Andrew Lewin MP: written questions
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Written questions
Credit Unions: FinanceTreasuryTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64130More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a Central Finance Facility for credit unions on the economy.
Answer: The Government has made clear its strong support for the credit union sector, recognising the value that credit unions bring to their members in local communities across the country in providing savings products and affordable credit. HM Treasury is deliv...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: SchoolsDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many schools have entrances which open directly onto a 70mph road in (a) the UK, (b) England and (c) the East of England.
Answer: The Department does not hold this information. Local traffic authorities are best placed to decide where lower limits will be effective on the roads for which they are responsible, as they are best place to respond with the local information they hold. Ea...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help councils use unspent Section 106 contributions.
Answer: While there are a variety of entirely legitimate reasons why local planning authorities may be holding unspent developer contributions, including to facilitate the effective delivery of phased development projects, we recognise the need to ensure that the...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAmbulance Services: AnalgesicsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing paramedics to (a) carry and (b) use fentanyl as an analgesic agent.
Answer: The Department remains committed to exploring the extension of medicine responsibilities for non-medical professionals. This will support the aim that patients are cared for, and treated by, the most appropriate healthcare professional to meet their needs...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordVaccination: BabiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GP surgeries in England have a vaccination rate for (a) Diptheria, (b) Tetanus and (c) Polio for babies under 8 months of age of (i) less than 90 per cent, (ii) 90-93 per cent, (iii) 94-95
Answer: The DTaP/IPV/Hib/HepB vaccine protects against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, also known as whooping cough, polio, haemophilus influenzae type b, and hepatitis B. The number and percentage of general practices (GPs) in England with a vaccination rate of ...
Answered 9 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: ConcreteDepartment for TransportTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's document entitled Volumetric concrete mixers: fact sheet March 2025, published on 18 March 2025, and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' guidance entitled
Answer: The 18 March publication is not a change to the policy on weights for volumetric concrete mixers. The ten-year temporary exemption will come to an end, as planned, in 2028. The Department assessed the potential environmental impacts when preparing the env...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School Meals: Welwyn HatfieldDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children in year three and above who are eligible for free school meals attend schools rated (a) Outstanding, (b) Good, (c) Requires Improvement and (d) Inadequate in Welwyn Hatf
Answer: Data on the number pupils eligible for free school meals broken down by a schools’ single headline grade is not held by the department. Ofsted has, as of September 2024, ceased providing headline grades as part of the move to a comprehensive school report...
Answered 20 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School Meals: Primary EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children in year three who are eligible for free school meals attend schools rated (a) Outstanding, (b) Good, (c) Requires Improvement and (d) Inadequate in England.
Answer: Data on the number pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) broken down by a schools’ single headline grade is not held by the department. Ofsted has, as of September 2024, ceased providing headline grades as part of the move to a comprehensive school ...
Answered 20 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Welwyn HatfieldDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children aged four to 18 who have an EHCP attend schools rated (a) Outstanding, (b) Good, (c) Requires Improvement and (d) Inadequate in Welwyn Hatfield constituency.
Answer: Data on children with education, health and care (EHC) plans broken down by a schools’ single headline grade is not held by the department. Ofsted has, as of September 2024, ceased providing headline grades as part of the move to a comprehensive school re...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number and proportion of children in England who (a) are aged between four and 18 and (b) have an EHCP that attend schools rated (a) Outstanding, (b) Good and (c) Re
Answer: Data on children with education, health and care (EHC) plans broken down by a schools’ single headline grade is not held by the department. Ofsted has, as of September 2024, ceased providing headline grades as part of the move to a comprehensive school re...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: EU CountriesMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 901982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve defence relationships with European allies.
Answer: Deepening our defence relationships with European allies continues to be a priority. Since July 2024 we have signed several new agreements to deepen cooperation, including the UK-Germany Trinity House Agreement and the UK-Estonia roadmap. During 2025 we w...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSummertimeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential economic impact of retaining British Summer Time all year round.
Answer: The Government has no current plans to change the approach to Daylight Savings.
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordChild Trust FundTreasuryTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10395More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many adults who are eligible for the Child Trust Fund have not accessed their fund in (a) England and (b) the East of England.
Answer: Information on Child Trust Funds is available in HMRC’s Annual Savings Statistics.https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-savings-statistics-2024HMRC does not hold information on the geographical locations of Child Trust Fund account holders, ther...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordChild Trust FundTreasuryTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10392More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of Child Trust Fund accounts (a) accessed and (b) claimed in (i) England and (ii) the East of England since 1 September 2020.
Answer: Information on Child Trust Funds is available in HMRC’s Annual Savings Statistics.https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-savings-statistics-2024HMRC does not hold information on the geographical locations of Child Trust Fund account holders, ther...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: DisabilityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10390More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many people requiring a fully wheelchair accessible home are on the social housing waiting list in (a) England, (b) the East of England and (c) Welwyn Hatfield.
Answer: The data requested is not held centrally although the English Housing Survey does collect data on accessibility and adaptations within the home.
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: DisabilityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10388More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of new homes built in the last five years are fully wheelchair accessible in (a) England, (b) the East of England and (c) Welwyn Hatfield; and how many of those h
Answer: The data requested is not held centrally although the English Housing Survey does collect data on accessibility and adaptations within the home.
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average funding per pupil was in mainstream schools in (a) Welwyn Hatfield constituency, (b) Hertfordshire and (c) England in over the past five academic years.
Answer: The tables below set out funding statistics for Welwyn Hatfield constituency, Hertfordshire and England in each of the last five years. The Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) funding cycle is on a financial year basis, rather than an academic one, so this is w...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPersonal SavingsCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3852More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the number of households with less than £1,000 in savings in (a) Welwyn Hatfield constituency and (b) England.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon Gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 2 September 2024 is attached.
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3851More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many homes for social rent were built by (a) housing associations and (b) local authorities in (i) Welwyn Hatfield, (ii) Hertfordshire and (iii) England in the last five year
Answer: The number of new social rent homes delivered, split by provider, geography and whether they are new build or acquisitions can be found via the affordable housing supply statistics, available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
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