Geoffrey Cox MP: written questions
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Written questions
Affordable Housing: DevonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will exclude (a) Dartmoor, (b) the Tamar Valley and (c) other environmentally protected and low-density settlement areas in West Devon from her Department’s methodology fo
Answer: The government implemented a new standard method for assessing housing need via the revised National Planning Policy Framework in December 2024. The revised method aligns with our ambition to deliver 1.5 million safe and decent homes this parliament and b...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: InfrastructureDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many meetings (a) she has and (b) Ministers in her Department have had with hon. Members from (i) her party and (ii) other parties on rail infrastructure projects in their constituencies.
Answer: Ministers meet regularly with MPs of all parties to discuss rail infrastructure projects at surgeries.
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTavistock College: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to provide funding to Tavistock College under the school rebuilding programme.
Answer: School buildings are integral to high and rising standards and need to be fit for the future. That is why we remain committed to improving the condition of the school estate, and the School Rebuilding Programme (SRP) continues as part of that.The departme...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPost Boxes: Housing EstatesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has considered providing access to post boxes in new housing developments.
Answer: The government is not responsible for providing access to post boxes. Section 29(6) of the Postal Services Act 2011 requires Ofcom, as the independent regulator, to secure the provision of sufficient access points. Royal Mail is currently required by Ofco...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: Torridge and TavistockDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his oral statement of 20 January 2025 on New Hospital Programme Review, Official Report, columns 748-750, whether he considered (a) the remoteness of and (b) recent trends of depr
Answer: I refer the Rt. Hon. member to the answers I gave to Questions 34236 and 34237 on 7 March 2025.Additionally, as set out in the Plan for Implementation, the New Hospital Programme (NHP) review used a range of data to assess in scope schemes including the N...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNorth Devon HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34237More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to ensure the provision of (a) safe and (b) effective care for patients in Torridge and North Devon, in the context of the new timetable for the redevelopment of North D
Answer: An equality impact assessment was carried out for the review into the New Hospital Programme, which included assessing the extent to which service users might be impacted by these delivery proposals, with specific reference to the impact that these might ...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNorth Devon HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the new timetable for the redevelopment of North Devon District Hospital on (a) patient outcomes and (b) service capacity.
Answer: An equality impact assessment was carried out for the review into the New Hospital Programme, which included assessing the extent to which service users might be impacted by these delivery proposals, with specific reference to the impact that these might ...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNorth Devon HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his oral statement of 20 January 2025 on New Hospital Programme Review, Official Report, column 750, if his Department will make short-term capital funding available to help ensur
Answer: The safety of National Health Service staff and patients is a top priority for the Government. That is why repairing and rebuilding our hospital estate is a vital part of our ambition to create an NHS that is fit for the future.Integrated care boards (ICB...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: PlymouthDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to provide one per cent of the funding required for the Tavistock to Plymouth railway project to help ensure the completion of the (a) business case and (b) Governance for Railway
Answer: Future rail infrastructure investment will be considered as part of the current Spending Review, which will conclude in June 2025.
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: PlymouthDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department plans to conclude the review of the Tavistock to Plymouth railway project.
Answer: Future rail infrastructure investment will be considered as part of the current Spending Review, which will be concluded in June 2025.
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: PlymouthDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what she has recently consulted with relevant stakeholders on the future of the Tavistock to Plymouth line.
Answer: Department for Transport ministers have not recently consulted with relevant stakeholders on the line north of Bere Alston. The project to reopen the line is being considered as part of the Spending Review, which will be concluded in June 2025.
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLevelling Up Partnerships: TorridgeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20582More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the funding for the Levelling Up Partnership in Torridge will be released.
Answer: The funding will be released subject to completion of the necessary business case that officials from MHCLG and officers from Torridge District Council are working hard to finalise.
Answered 24 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Food SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18096More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 July 2024 to Question 1488 on Agriculture: Food Supply, if he will have discussions with the Prime Minister on holding a farm to fork summit at 10 Downing
Answer: Defra will work side-by-side with industry and stakeholders across the food system to deliver lasting change and will consider options for specific events as appropriate.
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Rural AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16131More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support businesses that provide services to the NHS in rural areas, in the context of changes to the level of employer National Insurance contributions a
Answer: We have taken tough decisions to fix the foundations in the public finances at the Autumn Budget, and this enabled the Spending Review settlement of a £22.6 billion increase in resource spending for the Department from 2023/24 outturn to 2025/26. The empl...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Rural AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support (a) GP surgeries, (b) dentists, (c) pharmacies and (d) care homes in rural areas to tackle workforce pressures, in the context of changes to the
Answer: We have taken necessary decisions to fix the foundations in the public finances at the Autumn Budget, and this enabled the Spending Review settlement of a £22.6 billion increase in resource spending for the Department from 2023/24 outturn to 2025/26. The ...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Advisory ServicesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15178More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support business advisory services such as (a) Business Information Point West Devon and (b) the Future Farming Resilience Program.
Answer: The Farming Resilience Fund (FRF) was developed to help farmers through the early years of the Agricultural Transition, specifically to assist farm businesses to adapt to the initial reductions in the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS). Feedback about the FRF has...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBroadband: Rural AreasDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will provide interim funding for hamlets in remote areas to improve broadband coverage before his target date.
Answer: No, providing a lesser interim service that would be replaced in the near future would involve the government providing a subsidy in some areas twice over, which would not be an efficient use of public funding. The Torridge and Tavistock constituency is i...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBroadband: Rural AreasDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether it is his Department's policy that properties in hard-to-reach hamlets in rural areas (a) must receive gigabit-capable broadband or (b) can receive slower-speed broadband to ens
Answer: Project Gigabit is delivering gigabit-capable broadband to UK premises that are not included in suppliers' commercial plans. Our goal is for nationwide gigabit coverage by 2030, ensuring at least 99% of UK premises can access a gigabit-capable connection....
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordShipbuilding: Harland and WolffMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to ensure that (a) Harland and Wolff is able to carry out the construction of Fleet Solid Support vessels and (b) Appledore Shipyard remains open.
Answer: Harland and Wolff is a subcontractor to Navantia UK on the Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ship programme and the successful delivery of this programme remains a priority. There is extensive engagement with Navantia UK, as the Prime Contractor, to understand wh...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEpilepsy: ResearchDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to support innovation in epilepsy research.
Answer: UK Research and Innovation’s Medical Research Council spends around £3 million each year on epilepsy research, spanning discovery science and fundamental understanding of the disease through to new approaches for diagnosis and intervention. Such as £2.64 ...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDartmoor: Nature ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will meet with hon. Members representing constituencies in Devon to have discussions on the (a) conservation of Dartmoor moorland and (b) protection of Dartmoor ponies.
Answer: I will meet with hon. and Rt hon. Members representing constituencies in Devon, and key stakeholders, to discuss these issues.
Answered 2 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDartmoor: HorsesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4977More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to coordinate efforts with local groups to protect Dartmoor ponies.
Answer: The new Moorland Offer, as outlined on the Government website, includes 10 new actions to be included in Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and two new and one amended action to be included in Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT). The new offer wil...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordProtected Site Management on Dartmoor Independent ReviewDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to implement the recommendations of the report of the Independent review of protected site management on Dartmoor led by David Fursdon.
Answer: In April, the previous Government published the response to the independent review of protected site management on Dartmoor. Central to that was agreeing to the recommendation of creating a land use management group for Dartmoor, to reinforce Dartmoor’s e...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordRegional Planning and Development: TorridgeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 32More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure the levelling up partnership in Torridge will move forward according to its current timetable.
Answer: No decisions have been taken by the Government on Levelling Up Partnerships.
Answered 26 Jul 2024
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