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  • Tulip Siddiq – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    Tulip Siddiq – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2015-10-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2015 to Question 8254, how many levy exemption certificates there were in each region and constituent part of the UK in each of the last four years; and what the type of renewable and low carbon technology was for each such certificate in each of those years.

    Andrea Leadsom

    Ofgem publish annual summary information on the number of levy exemption certificates issued by country of generation and by renewable technology type. Information for the period April 2009 to March 2015 is set out in two reports available on the Ofgem website at:

    https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/summary-renewable-levy-exemption-certificates-lecs-april-2009-march-2014;

    https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/summary-renewable-levy-exemption-certificates-lecs-april-2014-march-2015.

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  • Tulip Siddiq – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Tulip Siddiq – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2015-10-09.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2015 to Question 8254, what the overall value is of climate change levy tax waived for levy exemption certificates (a) in each region and (b) for each type of renewable and low carbon technology in each of the last four years.

    Mr David Gauke

    The Climate Change Levy (CCL) renewable source exemption was administered on a national basis and available to all renewable technology. Only a very detailed analysis of Ofgem’s records would enable the government to provide a breakdown of value of CCL waived in each region and for each type of renewable technology, which cannot be justified on the grounds of cost.

  • Tulip Siddiq – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    Tulip Siddiq – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2015-10-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will support an EU-wide ban on single-use plastic carrier bags.

    Anna Soubry

    The EU Carrier Bags Directive (EU 2015/720) already requires all member states to take measures to reduce the consumption of plastic carrier bags and provides for marketing restrictions such as bans.

  • Tulip Siddiq – 2021 Comments on Richard Ratcliffe

    Tulip Siddiq – 2021 Comments on Richard Ratcliffe

    The comments made by Tulip Siddiq on 13 November 2021.

    What a relief to hear that Richard Ratcliffe has now eaten after 21 days of starvation and is doing ok.

    Thanks to all the staff at @uclh and everyone who has supported him over the last three weeks.

    Let’s hope we never end up here again. #FreeNazanin

  • Tulip Siddiq – 2021 Speech on Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

    Tulip Siddiq – 2021 Speech on Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

    The speech made by Tulip Siddiq, the Labour MP for Hampstead and Kilburn, in the House of Commons on 25 October 2021.

    I thank Mr Speaker’s office and you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for granting this urgent question. It is my eighth urgent question on Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe since she was detained five harrowing years ago in Iran on false charges.

    You may remember, Madam Deputy Speaker, that only two years ago Nazanin’s husband, Richard Ratcliffe, was on hunger strike outside the Iranian embassy in solidarity with his wife, who was doing the same in Evin prison in Iran. Today, Richard is on hunger strike on the Foreign Secretary’s doorstep in Whitehall, pleading with her and the Prime Minister to do more to challenge Iran’s hostage-taking and to bring Nazanin home to be reunited with him and their daughter Gabriella. I think all Members across this House will realise that going on hunger strike is the absolute last resort for anyone. Richard has told me that he feels that there is no other option left because our Government’s response to his wife’s case has been pitiful.

    Earlier this month, Nazanin was told that the Iranian judiciary had upheld a new one-year prison sentence and a further one-year travel ban that she had been given. This was just the latest escalation from Iran in this five-year ordeal, and yet again we do not feel that it has triggered any robust action from the UK. I know there was hope for a diplomatic solution just before summer, but these false dawns have actually made the situation worse for Nazanin and her husband.

    I know that the Minister means well, that he is well versed on this case, and that he has been supportive of my constituent, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, and her husband Richard, who has come to the Gallery today to listen to this urgent question. I want to ask the Minister specifically about four asks from Nazanin’s family. Will he acknowledge that Nazanin is a hostage of the Iranian state? Will the Government bring forward Magnitsky sanctions against those involved in this hostage taking and challenge Iran on it in the courts? Will the Government finally fulfil the promise of resolving the £400 million debt that we as a country owe Iran? Will he work to secure a commitment to end hostage taking in negotiations around the Iran nuclear deal?

    I urge the Minister, for Nazanin’s sake, for Richard’s sake, for Gabriella’s sake and for the sake of all British citizens imprisoned in Iran or at risk of being taken hostage, to commit to a robust response to Iran and a proper rescue plan for Nazanin.

  • Tulip Siddiq – 2021 Comments on Sutton Trust Research

    Tulip Siddiq – 2021 Comments on Sutton Trust Research

    The comments made by Tulip Siddiq, the Shadow Minister for Children and Early Years, on 19 August 2021.

    The Conservatives are holding children back, with policies that are widening the gap in learning between three and four year olds from the richest and poorest families.

    Access to early years education can determine a child’s life chances, yet the Government is locking the poorest children out of the system. Thousands of nurseries and childminders have closed under a decade of Conservative government.

    Labour’s Children’s Recovery Plan would help close this gap in learning by giving every child new opportunities to learn, play and develop with extra investment in early education. It’s time the Conservatives match this ambition for every child’s future.

  • Tulip Siddiq – 2021 Comments on National Adoption Strategy

    Tulip Siddiq – 2021 Comments on National Adoption Strategy

    The comments made by Tulip Siddiq, the Shadow Minister for Children and Early Years, on 26 July 2021.

    The Conservatives have created a postcode lottery in adoption.

    This government has failed to ensure people from all backgrounds can easily adopt, and the result is hundreds fewer children in care are now being adopted.

    Labour would put children at the heart of our pandemic recovery. It’s time the Conservatives match our ambition for every child, including rebuilding children’s services and fixing the adoption system.

  • Tulip Siddiq – 2021 Comments on Free School Meal Provision

    Tulip Siddiq – 2021 Comments on Free School Meal Provision

    The comments made by Tulip Siddiq, the Shadow Minister for Children, on 13 July 2021.

    Feeding hungry children cannot be a part-time activity, yet this Conservative Government is again stripping away the support that millions of families rely on.

    Ministers have had to be shamed into providing food for hungry children throughout the pandemic and it is a disgrace that we are having to do this all over again.

    Ensuring no child goes hungry is at the heart of Labour’s Children’s Recovery Plan, which includes guaranteeing free school meals support over all school holidays during the pandemic.

  • Tulip Siddiq – 2021 Comments on Early Years

    Tulip Siddiq – 2021 Comments on Early Years

    The comments made by Tulip Siddiq, the Shadow Minister for Children and Early Years, on 12 May 2021.

    Labour has repeatedly warned that a decade of Conservative neglect and the impact of the pandemic could force thousands of early years providers to shut their doors forever. This worrying data shows that our worst fears are being realised.

    The Government’s rhetoric on early years has not been matched by reality and today’s promises will ring hollow for the thousands of parents struggling to find affordable early years education, childcare and support.

    Ministers need to start listening to families and come forward with a proper plan rebuild this essential infrastructure after a decade of neglect.

  • Tulip Siddiq – 2021 Comments on Early Years

    Tulip Siddiq – 2021 Comments on Early Years

    The comments made by Tulip Siddiq, the Shadow Minister for Children and Early Years, on 22 April 2021.

    The early years are critical for a child’s development and childcare is a fundamental building block of our economy but, over the last decade, early years services have been neglected.

    This Conservative Government has failed to listen to families who have been unable to get the childcare, early education and wellbeing support they need.

    As we emerge from the pandemic, we need to have a big conversation with the public about how we can rebuild this essential infrastructure.