Dave Doogan MP: written questions
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RAF Lakenheath: Nuclear WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45840More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether US-owned nuclear weapons are permitted to be stationed at RAF Lakenheath.
Answer: It remains longstanding UK and NATO policy to neither confirm nor deny the presence of nuclear weapons at any given location.
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestinians: Recognition of StatesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of recognising the State of Palestine.
Answer: The UK commitment to a two-state solution is unwavering. We are committed to recognising a Palestinian state at a time that has the most impact in achieving this reality and is most conducive to long-term prospects for peace.UK bilateral recognition is t...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBank ServicesTreasuryTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44538More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will require the Financial Conduct Authority to consider access to banking services when carrying out local access to cash assessments.
Answer: The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 granted the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) the responsibility and powers to seek to ensure the reasonable provision of cash withdrawal and deposit facilities. Under the FCA’s regime, LINK, the operator of the...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHorses: TransportDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43550More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will introduce a digitalised ID system for horses to (a) ensure effective enforcement of the ban on live exports for slaughter and (b) prevent illegal horse smuggling.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of the equine sector to the UK economy and of improving equine identification. We have no current plans to implement mandatory digital identification, but we remain in close touch with the industry. Exporting lives...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimals: ExportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure enforcement of the ban on live (a) horse and (b) other animal exports for slaughter.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of the equine sector to the UK economy and of improving equine identification. We have no current plans to implement mandatory digital identification, but we remain in close touch with the industry. Exporting lives...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordInvestment Fund for ScotlandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much has been allocated from the Investment Fund for Scotland to businesses to date; and what estimate he has made of the amount that will be allocated in each year of the Fund's operation.
Answer: A total of £150 million has been committed to the Investment Fund for Scotland. Three fund managers have been contracted to provide £110 million of this total in debt and equity finance to small businesses. The British Business Bank has retained the remai...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordInvestment Fund for ScotlandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many Investment Fund for Scotland applications have been (a) received and (b) approved for each of the funds administered by (i) DSL Business Finance, (ii) FSE Group and (iii) Maeven; and what was
Answer: The £150 million Investment Fund for Scotland was launched in November 2023 and provides debt and equity finance to Scottish businesses. Similar funds are available in Wales, Northern Ireland, and three regions of England. As at November 2024, the Investm...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordInvestment Fund for ScotlandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41998More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the Investment Fund for Scotland management fees paid to (a) DSL Business Finance, (b) FSE Group and (c) Maeven (i) to date and (ii) during the life of the Fund.
Answer: The British Business Bank routinely commissions independent evaluations of its programmes to quantify their impact and an overall assessment of performance and value for money. An interim evaluation of the Investment Fund for Scotland (IFS) programme is e...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUnumDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether (a) she and (b) Ministers from her Department have met with insurance company Unum since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Details of ministers’ meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK and can be found here(opens in a new tab). There have been no meetings with Unum.
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBank of EnglandTreasuryTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39963More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the potential cost to the public purse of the Bank of England's Quantitative Tightening programme (a) since July 2024 and (b) since its commencement in November 2022.
Answer: Since October 2022, HM Treasury has transferred £85.9bn to the Bank of England to cover losses arising from the Asset Purchase Facility, of which £25bn was transferred since July 2024. This covers losses incurred from net interest costs and the sale and r...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: InsolvencyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39076More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what guidance his Department has issued on ensuring that consumers receive compensation when (a) a business enters liquidation and (b) there is evidence to suggest that business has knowingly defrauded
Answer: If a business enters formal insolvency, consumers can refer to the guidance on the UK government's website (Gov.UK) for information on recovering their money for undelivered goods or services. The guidance advises consumers to contact their card provider ...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British Energy: Annual ReportsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38665More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, on what date GB Energy's annual report and accounts will be published.
Answer: Clause 7 of the Great British Energy Bill requires Great British Energy to report its accounts to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. It also requires the Secretary of State to lay a copy of these before Parliament. As The Bill has not yet re...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British Energy: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37702More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the budget is for GB Energy in the 2024-25 financial year; how much and what proportion of that budget has been spent; and what GB Energy has spent its funding on.
Answer: Great British Energy (GBE) was allocated £11.1million for 2024/25, and a further £125 million was allocated in the Autumn Budget 2024 to set up GBE in FY 25-26. This will enable GBE to begin the roll out of local projects alongside other functions. Inform...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37701More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 36131 on F-35 Aircraft: Procurement, if the Minister for Defence Procurement and Industry will meet with the hon. Member for Angus and Perthshire Glens to discu
Answer: I would be happy to meet the hon. Member to discuss that answer.
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37700More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average monthly flying hours are for each F-35 by airframe since they entered full operational capability.
Answer: Average monthly flying hours of individual airframes is not a metric that is collated and as the information is not held in this format it could only be provided at disproportionate cost. The metric that is collated is the total airframe hours since deliv...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Republic of IrelandMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36749More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the implementation of the 2015 memorandum of understanding between Ireland and the UK on defence.
Answer: The Defence MOU between the United Kingdom and Ireland underscores the breadth of our bilateral relationship with Ireland. Since it was signed in 2015, we have enhanced cooperation in exchanging information, exercises and training, UN mandated Internation...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36131More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when each F-35 entered into service.
Answer: I am withholding the requested information as it would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many hours have been flown in each UK F35 since they entered full operational capability.
Answer: The total flying hours accumulated for each airframe from first flight of each airframe to December 2024 is as follows.Airframe tail number - Total Hours flown ZM135 1,088ZM136 1,058ZM137 795ZM138 976ZM139 976ZM140 858ZM141 721ZM142 945ZM143 867ZM144 758Z...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: ChildrenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of children globally who will be impacted by the funding cuts to Official Development Assistance.
Answer: The Prime Minister has set out a new strategic vision for government spending on defence and security, and Official Development Assistance (ODA). Detailed decisions on how the ODA budget will be used, including our work supporting children, will be worked...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPayments: FraudTreasuryTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33063More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which minister is responsible for overseeing progression of The Payment Services (Contract Terminations Amendment) Regulations 2024.
Answer: I am the minister responsible for the progression of this policy. The Government is preparing to lay these regulations in Parliament in due course.
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture and Business: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31521More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what definition of family farm was used when developing changes to inheritance tax relief for (a) business and (b) agricultural assets.
Answer: The Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and fixing the public finances in a fair way. The reforms reduce the inheritance tax advantag...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Cables: CostsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether Ofgem have made an estimate of the relative costs per KM of installing (a) overhead, (b) underground and (c) offshore electricity transmission cables for energy transmission infrastru
Answer: Ofgem estimates of the relative costs of overhead, underground and offshore electricity transmission cables vary significantly depending on various factors such as technology types, voltage levels and locations. Due to commercial sensitivity, Ofgem cannot...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: Capital RulesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the disregarded capital limit on pension credit was in each of the last 15 years; and if she will increase the disregarded capital limit in line with inflation since the last increase.
Answer: The capital disregard in Pension Credit has been set at £10,000 since 2009 and will remain at that level in 2025/26. Capital over £10,000 reduces weekly entitlement by £1 per £500 of capital. Unlike with working age income related benefits, there is no up...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: Telephone ServicesTreasuryTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28686More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the average wait time for callers to HMRC helplines; what action is being taken to reduce wait times on HMRC helplines; and if she will make it her policy implement a freephone service when wait times are hi
Answer: Information regarding the average speed of answer is published as part of HMRC’s monthly performance report:https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-monthly-performance-reports HMRC know that their service levels have, until recently, been below pub...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Cables: CostsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent estimate he has made of the relative costs per km of (a) overhead, (b) underground and (c) offshore electricity transmission cables in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Government keeps abreast of the various technologies that can be used to help us achieve clean power by 2030, including the various means of laying cable, but has not yet made an estimate of the relative costs of cabling in the last 12 months.
Answered 6 Feb 2025
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