Laurence Turner MP: written questions
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Church of England: CCTVChurch CommissionersTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86093More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church makes funding available for the installation of CCTV cameras at pastoral buildings that are not churches.
Answer: Best practice would be to engage with the diocese in question, the insurance company and with local police, to discuss any specific equipment that might be needed and what local money may be available. In some cases the insurance company working with the...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVaccine Damage Payment SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2025 to Question 83545 on Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, if he will publish a version of the table provided for the years prior to 2021-22.
Answer: The information requested is not held by the Department of Health and Social Care as the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme was administered by the Department for Work and Pensions until 2021.
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDfT Operator: Public AppointmentsDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress she has made on the appointment of a new CEO of DfT Operator Limited.
Answer: The contract for the current CEO of DfT Operator Limited is due to end in December 2025. In preparation for this, work is continuing to recruit a new CEO to ensure continued leadership for the organisation.
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLocomotives: DieselDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has held recent discussions with (a) DB Cargo and (b) railway preservation groups on preserving the 58050 locomotive.
Answer: Freight operators are private sector companies who lease or own their rolling stock. Any such decisions relating to the preservation of locomotives would be a commercial matter for those freight operators.The department has not held any recent discussions...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordVaccine Damage Payment SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total amount of payment is through the Vaccine Damage Payments Scheme; and how much has been paid in each year for which figures are available.
Answer: The Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme provides a one-off, tax-free payment of £120,000 to claimants who have been found, in rare cases and on the balance of probabilities, to have been severely disabled, 60% or more, by certain vaccines for a disease listed i...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Rail: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether retired former employees of British Rail will retain travel privileges following the creation of Great British Railways.
Answer: The Government understands the importance of travel concessions for retired former British Rail employees and there are no plans to change these arrangements under Great British Railways.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Centre for Defence Medicine: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress has been made on maintenance works at Glenart Castle Mess in Longbridge, Birmingham.
Answer: Glenart Castle Mess closed in July 2025 to allow for an upgrade to the water system infrastructure in the building. The maintenance works have progressed well and are on schedule, with 90% of works being complete. The mess is planned to reopen on 11 Novem...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: SubscriptionsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80436More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when his Department plans to respond to the consultation on the implementation of the new subscription contracts regime.
Answer: The government is committed to protecting consumers who enter subscription contracts. Chapter 2, Part 4 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 sets out a new regime for subscriptions contracts. Secondary legislation is required to impl...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025WithdrawnUIN 80435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether former employees of British Rail who move to roles in Great British Rail will retain their travel privileges.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordHigh Speed 2 Line: CostsDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77840More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 2.18 of the National Audit Office report entitled High Speed Two: A progress update, published on 24 January 2020, whether HS2 Limited has updated its indicative estimate that the co
Answer: HS2 Ltd has not updated this figure. The estimate was provided to the National Audit Office in late 2019 – at that time, HS2 Ltd’s cost estimates were in 2015 prices.
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost of a single anytime (a) first and (b) standard class rail ticket between Durham and Basildon was in April (i) 2010 and (ii) 2024.
Answer: The single anytime fares from Durham to Basildon are as follows:First ClassApril 2010- £201.50April 2024- £334.00Standard ClassApril 2010- £140.00April 2024- £214.90 The regulated fare for many LNER routes switched from the Super Off-Peak return to the Su...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFuel Cells and Hydrogen: ExportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to increase the level of hydrogen and fuel cell technology exports.
Answer: As a frontier sector in the Industrial Strategy, the government has committed targeted support to boost exports of hydrogen technologies by showcasing UK capabilities through our global network, greater access to international supply chains and — as outli...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHydrogen: Supply ChainsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to page 4 of his Department's publication entitled Hydrogen Allocation Round 2 (HAR2): due diligence and cost assurance, published on 7 April 2025, when his Department plans to
Answer: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is looking at ways to improve the visibility of supply chains for developers and suppliers, including through a Meet the Specifier event, where developers can meet with potential suppliers prior to procureme...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHigh Speed 2 LineDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Q12 of the oral evidence given by Alan Over to the Transport Select Committee on 9 July 2025, HC 1139, when her Department intends to write to the Transport Committee with the information refe
Answer: The Rail Minister sent a letter on 10 September 2025 providing further information regarding Q12 of the Transport Select Committee’s oral evidence session of 9 July 2025.
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Special Educational NeedsMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 03 September 2025 to Question 73617, on Armed Forces: Special Educational Needs, if he will publish the February 2025 MODLAP advisory note that is referred to in that Answer.
Answer: With reference to my previous response to Question 73617, dated 3 September 2025, concerning Special Educational Needs (SEND) and the MOD Local Authority Partnership (MODLAP), please find attached the February 2025 MODLAP advisory note.
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPrimodos: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74394More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 31168 on Primodos: Research and with reference to the oral contribution of Mr Roland Moyle on 26 May 1978, HC official record Volume 950, whether
Answer: The review referenced in Question 31168 considered the 2023 publication by Danielsson et al only. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) assessment of this publication focussed on new data, which concerned transient embryonic hyp...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDfT Operator: Industrial RelationsDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has held with railway trade unions on transfers of employment to DfT Operator Limited.
Answer: The Department and DFT Operator have regular discussions with trade unions on a range of topics, including the transfer of currently franchised rail passenger services into public ownership. As services are transferred into public ownership, staff employe...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of Accident and Emergency intake staff.
Answer: The 10-Year Workforce Plan, which will be published later this year, will ensure the NHS has the right people, in the right places, including in vital services such as Accident and Emergency, with the right skills to care for patients when they need it.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTirzepatideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NHS England’s publication entitled Interim commissioning guidance: Implementation of the NICE Technology Appraisal TA1026 and the NICE funding variation for tirzepatide (Mounjaro)
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for developing evidence-based guidance for the National Health Service on the use of licensed medicines based on an assessment of their clinical and cost-effe...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSchool Support Staff Negotiating BodyDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73890More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2025 to Question 65451 on the School Support Staff Negotiating Body, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing the body in shadow fo
Answer: We anticipate the School Support Staff Negotiating Body (SSSNB) will be operational from April 2026. In advance of this, departmental officials have established a regular working group with recognised trade unions representing school support staff and emp...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSchool Support Staff Negotiating Body: Scotland and WalesDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has held with the (a) Welsh and (b) Scottish governments on the potential impact of the establishment of School Support Staff Negotiating Body on (i) recruitment and (ii) retenti
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the application of the School Support Staff Negotiating Body provisions in the Employment Rights Bill is therefore for state-funded schools in England only.
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSchool Support Staff Negotiating Body: ResearchDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) published and (b) unpublished research her Department has considered as part of its preparation for establishing the School Support Staff Negotiating Body; and what the titles are of each piece of rese
Answer: This government values and recognises the professionalism of the entire school workforce, which is why the School Support Staff Negotiating Body (SSSNB) is being established through the Employment Rights Bill.To inform the establishment and operation of t...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Special Educational NeedsMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73617More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help support service personnel to obtain education, health and care plans for dependent children.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) established, operates and chairs the MOD Local Authority Partnership (MODLAP) principally consisting of those Authorities with the highest numbers of Service children. MODLAP has developed a number of Special Educational Need...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps Network Rail are taking to ensure that its trackside vegetation management programmed is adequate.
Answer: Network Rail works hard to keep the rail network running. Its work to manage trees and other vegetation alongside the railway helps to keep trains running safely and on time. Network Rail carries out its activities in a way that minimises harm, and wherev...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: TribunalsMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 18 July 2024 to Question 763, on Special Educational Needs: Tribunals, if she will update the table given in that Answer for the most recent year for which figures are available.
Answer: Information about appeals to the First-tier Tribunal for Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) is published at: www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics.The table below sets out the number of appeals to the SEND Tribunal against de...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
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