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Written Question
Renewable energy: Community Development
Friday 22nd March 2024

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, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero during the debate on Consideration of Lords message on the Energy Bill [Lords] of 18 October 2023, Official Report, column 352, what her planned timetable is to consult on the barriers to community energy schemes.

Answered by Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

We have been codesigning the consultation on the barriers to community energy schemes via the Community Energy Contact Group. We intend to publish the consultation as soon as possible.


Written Question
Wind Power: Manufacturing Industries
Friday 22nd March 2024

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, whether investment to support the manufacture of wind turbine jackets will be included in the Green Industries Growth Accelerator.

Answered by Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The Government has committed £1.1 billion to the Green Industries Growth Accelerator to support the expansion of domestic green manufacturing capacity and strengthen clean energy supply chains. At Spring Budget, we announced provisional allocations of up to £390 million for offshore wind and networks, up to £390 million for carbon capture, utilisation and storage and hydrogen and up to £300m to support domestic production of high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) for nuclear fuel.

The Government is conducting engagement with industry on the design of the Accelerator and more detail on eligibility and how to apply for funding will be shared in due course.


Written Question
Energy: Planning Permission
Tuesday 19th March 2024

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, how many energy planning applications she has approved.

Answered by Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

All decisions taken by the Secretary of State relating to energy planning applications for development consent are published on the Planning Inspectorates web-site and are publicly available. Since the Secretary of State's appointment in August 2023, a total of six decisions have been published and development consent was granted in all cases.


Written Question
Armed Forces: LGBT+ People
Wednesday 6th March 2024

Asked by: Angus Brendan MacNeil (Independent - Na h-Eileanan an Iar)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) written and (b) photographic materials taken from people investigated for homosexuality in the armed forces (i) are still held by his Department, (ii) were returned to those investigated and (iii) were destroyed.

Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)

Service police investigative records are routinely and lawfully destroyed in line with data protection legislation and Defence policy; once they have no investigative value there is no basis to retain them, particularly as they contain sensitive personal information. Furthermore, the destruction of investigative records concerning decriminalised sexual offences in line with Defence policy means that most investigative records relating to LGBT ‘offences’ have been destroyed.


Written Question
Soft Drinks: Taxation
Thursday 8th February 2024

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


Written Question
Boiler Upgrade Scheme: Heat Pumps
Friday 2nd February 2024

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.


Written Question
Aviation: EU Law
Friday 26th January 2024

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.


Written Question
Motor Vehicles: Accidents
Tuesday 19th December 2023

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, what information his Department holds on the number of accidents caused by (a) electric and (b) other vehicles.

Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

DfT reported road casualty statistics reports numbers of personal injury road traffic collisions in Great Britain that were reported to the police using the STATS19 reporting system.

STATS19 does not assign blame in a collision. DfT therefore does not hold data on whether it was an electric or other vehicle type that was at fault in a collision. STATS19 does though report the vehicle types involved in a collision.

In 2022, there were 2,195 road collisions involving vehicles with an electric battery, and 93,636 road collisions involving motor vehicles recorded as powered by other non-electric fuel propulsion methods (including petrol, diesel and hybrid vehicles).


Written Question
Fish: Animal Feed
Monday 18th December 2023

Asked by: Angus Brendan MacNeil (Independent - Na h-Eileanan an Iar)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department has taken recent steps to reduce the tariff on fish feed imported from the Faroe Islands.

Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

The UK and the Faroe Islands met in February for the UK-Faroe Islands Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Joint Committee. Officials discussed implementation of the FTA and remain in contact on a number of areas of trade, including the possibility of further liberalisation of fish feed imports from the Faroe Islands.


Written Question
Aviation: EU Law
Monday 18th December 2023

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, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a derogation to regulation EU 261/2004 for twin otter aircraft with a carrying capacity of 20 passengers or less operating on public service obligation air routes.

Answered by Anthony Browne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Regulation 261/2004 makes provisions on the rights of passengers to compensation and assistance in the event of flight cancellations, long delays, or denied boarding.

As set out in the Aviation Consumer Policy Reform Consultation response, the Department has committed to conduct further consultation on the compensation and payment framework across all forms of disruption.