Gavin Williamson MP: written questions
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: SamoaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what is the estimated carbon footprint of his recent visit to Samoa.
Answer: An essential aspect of the Foreign Secretary's role is to represent the UK's interests on the global stage and ministerial travel is undertaken using efficient and cost-effective arrangements. The information required to calculate the carbon footprint of ...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: USADepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what is the estimated carbon footprint of his recent visit to Washington DC.
Answer: All Ministerial travel is subject to an assessment of the value of the engagement against a number of factors, including the mode of travel.
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTreasury: USATreasuryTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11277More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the estimated carbon footprint of her recent visit to Washington DC.
Answer: Due to the recent nature of the trip it is not currently possible to estimate the carbon footprint of this visit. Further details for the trip will be published as part of the quarterly Ministers overseas travel at the following link. HMT ministers' meeti...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: SamoaCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11276More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the estimated carbon footprint of the Prime Minister's recent visit to Samoa.
Answer: Ministerial travel is undertaken using efficient and cost-effective travel arrangements. Security considerations are also taken into account. It has been the practice that official Prime Ministerial flights are carbon offset and use Sustainable Aviation F...
Answered 7 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMinisters: PayCabinet OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8821More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the salary for a Minister will be in each of the next five financial years.
Answer: Salary entitlements for ministers are set out by the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975. The salaries ministers will claim in this government will be confirmed in due course and published on gov.uk.
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCarbon Capture and Storage: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of funding for the carbon capture, utilisation and storage scheme will be raised by a levy on energy bills from 2029 onwards.
Answer: Track 1 projects are expected to be funded through a mixture of levy and exchequer funding. We expect levy funded projects to become operational from late 2028. The exact split of levy and exchequer funding across Track 1 will be determined in due course ...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCarbon Capture and StorageDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the carbon capture, utilisation and storage scheme on energy bills.
Answer: Track 1 projects are expected to be funded through a mixture of levy and exchequer funding. We expect levy funded projects to become operational from late 2028. The exact split of levy and exchequer funding across Track 1 will be determined in due course ...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordClothing: Fringe BenefitsTreasuryTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6202More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether gifts of clothing are a taxable benefit in kind.
Answer: The normal rules for employment-related benefits apply to employment-related gifts, as described in HMRC guidance at https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/employment-income-manual/eim20020
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: AlgeriaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6201More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to sign a free trade agreement with Algeria.
Answer: In 2023, the UK and Algeria established a Trade Taskforce, a forum for the two countries to discuss how we can strengthen our trade and investment relationship on a regular basis, which may include formal trade agreements. The Taskforce had its inaugural ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTransport: North of EnglandDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6200More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether funding allocated for ticketless travel in the Network North plan is now being used to implement the scheme.
Answer: This government remains committed to improving the passenger experience and improving the railways. We are already working with local authorities to improve ticketing in the West Midlands and Greater Manchester. The previous Government made a number of fu...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to respond to the letter of 12 August 2024 from the Rt hon. Member for Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge on the M54/M6 Link Road.
Answer: I responded to the honourable member’s letter on 27 September 2024.
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: Single PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to maintain the single occupancy council tax discount.
Answer: The Government currently has no plans to change the single person discount. Decisions on future local authority funding will be a matter for the next Spending Review and Local Government Finance Settlement. The Government is committed to keeping taxes on ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament record11 Downing Street: EnergyCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6197More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much was spent on energy bills for the residential section of 11 Downing Street in the last year.
Answer: The Downing Street estate is metered as one and no residential split is available.
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament record10 Downing Street: EnergyCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6196More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much was spent on energy bills for the residential section of 10 Downing Street in the last year.
Answer: The Downing Street estate is metered as one and no residential split is available.
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordLord Alli: 10 Downing StreetCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6195More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times Lord Alli has entered 10 Downing Street since 5 July 2024.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Members to the answer given by the then Prime Minister on 7 February 2017, Official Report, PQ 62542. Following the practice followed by past administrations, the Government does not comment on security matters.
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023Department for EducationTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5580More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an estimate of the cost to educational institutions of stopping the implementation of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023.
Answer: An estimate of costs associated with the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech Act) 2023 was provided in the Impact Assessment published with the Act. The Act was paused to consider options for its future, including repeal, and no final decision has been ma...
Answered 7 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023Department for EducationTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the cost of compliance with the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023.
Answer: An estimate of costs associated with the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech Act) 2023 was provided in the Impact Assessment published with the Act. The Act was paused to consider options for its future, including repeal, and no final decision has been ma...
Answered 7 Oct 2024
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