Written questions · Peter Dowd

17 May 2021 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Exhaust Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of reducing maritime emissions on air quality.

17 May 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Shipbuilding

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the maritime sector on priorities for the refreshed National Shipbuilding Strategy announced on 16 March 2021.

17 May 2021 · Treasury

Shipbuilding

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions (a) he and (b) his officials have had with relevant stakeholders on the levels of investment required to refresh the National Shipbuilding Strategy.

17 May 2021 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to support maritime small and medium-sized enterprises recover from the outbreak of covid-19.

17 May 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Beverage Containers: Deposit Return Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the effect of a (a) variable rate deposit and (b) flat rate deposit on the revenue received from a deposit return scheme.

17 May 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Beverage Containers: Deposit Return Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the planned deposit return scheme, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of a variable rate deposit on return rates.

17 May 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Beverage Containers: Deposit Return Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the planned deposit return scheme, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential effect of a flat rate deposit on portion sizes.

17 May 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Beverage Containers: Deposit Return Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the planned deposit return scheme, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential effect of a flat rate deposit on the levels of product wastage.

17 May 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Beverage Containers: Deposit Return Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether there is a difference in the operating costs of a deposit return scheme depending on whether there is a (a) variable rate deposit and (b) flat rate deposit.

17 May 2021 · Treasury

UK-China Cooperation Fund

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) officials and (b) Ministers in his Department have met representatives of the UK-China Cooperation Fund in the last twelve months.

17 May 2021 · Treasury

UK-China Cooperation Fund

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions officials in his Department have had with relevant stakeholders on the allocation of funding for the UK-China Cooperation Fund.

17 May 2021 · Treasury

Belt and Road Initiative: China

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions officials in his Department have had with relevant stakeholders on the provision of green finance for the Green Belt and Road.

17 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Climate Change: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding the Government has allocated to the China-UK PACT since its inception.

17 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

UK-China Green Finance Centre

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding the Government allocated to the UK-China Green Finance Centre in 2019-20.

17 May 2021 · Home Office

Counter-terrorism: Public Places

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding the Government plans to allocate to the owners and operators of public spaces and venues for measures to protect the public from terrorist attacks as part of the new Protect Duty anno

17 May 2021 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Offices and Public Appointments

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) offices, (b) envoys and (c) advisors the Government plans to create as part of the Strategic Framework outlined in the Integrated Review of Security, Defence

17 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Universities: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government has undertaken an assessment of the potential links between (a) universities based in the UK and research institutes in China and (b) the People’s Liberatio

17 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Functional Neurological Disorder

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the need for specific NICE guidance for the diagnosis and treatment of functional neurological disorder.

17 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans are in place to fund and deliver a national NHS care pathway for functional neurological disorder.