Laura Trott MP: written questions
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Universities: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14395More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of how much the increase to employers National Insurance contributions will cost universities.
Answer: The department is aware that higher education (HE) providers will have to pay increased National Insurance contributions. As my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer set out in the Autumn Budget 2024, raising the revenue required to fund publ...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordUniversities: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14394More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions on universities.
Answer: The department is aware that higher education (HE) providers will have to pay increased National Insurance contributions. As my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer set out in the Autumn Budget 2024, raising the revenue required to fund publ...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCurriculum and Assessment ReviewDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14393More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her planned timetable is for publishing the recommendations of the Curriculum and Assessment review.
Answer: The timetable for the independent Curriculum and Assessment Review may be found in the terms of reference available here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66d196b7d107658faec7e3db/Curriculum_and_assessment_review_-_aims_terms_of_reference_an...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordChildcare: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14324More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of increasing employers National Insurance contributions on childcare costs for working parents.
Answer: I refer the right hon. Member for Sevenoaks to the answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12804.
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023: Judicial ReviewDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14323More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of the judicial review of her decision to pause the implementation of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Sevenoaks to the answer of 18 November 2024 to Question 13264.
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11949More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2024 to Question 9707 on Tax Avoidance, when she will provide an update on her policy on the Loan Charge.
Answer: The government announced at Autumn Budget that it will commission an independent review of the Loan Charge to help bring the matter to a close for those affected whilst ensuring fairness for all taxpayers. Further details about the review will be set out ...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: SwanleyDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Written Statement of 22 October 2024 on Mainstream Free Schools, UIN HCWS150, if the proposed new special educational needs school in Swanley is one of the schools to have their funding re
Answer: The department is reviewing mainstream free school projects, to ensure that they continue to meet localised need for places, offer value for money and are not to the detriment of the other schools in the local area. The review covers mainstream, centrally...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordIntimate Image Abuse: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to introduce a criminal offence to prosecute individuals who create sexually explicit deepfakes.
Answer: This Government refuses to tolerate violence against women and girls, which is why our manifesto included a commitment to ban the creation of degrading and harmful sexually explicit deepfakes.We are looking at options to deliver this manifesto commitment ...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNon-surgical Cosmetic Procedures: LicensingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to respond to the consultation entitled The licensing of non-surgical cosmetic procedures in England which closed on 2 September 2023.
Answer: The Government is currently considering what steps may need to be taken in relation to the safety of the non-surgical cosmetics sector. The Government will set out its position at the earliest opportunity.
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Plans: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Chapter 12, Paragraph 7, of her Department's consultation entitled Proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning
Answer: Subject to the outcome of the consultation in question, further details on funding to enable eligible local authorities to progress their plans to examination quickly will be provided in due course.
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for publishing the revised National Planning Policy Framework.
Answer: The Government intends to respond to the consultation and publish revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework before the end of the year.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Table 2, page 9, footnote 2 of his Department's report entitled Fixing the foundations: Public spending audit 2024-25, published in July 2024, what estimate his Department has made of
Answer: Fixing the Foundations showed Annually Managed Expenditure (AME) Winter Fuel Payments (WFP) savings of £1.4bn, for 2024/2025, for Great Britain. These included an assumption about increased take-up of Pension Credit which is in line with the highest level...
Answered 7 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordIan CorfieldTreasuryTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5656More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings Ian Corfeld has held with businesses since his appointment as an unpaid adviser.
Answer: This information is not centrally collated.
Answered 7 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Senior Civil ServantsTreasuryTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5369More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who line-manages the Director of Special Advisers and Chancellor Engagement.
Answer: The Director of Special Advisers and Chancellor Engagement is managed by the Second Permanent Secretary.
Answered 7 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTreasury: StaffTreasuryTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5368More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish (a) an organogram of the Private Office Group in her Department and a (b) breakdown by grade of the staff in that group.
Answer: Within private offices, the Director of Special Advisers and Chancellor Engagement is an SCS pay band 2. All other Treasury staff in private offices are at Deputy Director or below and we do not comment on individual roles and appointments at this level.
Answered 7 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordIan CorfieldTreasuryTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5367More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the civil service grade is of the Director of Investment.
Answer: There is no member of HM Treasury staff with the job title Director of Investment.
Answered 7 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordIan CorfieldCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5366More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Ian Corfield (a) has had and (b) has a Downing Street pass.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Members to the answer given by the then Prime Minister on 7 February 2017, Official Report, PQ 62542.Following the practice followed by past administrations, the Government does not comment on security matters.
Answered 7 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTreasury: DirectorsTreasuryTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4796More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who the non-executive directors are in her Department.
Answer: The information regarding the non-executive directors for HM Treasury can be found in the Annual Report and Accounts and on the front page of HMTreasury.gov.uk.
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Civil ServantsTreasuryTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4795More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the civil service grade is of the Head of Business Engagement in her Department.
Answer: The Treasury does not comment on individual appointments at Deputy Director level or below.
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordIan CorfieldTreasuryTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4427More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her donation from Ian Corfield was declared to the Permanent Secretary of her Department within 14 days of her appointment.
Answer: Ian Corfield was appointed on a short-term basis to carry out urgent work in support of the government’s International Investment Summit in October. A full recruitment process could not have been completed in the time available. The donation was included ...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordIan CorfieldTreasuryTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4426More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her donation from Ian Corfield was declared to the Cabinet Office prior to his appointment as a Director in her Department.
Answer: Ian Corfield was appointed on a short-term basis to carry out urgent work in support of the government’s International Investment Summit in October. A full recruitment process could not have been completed in the time available. The donation was included ...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordIan CorfieldTreasuryTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4425More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether Ian Corfield's involvement with the Labour Party was declared to the Civil Service Commission before its approval of his appointment to the Civil Service.
Answer: Ian Corfield was appointed on a short-term basis to carry out urgent work in support of the government’s International Investment Summit in October. A full recruitment process could not have been completed in the time available. The donation was included ...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordIan CorfieldTreasuryTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4424More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the exceptional appointment form for Ian Corfield that was submitted to the Civil Service Commission.
Answer: Ian Corfield was appointed on a short-term basis to carry out urgent work in support of the government’s International Investment Summit in October. A full recruitment process could not have been completed in the time available. The donation was included ...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Special AdvisersTreasuryTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4259More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many special advisers have been appointed in her Department since 4 July 2024; and how many appointments there have been to the Council of Economic Advisers since that date.
Answer: Since 4th July 2024, 9 special advisers have been appointed to HM Treasury, of which 4 are members of the Council of Economic Advisers. These special advisers are appointed to add a political dimension to the advice and support the Chancellor of the Exche...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordTreasury: RecruitmentTreasuryTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4258More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish a list of appointments to her Department made by exception since 30 May 2024, by grade.
Answer: From 30 May to 5 September 2024, 25 staff were appointed to HM Treasury by exception. The breakdown of these appointments by grade is as below.• Student – 16• AO (Range B) – Fewer than 5• EO (Range C) – Fewer than 5• HEO – Fewer than 5• SEO – Fewer than 5...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
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