Alistair Carmichael MP: written questions
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Written questions
Written question 903174TreasuryTabled 6 Mar 2025WithdrawnUIN 903174More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to employer National Insurance contributions on small and medium-sized enterprises.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordWritten question 902339Cabinet OfficeTabled 16 Jan 2025WithdrawnUIN 902339More
Question: whether he has had recent discussions with the fishing industry on the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordInfrastructure: National SecurityMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 901267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the adequacy of the security provisions for energy and telecommunications infrastructure in the UK's exclusive economic zone.
Answer: The UK Government constantly monitors and regularly assesses the security of critical national infrastructure, including energy and telecommunications assets in the UK's Exclusive Economic Zone. This is a whole-of-Government effort involving multiple Depa...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSpirits: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8762More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate the Office for Budget Responsibility made of revenues for spirits excise duty in the 2024-25 financial year; and what those revenues are to date.
Answer: The Office for Budget Responsibility spirits alcohol duty receipts forecast can be found in table 3.9 of the ‘detailed forecast tables: receipts’ publication accompanying the Economic and Fiscal Outlook published in March 2024: OBR Economic and Fiscal Out...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordWhisky: ScotlandTreasuryTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1467More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of the increase in alcohol duty for spirits introduced in 2023 on the Scotch whisky industry.
Answer: On 1 August 2023, spirits duty rates were increased in line with inflation, after 6 years of consecutive freezes. Duty is currently frozen until 1 February 2025. The Government is closely monitoring the impact of the recent reforms and rates that took eff...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: AirportsHome OfficeTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve the accuracy of individual identification carried out by the technical infrastructure which performs border checks.
Answer: This Government’s priority is to maintain strong border security and steps are always taken to constantly improve the accuracy of individual identification before arrival and at the border.Border Force checks all passengers arriving at the UK border on sc...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: AirportsHome OfficeTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the treatment that people with similar names to other individuals on watchlists receive during border checks at airports.
Answer: Our priority is to maintain a secure border. Border Force performs checks on all passengers arriving at the UK border on scheduled services to identify individuals who pose, or are suspected to pose, a risk to the national interest. Identities, and combin...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordTidal PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of setting a one gigawatt deployment target for tidal stream energy for 2035.
Answer: The Government will continue to review the merits of setting a target for tidal stream deployment and will continue to engage with stakeholders on this.Tidal stream is a home-grown industry of considerable promise, and the UK remains the world leader in t...
Answered 23 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordTidal PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he plans to take to ensure domestic manufactured content is embedded in tidal stream projects.
Answer: The Government continues to engage with tidal stream industry on maintaining high levels of UK content in tidal stream projects.
Answered 23 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordTidal Power: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the minimum ringfence for Tidal Stream projects to £30 million for Allocation Round 6 of the upcoming Contracts for Differe
Answer: The minimum budget for tidal stream was set in March at £10m. The Secretary of State will confirm his decision on whether to increase the AR6 budget by 1st August, before the AR6 bidding window opens.
Answered 23 Jul 2024
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