John Glen MP: written questions
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Packaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure transparency in the (a) calculation and (b) use of extended producer responsibility fees.
Answer: The Local Authority Packaging Cost and Performance Model (LAPCAP), alongside the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024 will provide transparency on fee calculations and how the fees are used by Local Authorities. PackUK, t...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how his Department determined the fee rates for Extended Producer Responsibility; and whether he consulted industry on those rates.
Answer: Illustrative base fees are calculated by dividing packaging waste management costs (for household packaging waste) and other relevant costs by the total amount of household packaging placed on the market and this principle was consulted on in 2019 and aga...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) the cumulative cost burden of the Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme and (b) other business costs on the food and drink
Answer: The Government wants to see all businesses take steps to reduce packaging use, ensure packaging is easy to recycle, and where appropriate move to re-use systems. We have made a full assessment of the impacts that implementing packaging extended producer r...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme does not discourage investment in manufacturing.
Answer: The scheme treats domestic manufacturing and import equally, with all packaging and packaged products, whether manufactured and supplied domestically or imported into UK, subject to the obligations in the Extended Producer Responsibility Regulations. Simi...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCameroon: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the adequacy of levels of freedom of religion or belief in Cameroon; and what steps he is
Answer: The Cameroon Constitution guarantees freedom of religion and worship. The UK Government continues to monitor civil and political rights in Cameroon and is committed to uphold the right to freedom of religion or belief (FoRB). This includes advocating for ...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37554More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the report by the FCSA entitled Regulating the UK’s umbrella market - FCSA’s response to proposals in Budget 2024, published on 11 Mar
Answer: The Government recognises the positive role that compliant and well-managed umbrella companies can play in the functioning of the temporary labour market. However, non-compliance in the umbrella company market is widespread and costs taxpayers billions of...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37553More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.19 of the Autumn Budget 2024, whether she plans to provide additional funding for tackling non-compliant umbrella companies.
Answer: The Government recognises the positive role that compliant and well-managed umbrella companies can play in the functioning of the temporary labour market. However, non-compliance in the umbrella company market is widespread and costs taxpayers billions of...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37552More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of her policy on tackling non-compliance in the umbrella company market on revenues to the Exchequer.
Answer: The Government recognises the positive role that compliant and well-managed umbrella companies can play in the functioning of the temporary labour market. However, non-compliance in the umbrella company market is widespread and costs taxpayers billions of...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37551More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of her policies on tackling non-compliance in the umbrella company market on the level of pension contributions made by affected people.
Answer: The Government recognises the positive role that compliant and well-managed umbrella companies can play in the functioning of the temporary labour market. However, non-compliance in the umbrella company market is widespread and costs taxpayers billions of...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37550More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of her policy on tackling non-compliance in the umbrella company market on (a) freelancers and (b) temporary workers seeking to evidence a stable incom
Answer: The Government recognises the positive role that compliant and well-managed umbrella companies can play in the functioning of the temporary labour market. However, non-compliance in the umbrella company market is widespread and costs taxpayers billions of...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37549More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of her policies on tackling non-compliance in the umbrella company market on the number of joint employment models.
Answer: The Government recognises the positive role that compliant and well-managed umbrella companies can play in the functioning of the temporary labour market. However, non-compliance in the umbrella company market is widespread and costs taxpayers billions of...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37548More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of her policies on tackling non-compliance in the umbrella company market on the labour supply chain.
Answer: The Government recognises the positive role that compliant and well-managed umbrella companies can play in the functioning of the temporary labour market. However, non-compliance in the umbrella company market is widespread and costs taxpayers billions of...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37547More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she made an assessment of the potential merits of undertaking an impact assessment of her policies on tackling non-compliance in the umbrella company market.
Answer: The Government recognises the positive role that compliant and well-managed umbrella companies can play in the functioning of the temporary labour market. However, non-compliance in the umbrella company market is widespread and costs taxpayers billions of...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironment Protection: FinanceTreasuryTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33375More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the UK Government Green Financing Framework, published in June 2021, whether it remains her Department's policy that funding should not be provided for the development of green technologies in the
Answer: The principles of the Green Financing Programme are set out in the Green Financing Framework, published in June 2021. The Framework explains how proceeds from green gilts and NS&I’s retail Green Savings Bonds will finance green expenditures to help ta...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLabour Party: ConferencesTreasuryTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32976More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions Ministers in her Department had on government business at Labour Party Conference; whether such meetings and engagement will be recorded in government transparency returns; and whether these discuss
Answer: All Ministers' meetings in an official capacity are recorded and published on gov.uk as part of the department’s quarterly transparency return. The guidance acknowledges that meetings with external organisations at party conferences will generally be in a...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSheinTreasuryTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32975More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings representatives from Shein have had with her Department since the 4 July 2024; on what dates these meetings took place; and what was discussed.
Answer: All meetings held by departments senior civil servants and Ministers are published to Gov.uk in line with Cabinet Office reporting and timetable guidance. Please follow the link below for visibility of HMT’s publications: https://www.gov.uk/government/col...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: Public SectorTreasuryTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32974More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 16601 on Employer’s Contributions: Public Sector, what her planned timetable is to update Parliament on allocations by department.
Answer: Allocations of support for additional Employer National Insurance Contributions costs by department will be published alongside spending estimates at Main Estimate.
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Communication and ConsultantsCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32973More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2024 to Question 14946 on Government departments: communications and consultations, if he will list each of the programmes that have been cancelled or reduced to deliver £85
Answer: I refer to the Rt Hon member to the answer given to PQ25685 on 30 January 2025.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Communication and ConsultantsCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32972More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2024 to Question 14946 on Government departments: communications and consultations, if he will publish the £449 million spending from Government Communications Service data,
Answer: I refer to the Rt Hon member to the answer given to PQ25685 on 30 January 2025.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Expenditure: Cost EffectivenessTreasuryTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32971More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what role management consultants will play in determining efficiency savings for phase 2 of the Spending Review.
Answer: There is no formal role for management consultants in determining efficiency savings. In developing their plans for the forthcoming Spending Review departments will need to find 5% savings and efficiencies against their current budgets, to help drive out ...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: ConsultantsTreasuryTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32970More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of (a) 27 November 2024 to Question 14255 on Civil Service and (b) 27 November 2024 to Question 14946 on Government departments: communications and consultations, what the financial reduction
Answer: The baseline aggregate annual cash figure for the 24-25 savings target is based on an in-year monthly forecast outturn figure from the government’s cross central financial management system. In-year forecast outturn figures at this level of detail are not...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Pay SettlementsCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32969More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse is of the 2024-25 Civil Service pay award broken down by (a) gross pay and (b) employer pension contributions.
Answer: The Pay Remit Guidance is a framework within which all organisations under its scope set pay. The 2024/2025 Pay Remit Guidance was published in July 2024 and departments are able to make average pay awards up to 5%.Under pay delegation, individual departm...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Finance: BrexitTreasuryTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32968More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2025 to Question 23883, on Public Finance: Brexit, if she will make a comparative estimate of the net difference between the two invoices from the European Union relating to the
Answer: It is not possible to meaningfully compare the net payments under the Financial Settlement and the UK's financial contributions during its time as a Member State poses substantial analytical issues. The former relates to historic liabilities of and receip...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEconomic Situation: Government SecuritiesTreasuryTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31995More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2025 to Question 22013 on Economic Situation, whether bond yields will be included in the other metrics of financial market indicators in relation to economic stability.
Answer: As the Prime Minister set out in the Plan for Change document, the Government’s milestones for change can only be delivered on the foundations of a stable economy, secure borders, and national security. Economic stability requires concerted action to ensu...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31994More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2025 to Question 22929 on Treasury: Employers' Contributions, which Strategic Suppliers to the Department have contractual terms and conditions that require a pricing review as a
Answer: No such terms and conditions are included in HM Treasury’s contracts with strategic suppliers.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
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