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1723829

registered interest
date	26/07/2024
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	Electricity: Infrastructure
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 he has had discussions with his German counterpart on the potential impact of an underground first policy towards new electricity infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	1981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2024 answer text <p>Details of Ministers’ meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Rutherglen answering member printed Michael Shanks question first answered 02/08/2024 06:25:57 answering member 4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1723832

registered interest
date	26/07/2024
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	Coal: Imports and Production
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 coal is (a) required annually by the UK heritage rail sector and (b) produced in the UK; which countries the non-UK supplies originate from, by annual tonnage; and what assessment he has made of the comparative CO2 impact of (i) importing coal from overseas and (ii) domestically producing coal.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	1982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2024 answer text <p>The Department does not hold specific data on coal and the heritage rail sector. Breakdowns of coal usage, production and imports are available in the Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES) - <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fsolid-fuels-and-derived-gases-chapter-2-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C7f4ad8b52a8247dc234b08dcb21f6e23%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638581095265519743%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=n5Ld%2Fi3NcyOhzPtY8qnpgZlSpyNfxEPlZlcsYXnTILY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/solid-fuels-and-derived-gases-chapter-2-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes</a></p><p> </p><p>The source of coal for use in heritage steam and other industries is a private matter for the organisations involved. The coal extraction industry is in decline in the UK and there is currently only one commercial coal mine in operation. We do not intend to grant new coal licences.</p> answering member constituency Rutherglen answering member printed Michael Shanks question first answered 01/08/2024 11:56:50 answering member 4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1723841

registered interest
date	26/07/2024
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	Solar Power
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 estimate of the amount of solar energy generated by ensuring that five per cent of (a) industrial and (b) commercial roofs are covered with solar panels.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	1983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2024 answer text <p>The Government does not take a prescriptive approach to the amount of rooftop solar deployment required, nor to the mix between installation on domestic and non-domestic properties. Therefore, no such estimate has been made. However, the Government is clear that rooftop solar will play an important role in achieving its ambition of tripling existing solar capacity by 2030. Further details will be included in the upcoming publication of the Solar Roadmap.</p> answering member constituency Rutherglen answering member printed Michael Shanks question first answered 01/08/2024 11:55:57 answering member 4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1723419

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Private Education: Business Rates and VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans she has to consult on ending the VAT exemption and business rates relief for private schools.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	1809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>As the Chancellor announced on 29 July, as of 1 January 2025, all education services and vocational training supplied by a private school in the UK for a charge will be subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20%. Boarding services closely related to such a supply will also be subject to VAT at 20%. Any fees paid from 29 July 2024 pertaining to the term starting in January 2025 onwards will be subject to VAT. Furthermore, where a school in England has charitable status, the government will legislate to remove their eligibility to business rates charitable rates relief. This is intended to take effect from April 2025, subject to parliamentary passage.</p><p> </p><p>This was a tough but necessary decision that will secure additional funding to help deliver the government’s commitments relating to education and young people, including opening 3,000 new nurseries, rolling out breakfast clubs to all primary schools, and recruiting 6,500 new teachers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government engages with a wide range of stakeholders with an interest in Government policy, including VAT, as part of the policy development and implementation process as a matter of course.</p><p> </p><p>A technical note setting out the details of these two tax policies has been published online here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-on-private-school-fees-removing-the-charitable-rates-relief-for-private-schools" target="_blank">VAT on Private School Fees &amp; Removing the Charitable Rates Relief for Private Schools - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Draft VAT legislation has also been published alongside this technical note. A technical consultation on the legislation and technical note will run from 29 July 2024 until 15 September 2024.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 30/07/2024 16:26:41 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1723487

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Remote Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Government's policy is on home working across the civil service.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	1810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>The government's entire focus is on the work of delivering change. The government has not yet reviewed existing guidance on home working. We will support the Civil Service with the necessary tools to ensure it can deliver that change. The Government is committed to supporting individuals and businesses to work in ways that best suit their particular circumstances and whilst terms and conditions relating to hours of work are delegated to departments as individual employers, the Civil Service must ensure that it provides value for money for the public.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Queen's Park and Maida Vale answering member printed Georgia Gould question first answered 30/07/2024 14:43:09 answering member 5305
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1723490

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the tax gap was in the (a) 2005-06 financial year and (b) latest financial year for which data is available; what steps her Department is taking to close the tax gap; and whether she has set a target for closing the tax gap.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	1811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>The tax gap is the difference between the amount of tax that should, in theory, be paid to HMRC, and the amount that is actually paid. In 2005-06 the tax gap was estimated to be 7.4% (£32.4bn). The latest estimates, published in June 2024, show the tax gap at 4.8% (£39.8bn) in 2022-23.</p><p>The government is committed to tackling the tax gap, through increasing HMRC's compliance staff, investing in HMRC’s technology infrastructure, and making policy changes to tackle tax non-compliance. The government will set out further details at the budget.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 30/07/2024 16:28:24 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1723491

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pay: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average take home pay was of someone aged 23 working full-time on the minimum wage in (a) cash terms and (b) adjusted for inflation in the financial year (i) 2000-01, (ii) 2009-10 and (iii) 2023-24.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	1812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>The statistics requested can be calculated for a typical worker on the minimum wage using the following data sources: average hours from ONS dataset HOUR01; inflation from ONS CPI series D7BT; historic Income Tax liabilities from HMRC, “Income Tax Personal Allowances and Reliefs”; historic National Insurance liabilities from HMRC, “Main Features of National Insurance Contributions”.</p> answering member constituency Hampstead and Highgate answering member printed Tulip Siddiq question first answered 30/07/2024 16:22:51 answering member 4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1723493

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total Government underspend is for this financial year; and what the underspend is for each Department.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	1813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>As the Chancellor set out in her statement on July 29, there is a forecast Resource DEL overspend of £21.9 billion against the plans set out for departments at Spring Budget 2024. This already factors in the Treasury’s assessment of a £7.1bn fallaway over the course of the year, as set out in Table 1 of Fixing the foundations: public spending audit 2024-25.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bristol North West answering member printed Darren Jones question first answered 30/07/2024 17:23:55 answering member 4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1723496

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Arts: Basildon and Billericay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding is available from the Arts Council for schemes in Basildon and Billericay constituency; how much funding has been awarded to those schemes; whether the Arts Council has sponsored any events in Basildon and Billericay constituency; and what is the criteria for sponsoring events.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	1814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2024 answer text <p>Arts Council England’s £100 million programme, National Lottery Project Grants, is open for applications to organisations and individuals from across England, from north to south and east to west, including in Basildon and Billericay. The criteria for applying are available on the <a href="https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/ProjectGrants" target="_blank">Arts Council's website</a>.</p><p>Grants awarded from the Arts Council’s main funding streams within the last 5 financial years (2023/2024 inclusive) are published online and provide details of all organisations that receive funding.They are available in the following locations:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/ProjectGrants/project-grants-data" target="_blank">National Lottery Project Grants</a></li><li><a href="https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/dycp/dycp-successful-applicants" target="_blank">Developing Your Creative Practice</a></li><li><a href="https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/npo/data-2018-22" target="_blank">Investment Programme</a> (2018-2022 NPO)</li><li><a href="https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/how-we-invest-public-money/2023-26-Investment-Programme/2023-26-investment-programme-data" target="_blank">Investment Programme </a>(2023-2026 NPO)</li><li><a href="https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/research-and-data/culture-recovery-fund-data" target="_blank">Cultural Recovery Fund</a></li><li><a href="https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiNWQyODRiYzMtYTA4YS00N2ZlLThkZjEtYjQxZGZiOGRhYjc0IiwidCI6ImM3YTZmYzMyLTc1MzgtNGIwZS1hOTZhLTA1Zjg1NTAwN2MxMSJ9" target="_blank">Emergency Response Fund</a></li></ul><p>Since 2019, Arts Council England has provided over £5.8 million of funding to organisations in the Basildon and Billericay constituency.</p> answering member constituency Rhondda and Ogmore answering member printed Chris Bryant question first answered 02/08/2024 13:38:07 answering member 1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1723187

registered interest
date	24/07/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Private Education: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2024 to Question 458 on Private Education: Fees and Charges, whether the Department has made an assessment to date of the impact of the introduction of VAT on schools in the independent sector on class sizes in state schools.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	1572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>The impact of any tax changes affecting independent schools on the state sector will be carefully considered. The government will complete its analysis once details of the policy changes have been confirmed. The department is supporting HM Treasury which will deliver tax changes. Further details will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth South answering member printed Stephen Morgan question first answered 30/07/2024 14:54:48 answering member 4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden