David Chadwick MP: written questions
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Iron and Steel: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the European Commission’s proposals for the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism on the competitiveness and decarbonisation of the UK steel secto
Answer: We are monitoring the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). As UK steel is covered by a domestic carbon price under the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), the sector is expected to face lower CBAM liabilities compared with goods from jurisdictions...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFuels: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100613More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to analysis cited in the Road Haulage Association’s 2025 Autumn Budget Submission, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of an increase in fuel duty on household living standards.
Answer: At Budget 2025, the Government announced continued support for people and businesses by extending the temporary 5p fuel duty cut until the end of August 2026. Rates will then gradually return to early 2022 levels. The planned increase in line with inflati...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFuels: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100612More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a fuel duty rebate linked to emissions reductions to encourage the use of low carbon fuels such as hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO).
Answer: Hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) is a relatively new fuel and has limited availability in the UK. When used for domestic heating, HVO benefits from the rebated duty rate of 10.18p per litre, in contrast to the full duty rate of 52.95p per litre. The Gover...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPark Homes: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98203More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress has been made on the planned further engagement and call for evidence on the rationale for the payment on the commission on park homes.
Answer: The government recognise that there are longstanding concerns about the requirement to pay site owners a commission upon sale of a park home. The previous government published a report in June 2022 on the impact of a change in the maximum park home sale c...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Internal Trade: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98161More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce administrative burdens on businesses moving goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
Answer: The Government announced at the Autumn Budget a £16.6m package of measures to support businesses to move goods within the UK internal market, including a comprehensive ‘one stop shop’ regulatory support service and additional funding for Intertrade UK. On...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCustoms: Digital TechnologyCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98157More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress the Government has made on delivering a UK Single Trade Window.
Answer: The Government is committed to minimising administrative burdens and frictions experienced by businesses trading internationally. While delivery of the single trade window (STW) was paused at the end of 2024, it remains the Government’s intention to deliv...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Trade with EUDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98155More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking ahead of the 2026 review of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement to reduce non-tariff barriers affecting UK–EU goods movements.
Answer: We are committed to making trade with our largest and most important partner easier by removing unnecessary barriers to trade. We are negotiating with the EU on a number of issues that will slash red tape for businesses, including an SPS agreement to swee...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Trade with EU: CustomsTreasuryTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98142More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her department is taking to harmonise customs processes between the UK and EU.
Answer: The Government and HMRC continue to speak to the European Commission, including on topics such as customs processes to ensure that those processes are operating smoothly and to identify opportunities for future collaboration.
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: FranceHome OfficeTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps with the French authorities on the development of an app for remote registration at the Short Straits crossing following the rollout of the EU Entry Exit System.
Answer: We continue to engage Member States, including France, on the use of technology for remote EES registration. Ultimately, this is a matter for the European Commission and Member States.
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: TaxationTreasuryTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98139More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to include indirect emissions in the scope of the UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism before 2029.
Answer: The inclusion of indirect emissions within scope of the CBAM will be delayed until 2029 at the earliest. This is to reflect continued support for the Energy Intensive Industries Compensation Scheme.
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNet Zero Teesside Power: Iron and SteelDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what representations has he made to BP over the use of British steel in the Net Zero Teesside project.
Answer: The department regularly engages with key CCUS stakeholders, including BP, to understand progress towards the industry-led, voluntary 50% local content target. The department has emphasised in discussions with industry partners the importance of supportin...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordIncome Tax: WalesTreasuryTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98121More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2025 to Question 95762 on Income Tax: Wales, what estimate her Department has made of the number of taxpayers residing in Wales that will (a) begin paying income tax, (b) enter t
Answer: The number of people forecast to pay tax by marginal rate can be found in Table 3.19 in the OBR’s November 2025 Economic and fiscal outlook – detailed forecast tables: receipts, linked below: https://obr.uk/download/november-2025-economic-and-fiscal-outlo...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: WiFiDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98113More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of improved on-train wi-fi services on discouraging less sustainable forms of travel.
Answer: As part of the Spending Review business case assessing the value for money of delivering improved passenger internet connectivity, we assessed the positive benefits that can arise from ‘modal shift’, arising where people choose to travel by train in prefe...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: WiFiDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98112More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Great British Railways will be required to procure sufficient mobile data capacity to meet passenger expectations for on-train Wi-Fi across the network.
Answer: While it is too early to confirm specific procurement requirements, improving Wi-Fi provision across the network will be a key part of future planning and engagement with industry partners.
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: WiFiDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the steps required to ensure that the improved Wi-Fi capacity enabled by recent investment in Low Earth Orbit connectivity can be delivered to passengers through compa
Answer: My officials produced a detailed business case as part of the Spending Review to deploy low earth orbit satellite connections on all mainline trains to improve on train wifi connectivity for passengers. The team is currently working through establishing t...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Carbon EmissionsTreasuryTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98110More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to ensure that UK steel producers are not subject to additional decarbonisation-related charges that could impact their competitiveness relative to overseas producers.
Answer: The government is committed to supporting the UK steel sector and we will publish our strategy for the sector in 2026. This will articulate what is needed to create a competitive environment and to secure UK steelmaking capability.
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: RecyclingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential economic and environmental benefits of retaining a greater proportion of UK-generated steel scrap for domestic Electric Arc Furnace use.
Answer: The Government recognises that the UK steel industry's shift towards electric arc furnaces will elevate the importance of high-quality scrap as a material for UK steelmaking. The Government has not performed an assessment of the economic impact of retaini...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: RecyclingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to introduce national standards for Electric Arc Furnace-grade steel scrap.
Answer: The Government recognises that the UK steel industry's shift towards electric arc furnaces will elevate the importance of high-quality scrap as a material for UK steelmaking. The UK’s abundant scrap supply offers domestic steelmaking a strategic advantage...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: RecyclingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to increase domestic processing capacity for steel scrap.
Answer: The Government recognises that the UK steel industry's shift towards electric arc furnaces will elevate the importance of high-quality scrap as a material for UK steelmaking. The Government is committed to working with the supply chain to generate the con...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence and Semiconductors: WalesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95779More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much and what proportion of funding allocated to AI and semiconductor growth zones will be spent in Wales; and over what timeframe.
Answer: The AI Growth Zones programme aims to attract billions of pounds in private investment into AI data centres and drive economic growth through job creation. The programme will create opportunities for skills development and apprenticeships, forge research ...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: PayTreasuryTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95778More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to provide additional support to devolved governments for public sector pay costs.
Answer: Public sector pay is a devolved responsibility. This means it is for the devolved governments to decide how to allocate the funding they receive across their areas of responsibility, including public sector pay.
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Pay SettlementsTreasuryTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95772More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of higher-than-forecast inflation and pay growth on devolved governments’ capacity to fund public sector pay settlements.
Answer: Public sector pay is a devolved responsibility. This means it is for the devolved governments to decide how to allocate the funding they receive across their areas of responsibility, including public sector pay.
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic ExpenditureTreasuryTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95771More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the planned £4.9 billion in efficiencies and savings in 2030–31 on devolved governments’ budgets.
Answer: As a result of decisions at Budget 2025, the Welsh Government will receive an additional £320 million RDEL and £185m CDEL through the operation of the Barnett formula on top of the record settlement provided at Spending Review 2025. This means that the We...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic ExpenditureTreasuryTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95770More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the proposed high-value property surcharge in England will generate Barnett-related consequentials for devolved administrations.
Answer: There were no changes to UK Government DEL budgets as a result of the High Value Council Tax Surcharge so this policy did not result in Barnett consequentials.
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordWelsh Government: BorrowingTreasuryTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95769More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the Treasury’s analysis of how far the uplifts to Welsh Government borrowing and reserve limits restore the real-terms value of those limits since they were set a decade ago.
Answer: As announced at Autumn Budget 2025 there will be a 10% increase to annual and cumulative capital borrowing limits and the Wales Reserve overall and annual drawdown limits in 2026-27 which will increase the real value of the Welsh Government’s budget manag...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
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