Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 22 Oct 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"More than half a dozen post offices in East Renfrewshire have closed over the past couple of years and not one has been able to be replaced, because it was not a viable business proposition for retailers. Does the Minister think that increased fees under the banking framework agreement will …..."Paul Masterton - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 22nd October 2019
Asked by:
Paul Masterton (Conservative - East Renfrewshire)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
What steps she is taking to help ensure the viability of the post office branch network in East Renfrewshire.
Answered by Kelly Tolhurst
The Government absolutely recognises the importance of post offices in East Renfrewshire, Blaydon and other communities across the UK and is committed to the Post Office network’s future.
Government has provided a further £370 million from 2018 to 2021 to safeguard the network and invest in its future. Following this, and the new Banking Framework, postmaster pay is increasing. This has led to the most stable network in generations, with over 11,600 branches across the UK, the largest retail network in the country.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 12 Nov 2018
Nuclear Power: Toshiba
"The UK is the home of civil nuclear technology. One reason for that is the thousands of very highly skilled apprenticeships the nuclear sector provides. What is the Secretary of State doing to ensure that that legacy continues, so we can continue to bring through very highly skilled well-paid jobs?..."Paul Masterton - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 24th October 2018
Asked by:
Paul Masterton (Conservative - East Renfrewshire)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much the Government has spent on renewable energy through the Contracts for Difference programme.
Answered by Claire Perry
Contracts for Difference (CfDs) are funded through a levy on GB electricity suppliers, and ultimately by consumers through their energy bills. £636.4m has been spent on renewable electricity generation through the CfD since the first project started generating in 2016/17. The latest forecasts published by the Office for Budget Responsibility estimate an annual scheme cost of £3bn by 2022/23, the year by which all current CfD projects are expected to have commissioned. In the Clean Growth Strategy, published in October 2017, Government confirmed it would be making up to £557m (in 2011/12 prices) of annual support available for further CfDs.
Written Question
Wednesday 24th October 2018
Asked by:
Paul Masterton (Conservative - East Renfrewshire)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent progress the Government has made on implementing its commitment to end unabated coal power generation by 2025.
Answered by Claire Perry
On 5 January 2018 we set out that coal-fired power stations will need to close by 1 October 2025 unless they invest to reduce their emissions to 450g CO2 per kWh. The government is exploring the appropriate legislative vehicle for introducing this emissions intensity limit and intend that it is introduced before the 2021 Capacity Market auction round. This auction round will be the first that secures capacity beyond 1 October 2025 at which point unabated coal will no longer be able to participate.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 15 Oct 2018
Green GB Week and Clean Growth
"I was delighted to mark the launch of Green GB Week up at Whitelee wind farm in Eaglesham, the largest onshore wind farm in the UK, to which my right hon. Friend has an open invitation any time she can fit it into her schedule. Does she agree that Green …..."Paul Masterton - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Jul 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"11. What steps he is taking to ensure that low-paid workers are remunerated appropriately. ..."Paul Masterton - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Jul 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"I thank the Minister for her answer. She highlights that a number of employers are not paying the minimum wage, so what support do the Government intend to give small employers to help ensure that they can pay their employees a fair wage?..."Paul Masterton - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 24 May 2018
Marks & Spencer
"I thank my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour the Member for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow (Dr Cameron) for securing the urgent question. The closure of the store in East Kilbride will also affect communities in my constituency such as Waterfoot and Eaglesham, where some of its staff live.
One …..."Paul Masterton - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 13 Mar 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"T8. Last October’s “Made Smarter” review set out how manufacturing businesses in East Renfrewshire and across the UK can be transformed through the adoption of industrial digital technology. How will the Government support “Made Smarter” now that it has been announced as a deal in development in the industrial strategy?..."Paul Masterton - View Speech
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