerations.</p><p> </p><p>One such exception is the reduced rate of VAT of 5 per cent for the installation in residential accommodation of certain energy-saving materials such as ground source heat pumps, air source heat pumps and solar panels that help to reduce carbon emissions. Detail about the circumstances in which such reliefs apply can be found in Energy-saving materials (VAT Notice 708/6).</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/07/2021 11:43:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1346469

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Heat Pumps: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much VAT revenue has been raised through the sale of heat pumps in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	32485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text HMRC do not hold information on VAT revenue from specific products or services. This is because businesses are not required to provide figures at a product level on their VAT returns, as this would impose an excessive administrative burden. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/07/2021 11:05:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1346470

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
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	Heating: Housing
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 the timeframe is for the phasing out of high carbon fossil fuel heating from all homes, as outlined in the Energy White Paper.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	32486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2021 answer text <p>Achieving net zero means buildings need to be almost completely decarbonised by 2050. As set out in my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister’s 10 Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, over the next 15 years we will gradually transition away from fossil fuel boilers and incentivise people to switch to low-carbon alternatives as appliances are replaced in a way that is fair, affordable and practical following the grain of the market.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is planning to publish a Heat and Buildings Strategy in due course, which will set out our approach in more detail.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 21/07/2021 13:45:03 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1346471

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
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	Energy Company Obligation
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 estimate he has made of the lifetime bill savings for homes who have had energy efficiency measures installed under the Energy Company Obligation since its inception in 2013.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	32487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2021 answer text <p>Between January 2013 and March 2021, approximately 1.6 million measures have been delivered through the Affordable Warmth element of the Energy Company Obligation (ECO), targeted at reducing home heating costs for low income, fuel poor and vulnerable people, corresponding to an estimated £16.2bn in lifetime bill savings.</p><p>Details are published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/household-energy-efficiency-statistics-headline-release-june-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/household-energy-efficiency-statistics-headline-release-june-2021</a> (Table 2.1).</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 21/07/2021 13:43:54 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1346472

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether ensuring that survivors of modern slavery are able to rebuild their lives with adequate employment will be central to her proposed new anti-slavery strategy.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	32488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2021 answer text <p>On 24 March, the Government announced a review of the 2014 Modern Slavery Strategy, with a view to developing a new modern slavery strategy in due course.</p><p>A revised strategy will allow us to build on the considerable progress we have made to date, adapt our approach to the evolving nature of these crimes, and continue our leadership in tackling modern slavery.</p><p>The review will consider all aspects of the 2014 strategy and the Government’s future response, including our approach to victim support, law enforcement, supply chains, prevention and our international response.</p><p>The new strategy will be developed following a period of public engagement, including charities, and therefore we cannot pre-empt the content at this stage. Nonetheless, supporting victims to be able to rebuild their lives will continue to be a key plank of the Government’s approach.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 21/07/2021 13:28:10 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1346473

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions she has had with stakeholders on her obligations under the Trade Act 2021 to undertake health assessments of trade deals; who will carry out those assessments; and when the health assessment for the UK-Australia free trade deal will be carried out.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	32489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>There are no obligations under the Trade Act 2021 to carry out health assessments of our trade agreements. However, under section 42 of the Agriculture Act 2020, my Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade must prepare a report explaining whether, or to what extent, measures in a free trade agreement (FTA) applicable to trade in agricultural products are consistent with the maintenance of UK levels of statutory protection in relation to:</p><p>(a) human, animal or plant life or health,</p><p>(b) animal welfare, and</p><p>(c) the environment.</p><p>This report must be laid before Part 2 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 - which must precede ratification of the FTA - can commence.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 22/07/2021 10:16:12 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1346475

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
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	Biocidal Products: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of the regulatory systems for (a) hand sanitiser and (b) disinfectant products in (i) Australia and (ii) the US; whether his Department plans to implement similar regimes; and what steps his Department is taking to protect consumers from (A) misleading and (B) inaccurate statements on the efficacy of those products.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	32490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2021 answer text <p>We have made no such assessment.</p><p>Hand sanitisers and surface disinfectants are biocidal products. They are regulated by the Health and Safety Executive under the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR). The BPR establishes a process for the in-depth assessment of both the safety and efficacy of biocidal products, which mirrors the system used across the European Union. Some products for use as antibacterial or antiviral products for use on people’s hands may instead be regulated under the cosmetics or medicines legislation, depending on the products’ intended use, function, composition or how they are described. The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 also apply across all sectors and prohibit misleading and deceptive commercial practices by traders who sell goods, including hand sanitisers and disinfectant, to consumers.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 21/07/2021 14:23:53 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 15286 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris