Anthony Browne
MP for South Cambridgeshire
Con
Questions Asked by This MP
Parliamentary questions and government responses.
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Liberal Democrat-run South Cambridgeshire District Council is the first in the country to put its staff on a four-day week without any reduction in pay, which has led to a reduction in services and an increase in costs. Yet last week the Liberal Democrats decided to extend the trial to a year. Why? Because the staff were happier. Now unions are pushing to spread the four-day working week across the public sector, something that the TaxPayers' Alliance estimates will cost £30 billion. Does my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister agree that the public sector is here to serve the public and that the Liberal Democrats are not working?
Context
Liberal Democrat-run South Cambridgeshire District Council is the first to implement a four-day working week without pay reduction, leading to increased costs and reduced services.
Rishi Sunak
Public servants should rightly focus on delivering for the public and taxpayers. It is disappointing to hear from my hon. Friend that his local Liberal Democrat council is not doing that—instead reducing, as I have heard, staff contact hours and costing residents more. I urge the council to reconsider its decision, because his residents and constituents under South Cambridgeshire District Council clearly deserve better.
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Does my right hon Friend agree that departments, regulators and industry could do far more to prevent scams from happening in the first place? Will he meet me to discuss this?
Context
Financial scams are the most common form of crime, causing immense emotional and financial distress to millions. Current government efforts focus on compensating victims after scams.
Rishi Sunak
My hon Friend is right. We are working closely with industry to block fraudulent calls and our new Online Safety Bill will tackle scam ads. I would be happy to meet him to discuss this further.
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Two weeks ago, a bomb in Afghanistan killed 35 girls and young women. They were Hazaras, from the country's second-largest ethnic minority, who are being massacred under the Taliban. Today, outside Parliament, Hazaras from across the UK, including from my constituency, are gathering to call for international support to stop the slaughter, and we are joined by representatives of the Hazara Committee in UK. Will my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister support the Hazaras in trying to stop the killings and arrange for her Ministers to meet their representatives?
Context
A bomb in Afghanistan killed 35 Hazaras, and today there is a gathering outside Parliament to call for international support to stop the killings.
Elizabeth Truss
What is taking place in Afghanistan is extremely concerning, I am afraid, with the reversal of women's rights and women's opportunities. One of the things we have done is to make sure that we are restoring the aid budget for women and girls, and I am sure that my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary will be very happy to meet the group to discuss further.
Assessment
The answer avoids committing to specific support actions for the Hazaras beyond meeting with representatives.
Broad Reassurance Without Specifics
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I am concerned about the high cost of living for NHS workers in Cambridge compared to those in outer-London boroughs. They get paid 15% less despite higher rents, impacting Addenbrooke's Hospital's ability to retain and recruit staff. Will my right hon. Friend work with me to ensure these workers are fairly compensated?
Context
Cambridge NHS workers face higher living costs than those in outer-London boroughs but receive no cost-of-living supplement, making it difficult to retain and recruit staff.
Boris Johnson
My hon. Friend is a fantastic champion for his constituents and for Addenbrooke's. We are very proud of our NHS, which is why we are putting in record investment.
Assessment
Did not commit to fair compensation or additional funding for NHS workers in Cambridge
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Financial scams have increased dramatically in recent years and are now the most common form of crime, harming millions of families every year. Most of them are made possible by online platforms such as Facebook and Google, which make vast profits from advertising fraudsters. Does my right hon. Friend agree that companies that profit from promoting fraud should help to pay the costs of fraud, and online platforms should compensate the victims whom they have helped to create, and will he work with me to achieve that end?
Context
Financial scams have increased dramatically in recent years, and many are facilitated by online platforms such as Facebook and Google.
Boris Johnson
I have known my hon. Friend for many years, and this is typical of his creativity. We will be looking at exactly how we could make that kind of measure work. I think it is important for us to proceed with care and get it right, and I will ensure that my hon. Friend has a meeting with the relevant Minister in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as soon as possible.
Assessment
The PM did not commit directly to working on the issue but agreed to have a meeting.
Under Review
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I very much welcome the fact that the Government are investing heavily in upgrading rail networks across the country, including opening lines that have previously been closed. The business case for East West Rail in my constituency is largely based on commuting, but the pandemic means we are in the middle of a workplace revolution. If in future people work from home on average two days a week, that will mean a 40% reduction in commuting. Will my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister commit to doing a review of East West Rail's business case to ensure it remains value for money and to take into account the long-term impact of the pandemic?
Context
The business case for East West Rail, which aims to upgrade rail networks in Anthony Browne's constituency, is based on commuting patterns. However, the ongoing pandemic has led to significant changes in workplace habits.
Boris Johnson
My hon. Friend is a great campaigner for Cambridgeshire and the rights of the people of Cambridgeshire. However, my strong feeling is that it would be a mistake now to go slow on investment in infrastructure purely on the basis that we think people will start working from home. My long experience of this is that people need to travel and they will travel. The commuter bustle will come back, and it needs to come back.
Assessment
The PM did not commit to reviewing the East West Rail's business case as requested.
Changed Subject
Stated Personal Belief
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Like schools and teachers across the country, those in South Cambridgeshire have been working miracles to continue providing education throughout the pandemic. They are grateful for the support they have had from the Government, they welcome the new exams regime and they also very much welcome the new testing regime for coronavirus. But schools in Cambridgeshire started with some of the lowest funding of any in the country, and many have been left with deficits that they cannot fill. Will my right hon. Friend work with me to make sure that schools in Cambridgeshire get the resources they need? Will the Prime Minister be Santa for Cambridgeshire's schoolkids?
Context
Cambridgeshire schools started with some of the lowest funding levels nationally and have been left with significant financial deficits due to the pandemic.
Boris Johnson
Mr Speaker, the whole of the country and the taxpayers of this country play that role; it is our job to make sure that we spend the money sensibly, and that is what we were doing. I am delighted that, thanks in part to the campaigning by my hon. Friend, his constituency is attracting an average of 3.8% more per pupil next year compared with this year through the national funding formula—a total of £4.8 million more, in addition, of course, to our commitment to pay every teacher a starting salary of £30,000.
Assessment
The response did not directly address addressing financial deficits but mentioned additional per pupil funding and teacher salaries.
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Like the vast majority of the British public, I support the new restrictions. My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister said we will get through this, but long term, there are only three routes out of this pandemic: one, eradicate the virus; two, gain herd immunity; or three, suppress the virus and reduce deaths until a vaccine or highly effective treatment arrives, such as the ones that the brilliant researchers of South Cambridgeshire are working on. Will my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister tell me which of these three routes are the Government taking?
Context
The public supports new restrictions, but there are three possible routes out of the pandemic.
Boris Johnson
Number three, Mr Speaker.
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Pension auto-enrolment has been a great success, but it has led to millions of people getting a new pension pot every time they change jobs. Millions now have multiple pension pots that they struggle to keep on top of, causing confusion and increasing costs. Does my hon. Friend agree that employees should have the option to save into a workplace scheme of their choice, enabling them to build up a pot for life—a pot to save in, not a pot to smoke?
Context
Pension auto-enrolment leads to millions having multiple pension pots causing confusion and costs.
Guy Opperman
Automatic enrolment has transformed savings across the country. I welcome my hon. Friend's strong support and his passion in this area. The pot for life model offers attraction, with the potential to help engaged individuals with their pension savings if it maintains the gains achieved under automatic enrolment.
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Homebuyers in the UK are overwhelmingly dependent on short-term fixed-rate mortgages. In most other countries, they have long-term fixed-rate mortgages of 10 or 20 years. Does my hon. Friend agree that regulators should ensure a level playing field between short and long-term mortgages to give homebuyers free choice?
Context
The question highlights the dependence of UK homebuyers on short-term fixed-rate mortgages, which are more vulnerable to rising interest rates compared to long-term fixed-rate mortgages in other countries.
Andrew Griffith
Hon. Friend has great knowledge of these matters, privilege to work with him on offering consumers and homebuyers more choice including long-term fixed-rate mortgages.
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I am concerned about the criticism of the UK as the sick man of Europe despite the fastest-growing economy in G7. Given the tech sector's growth in South Cambridgeshire, is there reason to be confident about the future?
Context
The UK's economy is being criticized by the Leader of the Opposition, but IMF data shows that the UK had the fastest-growing economy in G7 for two consecutive years.
Jeremy Hunt
I agree that despite challenges, there are reasons for confidence. The UK has become the third-largest tech sector in the world, after the US and China, due to the Conservative Government's efforts.
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I welcome the fact that this Government are committed to making the UK an innovation nation with a new Department. My constituency has 400 life science companies, and there are concerns about R&D tax credit reforms. Can my right hon. Friend reassure them that the Government still support research and development while tackling fraud?
Context
The MP welcomes the government's commitment to innovation but expresses concern over R&D tax credit reform.
Jeremy Hunt
My hon. Friend is a formidable advocate for that sector, and I want to give him that reassurance. We protected our R&D budget at its highest ever level in the autumn statement. We are looking at how we can support R&D small companies without fraud happening.
Session: Economy Impact of UK Withdrawal from EU
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The Liberal Democrat and Labour authorities in Cambridgeshire are introducing the country's most draconian congestion charge. They claim that they are being forced to do this by the Department for Transport, which supposedly rejected Cambridgeshire's bid for bus funding because they were not committed to road charging. Can my right hon. Friend confirm that this is untrue and that the Department did not require Cambridgeshire to commit to congestion charging to secure bus funding?
Context
Liberal Democrat and Labour authorities in Cambridgeshire are introducing a strict congestion charge, claiming it is due to the Department for Transport rejecting their bid for bus funding unless they committed to road charging.
Mark Harper
I am happy to confirm that bus funding has never been linked to road charging. A disagreeable pattern seems to be emerging where Labour politicians, backed by the Liberal Democrats, are not being entirely straightforward with the people they represent about road pricing schemes.
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It has recently got planning permission, and its designs were shown last week to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Will my right hon. Friend the Chancellor or the Chief Secretary to the Treasury commit to working with me to make sure that the hospital is built on schedule?
Context
The east of England is the only region without a dedicated children's hospital and the Government have committed £100 million to build Cambridge Children's Hospital.
Simon Clarke
This Government are determined to deliver for the people of Cambridgeshire. My colleagues at the Department of Health and Social Care will have heard my hon. Friend's comments about the importance of this facility, and that is why we are investing £4.2 billion in new hospitals over the course of this Parliament.
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Northstowe has 1,000 houses but no dedicated community centre, café, pub or shop. This new town also causes flooding and water shortages in neighbouring villages due to poor local planning. What will the Department do to address these issues as Northstowe grows?
Context
The MP's constituency includes Northstowe, a major new development facing issues like lack of community amenities and environmental problems.
Michael Gove
Steps taken in the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill and changes to the national planning policy framework should absolutely address the problems my hon. Friend identifies. Of course, the biggest problem he identifies is the fact that, sadly, South Cambridgeshire has a Liberal Democrat-controlled local planning authority that does not care about community but pursues a narrow political agenda, to the detriment of all.
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If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. The Places for Growth programme has seen civil servants relocated across the country. Will this initiative be joined by Members of Parliament moving to different cities?
Context
The MP inquired about the department's initiatives to move civil servants from London and the south-east to other parts of the UK.
Michael Gove
Across Government, the Places for Growth programme has seen civil servants relocated from London and the south-east to different parts of the United Kingdom, whether it is Treasury civil servants going to Darlington in County Durham, Home Office officials going to Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire or indeed my own officials relocating to Wolverhampton in the west midlands. There was speculation in some newspapers at the weekend that that estimable effort by civil servants should be joined by Members of the other place. I would wholeheartedly welcome the relocation of the House of Lords to one of our great cities.
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Greater Cambridgeshire plans to build 49,000 new houses and flats over the next 20 years. Will you confirm that this unprecedented house building is not imposed by the Government but an active decision of the local planning authority?
Context
There is a significant planned increase in house construction in Greater Cambridgeshire, particularly in South Cambridgeshire District Council.
Christopher Pincher
Local authorities have responsibility for setting their own housing targets and agreeing these with the Planning Inspectorate, while acknowledging ambitious local decisions.
Session: First-time Home Buyers
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At the beginning of this pandemic, like most people I was really worried that unemployment would rise by millions, and I am delighted that it has peaked 2 million below what most people forecast. Unemployment, at 4.7%, is now at historic lows. Does my right hon. Friend agree that the best way to raise living standards is to get those without jobs into jobs and, for those who already have jobs, to give them the training and skills they need so that they can get higher-paid jobs? That is exactly what the Government are doing.
Context
Browne discusses the impact of the Government's measures on unemployment rates.
Steve Barclay
I very much agree with my hon. Friend. It is as a result of those measures that unemployment has now fallen for six months in a row and that the OBR is forecasting a peak of 5% to 6%, compared with the previous forecast of 12%. As he rightly says, the peak will be 2 million fewer. It is not just about those who are being helped back into work, however; it is also about the programme of apprenticeships, traineeships, jobs support and the doubling of work coaches that will then help people in work to get into the better jobs that they deserve.
Session: Living Standards
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Some local authorities are treading a fine line between being a planning authority and being a property developer. My local authority, South Cambridgeshire District Council, is buying land with a view to developing it. Whatever the other arguments about that, it raises a fundamental potential conflict of interest in that the local authority has to apply to itself for planning permission—something that is causing great concern among residents. Will my right hon. Friend consider whether there is a need to tighten the examination of this conflict of interest when a local authority applies to itself for planning permission on its own land?
Context
Some local authorities are buying land with a view to developing it, which raises concerns about conflicts of interest when they apply for planning permission on their own land.
Robert Jenrick
I am sure my hon. Friend will agree that there are occasions when a local authority may need to apply for permission to build on council-owned land—for example, a new school—but he is right that there needs to be a robust set of safeguards in place, because these applications do generate a great deal of interest and an appearance, on occasion, of unfairness. The applications must be transparently publicised, consulted on and determined in a way that is fair and open.
Session: Topical Questions
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As chair of the all-party parliamentary environment group, I support phasing out diesel trains by 2040. My constituents are worried about a new diesel railway line from East West Rail's soon-to-be completed route in my constituency due by 2030. Will my right hon Friend or his colleague Rachel Maclean work with me and the Treasury to align East West Rail with phasing out diesel trains?
Context
Concerns over East West Rail project being diesel rather than electrified.
Grant Shapps
East West Rail aims to deliver an entirely zero-carbon railway, considering conventional and emerging technology solutions for powering trains in the future.
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School funding in South Cambridgeshire has been a particular focus of mine and something that I have raised with the Department before. We have the sixth lowest funding in the country, with £400 per pupil per year less than the national average. The formula means that small village schools are particularly badly affected. Last week, I met one chair of governors of a primary school that has had to make a teacher and an assistant teacher redundant and has now had to merge the years. Will my right hon. Friend consider a change to the system to help small schools that have high fixed costs per capita but that are expected to meet the same standards as larger schools with comparatively higher funding?
Context
School funding in South Cambridgeshire is among the lowest in the country with small village schools particularly affected. A primary school has had to make redundancies and merge classes due to insufficient funding.
Gavin Williamson
We all know the very important role that small schools play in our communities and villages right across the country. That is why we took the decision to increase the funding to support them from £26 million to £42 million in the latest settlement. That is on top of the fact that we are increasing spending on our schools right across the board, and, for this financial year, my hon. Friend's schools will receive, on average, a 3.8% increase in their funding, which goes to show that we recognise the importance of fair funding right across the country.
Session: Covid-19 School Reopenings
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What role will the commission play during trade negotiations to ensure maintenance of standards?
Context
The MP highlights concerns from South Cambridgeshire farmers about undermining standards through imports and welcomes the Government's decision to place the Trade and Agriculture Commission on a statutory footing.
Greg Hands
The Agri-food trade and agriculture group will feed into the negotiations. The Minister praises Tim Smith, chairman of the Trade and Agriculture Commission, for his work so far.
Session: Trade Agreements Food and Farming Standards
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Will the Secretary of State work with me and mobile industry leaders to improve mobile coverage in South Cambridgeshire, supporting biomedical R&D efforts?
Context
South Cambridgeshire is crucial for biotech and medical research, but suffers from poor mobile connectivity which hinders productivity.
Oliver Dowden (The Right Honourable) (Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
I am committed to ensuring no area is left behind regarding connectivity. We have struck a deal with mobile operators to create shared rural networks addressing patchy coverage issues.
Session: Topical Questions
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My right hon. Friend has talked about the welcome support he is giving to county councils and district councils. Will he tell me what his Department is doing to support parish councils in their time of need?
Context
Parish councils in South Cambridgeshire are heavily involved in coordinating volunteer efforts and bringing support to vulnerable people but also suffering a loss of income, some are financially distressed.
Robert Jenrick
As allocations for the £1.6 billion funding are brought forward, there will be a significant increase in the amount of money paid to district councils; more than 70% of district councils will receive an additional £1 million and in many cases significantly more.
Session: Covid-19 Support for Extremely Vulnerable People
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What steps his Department is taking to enable local authorities to provide food and other support to those who have been identified as clinically extremely vulnerable during the outbreak?
Context
More than 1 million people were classified as extremely vulnerable at the start of the crisis, with more than 1.8 million having been contacted by NHS and DWP to shield themselves.
Robert Jenrick
The Government has contacted more than 1.8 million individuals to ask them to shield themselves and for those who do not have family, friends or neighbours to support them, over 600,000 food boxes have been delivered.
Session: Covid-19 Support for Extremely Vulnerable People
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My constituency of South Cambridgeshire is not just the life sciences capital of the UK or of Europe, but it claims to be the life sciences capital of the world. It has the global headquarters of AstraZeneca, the Wellcome Sanger Institute, which is leading the world in genome sequencing, and Abcam, a start-up company now worth £3 billion, which is leading the UK in antibody products. Many of these firms are exporters. What assessment has the Secretary of State made of the commercial opportunities for them of a potential UK-US free trade agreement?
Context
The constituency has global headquarters for AstraZeneca, the Wellcome Sanger Institute, and Abcam.
Greg Hands
I thank my hon. Friend for that question. When I was previously in this job, I visited the sector in Cambridgeshire. We know that the life sciences industry contributes £74 billion a year to the economy, creating 250,000 jobs and developing life-saving medicines for UK patients. Annually, the east of England exports £711 million of medical and pharmaceutical products to the US. Estimates show that a UK-US FTA could boost the whole region's economy by £345 million in the long run.
Session: Topical Questions
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What steps are being taken to help people get on the housing ladder? The First Homes initiative, which provides a 30% discount for local first-time buyers, is welcomed but will it boost new home supply or primarily change existing affordable housing tenure?
Context
The issue of people getting on the property ladder is particularly pressing in South Cambridgeshire due to high property prices.
The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Robert Jenrick
We hope it will do both. It will increase the supply of new homes by building popular support for new developments, but I completely accept that the housing challenges we face as a country are primarily supply-side.
Session: Housing Ladder
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My constituency has one of the fastest-growing populations, but police numbers have not kept pace. Can my hon. Friend tell me what the Government are doing to increase police numbers in Cambridgeshire?
Context
The MP mentions that his constituency has one of the fastest-growing populations and highlights a disparity between population growth and police numbers.
Kit Malthouse (Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Service)
We have provided up to £10.6 million more funding, which will allow the police and crime commissioner to recruit another 64 police officers for the county. That is the first instalment of Cambridgeshire's share of the 20,000 police officers.
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What steps her Department is taking to promote global free trade; specifically, what is she doing to ensure that British farmers can compete on a level playing field with countries having lower environmental or animal welfare standards?
Context
UK is leaving the EU and seeking new trading opportunities. Farmers in South Cambridgeshire are keen on increasing exports.
The Secretary of State Elizabeth Truss
We remain absolutely committed to upholding our high environmental, food safety and animal welfare standards post Brexit. There are huge opportunities for farmers to trade, for example getting lamb into the US market, which currently UK lamb cannot access.
Session: Global Free Trade
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Other Parliamentary Activity
Debates led and petitions presented.
E-Scooter Safety And Legislation
22 May 2024
Main Concerns
['I am concerned about the statistics on deaths and accidents involving e-scooters. In 2022, there were 12 deaths from e-scooters, with 11 being the riders themselves; two of those fatalities occurred within trials. Additionally, there were a total of 1,492 accidents that year, including 12 resulting in death and 440 serious accidents. Each death is tragic, and serious accidents can be life-changing, making it crucial to legislate correctly.']
Specific Asks
["We need legislation for e-scooters but lack parliamentary time currently. The Government must ensure that the right legislation is in place, as it is not clear what exactly constitutes the correct approach. We should learn from other countries' experiences and collect data to understand how e-scooters are being used in the UK."]
Doctor Training
17 January 2023
Responding: Will Quince
Main Concerns
['The UK does not train enough doctors for its own needs, leading to a reliance on international recruitment which harms the NHS and developing countries. There are currently 132,000 vacancies in the NHS, including 10,000 for doctors. The UK has only 2.8 doctors per 1,000 people compared to an OECD average of 3.5, highlighting a significant shortfall. The shortage exacerbates financial issues as hospitals hire locums costing £6 billion annually.']
Specific Asks
["The Government should commit to training enough doctors for the UK's needs by increasing medical school places and launching a feasibility study into doubling these places to around 15,000 by 2029. Additionally, they should provide funding previously allocated during covid for additional medical school places."]
Climate Change Committee Progress Report 2021
21 October 2021
Responding: Greg Hands
Main Concerns
["Anthony Browne is concerned about the significant challenges posed by climate change and acknowledges the UK's progress in reducing emissions, particularly noting that carbon dioxide per capita was lower than any year since 1859. He also highlighted that while CO2 emissions have dropped significantly since 1990, the reductions are becoming harder to achieve in future decades as policies need to shift from decarbonising power generation to other sectors like transport and heating."]
Specific Asks
['Browne urges the Government to maintain ambitious targets such as banning sales of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030, increasing offshore wind power capacity, and promoting clean heat pumps. He also calls for more rapid implementation of strategies including carbon capture and storage (CCS), aiming for 22 million tonnes of CO2 captured annually by 2030.']
Carbon Capture and Storage
20 October 2021
Responding: Greg Hands
Main Concerns
["Two decades ago, when I was environment editor of The Times, a report came across my desk about carbon capture and storage (CCS), which has since been seen as a controversial technology by some environmental groups. However, the truth is that CCS mirrors nature's process of capturing and storing carbon dioxide over billions of years. Atmospheric CO2 levels have risen dramatically due to human activity, reaching 420 parts per million. Industrial CCS can significantly decarbonise industries such as steel, cement, glass and chemicals; it also cuts the cost of achieving net zero by 70% compared to not using CCS. Although some in the environment movement are wary of industrial CCS, the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the UK's Climate Change Committee both see carbon capture and storage as essential for reaching net zero."]
Specific Asks
["I ask the Government to keep calm and carry on with their commitment to CCS; support it in next week's spending review; produce a long-term financial structure for the industry to give companies investment certainty; set out a long-term vision for the development of CCS so that it becomes a fully competitive, financially sustainable sector; ensure independent monitoring of the CCS clusters that go ahead; and urge environmental groups not to campaign against CCS itself."]
Automated and Electric Vehicles (Amendment) Bill - Schedule 1 - Enforcement action under Part 1: procedure
01 May 2024
Bill Debate
Contributed to this debate
Moves the clause to be read a Second time, introducing several new clauses and amendments aimed at enhancing data protection, consultation processes, accessibility for passengers, and addressing conce...
Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill - Second Reading (general debate on the bill)
05 March 2024
Bill Debate
Contributed to this debate
The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government introduces the Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill to the House. He highlights that self-driving vehicles will improve lives by fr...
Spaceflight Operator Liability Bill - Clause 2 - Limit on operator’s liability under section 36 of the Space Industry Act 2018
23 February 2024
Bill Debate
Contributed to this debate
Mr. Lord proposes to amend section 12(2) of the Space Industry Act 2018, making it mandatory for spaceflight operator licences to specify a limit on the amount of an operator’s liability under section...
Taxation Bill - Clause 27 - Power to clarify tax treatment of devolved social security benefits
19 April 2023
Bill Debate
Contributed to this debate
I move amendment 21, which would limit the removal of the lifetime allowance charge to NHS staff by introducing a condition that the person must be employed for an average of more than 15 hours per we...
Finance (No. 2) Bill - Second Reading of the Finance (No. 2) Bill
29 March 2023
Bill Debate
Contributed to this debate
The Minister supports the Finance (No. 2) Bill, which aims to support enterprise and economic growth by lowering business taxes and encouraging investment through full expensing for qualifying plant o...
Ways and Means
21 March 2023
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
The Chancellor has brought people back into the workforce through the Budget, highlighting the productivity challenge in the UK and addressing it with welfare reforms to support those disengaged from ...
Hunting Trophies Import Prohibition Bill - Clause 2 and Amendments
17 March 2023
Bill Debate
Contributed to this debate
The hon. Member for Christchurch, Bill Wiggin, moved that clause 2 be read a second time, introducing several amendments aimed at tightening the regulations on importing hunting trophies from endanger...
Silicon Valley Bank
13 March 2023
Ministerial Statement
Contributed to this debate
Science and Technology Framework
07 March 2023
Ministerial Statement
Contributed to this debate
Pension Contributions
07 March 2023
General Debate
Led by this MP
Moves to introduce a Bill requiring employers to pay pension contributions into a scheme chosen by the employee. Emphasises the issue of multiple deferred pension pots and proposes legislative change ...
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PMQs Asked
21
Ministerial Questions Asked
69
House of Commons Debates Involved
4
Westminster Hall Debates Led
0
Statements / Bills
0
Petitions Presented
0
Voting Record
Activity Compared to Peers
How does this MP's parliamentary activity compare to the national average across 1457 MPs?
Prime Minister's Questions
+119% above average
This MP:
8
Average:
3.7
Ministerial Questions
+57% above average
This MP:
21
Average:
13.4
Westminster Hall Debates Led
+59% above average
This MP:
4
Average:
2.5
Commons Chamber Debates
+1320% above average
This MP:
69
Average:
4.9
Statements / Bills Proposed
-100% below average
This MP:
0
Average:
9.5
Petitions Presented
-100% below average
This MP:
0
Average:
2.5
Voting Attendance Rate (%)
-100% below average
This MP:
0.0
Average:
69.2
Important Context
- - Ministers answer questions rather than asking them, so have different activity patterns
- - Activity quantity doesn't measure quality or effectiveness of representation
- - Some MPs focus more on constituency work than parliamentary questions
- - Newly elected MPs will have less parliamentary history
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