Asked by: Angus Brendan MacNeil (Independent - Na h-Eileanan an Iar)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Soft Drinks Industry Levy has raised since 2018.
Answered by Gareth Davies - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
Since its introduction in April 2018, the provisional total for revenue raised from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy up to and including December 2023 is £1820 million.
The complete set of figures can be found in Table 1 of the HMRC tax receipts and National Insurance contributions for the UK publication at the following link:
www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk
Asked by: Angus Brendan MacNeil (Independent - Na h-Eileanan an Iar)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the reasons for change in the mean cost of heat pump installations through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.
Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
With the growth in heat pump demand encouraged by the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) in combination with the Clean Heat Market Mechanism, Government expects to see continued real terms cost reductions over time.
Government actively engages with installers and suppliers participating in the scheme, and will continue to monitor BUS scheme data, wider industry data, and use the outputs of the BUS evaluation programme to understand price trends.
Asked by: Angus Brendan MacNeil (Independent - Na h-Eileanan an Iar)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2023 to Question 6120 on Aviation: EU Law, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a derogation to regulation EU 261/2004 for twin otter aircraft (a) with a carrying capacity of 20 passengers or fewer and (b) that operate on public service obligation air routes with regard to timetable changes one month ahead of their expected flight, to increase flexibility and efficiency.
Answered by Anthony Browne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Department has committed to further consultation on the compensation and payment frameworks for flight disruption under Regulation 261/2004. The full scope of that consultation has not yet been determined.