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1659439

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
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	Lighting: Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what guidance his Department has issued to local authorities on taking light pollution into account when considering applications for new housing developments.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	198590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework is clear that policies and decisions should ensure that a new development is appropriate for its location. These should take into account the likely effects of pollution on health, living conditions, including the risk of overheating, and the natural environment. Government policy is that by encouraging good design, planning policies and decisions should limit the impact of light pollution from artificial light on local amenity, intrinsically dark landscapes and nature conservation.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 198602 question first answered 18/09/2023 16:05:37 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1659443

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Solar Power: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many jobs have been created in the UK to manufacture solar panels in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	198576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics publishes estimates on the <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ons.gov.uk%2Feconomy%2Fenvironmentalaccounts%2Fdatasets%2Flowcarbonandrenewableenergyeconomyfirstestimatesdataset&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C30efaf73bf034b178e0608dbb8fd9f64%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638307171661056225%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Gs8XebLuMKzuLLZadF0R9qvZSPjBPHNQceMn4%2BSbcuE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">low carbon and renewable energy economy</a>. This data does not provide a breakdown of jobs created to manufacture solar panels specifically, but the latest report (for 2021) estimates around 200 jobs were created in manufacturing for the solar sector.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/09/2023 10:50:03 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1659444

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Wind Power: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many jobs have been created in the UK to manufacture wind turbine (a) motors and (b) blades in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	198577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government does not hold this data.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for National Statistics estimate that the offshore wind sector employed around 10,600 people across the UK in 2021.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/09/2023 10:38:47 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1659445

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has an estimate of how much CO2 was produced in the (a) manufacture and (b) installation of one gigawatt of offshore wind power within the UK in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	198578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department does not publish information related to this request directly, however, the IPCC and UNECE have published estimates related to this request here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipcc.ch%2Fsite%2Fassets%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F02%2Fipcc_wg3_ar5_annex-iii.pdf%23page%3D7&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C8fec1c7d82b74f34894a08dbb8efc940%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638307112230086684%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=YCMcT8kzpXsU%2BWgseQaalNPci%2FGGBX5IzMl25vsofdY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/02/ipcc_wg3_ar5_annex-iii.pdf#page=7</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Funece.org%2Fsed%2Fdocuments%2F2021%2F10%2Freports%2Flife-cycle-assessment-electricity-generation-options&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C8fec1c7d82b74f34894a08dbb8efc940%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638307112230086684%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=OxlkKwJ%2BFUwDHyIXa1FxTX6Nk42uHVEv1%2FZfyEcDbPU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://unece.org/sed/documents/2021/10/reports/life-cycle-assessment-electricity-generation-options</a></p><p> </p><p>Both estimates demonstrate that the lifecycle CO2 impact of generating electricity from offshore wind is significantly lower than fossil fuels.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/09/2023 10:30:54 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1659446

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Electricity: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has made a comparative assessment of UK electricity prices compared to those charged in the United States.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	198579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>Domestic and industrial electricity prices for countries that are members of the International Energy Agency (IEA) are published in Quarterly Energy Prices tables 5.5.1 and 5.3.1 respectively.</p><p> </p><p>Table 5.5.1: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Finternational-domestic-energy-prices&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C786650962e3046a0b3ee08dbb8efe375%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638307112697499594%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=wgPYZVK5dTFuzRIezdq6thHlsI%2BhbhFq2t%2BhSdFFcZE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/international-domestic-energy-prices</a> and Table 5.3.1: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Finternational-industrial-energy-prices&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C786650962e3046a0b3ee08dbb8efe375%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638307112697499594%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=4joRb28iFgMSNctS0ueff84pnZozv1ADrlz8oZieXoc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/international-industrial-energy-prices</a></p><p> </p><p>Average electricity prices in the United States are among the lowest in the IEA, below those in the UK, and they have been one of the 5 countries with the lowest prices across the IEA since the mid-2000s. Electricity prices vary by locality in the United States based on the availability of power plants and fuels, local fuel costs, and pricing regulations.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/09/2023 10:29:47 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1659447

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Petrol: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much and what proportion of the average retail pump price for a litre of petrol is tax as of 11 September 2023.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	198580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>As off 11 September 2023, average retail pump price for petrol was 153.1 pence/litre the total tax for this was 78.47 pence/litre or 51.3% of the pump price. This is comprised of fuel duty, currently held at the reduced rate of 52.95 pence and VAT amounting to 25.52 pence.</p><p> </p><p>At Spring Budget 2023 the government announced continued support for households and businesses by maintaining the rates of fuel duty at the same levels for an additional 12 months, by extending the temporary 5p fuel duty cut and cancelling the planned inflation increase for 2023-24. That represents a saving for drivers this year of overall around £5bn and for the average car driver around £100 and around £200 since the 5p cut was introduced.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 19/09/2023 12:31:18 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1659448

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	National Grid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the capacity of the UK electricity grid by the end of 2025.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	198581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>The electricity network must have enough capacity to support peak electricity demand. The Electricity Networks Strategic Framework outlines that peak electricity demand is expected to be around 60GW by 2025 in Great Britain.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 18/09/2023 10:58:13 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1659449

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to introduce new taxes on the (a) purchase and (b) running costs of electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	198583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>In his 2022 Autumn Statement, the Chancellor announced that from April 2025 electric cars, vans and motorcycles will begin to pay Vehicle Excise Duty in the same way as petrol and diesel vehicles. Electric cars with a list price of £40,000 or more will also be liable to pay the Expensive Car Supplement.</p><p> </p><p>As with all taxes, VED is kept under review and any changes are considered and announced by the Chancellor.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 19/09/2023 12:42:26 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1659450

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Carbon Capture and Storage: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has made an estimate of the government's budget for carbon capture and storage expenditure over the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	198584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>In the 2023 Spring Budget, the Chancellor announced an unprecedented £20 billion investment in the early development of carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS). The quantum of spend within a given period will depend on the outcome of commercial negotiations and will be subject to confirmation at the next and subsequent spending reviews.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/09/2023 10:40:00 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1659456

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
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	Almshouses: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a new regulatory body for almshouses.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	198586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Rt. Hon. Member to my answer to Question UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-07-18%2F194656&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Ceb436cacbd0c4ee3f98908dbb8284e4a%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638306255479064828%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=k7VlER92V53twF7azOyJOpFpogVY7lHFRfvZ0UK0sPQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">194656</a> on 24 July 2023.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 198587 question first answered 18/09/2023 16:04:08 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms