Gregory Stafford MP: written questions
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Council Tax: Rural AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the level of variation in council tax per dwelling between rural and urban local authorities; and what steps he is considering taking to ensure tha
Answer: All councils are responsible for setting their own level of council tax to meet their specific service requirements. The government annually publishes data on the council tax levels set by different local authorities across the country. This is available ...
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCryptocurrenciesTreasuryTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76782More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on managing seized cryptocurrency assets as long-term strategic holdings rather than liquidating them.
Answer: As per responses from my predecessor, the Proceeds of Crime Act provides a clear process for the management and realisation of seized assets, while the UK's official reserves are governed by established investment principles. There are currently no plans ...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBitcoin and Digital AssetsTreasuryTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76781More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will commission a review into the role of (a) Bitcoin and (b) other digital assets (i) as a reserve asset and (ii) in other future financial strategy.
Answer: As per responses from my predecessor, the Proceeds of Crime Act provides a clear process for the management and realisation of seized assets, while the UK's official reserves are governed by established investment principles. There are currently no plans ...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBanking HubsTreasuryTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76780More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with LINK on widening the criteria for establishing additional banking hubs.
Answer: While the Government engages with LINK on a range of issues, decisions regarding changes to LINK’s independent assessment criteria are a matter for LINK and the financial services sector. The Government understands the importance of face-to-face banking t...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Transport: Hampshire and SurreyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76779More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has had discussions with local authorities in (a) Surrey and (b) Hampshire on maintaining support for community transport operators following local government reorgani
Answer: Local support for community transport operators remains a matter for local authorities in Surrey and Hampshire, or any future local authorities that may be set up following local government reorganisation. Before a local government reorganisation proposal...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: HousingHome OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76778More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to use recently closed independent schools as alternative accommodation for illegal immigrants.
Answer: No, there are no current plans. Home Office officials work in collaboration with other government departments on a future strategy for asylum accommodation, aiming to develop a better, long-term model of accommodation supply, which may be more locally led...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDangerous Dogs: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to prohibit cane corso dogs under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.
Answer: The Government currently have no plans to add these breed types to Section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991. Owners of any breed of dog which is dangerously out of control are breaking the law. We will continue to encourage responsible dog ownership acros...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPsilocybin: Clinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the conclusive findings were of the Government-funded psilocybin trial that concluded in February 2024.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Clinician Scientist Fellowship titled ‘A Feasibility RCT of Single-Dose Psilocybin in Unipolar Depressive Disorder Resistant to Standard Treatments’ is shown on the NIHR Funding and Awards website...
Answered 9 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75508More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for bringing into force the provisions of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 that provide consumer protections for homeowners on freehold es
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer to Question UIN 74882 on 12 September 2025.
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of (a) digitising and (b) centralising the firearms licensing process on police time.
Answer: The Government has no plans to introduce the centralisation of the firearms licensing process. The Firearms Act 1968 places statutory responsibility for firearms licensing on the Chief Officer of Police of each individual force in England, Wales and Scotl...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Transport: Electric VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75501More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of charging infrastructure for community transport operators using electric minibuses in rural areas.
Answer: The government recognises the vital role community transport plays in connecting people to places, facilitating independence and providing access to essential services, employment, education and leisure. The Government is driving forward the expansion of ...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Transport: LicensingDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75500More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of driver licensing for community transport operators; and if she will review access to (a) D1 and (b) Certificate of Professional Competence licences for (i) volunt
Answer: The previous government published a Call for Evidence in 2022 on driver licensing. It sought views on whether changes to D1 licensing could be made in a positive way to help industry, including community transport operators, without detrimental impact on ...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHomes England: Farnham and BordonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74370More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Homes England’s management of the (a) Techforest and (b) Woolmead sites in Farnham and Bordon constituency.
Answer: Homes England has worked closely with East Hampshire District Council (EHDC) to support priorities for growth in Whitehill and Bordon for several years. This includes supporting the delivery of new employment sites in the area. Tech Forest has been identi...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBitcoinTreasuryTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74369More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has conducted a risk or opportunity assessment of the potential strategic use of seized Bitcoin assets as part of the UK's financial reserves.
Answer: Under the Proceeds of Crime Act, which sets out necessary steps for the management and realisation of assets, the seizure, recovery and management of Bitcoin assets is subject to consideration of independent law enforcement and the courts. There are no cu...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBitcoinTreasuryTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74368More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential long-term fiscal merits of retaining the Bitcoins held by UK authorities in connection with investment fraud.
Answer: Under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA), which sets out the necessary steps for the management and realisation of assets, the seizure, recovery and management of Bitcoin assets is subject to consideration of independent law enforcement and the courts....
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74367More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the licensing system for Section 2 shotguns on rural economies.
Answer: We will be undertaking a public consultation later this year on the greater alignment of the controls on shotguns with other firearms.The Government response to the 2023 firearms licensing consultation, published on 13 February this year, included a commi...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcare: CoronavirusTreasuryTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74365More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of amending the rules for the childcare vouchers scheme to allow participants to receive refunds, subject to the appropriate tax and National Insurance contributi
Answer: We appreciate the temporary closure of childcare settings during the COVID-19 pandemic may have left parents unable to use some existing Government childcare offers, including Childcare Vouchers. Parents can seek to get a refund from their employer for th...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOlder PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of establishing an Older People’s Commissioner for England.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions has not made an assessment on an Older People’s Commissioner. Our commitment to the pensions Triple Lock throughout this Parliament will see millions of pensioners receive up to £470 more this year added to their State...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBanks: ClosuresTreasuryTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74362More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of bank branch closures on older people’s access to cash.
Answer: The Government recognises that cash continues to be used by millions of people across the UK, including those in vulnerable groups, and is committed to protecting access to cash for individuals and businesses. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) assumed...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTrastuzumab DeruxtecanDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of Enhertu for the treatment of (a) HER2-positive and (b) HER2-low breast cancer.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body that makes recommendations for the National Health Service on whether new licensed medicines should be routinely funded by the NHS based on an evaluation of a treatment’s...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Public ConsultationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that people impacted by (a) long-term health conditions and (b) disabilities are consulted during the review of changes to Personal Independence Payment.
Answer: I am committed to co-producing the review with disabled people, including those with long term health conditions and disabilities, the organisations that represent them, clinicians, experts, Members of Parliament and other stakeholders, to ensure that a w...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74354More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of adult social care on supporting people of working age into the labour market.
Answer: Adult social care plays a vital role and directly supports people of working age to enter, remain in, or return to employment, and ultimately to maintain people’s independence. By ensuring individuals receive the right care in the right place at the right...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her Department’s fair funding review for local authorities on adult social care provision for people of working age.
Answer: The government is committed to transforming adult social care, including for people of working age, and making tangible improvements in the short-term. The Spending Review allows for an increase of over £4 billion available for adult social care in 2028-2...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Commission into Adult Social CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74350More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Baroness Casey on how sector stakeholders can engage with the commission on adult social care.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, engages with Baroness Louise Casey regularly on a number of issues, including adult social care.On 8 September, my Rt. Hon. Friend attended cross-party discussions, chaired by Baroness ...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: MonitoringDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what his policy is on the (a) storage, (b) retention and (c) use of data collected from social media monitoring activities by (i) government departments and (ii) affiliated agencies.
Answer: The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology complies with UK data protection legislation, ensuring data is used fairly, and handled appropriately. That includes data collected from social media monitoring activities.For example, DSIT’s National ...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
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