Harriet Cross MP: written questions
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Offshore Industry: North SeaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with the North Sea Transition Authority on its statutory duty to maximise the economic recovery of oil and gas in the UK Continental shelf.
Answer: Details of Ministers’ meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore IndustryDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help ensure that levels of (a) oil and (b) gas production from existing fields are maintained.
Answer: The Government has committed to maintaining existing fields for their lifetime. Earlier this year, the Government consulted on ‘Building the North Sea’s energy future’, including proposals not to issue new licences to explore new fields and to partner wit...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRedundancyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57058More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many redundancy notifications his Department received between 1 November 2024 and the latest date for which information is available.
Answer: In the period 1 November 2024 to 1 June 2025, 2,574 HR1 Advance Notification of Redundancies have been received.The Insolvency Service has released this Management Information (MI) to meet stakeholder needs for this data in a timely way. This MI is not cl...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were not notified before prisoners who perpetrated crimes against them were released early under the SDS40 scheme.
Answer: This Government inherited prisons days from collapse. We had no choice but to take decisive action to stop our prisons overflowing and keep the public safe.The HMPPS Victim Contact Scheme is a service for the victims of offenders who are convicted of spec...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFisheries: UK Trade with EUDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when (a) he, (b) Ministers and (c) officials in his Department last held discussions with (a) the Scottish Fishermen's Federation and (b) other fishing industry representatives before
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to PQ 52791. Most recently, the Secretary of State, the Fisheries Minister, or Defra officials spoke with key industry representatives, including from the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, on 19 May.
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57055More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, on how many days were wholesale electricity prices in excess of £150 per megawatt hour during winter 2024-25.
Answer: The Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) publishes this data. It is available here:https://dp.lowcarboncontracts.uk/dataset/imrp-actuals
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWind Power: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much were constraint payments to wind farm operators in Great Britain (a) in total and (b) for each month between 1 April 2024 and 30 April 2025.
Answer: The National Energy System Operator (NESO) is responsible for operating Great Britain’s electricity system, which includes managing constraints. The NESO publishes daily constraint costs here: Constraint Breakdown Costs and Volume | National Energy System...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity: ImportsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57053More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many days was more than 10 per cent of UK electricity demand imported between 1 November 2024 and 30 April 2025.
Answer: The Department does not record daily electricity demand or import data. Half-hourly figures for electricity demand and import for Great Britain’s public distribution system are available from the National Energy System Operator (NESO) data portal. Quarter...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57052More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many farms in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland will become liable for inheritance tax based on current agricultural land values from April 2026.
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the PQ referenced UIN 32333 published on 3rd March 2025 at: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-21/32333.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57051More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in receipt of a Winter Fuel Payment in 2023-24 were no longer eligible in 2024-25.
Answer: It is estimated that 9.2 million pensioners who received a WFP in 2023/24 were not eligible for a WFP in 2024/25. This estimate was published in the OBR Economic and Fiscal Outlook.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFossil Fuels: PricesTreasuryTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57050More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to publish a response to the oil and gas price mechanism consultation, published on 5 March 2025.
Answer: The consultation was open for 12 weeks and closed on 28 May. The government is now analysing stakeholder responses and will publish a summary of those responses in due course.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: North SeaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57049More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information his Department holds on the (a) onshore and (b) offshore workforce in the North Sea oil and gas sector in (i) July 2024 and (ii) March 2025.
Answer: The Department does not hold its own estimates for the offshore or onshore North Sea oil and gas sector workforce. According to ONS data[1], direct jobs in oil and gas extraction fell by around a third between 2014 and 2023, despite ongoing domestic licen...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNatural Gas: StorageDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55907More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of gas storage capability in the UK in (a) cubic feet (or other appropriate unit of volume) and (b) days of average usage; what steps he is taking to inc
Answer: According to Ofgem’s annual publication, GB has eight gas storage sites with a combined maximum capacity of 3.2bcm – around 13 days of average (24/25) winter gas demand – and maximum deliverability of ~123mcm/day.Gas storage is an effective source of syst...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2025 to Question 52787 on Offshore Industry: Carbon Emissions, how many offshore oil and gas projects are awaiting the resumption of environmental impact asse
Answer: There are a variety of factors beyond the publication of the guidance that will influence a developer’s decisions on whether to proceed with a project, so it is therefore difficult to predict the exact number of projects waiting to commence the environmen...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBatteries: StorageDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53400More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Health and Safety Executive plans to create a dedicated department within the Energy Division of the Hazardous Industries Directorate to take responsibility for battery energy storage system
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) deploys its resources to deliver risk based proportionate regulation of workplaces, including battery energy storage system (BESS) facilities. This approach is set out in HSE’s Regulatory approach – (Regulation of hea...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFishing Catches: EU CountriesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52792More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of freezing EU fishing quotas at current levels beyond 2026 on the (a) the economy, (b) UK seafood exports and (c) seafood pro
Answer: UK fishing quotas for shared stocks with the EU are set in the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA). UK shares will gradually increase until 2026, after which further changes are a matter for the TCA Partnership Council. Fishing opportunities avail...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFisheries: UK Trade with EUDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52791More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consultation his Department has undertaken with (a) the Scottish Fishermen's Federation, (b) the National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations and (c) other fishing industry re
Answer: The Fisheries Minister meets regularly with representatives from across the UK fishing industry. This includes meeting with both the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation and National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations on 26 February 2025 as part of the Se...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFisheries: EU CountriesCabinet OfficeTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52790More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what dates the (a) Cabinet and (b) Cabinet committees have discussed the UK's negotiating position on fishing rights as part of preparations for the EU-UK summit on 19 May 2025; and whether any objections wer
Answer: As under previous governments, it is a long-established precedent that information relating to the proceedings of Cabinet and its committees are not shared publicly.
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFishing Catches: Territorial WatersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52789More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of fish caught in UK territorial waters was caught by (a) UK vessels and (b) EU vessels in each of the last three years for which data is available; what his Department
Answer: The UK does not collect data on catches of fish at a level of detail that allows us to determine the proportion of catch made by UK or EU vessels in UK territorial waters. However, under the TCA, 149, 152, and 152 EU vessels were licensed to fish in the U...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSecurity Action for EuropeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52788More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has received from EU member states on conditions for UK participation in the EU's Security Action for Europe defence fund; and whether access to UK fi
Answer: This is a critical moment for the security of Europe. We welcome European efforts to increase defence spending, through the ReArm initiative and proposed Security Action for Europe (SAFE) mechanism. This must be a whole-of-Europe effort, in alignment with...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52787More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to publish the outcome of his Department's consultation on draft supplementary guidance for assessing the effects of scope 3 emissions on climate from offshore oil and gas proje
Answer: We remain committed to having the supplementary Environmental Impact Assessment guidance in place as soon as possible and are cognisant of its importance for providing certainty to the offshore oil and gas industry. We needed to take the time to analyse t...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Capture, Usage and StorageDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps the he is taking to (a) accelerate Track-1 Expansion, (b) ensure additional emitters can connect to carbon capture, usage and storage transport and storage infrastructure in Scotla
Answer: The Government is committed to CCUS, which will decarbonise power and industry in a way that drives growth, supports thousands of jobs, and could add £5 billion of value annually by 2050. Decisions over the continued deployment of CCUS, building on the Hy...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLondon Stock ExchangeTreasuryTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48300More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to prevent companies from de-listing from the London Stock Exchange.????????????????
Answer: The government is committed to reinvigorating our capital markets to deliver growth, supporting firms to start, scale, list and stay in the UK. We have already delivered an ambitious set of reforms including overhauling the Prospectus regime and Listing R...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48299More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to employers' National Insurance contributions on (a) small and mid-sized quoted companies and (b) the (i) staffing costs and (ii) long-term investme
Answer: The Chancellor and I regularly meet and engage with senior figures from across the financial services sector and have, in recent months, hosted a series of forums, including with small to mid-sized quoted companies, as the government works towards develop...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: InvestmentTreasuryTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48298More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to encourage UK investors to invest in small and mid-sized companies.
Answer: The Chancellor and I regularly meet and engage with senior figures from across the financial services sector and have, in recent months, hosted a series of forums, including with small to mid-sized quoted companies, as the government works towards develop...
Answered 6 May 2025
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