Euan Stainbank MP: written questions
356 published records · newest first.
Written questions
Conversion TherapyWomen and EqualitiesTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52751More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to provide for a fully trans-inclusive ban on conversion therapy.
Answer: Conversion practices are abuse. Such practices have no place in society and must be stopped. As outlined in the King’s Speech, this Government is committed to bringing forward a full, trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices. We continue to work cross-...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52405More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what engagement she has had with the Federation of Small Businesses on small businesses awareness of the change in eligibility for employment allowance announced in the Autumn Budget 2024.
Answer: Since announcement at Autumn Budget 2024, HMRC have undertaken a wide range of stakeholder engagement and employer communications through a variety of channels in advance of the significant increase to the Employment Allowance to £10,500 and removal of th...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52404More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the awareness of small businesses of the change in eligibility for Employment Allowance announced in the Autumn Budget 2024.
Answer: Since announcement at Autumn Budget 2024, HMRC have undertaken a wide range of stakeholder engagement and employer communications through a variety of channels in advance of the significant increase to the Employment Allowance to £10,500 and removal of th...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: Overseas StudentsHome OfficeTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52403More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of Short-Term Student (English Language) Route Visa applications refusals were due to belief that the applicant was applying to use the route without the intention to study.
Answer: Published data on short term student visas can be found here, Immigration system statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK including refusal volumes.Visa applications can be refused for a variety of reasons, and we do not publish data detailing these. Short t...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52402More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish the reforms to allow a limited pool of UNHCR recognised refugees and displaced people living overseas to apply for employment through existing sponsored worker routes.
Answer: Refugees who have had to leave their home country because of persecution often lack the opportunity to apply for jobs and skilled worker visas in the UK, even where they have the talent and training to do so.The Home Office’s Displaced Talent Mobility Pil...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: Alternative FuelsDepartment for TransportTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the eligibility of feedstocks in the SAF mandate to include dedicated energy crops.
Answer: We have been clear that fuel supplied under the SAF Mandate must have the highest sustainability credentials. This is why SAF derived from biomass must be made from wastes or residues, as these offer high greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction potential, whilst a...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to end animal testing; and what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of progress towards the (a) development and (b) adoption of non-animal
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting the uptake and development of alternative methods to the use of animals in science. The Labour Manifesto includes a commitment to partner with scientists, industry, and civil society as we work towards the phasing...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGeoengineering: FinanceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51584More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much funding his Department provides for solar radiation management experiments.
Answer: The Advanced Research and Invention Agency’s (ARIA) ‘Exploring Climate Cooling’ programme, backed by £56.8 million, has been designed to build an evidence base which will enable scientists to better understand and properly assess whether or not Earth cool...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to consult farmers prior to the commencement of Aria Solar Radiation Management experiments.
Answer: The Advanced Research and Invention Agency’s (ARIA) ‘Exploring Climate Cooling’ programme, backed by £56.8 million, has been designed to build an evidence base which will enable scientists to better understand and properly assess whether or not Earth cool...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: Alternative FuelsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50993More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will review the ranking of the use of municipal solid waste to produce sustainable aviation fuel in the waste hierarchy.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 8 May 2024 to Question 49143.
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRenewable FuelsDepartment for TransportTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 903996More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on proposed changes to the hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids (HEFA) cap.
Answer: There are no proposals to change the HEFA cap which forms part of the SAF mandate scheme introduced on January 1 this year. It is recognised that HEFA will play an important role in the global SAF sector, particularly in the early years of the scheme. To ...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Wealth Fund: GrangemouthTreasuryTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49575More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the funding provided to Grangemouth through the National Wealth Fund must be spent on recommendations made through Project Willow.
Answer: The National Wealth Fund has made financing available for new investment projects in Grangemouth, subject to viable proposals that satisfy its investment principles coming forward. Project Willow identified numerous credible long-term industrial options f...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRefineries: GrangemouthDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49574More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department considered Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil production facility within the recommendations of Project Willow.
Answer: Project Willow – an independent feasibility study led by Ernst and Young and jointly funded by the UK and the Scottish Governments – evaluated over 300 technologies to identify those that could be effectively deployed in Grangemouth. This included options...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: Alternative FuelsDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49145More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with prospective Sustainable Aviation Fuel producers on the viability of first mover projects.
Answer: Thirteen projects have been supported through the Advanced Fuels Fund, which aims to support first-of-a-kind sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production plants through the project pipeline to reach investment ready stage and achieve commercial scale. Minis...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: Alternative FuelsDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49144More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of commencing negotiations with prospective Sustainable Aviation Fuel producers prior to the anticipated introduction of the Revenue Certainty Mechanism in Q
Answer: Thirteen projects have been supported through the Advanced Fuels Fund, which aims to support first-of-a-kind sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production plants through the project pipeline to reach investment ready stage and achieve commercial scale. Minis...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAlternative Fuels: AviationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the Waste Hierachy to place Sustainable Aviation Fuel produced by waste-to-liquid above that produced by energy-from-w
Answer: The waste hierarchy sets out a priority order in which waste should be managed (prevention, preparing for reuse, recycling, recovery, disposal). The process of converting waste (both biogenic and fossil fractions) into fuels/energy is a recovery operation...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Premises: ValuationTreasuryTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47411More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of instructing the Valuation Office Agency to carry out a revaluation of commercial properties in this Parliament.
Answer: The Non-Domestic Rating Act 2023 and Local Government finance (Wales) Bill legislated for three yearly business rates revaluations in England and Wales from 2023. The date of completion for the next revaluation is 1 April 2026. The VOA are responsible for...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRenewable Fuels: Public ConsultationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47410More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a renewable liquid heating fuel obligation for off-grid heating fuel suppliers.
Answer: As sustainable biomass is a limited resource, the Government expect to prioritise its use in sectors like aviation, which have fewest options to decarbonise. Renewable liquid heating fuels are also much more expensive to use than other heating solutions. ...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFuel Oil: Renewable FuelsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his Department's timetable is for bringing section 159 of the Energy Act 2023 into force.
Answer: As sustainable biomass is a limited resource, the Government expect to prioritise its use in sectors like aviation, which have fewest options to decarbonise. Renewable liquid heating fuels are also much more expensive to use than other heating solutions. ...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFuels: AviationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using (a) debt and (b) equity from the National Wealth Fund to develop a business case for investment in Project Willow.
Answer: Before July, there was no overall plan for the future of the Grangemouth refinery. Within weeks, we worked with the Scottish Government to put together a £100m package to support the community and invest in the local workforce, along with tailored support...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRefineries: GrangemouthDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Grangemouth future industry board.
Answer: As per my answer on 8 October 2024, since taking office in July 2024, the Secretary of State and I have taken joint action with the Scottish Government to urgently engage with the company and its shareholders. This included discussions with PetroChina and...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRefineries: GrangemouthDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he had with the Scottish Government on the future of Grangemouth oil refinery prior to September 2024.
Answer: As per my answer on 8 October 2024, since taking office in July 2024, the Secretary of State and I have taken joint action with the Scottish Government to urgently engage with the company and its shareholders. This included discussions with PetroChina and...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRefineries: GrangemouthDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the closure of Grangemouth oil refinery on national security.
Answer: Before July, there was no overall plan for the future of the Grangemouth refinery. Within weeks, we worked with the Scottish Government to put together a £100m package to support the community and invest in the local workforce, along with tailored support...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRefineries: GrangemouthDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many meetings were held between Petroineos and the UK Government on the future of Grangemouth oil refinery between December 2019 and September 2024.
Answer: As per my answer on 8 October 2024, since taking office in July 2024, the Secretary of State and I have taken joint action with the Scottish Government to urgently engage with the company and its shareholders. This included discussions with PetroChina and...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRefineries: GrangemouthDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the Government taking a transitional stake in the Grangemouth oil refinery.
Answer: Before July, there was no overall plan for the future of the Grangemouth refinery. Within weeks, we worked with the Scottish Government to put together a £100m package to support the community and invest in the local workforce, along with tailored support...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament record
Published records only — not a full account of an MP’s work. How we work →