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1357084

registered interest
date	21/09/2021
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	Renewable Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to support the renewable energy sector.
tabling member constituency	West Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Harriett Baldwin
uin	903542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2021 answer text <p>The UK is a major global market for renewables. Last week we confirmed that this year’s Contracts for Difference round will be our largest renewables auction ever with a draft budget of £265 million. We are also spending £160 million to support ports and manufacturing infrastructure for offshore wind – securing local jobs and benefits.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 21/09/2021 11:42:46 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin

1357085

registered interest
date	21/09/2021
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	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to support high street businesses.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	903543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2021 answer text <p>Our comprehensive economic response for business is worth over £352bn, including grants, the furlough scheme and tax deferrals. We recently published the Build Back Better High Streets Strategy, which sets out Government’s long-term plan to support the regeneration of high streets across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 21/09/2021 11:44:30 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1357086

registered interest
date	21/09/2021
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	Oil: Shetland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If he will make it his policy to withhold consent for the development of the Cambo oil field for production.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	903547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2021 answer text <p>The development proposal for Cambo is being scrutinised in line with robust regulatory procedures and no decision has yet been taken.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 21/09/2021 11:45:18 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1357087

registered interest
date	21/09/2021
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	Renewable Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to support the renewable energy sector.
tabling member constituency	Hastings and Rye
tabling member printed	Sally-Ann Hart
uin	903548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2021 answer text <p>The UK is a major global market for renewables. Last week we confirmed that this year’s Contracts for Difference round will be our largest renewables auction ever with a draft budget of £265 million. We are also spending £160 million to support ports and manufacturing infrastructure for offshore wind – securing local jobs and benefits.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 21/09/2021 11:43:35 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4842 label Biography information for Sally-Ann Hart

1357088

registered interest
date	21/09/2021
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	Green Homes Grant Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department plans to take to learn from the findings of the National Audit Office report entitled Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme published on 8 September 2021.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Dame Meg Hillier
uin	903549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2021 answer text <p>We are considering the National Audit Office report and its recommendations, which recognise the scheme was designed as a short-term economic stimulus. This will inform existing and future schemes, as part of our £9 billion commitment to improving energy efficiency.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 21/09/2021 11:46:03 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

1357089

registered interest
date	21/09/2021
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	Water Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent steps his Department has taken to support opportunities arising from marine energy.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	903550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2021 answer text <p>On Monday 13 September we confirmed that wave and tidal stream projects will be eligible to compete in this year’s Contracts for Difference allocation round. We continue to assess a range of marine technologies following our Call for Evidence on marine energy.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 21/09/2021 11:46:50 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

1357106

registered interest
date	21/09/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Sam Pybus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, if she will examine the length of sentence handed to Sam Pybus under the unduly lenient sentence scheme.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	52602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2021 answer text <p>My office received a number of referrals to review the sentence in this deeply disturbing case. I agree that the sentence appears too low, and I have referred it to the Court of Appeal to be reviewed. The case will be heard in due course and the Court of Appeal will decide whether to increase the sentence.</p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 29/09/2021 16:18:59 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1357107

registered interest
date	21/09/2021
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	Tree Planting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many trees have been planted in England in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	52494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2021 answer text <p>The Forestry Commission produces statistics on all new planting of woodland for the UK. These can be found in <a href="https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/statistics/forestry-statistics/" target="_blank">Forestry Statistics</a> and in <a href="https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/statistics/statistics-by-topic/woodland-statistics/" target="_blank">Provisional Woodland Statistics: 2021 edition</a> on the Forest Research website. These statistics are reported for each financial year in thousands of hectares. The latest available figures are for 2020-21.</p><p> </p><p>For all new planting of woodland since 2020-21, there is also a published estimate of the approximate number of trees this represents available from the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/forestry-commission-corporate-plan-performance-indicators" target="_blank">Forestry Commission Key Performance Indicators</a> on the gov.uk website.</p><p>The areas of new planting (woodland creation) for England taken from the published statistics are shown below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year (ending 31 March)</p></td><td><p>New planting in England (thousand hectares)</p></td><td><p>New planting in England (estimated number of trees)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1.15</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>1.50</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>1.42</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>2.34</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21 (provisional)</p></td><td><p>2.18</p></td><td><p>4,252,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22 quarter 1 partial interim report</p></td><td><p>0.47</p></td><td><p>926,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Forestry Commission, Forestry England, grant schemes and with estimates for areas planted without grant aid.</p><p>Planting rates in 2020/21 were impacted by Covid-19. The England Tree Action Plan published in May 2021 stated our aim to at least treble tree planting rates in England by end of this Parliament.</p><p>Note 1: ‘..’ denotes data not available. Estimates of numbers of trees in newly-planted woodland are incomplete for years before 2020-21.</p><p>Note 2: Estimates for areas planted without grant aid are believed to be under-reported and, as a result, the reported figures are likely to under-estimate the true level of planting activity. For England, woodland planting funded by sources other than the Countryside Stewardship Woodland Creation Grant and the former English Woodland Creation Grant, the Woodland Carbon Fund and the High Speed 2 Woodland Fund, include planting supported by the Woodland Trust, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the National Forest Company, in the Northern Forest, and by the Community Forests.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 28/09/2021 12:02:12 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1357108

registered interest
date	21/09/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gaming Machines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of PaddyPowerBetfair's introduction of a £500 monthly cap on losses for younger customers.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	52495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2021 answer text <p>We welcome recent steps taken by industry to raise standards and increase protections for customers, including PaddyPower/Betfair’s introduction of its £500 cap and the Betting &amp; Gaming Council’s codes of conduct on high value customer schemes and online game design.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The government and the Gambling Commission are continuing work to consider protections in online gambling. Earlier this year, the Gambling Commission launched a consultation and call for evidence on the steps remote operators should be required to take to identify and protect customers at risk of harm, including on issues to do with affordability. It received over 13,000 responses and the Commission has published an interim update on its website outlining next steps.</p><p><strong><br></strong>The government launched its Review of the Gambling Act 2005 in December with the publication of a Call for Evidence which received 16,000 responses. The Review will be wide-ranging and evidence-led, and aims to make sure that the regulation of gambling is fit for the digital age. We are considering all evidence carefully and will publish a white paper outlining any conclusions and proposals for reform in due course.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 28/09/2021 16:12:14 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1357109

registered interest
date	21/09/2021
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	Electronic Cigarettes: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on reports of the (a) prevalence of vape use by children and (b) potential health effects of that use including prolonged nose bleeds, chest pains and dizzy spells.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	52496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2021 answer text <p>No recent discussions have taken place.</p><p>However, the Department, working with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, will continue to carefully monitor e-cigarette use amongst children and any potential health effects.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 29/09/2021 16:49:34 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon