Graham Leadbitter MP: written questions
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West Bank: CeasefiresForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2025 to Question 25538 on West Bank: Ceasefires, if he will have discussions with his Israeli counterpart on ensuring the de-escalation o
Answer: The Foreign Secretary raised the need for de-escalation of violence in the West Bank when he spoke with Israeli Foreign Minister Sa'ar on 22 January. Stability in the West Bank is crucial to ensure the fragile ceasefire in Gaza can last. All sides should ...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSuicide: InternetDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate he has made of the number of people dying of suicide after engaging with suicide-related content online; and what steps he is taking to reduce those deaths.
Answer: DSIT is made aware when there has been an online-related death by suicide through Coroner’s ‘Reports to Prevent Future Deaths’ and has responded to nine reports in the past 12 months. The department is very concerned about the number of reports of deaths....
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordInheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26755More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she had made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to business property relief on (a) family businesses and (b) the UK economy.
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government took a number of difficult but necessary decisions on tax, welfare, and spending to restore economic stability, fix the public finances, and support public services. These were tough decisions given the situation we i...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordJordan Valley: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the vote in the Israeli Knesset on annexation of the Jordan Valley on 22 January 2025.
Answer: The Government's view is that Israel's presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories is governed by the provisions of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, to which Israel is a state party. The Government is also clear that Israeli settlements are ille...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordOccupied Territories: PalestiniansForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25541More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the level of violence against Palestinian communities in the Occupied West Bank carr
Answer: As the Prime Minister said in the House on 22 January, we are deeply concerned by what is happening in the West Bank. We have raised this a number of times in the various exchanges that we have had with Israel at both ministerial and official level. It is...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordOccupied Territories: PalestiniansForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the policies of the (a) Israeli and (b) US governments on the expansion of settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Te
Answer: As the Prime Minister said in the House on 22 January, we are deeply concerned by what is happening in the West Bank. We have raised this a number of times in the various exchanges that we have had with Israel at both ministerial and official level. It is...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordEast Jerusalem and West Bank PalestiniansForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his international counterparts on taking steps to protect Palestinians in (a) the occupied West Bank and (b) East Jerusalem.
Answer: Stability in the West Bank and East Jerusalem is crucial to ensure that the fragile ceasefire in Gaza can last. The UK will continue to work with Israel, the Palestinian Authority, the US and regional partners to build consensus for a post-conflict Gaza g...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordWest Bank: CeasefiresForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help negotiate a ceasefire in the West Bank.
Answer: The risk of rising instability in the West Bank is serious, and the need for de-escalation urgent. The UK has been clear that it is in no-one's interest for further conflict and instability to spread in the West Bank. We continue to call on Israeli author...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: DisabilityDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23665More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the provision of audio-visual announcements by bus operators under the Bus Services Act 2017.
Answer: We recognise the importance of audible and visible route and destination information in helping disabled people and other passengers to use bus services with confidence. On 1st October 2024 the first phase of the Public Service Vehicles (Accessible Inform...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFireworks: Wildlife Parks and ZoosDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to protect (a) wildlife parks and (b) zoos from the impact of firework usage.
Answer: The Government regularly engages with its counterparts in Scotland on fireworks. These discussions include antisocial use and the impact of noise. The current regulatory framework is designed to support people to enjoy fireworks whilst lowering the risk o...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFireworksDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with the Scottish Government on revisions to firework safety legislation to include provisions on (a) community safety and (b) noise-level controls.
Answer: The Government regularly engages with its counterparts in Scotland on fireworks. These discussions include antisocial use and the impact of noise. The current regulatory framework is designed to support people to enjoy fireworks whilst lowering the risk o...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordChemicals: ExportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to align the UK’s regulations with the EU’s recent prohibition on exporting banned chemicals to countries where they remain permitted.
Answer: The Government is committed to protecting human health and the environment. Requirements for the export of hazardous chemicals are agreed at the international level under the Rotterdam Convention. In GB, the export of certain hazardous chemicals is regula...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that households without off-street parking are not left behind in the electric vehicle transition.
Answer: The Government is committed to accelerating the roll-out of charging infrastructure so that everyone, no matter where they live or work, can make the transition to an electric vehicle (EV). As of 1 November, there are over 71,000 publicly available chargi...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the implications for her policies of the disparities between households (a) with and (b) without off-street parking in accessing electric vehicle charging infrastructu
Answer: The Government is committed to making EV charging infrastructure more affordable and accessible, particularly for those without off-street parking. The Government confirmed in the October 2024 Budget that it will continue to support the uptake of EVs by i...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the implications for her policies of the barriers facing households without driveways in the transition to electric vehicles.
Answer: To support the electric vehicle transition more charging infrastructure will be needed across the country. The exact number in a location will depend on a variety of factors such as availability of off-street parking, future charging behaviour and local d...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16018More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of an increase in financial incentives to enable households without driveways to invest in home-connected on-street charging infrastructure.
Answer: The Government’s Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Grant for Households with On-Street Parking provides up to £350 off the cost of purchasing and installing a chargepoint, when paired with a cross-pavement solution. The Government keeps all grants for chargepo...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that households without driveways have access to (a) infrastructure that can be supplied from their property at a cheaper domestic electricity tariff and (b) o
Answer: The Government is committed to accelerating the roll-out of charging infrastructure so that everyone, no matter where they live or work, can make the transition to an electric vehicle (EV). Those without off-street parking can access the Electric Vehicle ...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsTreasuryTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16016More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of classifying bi-directional EV charging as an Energy Saving Material.
Answer: The installation of qualifying energy-saving materials (ESMs) in residential accommodation and buildings used solely for a relevant charitable purpose benefits from a temporary VAT zero rate until March 2027. Following a Call for Evidence (CfE) last year,...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to take fiscal steps to support households without driveways to access home electric vehicle charging equipment.
Answer: The Government’s Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Grant for Households with On-Street Parking provides up to £350 off the cost of purchasing and installing a chargepoint, when paired with a cross-pavement solution.The Government keeps grants for chargepoint i...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMotor Insurance: Older PeopleDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had recent discussions with the (a) car insurance industry and (b) Financial Conduct Authority on the potential merits of bringing forward regulations to require car insurance providers to not d
Answer: This Government committed in its manifesto to tackle the high costs of motor insurance. To deliver on this commitment, the UK Government has formed a cross-government Taskforce on motor insurance, co-chaired by the Department for Transport and His Majesty...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRailways: Rural AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve rail transport links in rural areas to increase access to (a) the Duke of Edinburgh Award and (b) other youth services.
Answer: The government continues to be open to initiatives that improve rural railways, and a number of schemes delivered previously through the New Stations Fund have improved access to the rail network for more rural areas.
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordJagtar Singh JohalForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4305More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if the Government will publicly call for the release of Jagtar Singh Johal.
Answer: The UK Government is absolutely committed to pushing the Government of India for faster progress in resolving Jagtar Singh Johal's case. The Foreign Secretary raised concerns on multiple occasions with the Government of India, including regarding Mr Johal...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGambling: AdvertisingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Advertising Standards Authority upholds advertising standards in relation to pre-watershed online gambling adverts on (a) YouTube and (b) ot
Answer: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is the independent body responsible for regulating advertising in the UK across traditional forms of media (print, radio, TV) and online. The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) and Broadcast Committee of Adve...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordLevelling Up FundMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether it is her policy to keep the allocations of funding set out in her Department's guidance on Levelling Up Fund Round 3: explanatory and methodology note on the decision-ma
Answer: The Chancellor’s July ‘Public Spending: Inheritance’ speech forecasted an overspend of £21.9 billion above limits set by the Treasury in the Spring. We understand that will have caused uncertainty about the status of some projects and the challenge that p...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordLong-term Plan for TownsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the policy paper entitled Our Long-Term Plan for Towns, published on 1 October 2023, whether it is her policy to continue the £20 million endowment-style fund f
Answer: This Government is committed to delivering growth in every corner of the country, by empowering communities to find local solutions to national priorities. However, as you will appreciate, the Government has inherited an extremely difficult fiscal environ...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
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