Graham Stuart MP: written questions
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Written questions
Special Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to (a) remove and (b) consult on a timetable for the removal of the historic spend factor from the High Needs National Funding Formula.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.The structure of the high needs national fundi...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Rural AreasDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that the High Needs National Funding reflects the additional costs of delivering SEND provision in rural areas.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.The structure of the high needs national fundi...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBiofuelsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57217More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to transition from E10 to E15 fuel.
Answer: The UK Government made E10 the standard (or ‘premium’) grade petrol in Great Britain in September 2021. Previously the grade supplied at UK forecourts contained a lower bioethanol content known as E5. In making the decision to mandate E10 the Department c...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBiofuels: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK-US trade deal on the UK's bioethanol industry.
Answer: Whenever a trade agreement of any sort is agreed, there will be domestic impacts if our trading partners have requested further access to the UK market. That is the case for the agreement on bioethanol. Senior officials from the Department for Business an...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: Energy Performance CertificatesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49906More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of homes owned by private registered providers had an Energy Performance Certificate rating of C or above in (a) the most recent year for which data is available
Answer: The English Housing Survey is the Department’s key source of information on households and housing in England. While it is a sample survey and does not have a record of all dwellings built, it does contain data on the proportion of properties in different...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing Associations: Energy Performance CertificatesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49905More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of homes provided by housing associations had an Energy Performance Certificate rating of C or above in (a) the most recent year for which data is available and (
Answer: The English Housing Survey is the Department’s key source of information on households and housing in England. While it is a sample survey and does not have a record of all dwellings built, it does contain data on the proportion of properties in different...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Energy Performance CertificatesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of social housing had an Energy Performance Certificate rating of C or above in (a) the most recent year for which data is available and (b) 2010 in (i) England,
Answer: The English Housing Survey is the Department’s key source of information on households and housing in England. While it is a sample survey and does not have a record of all dwellings built, it does contain data on the proportion of properties in different...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil Housing: Energy Performance CertificatesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of homes owned by local authorities had an Energy Performance Certificate rating of C or above in (a) the most recent year for which data is available and (b) 201
Answer: The English Housing Survey is the Department’s key source of information on households and housing in England. While it is a sample survey and does not have a record of all dwellings built, it does contain data on the proportion of properties in different...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDown's SyndromeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who the designated board-level executive leads are for Down Syndrome in each ICB in England.
Answer: It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) to make information public about executive leads for Down syndrome in England. In accordance with statutory guidance published by NHS England on 9 May 2023, ICBs should be open and transparent abou...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBiofuels: Electricity GenerationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33411More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Oral Statement by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero of 10 February 2025 on Biomass Generation, Official Report, columns 41-43,
Answer: The Government is aware that the expiration of Renewables Obligation accreditation beyond 2027 may affect the commercial viability of generators from a range of technologies, including waste wood biomass generators below the 100 MW threshold. We are conti...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30589More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children have an education, health and care plan in each local authority area.
Answer: Information on the number of education, health and care plans maintained by local authorities in England is published here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-health-and-care-plans.The number maintained by each l...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: Supply ChainsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether it is his policy to continue the Green Industries Growth Accelerator; and how much has been spent on the scheme.
Answer: The Government recognises the need for strong, home-grown clean energy supply chains to support sustainable jobs and secure growth as we decarbonise our economy.As part of the Industrial Strategy, the Government is developing plans, aligned with the multi...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 24 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26288More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies on the threshold for agricultural property relief and business property relief of the proportion of commercial farms that are valued at o
Answer: The Government published information about the reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief at www.gov.uk/government/publications/agricultural-property-relief-and-business-property-relief-reforms.It is expected that up to around 2,...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25180More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department made of the potential impact of changes to the threshold for agricultural property relief and business property relief on (a) farm businesses and (b) people who bought land to reduce I
Answer: The Government published information about the reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief at www.gov.uk/government/publications/agricultural-property-relief-and-business-property-relief-reforms.It is expected that up to around 2,...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Education: TravellersDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23135More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of children of peripatetic families not in school who will be captured by the proposed register of home schooled children.
Answer: The measures in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill for statutory Children Not in School registers in every local authority in England, and the accompanying duties on parents and out-of-school education providers to provide information for these reg...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Education: RegistrationDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the penalty for late payment for not registering home schooled children will be; and what the maximum penalty will be in the event of continued non-payment.
Answer: The measures in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill for statutory Children Not in School registers in every local authority in England, and the accompanying duties on parents and out-of-school education providers to provide information for these reg...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Education: RegistrationDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the monetary penalty issued to a person who has not registered their child would be under clause 436E of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill.
Answer: The measures in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill for statutory Children Not in School registers in every local authority in England, and the accompanying duties on parents and out-of-school education providers to provide information for these reg...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Education: RegistrationDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23132More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to provide additional funding to local authorities to (a) create and (b) enforce a register of children not in school.
Answer: The measures in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill for statutory Children Not in School registers in every local authority in England, and the accompanying duties on parents and out-of-school education providers to provide information for these reg...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Education: RegistrationDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23131More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the cost to local authorities of (a) establishing and (b) maintaining a register of home schooled children.
Answer: The measures in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill for statutory Children Not in School registers in every local authority in England, and the accompanying duties on parents and out-of-school education providers to provide information for these reg...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordVoluntary Work: PrizesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has for the Points of Light awards.
Answer: Volunteers serve at the heart of our communities nationwide, dedicating their time to create positive change and enhance the lives of those around them. The Government is committed to supporting volunteering, which is critical to a vibrant, connected and ...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 1 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12247More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Oral Statement of 30 October 2024 on Financial Statement and Budget Report, Official Report, column 819, what the evidential basis is for the estimate that 75% of family farms will not be affec
Answer: The Government has published information about reforms to agricultural property relief at: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/what-are-the-changes-to-agricultural-property-relief. Almost three-quarters of estates claiming agricultural property relief (or ...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12052More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.51 of the Autumn Budget 2024, on what evidential basis she reduced Agricultural Property Relief on combined agricultural and business assets valued over £1 million.
Answer: The Government has published information about reforms to agricultural property relief at: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/what-are-the-changes-to-agricultural-property-relief. Almost three-quarters of estates claiming agricultural property relief (or ...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to continue to fund the universal bus pass for those of pension age.
Answer: The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) provides free off-peak bus travel to those with eligible disabilities and those of state pension age, currently sixty-six. The government recognises the importance of the scheme, which supports loca...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9149More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to extend the £2 bus fare cap beyond 31 December 2024.
Answer: Delivering reliable and affordable public transport services for passengers is one of the government’s top priorities as we know how important this is for passengers and for local growth. The Department for Transport is looking at the future of the £2 far...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Non-governmental OrganisationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8414More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department employs staff on secondment from human rights NGOs.
Answer: Staff on inward secondment to the FCDO are not on the FCDO Payroll, however there are invoicing arrangements in place between the FCDO and some host organisations. The FCDO does not currently have any staff on inward secondment from human rights NGOs.
Answered 16 Oct 2024
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