Ian Roome MP: written questions
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National Armaments Director: StandardsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42382More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department will take to assess the job performance of the National Armaments Director.
Answer: The parameters and performance targets for the National Armaments Director will be agreed in line with the salary approval from the Chief Secretary to the Treasury as part of the recruitment process.
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNational SecurityCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42369More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the oral statement by the Prime Minister of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, column 634, if he will list the reviews relevant to national security that are taking plac
Answer: As announced by the Prime Minister, a new national security strategy will be published in June, ahead of the NATO Summit. There are several reviews and strategies being developed across government that will be taken into consideration. This includes the S...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41563More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending business rate relief for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses beyond March 2026.
Answer: Retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) relief has been extended year-by-year by previous governments since the pandemic. It has been a stopgap measure, and we recognise that businesses need longer term certainty on their liabilities. Without any government...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: DisadvantagedDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to NHS dentistry in deprived communities.
Answer: The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care, and work is underway to ensure that patients can access the 700,000 additional urgent dental appointments, with integrated care boards (ICBs) ...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the press notice entitled Major defence reforms launched, with new National Armaments Director to tackle waste and boost industry, published on 25 October 2024, what steps he is taking to (a) ha
Answer: The new National Armaments Director will ensure our Armed Forces are properly equipped to defend Britain, will build up the British defence industry, and will reduce waste. Key to success will be harmonising procurement, which includes driving forward com...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Public AppointmentsMinistry of DefenceTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what process his Department used to determine the advertised prospective salary of the new National Armaments Director.
Answer: The salary for the National Armaments Director was benchmarked against Defence industry best practice and standards to offer a competitive remuneration package to attract the right candidate with the right skills.
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Services TaxTreasuryTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40822More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Digital Services Tax.
Answer: The UK remains committed to reaching a global solution on the taxation of the digital economy through Pillar 1 of the G20-OECD Inclusive Framework project. It is the UK’s intention to repeal our Digital Services Tax (DST) when this international solution ...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40780More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department will review the results of funding given to local authorities for road repairs under the Plan for Change.
Answer: For the 2025/26 financial year, the Government is providing nearly £1.6 billion for highway maintenance, an increase of £500 million compared to 2024/25. It is the responsibility of individual highway authorities to maintain and improve their networks, ba...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordIncapacity BenefitDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her planned timetable is for restarting mandatory reassessments of incapacity benefits.
Answer: We will turn on WCA reassessments at scale as we build up capacity to do so. We will initially prioritise reassessments for people who are most likely to have had a change in their circumstances including those who have short-term prognoses, for which we ...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses and TourismDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help support (a) the tourism industry and (b) small businesses affected by seasonal trends.
Answer: The Government recognises the economic benefits that tourism brings to all communities throughout the UK especially coastal and rural areas. The newly established Visitor Economy Advisory Council (VEAC) is a joint industry and government-led board compose...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38483More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the detailed results of each hospital's funding bid scoring against the Multi Factorial Review of the New Hospital Programme.
Answer: My Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, set out a credible and deliverable plan for the new hospital schemes in the New Hospital Programme (NHP) on 20 January 2025, following the conclusion of the review of the NHP. The Plan...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNorth Devon HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to his oral contribution in response to the Question from the hon. Member for North Devon on 20 January 2025, Official Report, column 769, when he will visit North Devon District Hospital.
Answer: I remain committed to visiting North Devon District Hospital. Ministers regularly consider visits across the country to see the impact of their policy areas. Any plans to visit specific locations will be notified to the relevant Members of Parliament in a...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Rural AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37875More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure improved access to NHS dentistry for people in rural areas.
Answer: We are aware of the challenges faced in accessing a dentist particularly in rural areas. The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dent...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCompanies: InsolvencyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the number of corporate insolvencies.
Answer: The Government aims to boost all businesses, across key policy areas to build business capabilities, and a strong business environment. The Government works closely with the British Business Bank to enhance small business's access to finance through targe...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Defence EquipmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that equipment used by the armed forces is interoperable with that of NATO allies.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence takes a number of steps to ensure our equipment is interoperable with NATO allies. These include leading on the development, ratification, and implementation of NATO standards; participation in joint exercises and training such as ...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordType 23 Frigates: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has (a) spent and (b) committed to spend on Life Extension refits of Royal Navy Type 23 Frigates since October 2014.
Answer: £941.2 million has been spent on the delivery of T23 upkeeps completed since 2014. A further £63.7 million is currently contractually committed for the delivery of T23 upkeeps. These are a planned series of upkeep periods in order to maintain ship conditi...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordService Charges: RegulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to regulate increases in service charges; and what steps she is taking to bring into force the legislative provisions of the Leasehold and Fre
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 26965 on 4 February 2025.
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Small BusinessesMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of defence spending went to SMEs in 2023-24 by region.
Answer: Statistics relating to the Ministry of Defence's expenditure with industry, including Small and Medium Enterprises, can be found in the 'MOD regional expenditure statistics with industry: 2023/24' publication hosted on gov.uk: https://www.gov.uk/governmen...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHMS ArgyllMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans the Royal Navy has for the future of HMS Argyll.
Answer: No decision has been made on the future of HMS Argyll. As with all decommissioned ships, a full suite of options is being assessed to ensure that the disposal achieves value for money and is policy compliant (safety, environmental and security).
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Medical RecordsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34080More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance he has issued to GP practices in England on giving patients access to copies of their records.
Answer: Practices are contractually obliged to provide full prospective record access to all patients, for those aged 16 years old and above, unless exceptions apply or if the patient has informed the practice that they do not, or no longer, wish to have access.S...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Written QuestionsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to provide an Answer to Question 26922 on Waste Disposal: Monitoring, tabled on 28 January 2025.
Answer: An answer to Question 26922 was published on 27 February 2025. I apologise for the delay in responding to the hon. Member.
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHomes for Ukraine SchemeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help Ukrainian refugees on the Homes for Ukraine Scheme secure private rented accommodation.
Answer: The Government provides guidance for Ukrainian guests on renting private accommodation at Renting private accommodation: Homes for Ukraine - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Councils receive a tariff of £5,900 per Homes for Ukraine arrival in their area to support gu...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEU Countries: Youth Mobility SchemeCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33222More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his planned timetable is for the introduction of a new UK Youth Mobility scheme in partnership with the European Union.
Answer: The Government set out clear priorities for the reset with the EU in the manifesto. There are no plans for a Youth Mobility Scheme.
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: Public SectorDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what progress he has made towards his Department's target of 50% of food procurement in the public sector being locally sourced.
Answer: At January’s Oxford Farming Conference, as part of the Government’s New Deal for Farmers, the Government announced a series of reforms, including, where possible, backing British produce. It was also announced that for the first time ever, the government ...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTelevision Licences: Armed ForcesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31200More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of a TV licence exemption for UK Armed Forces personnel resident n service accommodation.
Answer: The Department of Culture, Media and Sport has not made an assessment of the potential merits of a TV licence exemption for UK Armed Forces personnel resident in service accommodation.As part of the next Charter Review, the Government will engage with the...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
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