James Wild MP: written questions
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Public ExpenditureForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88848More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2025 to Question 61221 on Government Departments: Reviews, how many lines of activity in her Department were considered as part of the zero b
Answer: To ensure consistency in approach, cross-government guidance set expectations for the level of granularity each zero based review should consider, recommending that departments review all spending within individual programme expenditure - at a minimum ref...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Public ExpenditureDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2025 to Question 61217 on Government Departments: Reviews, how many lines of activity in his department were considered as part of the zero based review.
Answer: The 2025 Spending Review included a zero-based review of spending. The Department scrutinised every line of spending to ensure that it is delivering value for money. The review covered resource budgets across the full Department Group, defined as the Depa...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88846More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2025 to Question 85901 on Prisoners' Release, for what reason he did not state how many of the 262 prisoners released in error in 2024-25 were returned to custody.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice is taking robust action to prevent release inaccuracies. Releases inaccuracy has been increasing for several years and are another symptom of the prison system crisis inherited by this Government.On 11 November, the Deputy Prime Mi...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisonersMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88845More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2025 to Question 85902 on Prisoners, for what reason he did not provide an estimate of the number of prisoners detained beyond their release date in 2024-25.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice is taking robust action to prevent release inaccuracies. Releases inaccuracy has been increasing for several years and are another symptom of the prison system crisis inherited by this Government.On 11 November, the Deputy Prime Mi...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordQueen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his oral answer on 21 October 2025, Official Report, col 789, what proportion of the increase in NHS budget was provided to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn Trust.
Answer: All National Health Service organisations will benefit from the record funding growth agreed for the NHS this year. Revenue funding is provided to integrated care boards (ICBs) and is informed by a calculation of what would constitute a ‘fair share’ for t...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much solar power generating capacity is (a) operational, (b) under construction and (c) awaiting a planning decision.
Answer: As of the end of September 2025, there is 20.0GW of solar generating capacity in the UK. Deployment statistics are published monthly, here: Solar photovoltaics deployment - GOV.UK. According to the July edition of the Renewable Energy Planning Database, t...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: PlanningDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87414More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of adding energy nationally significant infrastructure projects to the renewable energy planning database.
Answer: Energy nationally significant infrastructure projects are already included in the Renewable Energy Planning Database, which can be seen by filtering by planning authority for The Planning Inspectorate.https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/renewable-e...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87082More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has recently made an assessment of the adequacy of the approach to child maintenance for parents without custody arrangements.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) operates on the principle that both parents have financial responsibility for their child, including their food and clothing, as well as contributing towards the associated costs of running the home that the child lives...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: CustodyMinistry of JusticeTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87081More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the approach to custody decisions in cases where a parent breaches a court order.
Answer: The Department has not made a recent assessment of the effectiveness of child arrangements orders or of the approach to cases where a parent breaches a court order. However, the Government is committed to long-term reform of the family courts, working wit...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Arrangements OrdersMinistry of JusticeTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87080More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the effectiveness of Child Arrangements Orders.
Answer: The Department has not made a recent assessment of the effectiveness of child arrangements orders or of the approach to cases where a parent breaches a court order. However, the Government is committed to long-term reform of the family courts, working wit...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Courts: Pilot SchemesMinistry of JusticeTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87079More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his planned timetable is for the expansion of the Pathfinder pilot.
Answer: The Pathfinder programme is currently operating in six Designated Family Judge areas across England and Wales. Three further court areas - the Black Country and Shropshire, Worcestershire and Herefordshire and in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire - will st...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Courts: Pilot SchemesMinistry of JusticeTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87078More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the the potential benefits of accelerating the expansion of the Pathfinder pilot.
Answer: The Pathfinder model is currently operating in six Designated Family Judge areas across England and Wales. Three further court areas - the Black Country and Shropshire, Worcestershire and Herefordshire, and Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire - will start th...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: CustodyMinistry of JusticeTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87077More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the handling of child custody cases through non-court processes.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice continues to develop its understanding of how non-court processes support families to resolve post-separation issues, such as child arrangements.Evidence from the Family Mediation Voucher Scheme suggests that these approaches can h...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve public transport connections in (a) North West Norfolk constituency and (b) rural areas.
Answer: The Government knows that a modern public transport network is vital to providing access to services and keeping communities connected. We have introduced the Bus Services Act 2025 to put power over local bus services back into the hands of local leaders,...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrimary Education: SportsDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86320More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2025 to Question 82981 on PE and sport premium grant funding, what alternative funding streams her Department provides that are available to primary schools for capital expe
Answer: Schools, including primary schools, are allocated devolved formula capital (DFC) to spend on capital projects and capital purchases that meet their own priorities.Further information and DFC allocations for the 2025/26 financial year are published here: h...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: North West NorfolkHome OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to house asylum seekers in North West Norfolk constituency.
Answer: The priority is to ensure that the procurement of secure, safe and sustainable dispersed accommodation is carried out in a fair and equitable manner so that the Home Office continues to meet its statutory obligations while also carefully considering the i...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHMP Garth: Unmanned Air SystemsMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps have been taken at HMP Garth to help prevent drones bringing drugs into the prison.
Answer: His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) is working hard to deter, detect and disrupt the use of drones that deliver contraband into prisons.Owing to operational sensitives, we are not able to discuss the measures used by HMP Garth to disrupt dr...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisonersMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of prisoners detained beyond their release date in 2024-25.
Answer: Release inaccuracy is yet another symptom of the prison system crisis inherited by this Government. While the overwhelming majority of offenders are released correctly, we are clamping down on those errors that do occur, and this includes unlawful detenti...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's webpage entitled Prisons data, Additional data, how many of the 262 prisoners released in error in 2024-5 were returned to custody.
Answer: Releases in error have been increasing for several years and are another symptom of the prison system crisis inherited by this Government.While the overwhelming majority of offenders are released correctly, we are clamping down on those releases in error ...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Written QuestionsCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85332More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to provide an answer to Question 82727 on National Security Adviser: China, tabled on 16 October 2025.
Answer: A response has been issued here.
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools and Further Education: North West NorfolkDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85331More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of funding for (a) schools and (b) colleges in North West Norfolk constituency.
Answer: The government has increased school funding by £3.7 billion in the 2025/26 financial year, a 6% increase on 2024/25 levels, and committed to a further increase of £4.2 billion through the 2025 Spending Review. This additional funding will provide an above...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSelf-assessment: FinesTreasuryTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84268More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2025 to Question 77620 Self-assessment: Fines, what the average response time was of HMRC’s dedicated support service to those facing personal difficulties over the latest 12 mon
Answer: HMRC are committed to being aware of customers’ wider personal situations and will provide extra support if customers need it, as set out in the HMRC Charter. All HMRC advisers are given training and guidance on how to identify customers who need extra he...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSelf-Assessment: FinesTreasuryTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83855More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2025 to Question 77620 on Self-assessment: Fines, if he will set out for (a) late-filing of Self Assessment forms and (b) late payment of Income Tax (i) how many penalties were c
Answer: Data on the average cost per cancellation and the average time to cancel penalties is not available.Final data on the late payment of income tax and the average value of penalties cancelled in each year since 2011 cannot be provided as returns continue to...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSelf-assessment: FinesTreasuryTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83459More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2025 to Question 77620 on Self-assessment: Fines, whether her Department plans to consult on the new penalty regime for the (a) late filing of Self Assessment returns and (b) lat
Answer: The previous government held three public consultations between 2016 and 2018 on reforms to late filing and late payment penalties. Following this, penalty reform was introduced for VAT customers in 2023 as part of Making Tax Digital. The same approach wi...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: SportsDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of changing the guidance entitled PE and sport premium: conditions of grant 2024 to 2025, last updated on 23 April 2025, to permit capital expenditure on s
Answer: As revenue funding, the PE and sport premium grant funding is unable to be used towards capital expenditure. Schools access capital funding through other funding streams.
Answered 27 Oct 2025
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