David Chadwick MP: written questions
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Energy: Social TariffsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94410More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will introduce a social tariff for energy to help lift people at the end of life out of fuel poverty.
Answer: We recognise that for many households energy bills remain too high. That's why on 19 June we announced that we are expanding the Warm Home Discount to around an additional 2.7 million households. This means that from this winter, around 6 million low-inco...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordIncome Tax: WalesTreasuryTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94378More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the number of people in Wales that would be moved into higher rates of tax as a result of freezing of tax thresholds by 2030.
Answer: The previous Government made the decision to maintain income tax thresholds at their current levels from April 2021 until April 2028. The number of people forecast to pay tax by marginal rate can be found in Table 3.19 in the OBR’s November 2025 Economic ...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94110More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of unregulated peak-time fares on intercity rail services on modal shift and environmental goals.
Answer: Over the past 30 years, privatisation has complicated fares leading to pricing cliff edges and to the inefficient and unacceptable situation where some ‘peak’ trains run nearly empty while some ‘off-peak’ trains are overcrowded. This is why we are overhau...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of intercity fares are in the unregulated category; and what the average percentage increase was in those fares over the last five years.
Answer: The ORR publish annual statistics measuring the change in prices charged by train operating companies to rail passengers, normally introduced in March of each year. According to ORR data regulated fares make up around 30 per cent of rail expenditure. On i...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a regulatory cap on intercity rail fares equivalent to that applied to regulated commuter fares.
Answer: In general, commuter fares such as season tickets and shorter-distance peak returns are regulated, alongside intercity off-peak returns. Those are the fares that DfT currently controls, as part of an overly complex system that was designed 30 years ago. A...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of dynamic pricing on intercity rail routes on fare predictability and passenger affordability; and if she will consider introducing statuto
Answer: We are taking important steps to reform long distance fares, as demonstrated through the LNER trial on some of their long-distance network. This includes moving away from the inefficient and unacceptable situation where some “peak” trains run nearly empty...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that intercity rail fares remain affordable for passengers in the context of unregulated peak-time pricing on long-distance services.
Answer: We are taking important steps to reform long distance fares, as demonstrated through the LNER trial on some of their long-distance network. This includes moving away from the inefficient and unacceptable situation where some “peak” trains run nearly empty...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the difference between regulated commuter fares and unregulated intercity fares on passengers; and whether she plans to review that distinction.
Answer: In general, commuter fares such as season tickets and shorter-distance peak returns are regulated, alongside intercity off-peak returns. These are the fares that DfT currently controls, as part of an overly complex system that was designed 30 years ago an...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to extend fare regulation to intercity tickets, including peak-time and last-minute fares.
Answer: In general, commuter fares such as season tickets and shorter-distance peak returns are regulated, alongside intercity off-peak returns. Those are the fares that DfT currently controls, as part of an overly complex system that was designed 30 years ago. A...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChemicals: RegulationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93623More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when will the Health & Safety Executive publish next steps and its formal response to the consultation it conducted on proposals for changing GB CLP and GB BPR; and whether it plans to publish draft leg
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE’s) response to the Chemicals Legislative Reform Proposals consultation, which took place from 23 June 2025 to 18 August 2025, is expected to be published in early 2026 subject to Ministerial approval. The consultatio...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Growth Fund: WalesWales OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93617More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether she has considered allowing a greater proportion of Local Growth Fund spending to be allocated to revenue rather than capital activities in order to maintain continuity of support for local businesses and w
Answer: As announced at the Spending Review, from 2026-27 the UK government will provide targeted, long-term local growth funding to support regional growth across the UK, completing the transition from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). For the next three ye...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Growth Fund: WalesWales OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93616More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether UK Shared Prosperity Fund revenue-funded programmes in Welsh local authorities will be maintained via the Local Growth Fund.
Answer: As announced at the Spending Review, from 2026-27 the UK government will provide targeted, long-term local growth funding to support regional growth across the UK, completing the transition from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). For the next three ye...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Growth Fund: WalesWales OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93615More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether she has made an assessment of lessons learned from previous short-term capital schemes, including Levelling Up Fund projects, when designing the Local Growth Fund.
Answer: As announced at the Spending Review, from 2026-27 the UK government will provide targeted, long-term local growth funding to support regional growth across the UK, completing the transition from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). For the next three ye...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRegional Planning and Development: WalesWales OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93614More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions she has had with HM Treasury regarding the suitability of short-term capital funding windows for local economic development programmes in Wales.
Answer: As announced at the Spending Review, from 2026-27 the UK government will provide targeted, long-term local growth funding to support regional growth across the UK, completing the transition from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). For the next three ye...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Growth Fund: DevolutionWales OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether the Chancellor of the Exchequer has provided guidance to her Department on the split between revenue and capital funding for the Local Growth Fund in devolved nations.
Answer: As announced at the Spending Review, from 2026-27 the UK government will provide targeted, long-term local growth funding to support regional growth across the UK, completing the transition from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). For the next three ye...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Growth Fund: WalesWales OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what estimate she has made of the total percentage change in local economic growth funding for Wales between the final year of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and the first three years of the Local Growth Fund.
Answer: As announced at the Spending Review, from 2026-27 the UK government will provide targeted, long-term local growth funding to support regional growth across the UK, completing the transition from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). For the next three ye...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSenedd Cymru: ElectionsWales OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93611More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on securing the integrity of the 2026 Senedd elections from interference by foreign state actors.
Answer: The UK Government takes any attempts to intervene in democratic processes very seriously. It is, and always will be, an absolute priority to protect our democratic and electoral processes, including from foreign interference. The Government addresses thes...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: WalesWales OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89917More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many meetings of (a) officials and (b) ministers have taken place to progress the health partnership between Wales and England announced on 23 September 2024 by the Secretary of State.
Answer: Both the UK and Welsh Governments know how important it is to strengthen our NHS and bring down waiting lists. That is why our two governments are working together in the spirit of genuine collaboration and partnership to do everything possible to cut wai...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: WalesWales OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what (a) milestones and (b) deliverables were agreed for the health partnership with England announced on the 23 September 2024.
Answer: Both the UK and Welsh Governments know how important it is to strengthen our NHS and bring down waiting lists. That is why our two governments are working together in the spirit of genuine collaboration and partnership to do everything possible to cut wai...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: WalesWales OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, further to her announcement on 23 September 2024 of a health partnership between Wales and England, what progress has been made in establishing that partnership; and when she expects it to become operational.
Answer: Both the UK and Welsh Governments know how important it is to strengthen our NHS and bring down waiting lists. That is why our two governments are working together in the spirit of genuine collaboration and partnership to do everything possible to cut wai...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme: WalesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what representations he has made to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the transfer of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme’s Investment Reserve to its Welsh scheme members.
Answer: The Department is engaging with HM Treasury with a view to agreeing a way forward on the transfer of the reserve to members. The Government is aiming to reach agreement on an outcome that can be implemented later this year which will benefit scheme member...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 19 September 2025 to Question 76666 on British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme, if it remains his policy to reach an outcome on the British Coal Staff Superannuatio
Answer: The Government’s aim remains to reach an outcome that can be implemented this year.
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89368More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether (a) he and (b) the Chief Secretary to the Treasury have held recent meetings with representatives of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme on the future of the Investment Reser
Answer: I met the Trustees on 12 November 2025 to discuss the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme and the proposed transfer of the reserve.
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89367More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to ensure that the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme’s Investment Reserve is returned to members before the Autumn Budget 2025.
Answer: The Government is aiming to reach agreement on an outcome that can be implemented later this year which will benefit scheme members.
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme: WalesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of returning the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme Investment Reserve to members on the Welsh economy.
Answer: As at 30 October 2024, there were 3,650 members of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme in Wales. Any transfer of the reserve would be used to enhance member benefits.
Answered 18 Nov 2025
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