Jonathan Brash MP: written questions
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Written questions
Tennis: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether (a) tennis and (b) padel will have access to Government funding for (i) new and (ii) upgraded grassroots sport facilities.
Answer: The Government is determined to ensure that everyone has access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities. That is why we have committed another £400 million to transform facilities across the whole of the nation following the Spending Review.W...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Waste: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58700More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) food, (b) drink and (c) other (i) aseptic and (ii) chilled liquid cartons are included in the core set of recyclable waste streams required to be collected from all househo
Answer: Yes, aseptic and refrigerated cartons made of a fibre-based composite are included within the plastic recyclable waste stream, required to be collected from all households in England by 31 March 2026.
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: HartlepoolDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of PIP recipients are in employment in Hartlepool.
Answer: At the end of March 2024, 14% of PIP recipients in Hartlepool were in employment. Notes: - HMRC data is used to determine whether a claimant was in employment. HMRC data covers up to the end of the tax year 2023/24, therefore March 2024 has been provided ...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: InfrastructureDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 904515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that British suppliers are used for major energy infrastructure projects.
Answer: We have always been clear; our country’s clean energy future must be built in Britain. That’s why we launched the Clean Industry Bonus for offshore wind. The first round was hugely successful – more than doubling the budget for developers to invest in UK ...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: Young PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52916More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps with the youth homelessness sector to add a youth-specific section to the Homelessness Code of Guidance as part of the cross-government homelessness strate
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 20895 on 19 December 2024.
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGCE A-level: ExportsDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an estimate of the potential value to the economy of the export of Advanced Level (A-level) qualifications overseas.
Answer: The department does not hold information on the value of exporting A level qualifications overseas.Ofqual publishes a range of information about exported qualifications. The latest information is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annu...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: HartlepoolDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 902777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve rail services in Hartlepool.
Answer: As well as allocating significant investment to reopen Hartlepool platform 3 in June 2024, we are working with train operators to make the best use of the available infrastructure and to improve reliability to deliver the services passengers need.
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPeriod PovertyWomen and EqualitiesTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 901194More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to tackle period poverty.
Answer: The Department for Education runs a scheme providing free products in education settings, so periods aren’t a barrier to learning for young women. There are similar schemes to ensure that hospital patients and those in police detention have access to the ...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordYouth Services: HartlepoolDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 900681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the contribution of youth services to the wellbeing of young people in Hartlepool constituency.
Answer: This Government cares about young people and champions the vital role that youth services play in improving the wellbeing of young people. We are working closely with the Home Office on the Young Futures Programme which prioritises prevention, including m...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCouncil TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4071More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of council tax bands.
Answer: The Government currently has no plans to reform council tax. Ahead of any decisions taken on the tax, the Government will carefully consider the impact on councils and taxpayers. The Government is committed to keeping taxes on working people as low as pos...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the NHS dental contracting framework.
Answer: To rebuild dentistry in the long term, we will reform the dental contract, with a shift to focus on prevention and the retention of National Health Service dentists.There are no perfect payment systems and careful consideration needs to be given to any po...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMotorcycles: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the regulations governing the powers of the police to (a) pursue and (b) detain people using off-road bikes illegally.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government, and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission to take back our streets.The police are able to pursue off road bikers but any decision on whether to undertake a pursuit is an operational o...
Answered 22 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordShellfish: North EastDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to open an inquiry into crustacean die-offs on the North East coast.
Answer: The Department is aware of the conclusions of the independent review commissioned by the previous administration into the crustacean mass mortality event on the North East coast of England. Defra, supported by its public bodies and agencies, continues to ...
Answered 22 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Temporary AccommodationHome OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department makes an assessment of the socio-economic background of an area when determining the location of asylum accommodation.
Answer: The Home Office has a set of asylum accommodation plans which set out how much Dispersal Accommodation is appropriate for each local authority. The Home office has developed an indexing tool which has helped to ensure that this is done in an evidence-base...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Anti-social BehaviourHome OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to tackle the antisocial use of off-road vehicles.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government, and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission to take back our streets.The police are able to pursue off road bikers but any decision on whether to undertake a pursuit is an operational o...
Answered 22 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordHartlepool Power Station: Nuclear ReactorsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 205More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has plans to build a new nuclear reactor on the Hartlepool nuclear power station site.
Answer: A new National Policy Statement will be developed to provide the planning framework for nuclear power beyond 2025. We believe the sites identified in the current National Policy Statement (EN6), including the privately owned Hartlepool site, are likely to...
Answered 22 Jul 2024
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