Wera Hobhouse MP: written questions
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Written questions
Energy: Retail TradeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26584More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the prevalence of malpractice in the third-party intermediary energy retail market and (b) the potential impact of the policies within the consu
Answer: Third-party intermediaries (TPIs) like price comparison websites, energy brokers, and auto-switching services are vital in helping consumers navigate the retail energy market, acting as intermediaries between energy suppliers and customers. However, not a...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Retail TradeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to respond to the consultation entitled Regulating Third-Party Intermediaries (TPIs) in the retail energy market, published on 20 September 2024.
Answer: Third-party intermediaries (TPIs) like price comparison websites, energy brokers, and auto-switching services are vital in helping consumers navigate the retail energy market, acting as intermediaries between energy suppliers and customers. However, not a...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHeathrow Airport: ConstructionTreasuryTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26556More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has carried out analysis of the potential impact of Heathrow expansion since October 2017.
Answer: The Government supports and is inviting proposals for a third runway, to be brought forward by the summer.We will then take forward a full assessment of these proposals through the Airport National Policy Statement. This will ensure that the project deliv...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFractures: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the potential cost savings to social care budgets of providing universal access to Fracture Liaison Services each year.
Answer: The Government and NHS England support the clinical case for services which help to prevent fragility fractures and support the patients who sustain them. My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care is committed to rolling out Fra...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFractures: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the potential costs savings to the NHS of providing universal access to Fracture Liaison Services in each year.
Answer: The Government and NHS England support the clinical case for services which help to prevent fragility fractures and support the patients who sustain them. My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care is committed to rolling out Fra...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NHS England's news entitled Early cancer diagnosis in England reaches highest ever level, published on 2 January 2025, if he will publish data on the number of cancers diagnosed a
Answer: Data on the number of all stageable cancers diagnosed at both stage 1 and stage 2 are collected by cancer type. This data is compiled by the National Disease Registration Service and published by NHS England, with more information available at the followi...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NHS England's news entitled Early cancer diagnosis in England reaches highest ever level, published on 2 January 2025, whether data on the number of cancers diagnosed at (a) Stage
Answer: Data on the number of all stageable cancers diagnosed at both stage 1 and stage 2 are collected by cancer type. This data is compiled by the National Disease Registration Service and published by NHS England, with more information available at the followi...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPsychology: ApprenticesDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23816More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to funding for Level 7 apprenticeships from the Growth and Skills Levy on the availability of Clinical Associates in Psychology in the NH
Answer: The government is committed to spreading opportunities and economic growth with the support of a strong skills system.This government has made tough choices to fix the foundations of our economy in order to generate opportunities for young people that ena...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: IndiaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps ensure that the intellectual property chapter in a free trade agreement with India includes commitments to the (a) UN Sustainable Development Goals, (b) International Treaty on Pl
Answer: Following a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister on 18 November, the Prime Minister announced that UK-India trade talks will relaunch in the new year. While we do not comment on the details of negotiations, work is underway across government to prepare f...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHeating: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has for increased (a) funding for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme and (b) support for additional low-carbon heating technologies.
Answer: On 21 November the Government announced £30 million of additional budget for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme for this financial year in response to increased uptake to the scheme. It was also confirmed that the scheme budget for the next financial year will be ...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCarbon Capture, Usage and StorageDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15801More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of adding carbon capture, utilisation and storage costs onto household bills.
Answer: We have created several business models to fund CCUS projects, designed to ensure value for money whilst providing long term sight of revenue streams for investors. CCUS will be funded by a mixture of exchequer and levy sources, the exact split to be dete...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: StaffDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many civil servants in his Department are working on (a) demand flexibility, (b) Great British Energy, (c) hydrogen, (d) carbon capture and storage, (e) nuclear energy, (f) the review of
Answer: The Department has around 4500 full time equivalents (FTE) working across multiple policy areas and programmes. These include demand flexibility, Great British Energy, Carbon capture, utilisation and storage, hydrogen, nuclear, the review of electricity m...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: Development Consent OrdersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15474More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to allow large-scale development consent order solar projects to bid for future Contracts for Difference auctions.
Answer: Solar projects over 5MW were eligible to apply for Allocation Round 6. The Government is committed to accelerating solar deployment to meet clean power 2030 and reviews the Contracts for Difference scheme before every round to ensure it continues to deliv...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSolar PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) restoring a three-year window for solar photovoltaics and (b) allowing solar Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects to bid
Answer: Solar projects over 5MW were eligible to apply for Allocation Round 6. The Government is committed to accelerating solar deployment to meet clean power 2030 and reviews the Contracts for Difference scheme before every round to ensure it continues to deliv...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: CharitiesTreasuryTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14689More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes made to National Insurance contributions at the Autumn Budget 2024 on not-for-profit social care providers.
Answer: The Budget will provide support for government departments and other public sector employers for additional Employer NICs costs. Private sector firms or charities, including social care providers, that are contracted by central or local government will no...
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Services and Health Services: Employers' ContributionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to National Insurance contributions in the Autumn Budget 2024 on (a) social care and (b) NHS services.
Answer: We have taken tough decisions to fix the foundations in the public finances at the Autumn Budget. This enabled the Spending Review settlement of a £22.6 billion increase in resource spending for the Department from 2023/24 outturn to 2025/26. The employer...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSizewell C Power Station: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of funding from the public purse for Sizewell C has been (a) spent on and (b) committed to companies with headquarters in (i) the UK and (ii) what foreign countries.
Answer: The details of contracts agreed by Sizewell C with its suppliers are commercially sensitive. The project has made a commitment to spend 70 per cent of the construction value in the UK.
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRespiratory DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 901293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether respiratory health conditions will be prioritised in the new NHS 10-year plan.
Answer: Respiratory health conditions make up some of the biggest killers in our country and are a clinical priority, and I look forward to meeting with the Respiratory Health APPG soon. This government is committed to fixing our broken NHS in order to deliver be...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBiofuels: Carbon Capture and StorageDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the (a) potential implications for his policies and (b) the Government's net zero strategy of discussions by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on
Answer: An assessment is made on the potential implications of any policy by the civil service and is provided to ministers to allow an informed decision to be made. The 2006 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Guidelines for National Greenhouse Ga...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBiofuels: Carbon Capture and StorageDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his Department's timetable is for making a decision on how much funding the Government will make available for bioenergy carbon capture and storage technology.
Answer: Following the announcement in October 2024 of funding for the initial Track 1 cluster configurations, further funding decisions for continued CCUS deployment will be taken as part of the Spending Review concluding in late Spring 2025.
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPlastics: WasteDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11916More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure the enforcement of the single-use plastics ban.
Answer: The Government recognises farmers’ concerns about imports produced using methods not permitted in the UK. We have been clear that we will use our Trade Strategy to promote the highest food production standards.
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGreat British Nuclear: RecruitmentDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 18 September 2024 to Question 5089 on Great British Nuclear: Recruitment, for what reason his Department is unable to provide a list of (a) the 16 organisations from
Answer: The Department is unable to share information potentially sensitive to individuals working within GBN. GBN has grown rapidly as an organisation with permanent recruitment underway.
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCarbon EmissionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of recognising book and claim as a form of corporate emissions reporting.
Answer: Large or listed UK companies are required to disclose specified emissions under the regulations which underpin Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting. Currently, Government is considering the International Sustainability Standards Board reporting require...
Answered 1 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordWines: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11026More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the withdrawal of the temporary easement for wine on SMEs in the wine industry.
Answer: In August 2023 the Government introduced reforms to alcohol duty so that products are taxed in proportion to their alcoholic strength, not volume.To help the wine industry adapt to the new duty system, the current, temporary duty easement was introduced a...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordWines: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11025More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the withdrawal of the temporary easement for wine on the supply chain for UK-based importers.
Answer: In August 2023 the Government introduced reforms to alcohol duty so that products are taxed in proportion to their alcoholic strength, not volume.To help the wine industry adapt to the new duty system, the current, temporary duty easement was introduced a...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
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