Asked by: Luke Evans (Conservative - Hinckley and Bosworth)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what outcomes arose from meetings with bereaved fathers as part of her Department's wider engagement with families.
Answered by Anna Turley - Minister of State (Home Office)
The National Bereavement Care Pathway sets standards and guidance aimed at ensuring all bereaved parents, including fathers and partners, receive consistent, individualised, and sensitive care. NHS England’s Medium Term Planning Framework sets an expectation that all National Health Service trusts implement the pathway for stillbirth and neonatal death.
The Department’s engagement with bereaved fathers and other families helps ensure that their experiences inform work to improve bereavement care and support. The National Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce is also supported by family expert reference groups, including people with experience of bereavement, whose chairs represent members’ views and priorities on the taskforce. Ministers and officials will continue to engage with bereaved families, including fathers and partners, as this work develops.
Asked by: Luke Evans (Conservative - Hinckley and Bosworth)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with the Falkland Islands Government on the Secretary of State's consent role in relation to oil and gas licences under the Offshore Minerals Ordinance 1994.
Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The right of the Falkland Islanders to develop their natural resources for their own economic benefit is integral to their right of self-determination. When deciding whether to consent to new hydrocarbons licences in the Falkland Islands, the Secretary of State acts in accordance with applicable Falkland Islands legislation. UK oil and gas licensing policy does not apply in the Falkland Islands.
I met Members of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly on 3 September and discussed ongoing economic development projects in the Falklands.
Asked by: Luke Evans (Conservative - Hinckley and Bosworth)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has made an assessment of the additional costs incurred by (a) industry and (b) the refining sector due to expectations of future linkage between the UK and EU emissions trading schemes in the last three years.
Answered by Blair McDougall - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The price of carbon allowances in the UK Emissions Trading Scheme is set by the market and reflects a range of factors. As the conveners of the market, the Government is not able to comment on current prices and price movements.
Linking the UK ETS and EU ETS is expected to bring significant benefits for UK industry, including access to a larger, more stable and liquid carbon market, helping to minimise the cost of decarbonisation. The Government recognises the important role that refineries play in energy security, resilience, economic growth and jobs.
Asked by: Luke Evans (Conservative - Hinckley and Bosworth)
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with [i] BT Openreach and [ii] other full fibre providers on ensuring the swift roll out of FTTP broadband to households in Hinckley.
Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
82% of premises in the Hinckley and Bosworth constituency are currently able to access a gigabit-capable connection, which is an improvement from 67% in July 2024, according to Ofcom’s reporting.
Building Digital UK (BDUK) also conducts market reviews to identify which premises require subsidy in order to achieve a gigabit-capable connection. According to our latest information, there is broadband rollout in the area being undertaken on a commercial basis, without public subsidy.
Asked by: Luke Evans (Conservative - Hinckley and Bosworth)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of extending the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism to imported refined petroleum products on that sector.
Answered by James Murray - Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General
I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given to PQ 35143 on Friday 23 October 2026.
Asked by: Luke Evans (Conservative - Hinckley and Bosworth)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many full-time equivalent officials have been assigned to work on the review of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.
Answered by Martin McCluskey - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
We do not have any FTE officials working on a review of the CBAM. CBAM is a tax and is a matter for HM Treasury.
Asked by: Luke Evans (Conservative - Hinckley and Bosworth)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism on the international competitiveness of the UK refining sector.
Answered by James Murray - Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is an environmental measure, designed to mitigate the risk of carbon leakage and ensure that these carbon-intensive imports face a carbon cost that is comparable to that faced by equivalent goods produced in the UK.
The Government recognises the important role of the UK refining sector in supporting energy security and the UK’s industrial base. As confirmed at Budget 2025, the Government is considering the feasibility and impacts of including refined products within the scope of CBAM in the future.
Asked by: Luke Evans (Conservative - Hinckley and Bosworth)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of linking the UK and EU Emissions Trading Schemes on costs for the UK refining sector.
Answered by Blair McDougall - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The Government recognises the important role that refineries play in energy security, resilience, economic growth and jobs, and is committed to the long-term future of the sector.
A linking agreement is expected to bring significant benefits for UK industry, including access to a larger, more liquid market. The Government is committed to negotiating an agreement that works for UK industry and will follow normal processes for any necessary legislative changes and assess impacts accordingly.
Asked by: Luke Evans (Conservative - Hinckley and Bosworth)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of linking the UK and EU Emissions Trading Schemes on the competitiveness of UK refineries.
Answered by Blair McDougall - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The Government recognises the important role that refineries play in energy security, resilience, economic growth and jobs, and is committed to the long-term future of the sector.
A linking agreement is expected to bring significant benefits for UK industry, including access to a larger, more liquid market. The Government is committed to negotiating an agreement that works for UK industry and will follow normal processes for any necessary legislative changes and assess impacts accordingly.
Asked by: Luke Evans (Conservative - Hinckley and Bosworth)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Government's response to the Competition and Markets Authority's heating oil market study, what stakeholders she will engage with when considering an appropriate regulatory regime for the heating oil market.
Answered by Polly Billington - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The government has confirmed that it plans to strengthen regulations in the market for the first time, making sure households who use heating oil are treated fairly.
Next steps will include extensive stakeholder engagement. We will work with those recommended by the CMA in their final report, including the Scottish Government and Northern Irish Executive (where heating oil and consumer protection and advocacy is either fully or partially devolved), and relevant regulators including Ofgem and the Utility Regulator.
We’ll also work with industry and consumer bodies such as, but not limited to, UKIFDA and the Northern Ireland Oil Federation. This engagement will help build the evidence base needed to develop the right options for stronger regulations.
This will take time, and it’s important we get it right, to ensure the best outcomes for consumers.
In the meantime, we will also work across relevant government departments and with industry to strengthen consumer protection measures in the Codes of Conduct, and consider minimum order volumes, access to smaller deliveries and payment plans as well as whether further action is needed to support price transparency. We will look at whether any of the existing rules and guidance on minimum order volumes is unnecessarily restricting consumers’ options, and assess the coverage, accessibility and reliance of existing price transparency provisions. This will determine whether, and what, government intervention is required.
We will set out more detail on the approach to taking forward the recommendations as soon as possible.