Chris Hinchliff MP: written questions
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Written questions
Fisheries: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of adopting a EU-style carding system to (a) warn and (b) sanction states that are not sufficiently combating illegal, unreported a
Answer: The UK’s Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Regulation (1005/2008) includes provisions that support a carding system, to warn and sanction states identified as non-cooperative in combating IUU fishing. Currently, the UK bans imports of seaf...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Passenger DutyTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80465More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing the higher rate of Air Passenger Duty by more than the proposed 50% in 2026-27 on (a) the public purse and (b) the UK's greenhouse gas emissions.
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government announced that APD rates would be partially adjusted in 2026-27 to help compensate for recent years of below-inflation uprating. The higher rate for private jets will therefore rise by a further 50 per cent on top of ...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Passenger DutyTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80464More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when HMRC plans to respond to the consultation on Reform of Air Passenger Duty for private jets, which closed on 22 January 2025.
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government announced that APD rates would be partially adjusted in 2026-27 to help compensate for recent years of below-inflation uprating. The higher rate for private jets will therefore rise by a further 50 per cent on top of ...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFuel Cells and Hydrogen: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support hydrogen and fuel cell technology manufacturers to invest in (a) new manufacturing facilities and (b) research and development.
Answer: The Government announced a public finance offer for clean energy industries to crowd private investment into sustainable UK supply chains. This includes: a £1 billion Clean Energy supply chain fund; £5.8 billion for the National Wealth Fund to invest acro...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHydrogen: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of (a) jobs and (b) investment in the UK hydrogen technology manufacturing sector by 2030.
Answer: The sector is nascent but is expected to grow significantly; the global hydrogen market could exceed $1 trillion by 2050, with the UK well positioned to capture a substantial share. We intend to publish a revised Hydrogen Strategy which will include the l...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFuel Cells and Hydrogen: ResearchDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department plans to take to support research and development into hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.
Answer: The Department has allocated around £170 million from the £1bn Net Zero Innovation Portfolio to hydrogen R&D, including £60m for Low Carbon Hydrogen Supply 2 and £31m for Hydrogen BECCS, advancing production, storage, transport, and negative-emission ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFuel Cells and Hydrogen: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support manufacturing of the materials needed for the production of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies within the UK.
Answer: The Clean Energy Industries Sector Plan sets out a clear plan to support the growth of the UK’s manufacturing base for hydrogen technologies, including deployment certainty and timelines for future Hydrogen Allocation Rounds; the launch of the first trans...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFuel Cells and Hydrogen: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to grow the UK’s manufacturing base for hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.
Answer: The Clean Energy Industries Sector Plan sets out a clear plan to support the growth of the UK’s manufacturing base for hydrogen technologies, including deployment certainty and timelines for future Hydrogen Allocation Rounds; the launch of the first trans...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmpty Property: HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to p.94 of the English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, if he will publish his Department's (a) proposals and (b) timetable for implementing
Answer: The government wants to see more empty homes brought back into use across the country.Local authorities have strong powers and incentives to tackle empty homes. They have the discretionary powers to charge additional council tax on properties which have b...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmpty Property: HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of vacant residential properties.
Answer: The government wants to see more empty homes brought back into use across the country.Local authorities have strong powers and incentives to tackle empty homes. They have the discretionary powers to charge additional council tax on properties which have b...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of permitting cross-subsidisation between publicly owned and delivered rail services on the sustainability of rural rail services.
Answer: Train operating companies are currently preparing business plans. They will give consideration to rail service patterns, including for rural rail services, with the objective of improving performance of the railway for passengers, reducing the net cost of...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the provisions of the forthcoming Railways Bill will permit cross-subsidisation between publicly owned and delivered rail services.
Answer: The Public Service Obligations in Transport Regulations 2023 allow public authorities to take into account the possibility of grouping cost-covering services with non-cost-covering services when determining what rail services should be provided by a publi...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordParents: Government AssistanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what is the potential scope of their proposed consultation on financial support for parents of seriously ill children.
Answer: The government has already committed to publish a terms of reference and timeline for its ongoing review of employment rights for unpaid carers this autumn. This will also outline the scope and include a timeline for consulting on employment rights for pa...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordParental Leave: Terminal IllnessesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish a timetable for launching a consultation on financial support for parents of seriously ill children.
Answer: The government has already committed to publish a terms of reference and timeline for its ongoing review of employment rights for unpaid carers this autumn. This will also outline the scope and include a timeline for consulting on employment rights for pa...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRivers: Environment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to increase nature-rich spaces by rivers to (a) reduce agricultural pollution and (b) protect and (c) enhance chalk streams.
Answer: Fixing the systemic issues in the water system is essential to addressing the multiple pressures facing chalk streams and restoring them to better ecological health. This Government has announced an ambitious programme of reforms to clean up our rivers, l...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75383More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a minimum standard of bus service for communities of 300 people or more.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of reliable bus services in keeping communities connected. On 17 December, the government introduced the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill as part of its ambitious plan for bus reform. The aim of the Bill is to give power ...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75382More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing minimum bus service levels for communities of 300 people or more.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of reliable bus services in keeping communities connected. On 17 December, the government introduced the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill as part of its ambitious plan for bus reform. The aim of the Bill is to give power ...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCatering: Public SectorDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what role will organically certified produce have in achieving 50 percent of public sector catering contracts from British producers or those certified to higher environmental standard
Answer: We have published a new national procurement policy statement, which sets out expectations for government contracts to favour products certified to high environmental standards. We are currently considering the policy options available to deliver further ...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Industrial Competitiveness SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63188More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme on electricity bills for non-exempt consumers.
Answer: The government is looking to fund this support by bearing down on levies and other costs in the energy system, alongside revenues from the strengthening and expansion of carbon pricing.
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMarine Recovery Fund and Nature Restoration FundDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Nature Restoration Fund proposed by the Planning and Infrastructure Bill on the Marine Recovery Fund.
Answer: The Marine Recovery Fund is being established as a voluntary mechanism to deliver strategic compensation for offshore wind developers. The Nature Restoration Fund will offer a new way for developers to discharge existing environmental obligations related ...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: IndustryDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of its proposed exemptions for certain industrial users from (a) Feed-in Tariffs, (b) Renewables Obligation Certificates
Answer: The government is looking to fund this support by bearing down on levies and other costs in the energy system, alongside revenues from the strengthening and expansion of carbon pricing.
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62850More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of Personal Independence Payment claimants who use some of their Personal Independence Payment to pay for housing costs.
Answer: Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is intended to provide a financial contribution towards the extra costs faced by disabled people and people with long-term health. Claimants are free to use PIP according to their own needs and priorities. Information o...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the proportion of projected additional funding for the Affordable Homes Programme that will be allocated to homes for social rent in the next three
Answer: The 2021-26 Affordable Homes Programme averages £2.3 billion of grant capital funding per year.The Spending Review 2025 policy paper (which can be found on gov.uk here) makes clear that spending on our new £39 billion, 10-year Social and Affordable Homes ...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the projected percentage increase in nominal funding for the Affordable Homes Programme in each of the next three financial years.
Answer: The 2021-26 Affordable Homes Programme averages £2.3 billion of grant capital funding per year.The Spending Review 2025 policy paper (which can be found on gov.uk here) makes clear that spending on our new £39 billion, 10-year Social and Affordable Homes ...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the real-terms percentage change in funding for the Affordable Homes Programme in each of the next three financial years.
Answer: The 2021-26 Affordable Homes Programme averages £2.3 billion of grant capital funding per year.The Spending Review 2025 policy paper (which can be found on gov.uk here) makes clear that spending on our new £39 billion, 10-year Social and Affordable Homes ...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
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