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1565882

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date	12/01/2023
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	District Heating: Fees and Charges
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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of issuing a rebate for residents affected by rising energy prices due to communal heating charges.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	121011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the impact of rising prices on heat network customers, which is why it has implemented measures to support them this winter. This includes the Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS), which provides support for heat network operators and requires them to pass through support to heat network customers. In addition, heat network consumers with domestic electricity contracts will receive capped electricity rates through the Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) for their domestic electricity consumption and will be receiving the £400 Energy Bill Support Scheme (EBSS) payment.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 121009 question first answered 16/01/2023 17:16:27 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1566231

registered interest
date	12/01/2023
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	Water Companies: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of effectiveness of the regulation of water companies.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	902963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government and regulators continue to work together to hold water companies to account and we plan to strengthen regulations further, including consulting on making it easier for the Environment Agency to issue fines.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2015, the Environment Agency has brought 56 prosecutions against water companies, securing fines of almost £141 million.</p><p> </p><p>In November Defra and HM Treasury announced that future fines handed out to water companies will be channelled into work to improve water quality.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes in effective economic and environmental regulation of water companies. Privatisation has unlocked around £170 billion of investment to improve water services and the environment.</p><p> </p><p>But where companies fail to meet their obligations, regulators have not hesitated to take action, including criminal prosecutions.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 12/01/2023 15:12:46 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1566232

registered interest
date	12/01/2023
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	Agriculture: Subsidies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate she has made of the number of payments made to farmers by the Rural Payments Agency.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	902965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>By 31 December, the Rural Payments Agency had made over 107,000 payments worth more than £1.6 billion across the Basic Payments, Countryside Stewardship and Environmental Stewardship schemes. This means that 97.9% of farmers had received at least one payment during the first month of the opening of the payment window.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 12/01/2023 15:10:44 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1566305

registered interest
date	12/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Veterans Mobility Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide funding to veterans charities to ensure continued support is made available to veterans who were in receipt of support under the Veterans Mobility Fund.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	122037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting all our veterans, and to ensuring that they continue to thrive after leaving the services.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2014, the Government has committed £773m of LIBOR fines to support Armed Forces and Emergency Service charities.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this package, the Chancellor awarded the Royal British Legion £3m to develop a Veterans Mobility Fund, designed to meet the wellbeing needs of veterans discharged with service-attributable serious physical injury. At the same time, the Chancellor also awarded £10m to develop a Veterans Hearing Fund, providing support to veterans who suffered hearing loss during service.</p><p> </p><p>In 2019, at the Royal British Legion’s request, the Treasury authorised the transfer of almost £1.5m from the Veterans Mobility Fund to the Veterans Hearing Fund, following dramatic increases in the rate of applications for the Hearing Fund and a comparatively static application rate for the Mobility Fund. Both the Veterans Hearing and Veterans Mobility Funds have now closed.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2020, we have announced a further £10m funding to support veterans’ mental health, £475k to support the development of a digital and data strategy for the sector, £5m to enable charities to address the impact of events in Afghanistan on veterans, a £5m Veterans’ Health Innovation Fund, and £8.55m in December last year to end veteran homelessness in 2023.</p><p> </p><p>More than 100 service charities, including those who support veterans, also benefitted from £6m of the £750m to support the charity sector announced by the Chancellor in April 21 in support of COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>The Governments Veterans’ Strategy Action Plan sets out the steps we will take in the next two years towards our ambition of making the UK the best place in the world to be a veteran by 2028.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on additional funding on Veterans’ issue are routinely considered at fiscal events.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 17/01/2023 14:54:46 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1566306

registered interest
date	12/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 33 of the Autumn Statement 2022, published on 17 November 2022, CP 751, whether the commitment to deliver core Northern Powerhouse Rail includes a new line from Manchester through Bradford to Leeds.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	122180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>As confirmed by the Chancellor at the Autumn Statement, the Government is committed to delivering the Northern Powerhouse Rail core network as set out in the Integrated Rail Plan. This includes upgrading and electrifying the Calder Valley line between Leeds and Bradford Interchange.</p><p>The Department for Transport will take an adaptive approach to investment when considering any future projects. This includes the options for better connections to Bradford.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 17/01/2023 15:59:42 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1566307

registered interest
date	12/01/2023
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: Hydrogen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of increased use of hydrogen energy on household bills; and what steps he is taking to promote the use of hydrogen energy by consumers.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	122184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>Low carbon hydrogen is critical to delivering energy security, presents a significant growth opportunity, and will help the UK reach net zero. The UK approach is to promote every aspect of the hydrogen economy: production, demand, networks and storage. The Government will ensure that its approach to developing the hydrogen economy takes into account wider government priorities and policies – including considerations related to the affordability of energy bills. This, combined with targeted innovation funding and a facilitative regulatory environment, will unlock hydrogen uptake across key end use sectors.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/01/2023 15:02:17 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1566308

registered interest
date	12/01/2023
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	Electronic Cigarettes
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 is taking steps to ensure that local Trading Standards are (a) investigating e-liquid capacity in notified e-cigarette devices and (b) removing from the market any products above the 2ml e-liquid volume limit.
tabling member constituency	Milton Keynes North
tabling member printed	Ben Everitt
uin	122292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>Local enforcement agencies are responsible for ensuring that e-cigarettes, vapes, comply with The Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 in the United Kingdom. The Department continues to work with enforcement agencies to ensure these regulations are enforced in England, including related to restrictions on e-liquid capacity and volume.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 18/01/2023 16:45:54 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4836 label Biography information for Ben Everitt

1566309

registered interest
date	12/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Infrastructure Organisation: Hunting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of potential security concerns on the agreements in place for the licensing of trail hunting on land owned by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	122076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>No specific assessment of security concerns on the agreements in place for the licensing of Trail Hunting has been made.</p><p>Any approved fixtures booked under the licence will take into account any specific security matters.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 19/01/2023 11:43:31 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1566310

registered interest
date	12/01/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Regional Planning and Development: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Institution of Civil Engineers' policy position statement entitled Defining the outcomes from levelling up, published on 16 June 2022, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill of that statement’s position that there should be clearer alignment between levelling up and net zero.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	122107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>We welcome the Institution of Civil Engineer's engagement on these two vital Government priorities. As highlighted in the Levelling Up White Paper, the largest industrial emitting sectors are in some of the least prosperous areas in the UK, where investment in the transition to Net Zero can potentially yield significant benefits for businesses and communities.</p><p>We are keen to harness the opportunity that the Net Zero transition presents to level up the UK. That is why we have established a Green Jobs Delivery Group in collaboration with industry and energy leaders, to support the delivery of 480,000 new green jobs by 2030. The Group will help ensure the UK has the skilled workforce it needs to build clean industries, whilst making sure that workers, businesses and local areas are supported throughout the transition. The Government also looks forward to responding to the Skidmore Review, which sets out recommendations on the interaction between Net Zero, levelling up and local leadership.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 20/01/2023 12:04:38 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1566311

registered interest
date	12/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the length of time for which Ukrainian refugees may drive a Ukrainian-registered vehicle without (a) registering and (b) taxing the vehicle with the DVLA.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	122189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>Foreign registered vehicles brought temporarily into the UK are exempt from UK registration and licensing requirements for up to six months in any 12-month period. After this period and to comply with road safety legislation, any foreign vehicle must be registered with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency. The Government recognises the unique circumstances that many Ukrainians have encountered when fleeing their home country and in response His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs is reviewing import duty relief applications. I have assigned dedicated resource across my Department to support those that need to register their vehicle.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 17/01/2023 15:57:14 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts