Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to introduce incentives for (a) manufacturers and (b) motorists to encourage take-up of electric cars.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

In the Autumn Budget the Government announced over £2bn of capital and R&D funding to 2030 that will support the latest research and development, accelerate commercial scale up, and unlock capital investment in zero emission vehicles, batteries and the wider supply chain. In addition, in 2025-26 Government is investing £200m to expand electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints, providing £120m for new electric van grants, and strengthening consumer incentives by widening the differentials in Vehicle Excise Duty First Year Rates between EVs and hybrids vs. internal combustion engine cars. EVs continue to get the best rates available for salary sacrifice schemes, which strongly incentivises the uptake of EVs.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding has been allocated to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

For 2024/2025, the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme was allocated a budget of £40 million. This covers funding for payment awards, and administration costs associated with assessing the claims and managing the scheme.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of police officers in 2027.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office)

Police forces in England and Wales are expected to maintain officer numbers, as per the officer maintenance grant. The Government is currently working with police forces on setting an accurate baseline for neighbourhood policing numbers.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will assess the effectiveness of the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme.

Answered by Tulip Siddiq

Following the conclusion of the Eat Out Help Out scheme, HMRC published statistical analysis, which included data on scheme’s costs, take up, and geographical breakdown.

The Covid Inquiry is also investigating the UK’s response to and impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The government is cooperating fully with the Inquiry in its extensive and detailed work.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take legislative steps to allow pubs to designate outdoor smoking and vaping areas.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill was introduced to Parliament on 5 November 2024, and passed its second reading in the House of Commons on 25 November 2024. The bill will put us on track to a smoke-free United Kingdom, helping to reduce approximately 80,000 preventable deaths and reduce the burden on the National Health Service and on the taxpayer.

The bill contains powers to extend the ban on smoking indoors to certain outdoor settings, to reduce the harms of second-hand smoking, particularly around children and vulnerable people. In England, we are considering extending smoke-free outdoor places to outside schools, children’s playgrounds, and hospitals, but not to outdoor hospitality settings such as pub gardens. The bill also has powers to make most public places and workplaces that are smoke-free, vape-free.

Exactly which settings should become smoke-free and vape-free will be a matter for secondary legislation, with all proposed reforms subject to a full consultation.

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Found: _NC3 Alex Sobel Margaret Mullane Charlotte Nichols Carla Denyer Dr Simon Opher Cat Eccles Kim Johnson

Found: _NC3 Alex Sobel Margaret Mullane Charlotte Nichols Carla Denyer Dr Simon Opher Cat Eccles Kim Johnson

Found: _NC3 Alex Sobel Margaret Mullane Charlotte Nichols Carla Denyer Dr Simon Opher Cat Eccles Kim Johnson

Found: _NC3 Alex Sobel Margaret Mullane Charlotte Nichols Carla Denyer Dr Simon Opher Cat Eccles Kim Johnson

Found: _NC3 Alex Sobel Margaret Mullane Charlotte Nichols Carla Denyer Dr Simon Opher Cat Eccles Kim Johnson

Found: _NC3 Alex Sobel Margaret Mullane Charlotte Nichols Carla Denyer Dr Simon Opher Cat Eccles Kim Johnson

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