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1728460

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the level of inward foreign direct investment was in each of the last 10 financial years.
tabling member constituency	Mid Buckinghamshire
tabling member printed	Greg Smith
uin	5117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p> </p><p>A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 11th September is attached.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torfaen answering member printed Nick Thomas-Symonds question first answered 18/09/2024 15:23:17 answering member 4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds attachment 1 file name PQ5117.pdf title Letter from the National Statistician
tabling member	4778 label Biography information for Greg Smith

1728466

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Productivity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to (a) promote public sector reform and (b) increase public sector productivity.
tabling member constituency	Salisbury
tabling member printed	John Glen
uin	4984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>The Chancellor has launched a multi-year Spending Review to conclude in Spring 2025 that will establish a new approach to public service reform to drive greater productivity in the public sector.</p><p>The Government will use the Spending Review to change the way public services are delivered by embedding a mission-led approach, driving forward public service reform and making the best use of technology to better deliver services. The Spending Review will set spending plans for a minimum of three years of the five-year forecast period.</p> answering member constituency Bristol North West answering member printed Darren Jones question first answered 18/09/2024 15:51:17 answering member 4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones
tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

1728481

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the burden of business rates on small and medium-sized businesses.
tabling member constituency	Broadland and Fakenham
tabling member printed	Jerome Mayhew
uin	5108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>Recent trends in the rate of the business rates multiplier can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/calculate-your-business-rates" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/calculate-your-business-rates</a>.</p><p> </p><p>A number of reliefs are available to support businesses with their business rate liabilities. The eligibility criteria for them can be found on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-business-rate-relief" target="_blank">GOV.Uk</a>. This includes the Small Business Rate Relief (SBRR) which provides 100% rate relief for eligible properties with rateable values below £12,000 with tapered relief available for eligible properties with rateable values between £12,000 and £15,000. SBRR means that over a third of the smallest non-domestic properties in England pay no business rates.</p><p> </p><p>I am unable to comment on the Welsh business rates system, as business rates is a devolved policy area which means this is a matter for the Welsh government.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 5109 question first answered 18/09/2024 14:32:42 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	4739 label Biography information for Jerome Mayhew

1728498

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
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	Glass: Recycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he is taking steps to manage the potential impact of implementation of the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme on glass manufacturers.
tabling member constituency	Aldridge-Brownhills
tabling member printed	Wendy Morton
uin	5063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>As part of the Government’s commitment to implement Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR) and the benefits it will deliver, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is working alongside the Department for Business and Trade to discuss the impact of Extended Producer Responsibility on specific packaging sectors, including glass. We will continue to engage with industry on this matter.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 17/09/2024 15:00:55 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton

1728082

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Right to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of how many (a) serving armed forces personnel and (b) veterans have benefitted from the Right to Buy scheme in each of the last five financial years.
tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
uin	4752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government does not hold information on the number of serving armed forces personnel, or veterans, who have benefitted from the Right to Buy.</p><p>People who live in armed forces accommodation do not have the Right to Buy. The Right to Buy is only available to secure council tenants, and to some housing association tenants who were living in the home when it transferred from a council to a housing association, known as the Preserved Right to Buy<strong>. </strong>Any period spent in armed forces accommodation by eligible social housing tenants prior to applying can, however, count towards the minimum public sector tenancy qualifying period for Right to Buy and towards the discount entitlement.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 12/09/2024 15:50:32 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

1728135

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
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	Public Sector: Trade Unions
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 22 July 2024 to Question 902 on Public sector: trade unions, whether it is the Government's policy to (a) amend and (b) repeal the check-off provisions from the (i) Trade Union Act 2016 and (ii) The Trade Union (Deduction of Union Subscriptions from Wages in the Public Sector) Regulations 2024.
tabling member constituency	Salisbury
tabling member printed	John Glen
uin	4654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to repealing the Trade Union Act 2016. Further information on implementing this will be outlined in due course.</p> answering member constituency Ellesmere Port and Bromborough answering member printed Justin Madders question first answered 12/09/2024 13:32:39 answering member 4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders
tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

1728164

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Public Houses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which Department is responsible for Government policy on community pubs.
tabling member constituency	Salisbury
tabling member printed	John Glen
uin	4681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>The policy for community assets, including community pubs, sits within MHCLG.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris question first answered 18/09/2024 13:08:28 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

1728229

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Veterans Commissioner
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make the Northern Ireland Veterans Commissioner a full time post.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Robin Swann
uin	4797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>We will set out next steps for the appointment of a new Northern Ireland Veterans Commissioner in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 12/09/2024 10:23:19 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	5319

1728262

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Winter Fuel Payment: Low Incomes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions , what steps she is taking to help mitigate the potential impact of the withdrawal of Winter Fuel Payments on low income non-Pension Credit recipient pensioners.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Dr Marie Tidball
uin	4830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>Winter Fuel Payments will continue to be paid to pensioner households with someone receiving Pension Credit or certain other income-related benefits. They will continue to be worth £200 for eligible households, or £300 for eligible households with someone aged 80 and over.</p><p> </p><p>We know there are low-income pensioners who aren’t claiming Pension Credit, and we urge those people to apply. This will passport them to receive Winter Fuel Payment alongside other benefits – hundreds of pounds that could really help them. We will ensure that the poorest pensioners get the support they need.</p><p> </p><p>The State Pension is the foundation of income in retirement and will remain so protecting 12 million pensioners through the triple lock. Based on current forecasts, the full rate of the new state pension is set to increase by around £1,700 over the course of this Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>We are also providing support for pensioners through our Warm Homes Plan which will support investment in insulation and low carbon heating – upgrading millions of homes over this Parliament. Our long-term plan will protect billpayers permanently, reduce fuel poverty, and get the UK back on track to meet our climate goals.</p><p> </p><p>The Household Support Fund is also being extended for a further six months, from 1 October 2024 until 31 March 2025.   An additional £421 million will be provided to enable the extension of the HSF in England, plus funding for the Devolved Governments through the Barnett formula to be spent at their discretion, as usual.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Warm Home Discount scheme in England and Wales provides eligible low-income households across Great Britain with a £150 rebate on their electricity bill. This winter, we expect over three million households, including over one million pensioners, to benefit under the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds question first answered 17/09/2024 16:12:14 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
tabling member	5098

1728263

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Winter Fuel Payment: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help mitigate the potential impact of the withdrawal of Winter Fuel Payments on disabled non-Pension Credit recipient pensioners.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Dr Marie Tidball
uin	4831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2024 answer text <p>Disability benefits provide a tax free, non-income-related contribution towards the extra costs people with a long-term health condition or disabilities can face, such as additional heating costs.</p><p> </p><p>Attendance Allowance can be worth up to £5,600 a year. Entitlement to Attendance Allowance is based on the on-going need for frequent personal care and attention, or supervision to ensure personal safety, rather than on the individual’s medical condition. It is paid out of general taxation and is a tax-free, non-contributory, and non-means-tested benefit so is not affected by other income or savings.</p><p> </p><p>Pensioners in receipt of Attendance Allowance and on a low-income may qualify for Pension Credit including an additional amount for disability providing they meet the other eligibility criteria.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds question first answered 16/09/2024 16:05:54 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
tabling member	5098