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1487843

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Consultants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent on consultancy fees in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022; and what the name is of each consultancy contracted.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	33706
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>HM Treasury’s spend on consultancy is published and available for viewing within the Annual Report and Accounts. HMT is yet to lay its accounts for 2021-22, but these are due to be published prior to the summer recess. We have included the links to the published Annual Report and Accounts for each of the available years in question within the table below. The names of all contracts issued for consultancy can be found using the Gov.Uk contracts finder (link included below).</p><p> </p><p>Contract Finder - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">Contracts Finder - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Publication Link</p></td><td><p>Page Reference</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-treasury-annual-report-and-accounts-2019-to-2020</p></td><td><p>Page 104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-treasury-annual-report-and-accounts-2020-to-2021</p></td><td><p>Page 101</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 18/07/2022 14:01:03 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1487954

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Fuels: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will hold discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of making it Government policy to introduce tax reductions on motor fuel for holders of Blue Badge parking permits.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	33939
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>Fuel duty becomes due to HMRC when fuel leaves the refinery or import warehouse for onward supply. Although it is included in the cost of fuel at the pump, it is not paid directly by motorists. On that basis, a fuel duty cut cannot be targeted at specific individuals – such as holders of Blue Badge parking permits.</p><p> </p><p>In response to high fuel prices, the Government announced a temporary 5p cut to duty on petrol and diesel. This is a tax cut for consumers worth £2.4 billion in 2022-23.</p><p> </p><p>All taxes remain under review.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 18/07/2022 14:03:50 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
	tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1488736

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Fuels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the impact of the removal of the red diesel fuel entitlement and rising costs of fuel on small businesses; and if he will make it his policy to reinstate the entitlement for landscaping contractors.
	tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
	tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	35899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government confirmed at Spring Budget 2021 that it would remove the entitlement to use red diesel from most sectors from April 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognised that this would be a significant change for some businesses, and ran a consultation to gather information from on the expected impact of these tax changes and make sure it had not overlooked any exceptional reasons why other sectors should be allowed to continue to use red diesel beyond April 2022.</p><p> </p><p>Having assessed the cases made by other sectors to retain their red diesel entitlement, including the landscaping industry, the Government did not believe that they were compelling enough to outweigh the need to ensure fairness between the different users of diesel fuels and the Government’s long-term environmental objectives.</p><p> </p><p>In response to high fuel prices, the Government announced a temporary 12-month cut to the duty on petrol and diesel of 5p per litre and an equivalent percentage cut on the rates for rebated fuels. Overall, this is a tax cut for consumers, including small businesses, worth around £2.4 billion in 2022-23.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 18/07/2022 14:09:10 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
	tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1488834

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Special Advisers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any special advisers have had their contracts with his Department terminated since 4 July 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	35903
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not employ any special advisers; all special advisers are employed by Cabinet Office.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 18/07/2022 11:03:05 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1488978

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Horizon Europe
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on replacing funds that may be lost as a result of disaffiliating from Horizon Europe.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	35941
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK stands ready to formalise our association to EU programmes at the earliest opportunity. However, the EU’s delays to the UK’s association are putting long term science collaboration at risk. Supporting the UK’s research and development sector through this period of uncertainty remains our top priority.</p><p> </p><p>In order to provide reassurance, the UK Government has guaranteed funding for the first and second waves of eligible successful applicants to Horizon Europe. And if the UK is unable to associate to Horizon Europe we will put in place an ambitious alternative, including a suite of transitional measures, funded from the budget set aside for our association to these programmes.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 18/07/2022 11:00:18 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1487969

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2022
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	COP26: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, when he last met Ministers in the Welsh Government in Cardiff.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	33922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>COP26 Devolved Administrations Ministers Meetings, which I chair, have formally convened five times. Communiqués from these meetings can be found on GOV.UK. The Welsh Government Minister for Climate Change has been present at these meetings.</p><p> </p><p>Energy policy, including energy efficiency, falls within the remit of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). With support from the devolved administrations, BEIS established an Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) that is responsible for discussing Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change. This aims to meet every two months and brings together Ministers from the four administrations to discuss emission reduction efforts across the UK. This intergovernmental engagement on net zero will continue to facilitate collaboration and coordination across devolved and reserved competence, ensuring we are delivering effectively for all parts of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to working with the devolved administrations to achieve our shared goals of leading the charge against climate change.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 33923 question first answered 18/07/2022 15:35:29 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1487970

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2022
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	Energy: Conservation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations on the role of energy efficiency in meeting the UK’s climate targets.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	33923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>COP26 Devolved Administrations Ministers Meetings, which I chair, have formally convened five times. Communiqués from these meetings can be found on GOV.UK. The Welsh Government Minister for Climate Change has been present at these meetings.</p><p> </p><p>Energy policy, including energy efficiency, falls within the remit of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). With support from the devolved administrations, BEIS established an Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) that is responsible for discussing Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change. This aims to meet every two months and brings together Ministers from the four administrations to discuss emission reduction efforts across the UK. This intergovernmental engagement on net zero will continue to facilitate collaboration and coordination across devolved and reserved competence, ensuring we are delivering effectively for all parts of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to working with the devolved administrations to achieve our shared goals of leading the charge against climate change.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 33922 question first answered 18/07/2022 15:35:29 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1487989

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2022
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	Climate Change: Commonwealth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the response of Commonwealth nations on tackling climate change.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	33760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>Last month I joined the Prime Minister in Kigali for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). In the communique text coming out of this meeting, leaders renewed their commitment under the Paris Agreement to keep the increase in global average temperature to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and resolved to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius as outlined in the COP26 Glasgow Climate Pact. They also stressed the urgency of enhancing ambition and action in relation to mitigation, adaptation, and finance in this critical decade to address the gaps in the implementation of the goals of the Paris Agreement, and welcomed the substantive progress made at COP26.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Four Commonwealth countries have already come forward with new or strengthened NDCs since COP26: Australia, Gabon, Dominica, and Mozambique. We look forward to working with other member states to deliver on these commitments ahead of COP27.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 18/07/2022 13:34:10 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1487995

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2022
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	Just Energy Transition Partnerships: South Africa
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the progress the Department has made on delivering the Just Energy Transition Partnership with South Africa.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	33762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>Following my visit to South Africa in June, I have briefed Cabinet Colleagues on the Climate Action Implementation Committee about the progress we are making. During my visit I met with the South African Inter-Ministerial Committee on the Energy Transition and we made public the formal 6-Month Update to Leaders agreed by South Africa and the International Partners Group (IPG).</p><p> </p><p>The COP26 Unit is working with FCDO and other Departments, international partners and the South African government to support the design of an Investment Plan against which the $8.5bn can be mobilised.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 18/07/2022 13:40:13 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1487998

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2022
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	COP26: Departmental Responsibilities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, what his priorities are for the remainder of the UK’s COP Presidency.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	33765
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>At COP26 in Glasgow all 197 Parties agreed to the Glasgow Climate Pact to urgently keep 1.5°C alive and finalise the outstanding elements of the Paris Rulebook. Through our COP26 Presidency, we are committed to working with international partners to deliver the commitments made at COP26.</p><p> </p><p>On Mitigation, the Glasgow Climate Pact requests parties to revisit and strengthen their 2030 targets in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) as necessary to align with the Paris Agreement temperature goal by the end of 2022.</p><p> </p><p>On Adaptation, we must demonstrate that sufficient progress is being made through the Glasgow Sharm El-Sheikh work programme on the Global Goal on Adaptation and on efforts to double climate finance for adaptation to developing countries by 2025.</p><p> </p><p>On Finance, we will work on delivering the South Africa Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) announced at COP26 and continue discussions with potential future partners announced at this year's G7.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue our ambition as an inclusive Presidency Year, collaborating across sectors and all parts of society to deliver effective climate action.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 18/07/2022 15:30:37 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord