Graeme Downie MP: written questions
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Turkey: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Turkish Ambassador to the UK on the recent arrests in Istanbul on 19 March.
Answer: As a close friend and ally of Turkey the Government is closely monitoring the situation. Recent arrests are subject to ongoing domestic Turkish legal process. The UK expects Turkey to uphold its international commitments and the rule of law, including swi...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ReformDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of those refor
Answer: Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course, with some information published alongside the Spring Statement. These publications can be found here ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get B...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025, whether she plans to amend the work allowance for people in receipt
Answer: The work allowance for individuals who are found limited capability for work and work related activity (LCWRA) will remain unchanged to continue to incentivise people to try work. In the reformed system, work allowances will continue to be available to th...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ReformDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has conducted an equality impact assessment on proposals in the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025.
Answer: We published an Equality Analysis and Policy Rationale impacts alongside the Spring Statement. Further analysis for the measures in the Green Paper, not included in the Spring Statement, will be published in due course.
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Schemes: NeurodiversityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure work coaches are able to assist people with (a) ADHD and (b) autism in (i) Scotland and (ii) the UK.
Answer: In January this year, the Government launched an independent academic panel to advise on boosting awareness and inclusion at work for those with neurodiversity. Many panel members are neurodivergent or have familial experience, alongside their professiona...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ADHDDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of those refor
Answer: Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course, with some information published alongside the Spring Statement. These publications can be found here ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get B...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: ReformDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40716More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people under 22 in (a) Dunfermline and Dollar constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK will be impacted by changes to the limited capability for work and work related activity element of Unive
Answer: No decision has been made on this policy. The key principle of our focus for 18-21 year olds should be helping them to be earning or learning, because of the long-term scarring effects for young people of a period of unemployment. That is why we are consu...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to
Answer: No decision has been made on this policy. The key principle of our focus for 18-21 year olds should be helping them to be earning or learning, because of the long-term scarring effects for young people of a period of unemployment. That is why we are consu...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Carer's AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of those refor
Answer: Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course, with some information published alongside the Spring Statement. These publications can be found here ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get B...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40713More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the impact of the Disability Confident Scheme on the ability of disabled people to find work.
Answer: In 2022, the department commissioned a survey to understand from members’ perspectives the impact that signing up to the scheme has had on their recruitment and retention attitudes and practices towards disabled people. The survey can be accessed on gov.u...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40712More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have used the Disability Confident Scheme.
Answer: In 2022, the department commissioned a survey to understand from members’ perspectives the impact that signing up to the scheme has had on their recruitment and retention attitudes and practices towards disabled people. The survey can be accessed on gov.u...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40711More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Disability Confident Scheme.
Answer: In 2022, the department commissioned a survey to understand from members’ perspectives the impact that signing up to the scheme has had on their recruitment and retention attitudes and practices towards disabled people. The survey can be accessed on gov.u...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40710More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Dunfermline and Dollar constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK receive the maximum award from PIP.
Answer: The Department regularly publishes Personal Independence Payment (PIP) statistics. The 'PIP Cases with Entitlement' dataset on Stat-Xplore, which contains the number of people entitled to PIP by geography including Parliamentary constituency and component...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: HealthDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40709More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Dunfermline and Dollar constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK receive the health rate top-up for Universal Credit.
Answer: Quarterly statistics for the number of People on Universal Credit with a health condition or disability restricting their ability to work in Great Britain are published on Stat-Xplore. The latest release provides figures up to December 2024 which can be b...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: HealthDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40708More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025, what support will be available for new claims for Universal Credit
Answer: We announced in the Pathways to Work Green Paper that we would establish a new guarantee of support for all disabled people and people with health conditions claiming out of work benefits who want help to get into or return to work, backed up by £1 billio...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: HealthDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40707More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025, how she plans to introduce more active (a) engagement and (b) suppo
Answer: We announced in the Pathways to Work Green Paper that we would establish a new guarantee of support for all disabled people and people with health conditions claiming out of work benefits who want help to get into or return to work, backed up by £1 billio...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMotabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she last met with Motability; and what she had discussions on.
Answer: The Motability Scheme is open to claimants who are in receipt of an eligible benefit. If a claimant elects to join the Scheme, the Department directly transfers the mobility allowance to Motability Operations on behalf of the eligible claimant. The Motabi...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: MotabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40705More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of her Department's work with Motability.
Answer: The Motability Scheme is open to claimants who are in receipt of an eligible benefit. If a claimant elects to join the Scheme, the Department directly transfers the mobility allowance to Motability Operations on behalf of the eligible claimant. The Motabi...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: MotabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40704More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to continue her Department's relationship with Motability.
Answer: The Motability Scheme is open to claimants who are in receipt of an eligible benefit. If a claimant elects to join the Scheme, the Department directly transfers the mobility allowance to Motability Operations on behalf of the eligible claimant. The Motabi...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordOptical Equipment: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 903457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to support innovation in the manufacturing of optics equipment.
Answer: Growing innovative manufacturing companies will be key to unlocking growth across the economy.Optics has many applications across different sectors and we provide a range of support for firms specialising in it. For example, UKRI is funding over £116,000 ...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHawk AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with (a) the RAF and (b) defence industry suppliers on the replacement of the Hawk training jet.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 3 December 2024 to the hon. Member for Huntingdon (Ben Obese-Jecty) to Question 15292.
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with (a) the RAF and (b) defence suppliers on he future of the RAF fast jet training aircraft.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 3 December 2024 to the hon. Member for Huntingdon (Ben Obese-Jecty) to Question 15292.
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordType 83 Destroyers: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to announce the next stages of the Type 83 Destroyer programme.
Answer: The next stage of the Type 83 Destroyer programme, which is one element of the Future Air Dominance System (FADS) programme, will be announced following the completion of the Strategic Defence Review.
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: EducationMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he last held discussions with the (a) Scottish Government and (b) (i) further and (ii) higher education sector in Scotland to encourage the effective supply of skills for the defence industrial sector from S
Answer: This Government recognises the critical importance of attracting new entrants into the defence sector in order to ensure we have the skilled workforce needed to sustain a vibrant, innovative and competitive defence industrial base. While discussions with ...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTrident Submarines: Military BasesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what bases in the UK will have capability to hold Dreadnought class submarines for (a) repairs and (b) maintenance by 2035.
Answer: There is a strategy in place to upgrade infrastructure and provide suitable docking for the new Dreadnought Class submarines across existing UK naval bases and dockyards. For operational security reasons further details cannot be released as to do so coul...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
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