Stephen Flynn MP: written questions
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Written questions
Electric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107138More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2025 to Question 94407 on Electric Vehicles: Charging Points, for what policy reason cross-pavement solutions were selected.
Answer: Government supports the roll-out of cross-pavement solutions to ensure more drivers without off-street parking can benefit from cheaper and more convenient domestic electric vehicle charging, which concurrently reduces the risk of trailing cables on the p...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBroadband: ScotlandDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to Written Statement of 21 July 2025 entitled Boosting growth by removing barriers to digital infrastructure deployment, HCWS867, whether he has had recent discussions wi
Answer: The consultation on legislative proposals to address broadband rollout in leasehold flats has been published on 15th December and closes on 16th February 2026. The proposals are based on leasehold law applicable in England and Wales. Whilst the consultati...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: ScotlandDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99508More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to ensure that multi-dwelling units can be accessed for the purpose of broadband installation in Scotland under schedule 3A of the Communications Act 2003.
Answer: The consultation on legislative proposals to address broadband rollout in leasehold flats has been published on 15th December and closes on 16th February 2026. The proposals are based on leasehold law applicable in England and Wales. Whilst the consultati...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications: ScotlandScotland OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96765More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, with reference to Written Statement HCWS867, whether the devolution settlement would prevent the Scottish Government from taking any of the same actions in Scotland.
Answer: We are working closely with the Devolved Governments on a range of issues related to the deployment of digital infrastructure. This includes improving access and collaborating to deliver Project Gigabit - the UK Government’s nationwide programme to delive...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: ScotlandDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the requirement to amend the Electronic Communications Code (2017), a reserved matter, to enable access to
Answer: We recognise the importance of gigabit-capable broadband connectivity for residents of multi-dwelling units (MDUs) across the UK. We continue to engage with the Scottish Government to understand if any measures are required to aid deployment in these prop...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94407More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2025 to Question 83372 on Electric Vehicles: Charging Points, if she will publish the evidential basis behind the conclusion that the electric vehicle pavement channels gran
Answer: We have assessed the grant under the Subsidy Control Act 2022 and determined that it is not a subsidy. A subsidy is financial assistance that conforms with the four tests set out in paragraphs (a) to (d) of section 2(1) of the Subsidy Control Act 2022. In...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications: Codes of PracticeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87399More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of holding a consultation on reforming the Electronic Communications Code 2017 to help increase the way it reflects Scotland’s
Answer: There are no plans to consult on reforms to the Electronic Communications Code. As set out in the Written Ministerial Statement on 21 July we will consult on policy measures later in the autumn to create a new right for leaseholders in England and Wales t...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Intensive IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85318More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what interim support is available to energy intensive industries not covered by the Energy Intensive Industries scheme before the next review of that scheme.
Answer: The Government recognises that Energy Intensive Industries (EIIs) are facing uncompetitively high energy costs. While some sectors are not currently eligible for EII schemes support, we would welcome all views from impacted EIIs when the Government consul...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Intensive Industries: Fisheries and PoultryDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85317More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, why (a) fish processing was excluded and (b) poultry processing was included in the Energy Intensive Industries scheme.
Answer: The eligibility criteria for both the Energy Intensive Industries (EIIs) Compensation Scheme and British Industry Supercharger are based on electricity usage and trade intensity levels. Some EIIs therefore do not meet the thresholds necessary to qualify f...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Intensive Industries: FisheriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85316More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including fish processing in the Energy Intensive Industries scheme.
Answer: While fish processing is not an eligible sector under the British Industry Supercharger or Energy Intensive Industries (EIIs) Compensation Scheme, the Government will undertake a review of eligibility criteria in 2026. We would welcome views from a wide r...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung Futures Hubs: ScotlandDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much and what proportion of the £25 million funding for Youth Hubs will be allocated to Scotland; and what estimate he has made of the number of youth hubs that will be supported.
Answer: We are expanding our network of Youth Hubs to over 200 within the next three years, including in Scotland, to provide more accessible and joined-up employment support for young people. This investment ensures that young claimants, particularly those on Un...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: ScotlandDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85314More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment with her counterpart in the Scottish government on the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to allow broadband providers to acce
Answer: As set out in the Written Ministerial Statement on 21 July we will consult on policy measures later in the autumn to create a new right for leaseholders in England and Wales to request a gigabit broadband connection and a duty for freeholders to not unrea...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: ScotlandDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85313More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure tenants in (a) flats and (b) tenements in Scotland are included in the full fibre rollout; and whether she plans to publish a consultation
Answer: As set out in the Written Ministerial Statement on 21 July we will consult on policy measures later in the autumn to create a new right for leaseholders in England and Wales to request a gigabit broadband connection and a duty for freeholders to not unrea...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83372More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will launch a consultation on the electric vehicle pavement channels grant; and whether that grant will be treated as a subsidy.
Answer: A range of stakeholders were engaged during the policy development of the Electric Vehicle Pavement Channels grant, including local government, cross-pavement solution providers, chargepoint operators and disability groups. No further consultation on the ...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Supply: Radio FrequenciesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50201More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to grant energy network operators dedicated radio spectrum access required for (a) enhanced visibility and (b) control of the energy system.
Answer: Ofcom is responsible for the management of spectrum in the UK, including allocating spectrum. The government is considering how it can support the development of telecommunications infrastructure for a decarbonised energy system. As part of this, my offic...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNatural Gas: HydrogenDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of hydrogen blending in the transmission network.
Answer: The Government remains committed to assessing the case for hydrogen blending. In December 2024 we set out an intention to consult on transmission-level blending within Great Britain in early 2025, to gather evidence to help inform a strategic policy decis...
Answered 10 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPorts: InfrastructureDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether a proportion of the Government's £1.8 billion planned investment in port infrastructure will be allocated to the deployment of shore power schemes in Scottish ports.
Answer: This government has announced the creation of a £7.3bn National Wealth Fund, for which investment in ports and supply chains has been identified as a priority. HM Treasury and the UK Infrastructure Bank are leading on the setting up of the NWF and agreein...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPorts: InfrastructureDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that its proposed £1.8 billion funding for port infrastructure will lead to (a) economic growth and (b) job creation.
Answer: This government has announced the creation of a £7.3bn National Wealth Fund, for which investment in ports and supply chains has been identified as a priority. HM Treasury and the UK Infrastructure Bank are leading on the setting up of the NWF and agreein...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPorts: InfrastructureDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she plans to hold with Scottish port operators on the proportion of the planned £1.8 billion funding for port infrastructure that will be provided to Scottish ports to support energy transition
Answer: This government has announced the creation of a £7.3bn National Wealth Fund, for which investment in ports and supply chains has been identified as a priority. HM Treasury and the UK Infrastructure Bank are leading on the setting up of the NWF and agreein...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRefineries: GrangemouthDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many times he has met the workforce at Grangemouth oil refinery since his appointment.
Answer: It was deeply disappointing that Petroineos confirmed its previous decision to close the oil refining operation at Grangemouth. Since taking office, the Secretary of State and I have taken joint action with the Scottish Government to urgently engage with ...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: TaxationTreasuryTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3088More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will meet with energy (a) companies and (b) workers in Aberdeen who will be affected by an (i) increase and (ii) extension of the windfall tax on oil and gas.
Answer: The government is committed to maintaining an open and constructive dialogue with stakeholders to finalise the changes that were announced in the Chancellor’s Statement on July 29 in relation to the Energy Profits Levy, ensuring a phased and responsible t...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordNorth Sea Oil: TaxationTreasuryTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1979More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department (a) has made and (b) plans to make of the potential impact of (i) increasing and (ii) extending the windfall tax on oil producers on businesses in the North East of Scotland; and what
Answer: The government is committed to maintaining a constructive dialogue with the oil and gas sector on the implementation of the changes to the Energy Profits Levy. We will continue to engage with the sector ahead of publishing further details of final policy ...
Answered 5 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an estimate of the potential impact of removing the two-child benefit cap on the number of children in poverty.
Answer: Recognising the wide-ranging causes of child poverty, our new Ministerial Taskforce will explore how we can use all the available levers we have across government and wider society to drive forward the change our children need.
Answered 30 Jul 2024
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