Every parliamentary written question tabled by Claire Coutinho this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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Whether she plans to introduce the energy bill levy framework announced in the Autumn Budget 2025.
As announced at Autumn Budget 2025, the government is committed to introducing a new framework to subject levies to enhanced scrutiny and ensure they are affordable, value for money and do not impose unnecessary costs on households and businesses. The gov...
Whether she will be consulting on the design of the energy bill levy framework.
As announced at Autumn Budget 2025, the government is committed to introducing a new framework to subject levies to enhanced scrutiny and ensure they are affordable, value for money and do not impose unnecessary costs on households and businesses. The gov...
When the energy bill levy framework will be introduced.
As announced at Autumn Budget 2025, the government is committed to introducing a new framework to subject levies to enhanced scrutiny and ensure they are affordable, value for money and do not impose unnecessary costs on households and businesses. The gov...
Whether (a) her Department and (b) the arms length bodies sponsored by her Department are compliant with the Supreme Court ruling in the case of For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025].
Cabinet Office have set out the expectation that all duty bearers, including Departments and arm’s-length bodies, follow the law as clarified by the Supreme Court ruling and seek specialist legal advice where necessary. The Prime Minister has underlined this recently. The Equality and Human Rights Commission has submitted a draft Code of Practice on services, public functions and associations to Ministers, and Cabinet Office are reviewing it with the care it deserves. This will provide further guidance to duty bearers.
If she will make an estimate of the potential impact of changes in the cost of (a) electricity, (b) goods and (c) services arising from (i) direct and (ii) indirect support to renewable energy on VAT receipts in each year since 2002.
The Government is committed to tackling climate change. The Climate Change Act (2008) made the UK the first country to introduce a legally binding, long-term emissions reduction target. Since then, the UK has halved its emissions, having cut them by around 53% between 1990 and 2023.The Government has announced a national mission to make Britain a clean energy superpower and accelerate our journey to net zero.As the Government's official independent forecaster, it is for the OBR to consider and report on the fiscal and economic impacts of Government policy decisions made by the Government.
What assessment she has made of the potential impact of ending the investment allowance within the Energy Profits Levy on investment in the (a) economy and (b) energy transition.
In July, the Government announced its intention to remove the Energy Profits Levy’s (EPL) 29% main investment allowance. Further details of final policy and impacts will be announced at Budget. A key outcome of the government’s clean energy mission will be greater energy security and independence. The government will achieve a phased and responsible transition by taking a proportionate approach that ensures the oil and gas sector continues to play a role whilst contributing more towards our clean energy transition.