Graham Stuart MP: written questions
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Home 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
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Legal ProfessionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many qualified lawyers are working in his Department's legal directorate.
Answer: As of 30 September 2024, there were between 70-89 lawyers working in Legal Directorate.
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Legal ProfessionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8412More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many full time equivalent personnel there are working in his Department's legal directorate.
Answer: As of 30 September 2024, there were between 100-119 staff working in Legal Directorate.
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCarbon Capture and Storage: Yorkshire and the HumberDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7414More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he expects to progress Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage in the Humber through the Track-1 Expansion and Track-2 processes.
Answer: The historic investment we recently announced in Carbon Capture and Storage in the North-West and North-East is just the start, representing a vote of confidence in this technology and burgeoning industry. To be ultimately successful, delivering on our cl...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFloods: Beverley and HoldernessDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to pay the second phase of grants under the Farming Recovery Fund to farmers affected by flooding in Beverley and Holderness constituency.
Answer: We are aware of the ongoing challenges farmers have been facing following the winter storms and the wet weather in late 2023 and early 2024. We are committed to maintaining food production and supporting thriving farm businesses as well as protecting comm...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAgriculture and Rural Areas: Flood ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 5935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to approve Tranche 2 funding for Asset Repair and Improvement.
Answer: Protecting communities from flooding is a key priority for this Government, and that is why we have launched a Flood Resilience Taskforce. It will provide oversight of national and local flood resilience and preparedness ahead of and after the winter floo...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordListed Places of Worship Grant SchemeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will extend the Listed Places of Worship Grant beyond March 2025.
Answer: Future Government spending is a matter for the upcoming Spending Review.
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordWind Power: Planning PermissionDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what percentage of existing onshore wind farms in England have a decommissioning bond as part of their planning consent agreement.
Answer: Given the large number of operational wind turbines within the UK, the Government does not hold this information centrally. Instead, this will be held by the relevant local planning authority.
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordWind Power: Planning PermissionDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2774More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, which onshore wind farms in the UK have a decommissioning bond as part of their planning consent agreement.
Answer: Given the large number of operational wind turbines within the UK, the Government does not hold this information centrally. Instead, this will be held by the relevant local planning authority.
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 31 July 2024 to Question 1642 on Dental Services, if he will make it his policy to implement the plans to reform dental services set out in the document published by his D
Answer: We are currently reviewing the Dental Recovery Plan, and what elements of it can be taken forward effectively and within National Health Service budgets. It is also clear that the plan did not go far enough, and so we are also working on our Dental Rescue...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordFloods: Beverley and HoldernessDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1907More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take legislative steps to ensure all domestic insurers offer Build Back Better policies to protect victims of flood damage in Beverley and Holderness constituency.
Answer: Build Back Better (BBB) was introduced in 2022 to allow and encourage the insurance industry to provide their claimants with the opportunity to install flood resilient measures when repairs to their property are made. Insurers representing some 75% of the...
Answered 5 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: East RidingDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1906More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of re-allocating the SEND per pupil funding allocation for the East Riding in line with other local authorities.
Answer: The department will take time to consider whether to make changes to the high needs national funding formula (NFF) that is used to allocate funding for children and young people with complex special educational needs and disabilities. The department will ...
Answered 5 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Finance: East RidingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to fund the Hull and East Riding Mayoral Combined Authority.
Answer: We want to see devolution extended to every corner of England, and have invited local areas without a devolution agreement to come forward with proposals on a sensible geography.We recognise that in some parts of the country, such as Hull and East Yorkshi...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Transport Fund: East RidingDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much she plans to provide East Riding of Yorkshire Council from the Local Transport Fund.
Answer: The previous government made a number of funding commitments in the Network North Command Paper and these will be examined closely by the government in the coming months.
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordDental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1642More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to reform the provision of dental care.
Answer: The Government plans to tackle the challenges patients face when trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments, and to recruit new dentists to the areas that need them most. To r...
Answered 31 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications: InfrastructureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1641More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make it his policy to require fixed line operators to share infrastructure to help tackle the proliferation of telegraph poles.
Answer: We understand concerns about the excessive deployment of telegraph poles, and are urgently considering options to address this. Telegraph poles can play an important role in delivering affordable connectivity to communities, and competition can offer cons...
Answered 1 Aug 2024
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