Gavin Williamson MP: written questions
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Written questions
Trader Support ServiceTreasuryTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60837More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Trader Support Service being delivered by a contractor involved in the Horizon scandal on UK trade operations.
Answer: The Trader Support Services contract was procured in compliance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Existing service delivery is managed robustly by contract management teams in compliance with this legislation and to ensure that the requirements ...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFujitsuDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60836More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he is considering placing Fujitsu on the High Risk Vendor list as a result of its involvement in the Horizon IT system failures.
Answer: The High Risk Vendor process is not one that the Department for Business and Trade is responsible for. We welcome Fujitsu’s acknowledgement of their moral obligation to contribute to the cost of the Horizon scandal. Fujitsu have also announced they will v...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFujitsu: Trader Support ServiceTreasuryTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60835More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of awarding the Trader Support Service contract to Fujitsu on the reputation of that service.
Answer: We follow government procurement rules. All of our contract opportunities are publicly available through Contracts Finder and/or Find-a-Tender Service and are available to any economic operator that is able to meet the requirements of the procurement in c...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFujitsu: Trader Support ServiceTreasuryTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60834More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 57631 on Horizon IT System: Compensation, whether the Government has formally invited Fujitsu to re-bid for the Trader Support Service.
Answer: All of our contract opportunities are publicly available through Contracts Finder and/or Find-a-Tender Service and are available to any economic operator that is able to meet the requirements of the procurement in compliance with the Public Contracts Regu...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Lord Mandelson has disposed of his shares in Global Counsel or placed them in the hands of a trustee in order to guard against a conflict of interest.
Answer: There is a robust and established process in place for the management of interests held by all Senior Civil Servants. This process is designed to identify and, where necessary, mitigate any potential or perceived conflicts of interest. This process applie...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDiplomatic Service: Public AppointmentsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57228More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department makes an assessment of whether potential (a) ambassadors and (b) high commissioners have had a relationship with Jeffrey Epstein before they are recomm
Answer: All those appointed to Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office roles undergo pre-employment checks and National Security Vetting. All Ambassador and High Commissioner roles require Developed Vetting (DV) level National Security clearance. DV is the m...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: DecommissioningDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57227More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to require solar farm developers to utilise bonds in order to cover the costs of decommissioning.
Answer: We do not currently have plans to require solar and battery projects to be covered by decommissioning bonds. Solar farms are normally temporary structures and planning conditions can be used to ensure that the installations are removed when no longer in u...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: ConcreteDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to the weight of volumetric concrete mixers on the average number of miles driven by concrete mixers each year from 2028 onwards.
Answer: The Department ran a call for evidence from October to December 2023 seeking views on three potential options on weight limits for Volumetric Concrete Mixers (VCMs). The following factors were considered: reduction in payload per journey, increased waste,...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSodium Valproate: CompensationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43048More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if monies will be noted in the April budget which includes the interim payment for people impacted by Valproate.
Answer: The Spring Statement demonstrated that the Government has taken the decisions necessary to provide security, reform the state, and grow the economy. The Government remains committed to holding only one major fiscal event a year, to give families and busin...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: Nuclear PowerForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has of the potential impact of the increasing role of (a) Russia and (b) China in global nuclear energy exports for the UK's geopolitical interests;
Answer: All investment involving critical infrastructure is subject to thorough scrutiny and needs to satisfy our robust legal, regulatory, and national security requirements.The UK takes its national security extremely seriously. The powers we have through the N...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: Nuclear PowerForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41401More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with developing countries on identifying UK-backed nuclear energy partnerships.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is keen to understand and support countries with their transition to low carbon energy and engages in regular conversations with many countries, including developing countries. Understanding if, when, where...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: Nuclear PowerForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41400More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a Western-led initiative to provide nuclear energy infrastructure to the Global South.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office monitors international interest in nuclear energy and engages with western partners to understand and discuss this context. We expect nuclear energy to be part of the future energy mix for some countries an...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMartha GilesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on what grounds her Department decided to extend the opening of papers relating to the 1959 murder of Martha Giles to 2055.
Answer: During a review of the records held at The National Archives concerning the murder of Martha Giles, a record was found to contain the personal data of several individuals who are assumed to still be living. Consequently, in accordance with the 100-year pr...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: Forced LabourDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39412More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the alleged use of slave labour within the supply chains for solar panels.
Answer: The Government is determined to eradicate forced labour in global supply chains, including in the manufacture of solar panels. Legislation and guidance are already in place to help businesses take action against modern slavery. However, we are working acr...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHigh Speed Two: PropertyDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will set out her (a) plans and (b) timetable for the disposing of properties owned by HS2 Ltd. following the cancellation of HS2 Phase 2a and 2b.
Answer: This government is carefully reviewing the position it has inherited on HS2 and wider rail infrastructure and will set out detailed plans in due course.These will include our plans for HS2 Phase 2b safeguarding and a disposal programme for land and proper...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHigh Speed Two: PropertyDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many properties are owned by HS2 Ltd. in the village of Hopton in Staffordshire.
Answer: There are currently 43 properties in the village of Hopton, Staffordshire owned by the Secretary of State for Transport; these properties were acquired on behalf of the Government by HS2 Ltd.
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: CorrespondenceCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33428More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Prime Minister plans to respond to the letter of 15 February 2025 from the Rt hon. Member for Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge on the Attorney General.
Answer: A response will be issued in due course.
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRwanda: Peacekeeping OperationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28156More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the UN Secretary General on the UN's use of Rwandan troops as peacekeepers.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary spoke with the UN Secretary General on 30 January to express his sympathies for the six United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) peacekeepers killed in Goma and discuss the d...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordIVF: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion Integrated Care Boards do not provide funding for IVF services.
Answer: All 42 integrated care boards offer at least one cycle of in vitro fertilisation.
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSolvents: DeathCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23313More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the mean age of death was of deaths related to volatile substances in England and Wales from 2021 to 2023.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Questions of 13th January is attached.
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSolvents: DeathCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23312More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) age and (b) sex was of people whose deaths related to volatile substances in England and Wales from 2021 to 2023; and what the location of each such death was.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Questions of 13th January is attached.
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSolvents: DeathCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23311More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths were associated with the abuse of volatile substances in England and Wales in (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023; and what volatile substances were mentioned on death certificates in England and Wal
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Questions of 13th January is attached.
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHelium and Nitrogen: DeathCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23310More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths were associated with helium and nitrogen in England and Wales in (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Questions of 13th January is attached.
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNitrous Oxide: DeathCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23309More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths were associated with the abuse of nitrous oxide in (a) England and (b) Wales in (i) 2021, (ii) 2022 and (iii) 2023.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Questions of 13th January is attached.
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of (a) the number of students who will not be charged the increased annual tuition fee due to their contracts preventing a change in fees once they have started their degree and (b)
Answer: Higher education providers are autonomous and responsible for setting their own fees under the fee cap.In deciding whether or not to increase fees, providers will want to ensure that they can continue to deliver courses which are fit for purpose and help ...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
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