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1697606

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
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	Energy: 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, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing the energy price cap on household default tariffs on (a) the average annual energy bill for households and (b) trends in the level of profits of energy companies.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	19760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>Decisions on the price cap are for independent regulator Ofgem. Average energy bills are published online at <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F65c65524cc433b0011a90ba8%2Ftable_221.xlsx&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7Cf6d94edb347441888c3808dc4a6d1baf%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638467079666225195%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=hig6hIWcg8j2Zh3UffgAGptQREU6uN6t17gNaeUWrCQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65c65524cc433b0011a90ba8/table_221.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>A break down of the components of the price cap, including the earnings allowance, may be found at <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ofgem.gov.uk%2Fenergy-price-cap&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7Cf6d94edb347441888c3808dc4a6d1baf%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638467079666225195%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=s9uiT53sbRPKvC7o6yeED6rC6fPIfQglQVT0EroIBno%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.ofgem.gov.uk/energy-price-cap</a>.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 25/03/2024 07:10:43 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1697607

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	INEOS: Belgium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2024 to Question 17476 on INEOS: Belgium, what exports that funding will support.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	19719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) does not provide direct funding. It issued a guarantee to commercial lenders to help secure new export opportunities for the UK.</p><p>UKEF’s support is conditional on the inclusion of UK goods and services in the project and therefore secures export opportunities that might not otherwise have happened, both from businesses directly contracted by INEOS, and others in their supply chains.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/03/2024 17:43:13 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1697624

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Energy Intensive Industries: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much her Department has paid by way of financial assistance under section 8 of the Industrial Development Act n982 in compensation for indirect costs of the (a) UK Emissions Trading System and (b) Carbon Emissions Tax and Carbon Price Support mechanism to (i) INEOS Chemical Grangemouth Ltd and (ii) INEOS ChlorVinyls Ltd in each year since January 2021.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	19720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The total compensation these companies have received for indirect costs of the (a) UK Emissions Trading System and (b) Carbon Emissions Tax and Carbon Price Support mechanism is as follows: (i) Jan-2021 to March-2022: £165,174,750, (ii) April-2022 to March-2023: £ 114,934,773, (iii) April-2023 to present: £100,952,928.</p><p>We are unable to provide the spending for individual companies or under section 8 alone as this would lead to commercially sensitive information being released.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 19721 question first answered 26/03/2024 22:13:29 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1697626

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Energy Intensive Industries: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much her Department has paid by way of financial assistance under section 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982 in compensation for indirect costs associated with the (a) UK Emissions Trading System and (b) Carbon Emissions Tax and Carbon Price Support mechanism to (i) British Steel Ltd, (ii) Celsa Manufacturing UK Ltd, (iii) CF Fertilisers UK Ltd, (iv) DS Smith Paper Ltd, (v) Kimberly Clark Ltd, (vi) Outokumpu Stainless Ltd, (vii) Palm Paper Ltd, (viii) Runcorn MCP Ltd, (ix) SABIC UK Petrochemicals Ltd, (x) Tata Steel UK Ltd and (xi) UPM-Kymmene UK Ltd in each year since January 2021.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	19721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The total compensation these companies have received for indirect costs of the (a) UK Emissions Trading System and (b) Carbon Emissions Tax and Carbon Price Support mechanism is as follows: (i) Jan-2021 to March-2022: £165,174,750, (ii) April-2022 to March-2023: £ 114,934,773, (iii) April-2023 to present: £100,952,928.</p><p>We are unable to provide the spending for individual companies or under section 8 alone as this would lead to commercially sensitive information being released.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 19720 question first answered 26/03/2024 22:13:29 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1697627

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Industry: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much her Department has paid by way of financial assistance under section 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982 in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in (i) 2018-2019, (ii) 2019-2020, (iii) 2020-2021, (iv) 2021-2022 and (v) 2022-2023 financial year.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	19722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>We are unable to provide a breakdown in the manner requested as the data is not held in that format. However, full details of financial assistance provided under the Act are published annually in the Industrial Development Act annual report, copies of which are available in the House libraries.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 28/03/2024 15:14:47 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1697628

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Industry: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Scottish Government has made a formal request for the transfer of the (a) powers and (b) associated budget to provide financial assistance to industry under section 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982 to the Scottish Parliament.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	19723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The power under s.8 so far as it is exercisable in or as regards Scotland, was transferred to Scottish Ministers by section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998, effective from 01/07/99. As such, no formal request for transfer of powers or associated budget is required. The power remains exercisable in Scotland by the UK Secretary of State by virtue of section 56(1)(h) of the 1998 Act; and can also be exercised concurrently by the Secretary of State and Scottish Ministers in relation to financial assistance for shipping services carrying passengers between the Highlands and Islands and Northern Ireland by virtue of S.I. 2002/1630(S. 6).</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 26/03/2024 16:54:46 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1697634

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	BMW: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what (a) criteria and (b) assessment process was used to determine the award of up to £75 million to BMW made under section 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	19724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>The award to BMW met the following criteria;</p><ul><li>The award is associated with a strategically important and significant opportunity related to an internationally mobile investment.</li><li>Significant private sector investment will be leveraged.</li><li>A significant number of jobs will be created and/or safeguarded.</li><li>The award meets Government’s value for money requirements.</li><li>The award is deemed legally compliant in accordance with the UK Subsidy Control Act 2022</li></ul><p>The assessment process followed HM Treasury Green Book Appraisal Guidance including detailed due diligence conducted by an independent third party. The assessment process also included scrutiny by the Industrial Development Advisory Board.</p><p>The award to BMW supports a total investment of £575m by the company and will secure production of new electric models of the Mini at the plant in Oxford.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 28/03/2024 15:27:30 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1697635

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Publications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2024 to Question 18297 on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Publications, whether the media team monitors DeclassifiedUK.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	19725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>The media team monitor outlets for any stories relevant to the brief of the FCDO.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 25/03/2024 16:20:45 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1697636

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	NATO
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) location is of and (b) deployment levels are at each NATO (i) owned and (ii) operated sites.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	19726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>The UK is one of the largest contributors of personnel to NATO, underlining our commitment to deterrence and defence of the Euro-Atlantic Area.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of UK personnel posted to NATO Peacetime Establishment locations, with personnel in 39 NATO locations in 19 countries all over Europe and the Continental US, and the UK has proportional workforce equity at all locations.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UK Fill</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UK Fill</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>Brussels</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>Brunssum</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mons</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>Stavanger</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>Sofia</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td rowspan="3"><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>Bydgoszcz</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>Tallin</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Elblag</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>Lille</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Szczecin</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="7"><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>Geilenkirchen</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>Lisbon</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Munster</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Oeiras</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oberammergau</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>Bucharest</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ramstein</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>Bratislava</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uedem</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>Torrejon</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ulm</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Valencia</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wesel</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Türkiye</p></td><td><p>Istanbul</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>Thessaloniki</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Izmir</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4"><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>Milan</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td rowspan="4"><p>UK</p></td><td><p>Blandford</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naples</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Molesworth</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poggio</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Northwood</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sigonella</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Yeovilton</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>Adazi</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>USA</p></td><td><p>Norfolk</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Riga</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Tampa</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>&quot;~&quot; denotes a number less than or equal to 5.</p><p> </p><p>Data have been rounded to 10 and therefore totals may not always equal the sum of the parts.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 25/03/2024 17:17:53 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1697245

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	INEOS: Belgium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March to Question 17476 on INEOS: Belgium, how many jobs will be created as a result of the funding.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	19476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) does not provide direct funding. It issued a guarantee to commercial lenders to help secure new export opportunities for the UK, which in turn support jobs across the UK, both in those businesses with which INEOS contracts directly, and in their supply chains.</p><p> </p><p>In 2022-23, UKEF provided £6.5 billion of support in total, which is estimated to have backed up to 55,000 jobs across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 22/03/2024 14:28:20 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill