Dave Doogan MP: written questions
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Written questions
Children: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9216More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking through the Child Maintenance Service to ensure that receiving parents and their children are adequately financially supported when paying parents (a) decide not to return to wo
Answer: The maintenance calculation is designed to be affordable and sustainable for paying parents, while ensuring they contribute a reasonable amount to support their children. Calculations are based on a percentage of the Paying Parent’s gross weekly income re...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordChildcare: CostsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7541More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Child Maintenance Service has made of the potential merits of ensuring that both parents are equally liable for childcare costs.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) operates on the principle that both parents have financial responsibility for their child, including contributing to their food and clothing, as well as contributing towards the associated costs of running the home that...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Child Maintenance Service has made of the potential merits of reducing the threshold for unearned income for paying parents from £2,500 to £1,000 in line with HMRC’s annual tax-free
Answer: The threshold for unearned income was originally set at £2,500 to ensure that this represented a significant source of a paying parent’s total annual income. This ensures that minor changes in unearned income do not interfere with the efficiency of the sy...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring the Child Maintenance Service to calculate a paying parent's liability using their household income rather than their individual incom
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) operates on the principle that both parents have financial responsibility for their child, including contributing to their food and clothing, as well as contributing towards the associated costs of running the home that...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that parents are not able to avoid (a) Child Maintenance liability and (b) Deduction of Earning Orders by changing employment.
Answer: Where parents frequently change employment, the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) can use alternative powers such as deducting child maintenance directly from their bank account. The CMS has a range of strong enforcement options that are designed to get mon...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to improve the success of enforcement measures taken by the Child Maintenance Service on non-paying parents.
Answer: Where parents frequently change employment, the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) can use alternative powers such as deducting child maintenance directly from their bank account. The CMS has a range of strong enforcement options that are designed to get mon...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood Compensation SchemeCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3091More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the devolved Administrations on the format of payments from the infected blood compensation scheme; whether he has had discussions with each devolved Administration on their pres
Answer: I met the Health Ministers for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland ahead of the announcement on 16 August, and officials meet on a regular basis to discuss the progress of the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme. The Scheme will operate across th...
Answered 4 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordElectric Cables: CostsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3090More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent estimate he has made of the relative costs per km of (a) overhead, (b) underground and (c) offshore electricity transmission cables.
Answer: The Government keeps abreast of the various technologies that can be used to help us achieve clean power by 2030, including the various means of laying cable, but has not yet made an estimate of the relative costs of cabling since it came into power.
Answered 4 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: EmploymentDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3089More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of changes in the number of jobs in the (a) oil and (b) gas sector in (i) the UK and (ii) Scotland in each of the next 30 years.
Answer: The Department does not hold these estimates. According to ONS data[1], direct jobs in oil and gas extraction fell by around a third between 2014 and 2022 (from c.42k to c.28k). Of all current direct offshore oil and gas jobs, roughly 80% are in Scotland[...
Answered 4 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordEnergy SupplyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to introduce zonal energy markets in the UK.
Answer: Electricity market reform work is key to delivering a decarbonised, secure, and affordable system. The Government will provide more information in due course.
Answered 4 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGreat British Energy: Private SectorDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of Great British Energy's budget will be allocated to early development work to help de-risk private sector investments over the next five years.
Answer: Great British Energy will be an operationally independent company capitalised with £8.3 billion over this Parliament. The exact proportion of investment allocated to different priorities will be a decision for Great British Energy and investment to suppor...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGreat British Energy: InfrastructureDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has for GB Energy (a) whole and (b) partial ownership of electricity transmission infrastructure.
Answer: Great British Energy will not seek to own electricity transmission infrastructure, instead it will be a publicly owned generation company that will own, manage, and operate clean energy projects across the country. This means Great British Energy will inv...
Answered 4 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGreat British Energy: Supply ChainsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has for GB Energy (a) investments in renewable energy supply chains and (b) (i) whole and (ii) partial ownership of supply chain manufacturing companies.
Answer: As set out in Great British Energy’s Founding Statement, supporting British supply chains is one of the five key functions of this new publicly-owned energy company. Government is committed to supporting the transition to an affordable, decarbonised power...
Answered 4 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGreat British Energy: Community EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has for GB Energy (a) investment in and (b) partial ownership of community energy projects.
Answer: Great British Energy, through the Local Power Plan, will give local communities a stake in the transition to net zero, as owners and partners in clean energy projects. It will provide commercial, technical and project-planning assistance to Local and Comb...
Answered 4 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGreat British EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2483More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has for (a) whole and (b) partial ownership of energy generation capacity by GB Energy by 2045.
Answer: Government does not intend for Great British Energy to buy existing generation assets from private sector operators. Instead, Government anticipates that it will develop a portfolio of new assets, boosting Britain’s energy security whilst also delivering ...
Answered 4 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGreat British Energy: Wind PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has for (a) whole and (b) partial ownership of (i) offshore and (ii) onshore wind farms by GB Energy by 2045.
Answer: Great British Energy will be a publicly-owned energy company that will invest in, own and operate projects. Great British Energy will support the Government's clean power mission by partnering with industry, local authorities and communities. The exact de...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGreat British EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans for GB Energy to have a public option retail arm.
Answer: No. The Government does not intend Great British Energy to be an energy retail company or to supply energy directly to households. Great British Energy will invest in, own and operate energy projects which will produce clean, cheap and homegrown power tha...
Answered 4 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordElectricity GenerationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he will publish a response to the consultation entitled Review of electricity market arrangements (REMA): second consultation which closed on 7 May 2024.
Answer: Electricity market reform work is key to delivering a decarbonised, secure, and affordable system. The new Government is currently assessing timelines, and we will provide more information in due course.
Answered 4 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGreat British Energy: Capital InvestmentDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2479More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how GB Energy will interact with the (a) UK Infrastructure Bank and (b) National Wealth Fund to provide investment for renewable energy; and how renewables investments by GB Energy will diffe
Answer: Great British Energy will work with institutions such as the National Wealth Fund and UK Infrastructure Bank to deliver the Government’s clean energy mission. The Government is currently developing the details of both Great British Energy and the National...
Answered 4 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGreat British Energy: InnovationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2478More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether any of Great British Energy's 8.3bn budget will be spent on funding (a) the offshore renewable energy catapult and (b) other existing technology investment initiatives.
Answer: Great British Energy will invest in, own and operate projects which will produce clean, cheap and homegrown energy and make Britain energy secure. It will be backed by a capitalisation of £8.3bn of new money over this Parliament. Government will clarify t...
Answered 6 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordWind Power: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2477More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether wind farm developments which receive investment from GB Energy will be eligible for contracts via the Contracts for Difference scheme.
Answer: The way that Great British Energy interacts with other existing and new government policies influencing the energy system, including the Contracts for Difference Scheme, will be determined in due course. Great British Energy’s activities will be compliant...
Answered 4 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGreat British Energy: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2137More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether any of the £8.3 billion funding allocated to Great British Energy over the next five years will be spent on funding the Contracts for Difference scheme.
Answer: No. The 8.3bn of funding allocated to Great British Energy over the next five years will be an additional measure and will not replace the need for other government support mechanisms such as the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme. The CfD Scheme is fu...
Answered 3 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGreat British EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2136More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether offshore wind projects developed with help from Great British Energy's early development work and investment will be co-owned by Great British Energy.
Answer: Great British Energy will be a publicly-owned energy company that will invest in, own and operate projects. Great British Energy will support the Government's clean power mission by partnering with industry, local authorities and communities. The exact de...
Answered 3 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGreat British EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2135More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether Great British Energy will purchase and operate any existing energy generation capacity in the UK.
Answer: Government does not intend for Great British Energy to buy existing generation assets from private sector operators. Instead, Government anticipates that it will develop a portfolio of new assets, boosting Britain’s energy security whilst also delivering ...
Answered 3 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGreat British EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether GB energy will (a) build and (b) operate energy generation capacity by 2045.
Answer: Great British Energy will be a publicly-owned energy company that will invest in, own and operate projects. Great British Energy will support the Government's clean power mission by partnering with industry, local authorities and communities. The exact de...
Answered 3 Sept 2024
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