Steve Double – speeches and questions

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• Lobbying of Government Committee (14 Apr 2021)
  Steve Double: The revelations and allegations that have come to light in recent days are clearly concerning and raise a number of very serious questions. That is why I welcome the Government’s decision to initiate an independent and wide-ranging inquiry. I was deeply reassured by the comments of my hon. Friend the Member for Hazel Grove (Mr Wragg) about the role that the Committee he chairs will play in...
• Written Answers — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Travel Information (14 Apr 2021)
  Steve Double: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what factors he will assess to reach a decision on whether to remove travel advice relating specifically to cruises in order to bring cruises under global travel advice in line with other types of transport.
• Finance (No. 2) Bill (13 Apr 2021)
  Steve Double: It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Richmond Park (Sarah Olney). I welcome the Bill, which delivers on the Budget. The Budget struck the right balance, providing the immediate support that businesses need to enable us to begin the economic recovery from the past year, paving the way for sustainable growth in the mid-term and laying the ground for some of the tough decisions and...
• Cabinet Office: Topical Questions (25 Mar 2021)
  Steve Double: With the development of the Cornwall spaceport and the Goonhilly earth station, Cornwall is set to become a major hub for the UK space industry. As the Government are looking to relocate Government Departments and agencies around the country, would my right hon. Friend look into moving part of the UK Space Agency to Cornwall?
• Written Answers — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Non-domestic Rates: Billing (24 Mar 2021)
  Steve Double: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government plans to publish advice to local authorities on delaying billing of business rates until after a sustained period of trading has occurred.
• Written Answers — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Hospitality Industry: Non-domestic Rates (24 Mar 2021)
  Steve Double: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance will be provided to hospitality businesses on how to access full business rates relief under the allowance where they trade across different local authority areas.
• Prime Minister: Engagements (17 Mar 2021)
  Steve Double: I thank the Prime Minister for bringing the G7 leaders’ summit to Cornwall this summer. This will put Cornwall front and centre on the world stage as we emerge from the pandemic and give us a great opportunity to showcase all that Cornwall has to offer. It is a great place to visit not just for its amazing food and drink sector, but for the technologies of the future in space and in...
• Written Answers — Department for International Trade: Minerals: Procurement (15 Mar 2021)
  Steve Double: To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2021 to Question 160719 on Minerals: Procurement, what the agreed actions to mitigate risks of potential disruption to the UK's critical minerals supply chains are.
• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Passenger Ships: Coronavirus (10 Mar 2021)
  Steve Double: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the scope of the Global Travel Taskforce’s report due to be published on 12 April 2021 on the reopening of international travel will include the cruise sector; and if he will make a statement.
• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Minerals (9 Mar 2021)
  Steve Double: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the critical minerals the UK will require to (a) power every house via wind turbines by 2030, (b) ensure all cars sold in the UK are electric by 2035 and (c) develop industrial rare earth magnets in the UK.
• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Minerals (9 Mar 2021)
  Steve Double: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to improve domestic critical minerals supply, with specific regard to (a) mineral rights and (b) planning applications.
• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Minerals (9 Mar 2021)
  Steve Double: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to develop a critical mineral circular economy industry in the UK.
• Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation - Income tax (charge) (8 Mar 2021)
  Steve Double: It is a delight to be here physically in the Chamber once again, rather than speaking to a screen. There is no doubt that the hospitality and tourism sector has been one of the most severely impacted through this pandemic. I know that the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, as a former tourism Minister, will know how important this is to Cornwall and to my constituency. A recent report...
• Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation - Income tax (charge) (8 Mar 2021)
  Steve Double: As chair of the all-party parliamentary group on hospitality and tourism, may I place on the record my thanks to the Government for the incredible support that they have given the sector to help it reopen? There is no doubt that the Government have done their bit. Does my right hon. Friend agree that what we now need, as soon as it is safe, is for the British people to do their bit—to take...
• Written Answers — Department for Education: Minerals: Higher Education (5 Mar 2021)
  Steve Double: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to improve the (a) availability and (b) quality of university courses related to the UK's industrial critical minerals needs.
• Written Answers — Department for International Trade: Minerals: Business (5 Mar 2021)
  Steve Double: To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to attract critical mineral companies to (a) invest in UK businesses and (b) set up business in the UK.
• Written Answers — Department for International Trade: Minerals: Procurement (5 Mar 2021)
  Steve Double: To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which international counterparts she is in discussions with on critical mineral supply chains.
• Written Answers — Department for International Trade: Minerals: Procurement (5 Mar 2021)
  Steve Double: To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the UK’s global and regional competitiveness in relation to critical minerals supply chains.
• Vauxhall at Ellesmere Port and Battery Manufacturing Strategy (1 Mar 2021)
  Steve Double: I draw the House’s attention to my role as chair of the all-party group for critical minerals. All the batteries for these electric vehicles will require a reliable supply of critical minerals, particularly lithium. The Secretary of State will be aware that a significant deposit of lithium has been identified in Cornwall, and its commercial extraction is being developed by two companies....
• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Hospitality Industry: Closed Businesses Lockdown Payment (12 Feb 2021)
  Steve Double: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much has been paid out to hospitality businesses by local authorities under the Closed Businesses Lockdown Payment scheme since 5 January 2021.