Laurence Turner MP: written questions
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Public Sector: EqualityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism for improving compliance with the Equality Act at CQC registered practice
Answer: It is for individual organisations, including Care Quality Commission (CQC) registered practices, to comply with the Equality Act 2010, guidance on which is available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/guidance/equality-act-2010-guidanceA code of pr...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordKings Norton StationDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 5.83 of the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025, CP 1336, whether Kings Norton station will be upgraded as part of the next stage of Midlands Rail Hub West.
Answer: The west scope of the Midlands Rail Hub programme includes bringing the island platforms back into use and bringing the footbridge up to modern accessibility standards at Kings Norton Station.
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: MidlandsDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 5.83 of the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025, how much funding has been allocated to progress the next stage of Midlands Rail Hub West.
Answer: The Chancellor confirmed Midlands Rail Hub is a priority for the Government and £123m has been committed for the next phase of the Programme.
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOrchestras: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59207More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average processing time was for claims for Orchestra Tax Relief in each of the last five years.
Answer: HMRC balances the need to ensure that payments for tax reliefs are processed as quickly as possible with the need to ensure that they are claimed only by those who are eligible to do so. All claims for Orchestra Tax Relief are risk assessed on receipt. Wh...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDyspraxiaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58856More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to raise public awareness of dyspraxia.
Answer: The Government is committed to creating a more inclusive society where neurodiverse people, including those with dyspraxia, are supported to thrive.Dyspraxia, also known as developmental co-ordination disorder or DCD, is a common disorder that affects mov...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: EducationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to progress Sustainable Development Goal 4.
Answer: With some 250 million children, and growing, out of school globally, it is very unlikely that Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4) will be met by 2030. The UK is working with the humanitarian system, leveraging multilateral institutions' funding, and str...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department is able to produce statistics on PIP recipients broken down by (a) Output Areas and (b) lower layer Super Output Areas.
Answer: Information on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants by different geographic breakdowns can be found on Stat Xplore. You can use the ‘PIP Cases with Entitlement from 2019’ dataset and the ‘Geography’ filter to narrow down to the breakdowns you req...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Pension SchemeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether local authorities are able to prevent new employees from joining the Local Government Pension Scheme.
Answer: It is unlawful for local authorities to prevent their new employees from joining the Local Government Pension Scheme. Local authorities are scheduled bodies, as defined by part 1 of Schedule 2 of the LGPS Regulations 2013, and scheduled bodies must offer ...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School Meals: West MidlandsDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57877More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Over half a million more children to get free school meals, published on 4 June 2025, if she will make an estimate of how many additional children will
Answer: This government is determined to tackle child poverty and spread growth and opportunity to every family in every part of our country. We have now announced the biggest expansion of free school meal eligibility in England in a generation. We will give ever...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability: AccessDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to reduce the barriers for disabled people accessing cultural events.
Answer: The Government supports the Arts Councils of each UK nation and Ireland and the British Film Institute in launching All In, a free, UK wide arts access scheme. This scheme will help remove barriers for disabled, deaf and neurodivergent people in music ven...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: West MidlandsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of Personal Independence Payment recipients are in work in (a) Birmingham Northfield constituency, (b) Birmingham local authority area and (c) the West Midlands.
Answer: For the proportion of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants who are in work by different geographic breakdowns, please see table 1 below. Table 1: the percentage of PIP claimants who are in work by different geographic breakdownsGeographyPercentag...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGeorge Dixon Primary SchoolDepartment for EducationTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her spokesperson's comments in the Birmingham Mail article entitled The reason staff at a Birmingham school decided a last resort strike, published on 7 March 2025, whether she plans to make a
Answer: High and rising standards are at the heart of this government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity so every child can achieve and thrive.An academy order for George Dixon Primary School in Birmingham was issued in June 2023 and remains in place...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCriminal Injuries Compensation Authority: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2025 to Question 50727 on Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority: Standards, what proportion of the respondents to that paper survey selected (a) very good, (b) good, (c) averag
Answer: Of the respondents to the paper survey in 2023-34, (a) 53.2% selected very good, (b) 31.0% selected good, (c) 10.0% selected average, (d) 3.3% poor and (e) 2.5% selected very poor.
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Records: Information SharingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51673More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce barriers to the sharing of medical records between NHS trusts in cases when those trusts are treating the same patients.
Answer: Appropriate information sharing is essential for the provision of safe and effective health care. Improving this will enable enhanced quality of care and safety for patients and better informed clinical and care decision-making, empowered by access to pre...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBirmingham City Council: StaffMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51672More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 07 April 2025 to Question 43306 on Birmingham City Council: Finance, when the transparency publication referred to in that Answer will next be updated.
Answer: The Commissioners’ fees and expenses up to and including March 2025 have now been published on Birmingham City Council’s website.
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHigh Speed TwoDepartment for TransportTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51671More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to item 5.4.4 of the minutes of HS2 Limited's Board meeting of 25 September 2024, what the (a) membership and (b) remit is of the Tripartite Cooperation Board.
Answer: The Tripartite Cooperation Board (TCB) was established in 2014 following a memorandum of understanding signed between the DfT, NR and HS2 Ltd. The TCB brings together the senior executives from the Department, acting on behalf of the Secretary of State, a...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHS2 Ministerial Task ForceDepartment for TransportTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which Ministers have been members of the HS2 Ministerial Taskforce since its creation; and on which dates each Minister (a) joined and (b) left the taskforce.
Answer: The Secretary of State for Transport, Minister for Rail and Chief Secretary to the Treasury have been members of the Ministerial Task Force for HS2 since its first meeting on 30 April 2020. Ministers from the Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Housing, Co...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHS2 Ministerial Task ForceDepartment for TransportTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what dates the HS2 ministerial taskforce has met since 25 October 2022.
Answer: The Ministerial Task Force for HS2 has met on the following dates since 25 October 2022: 1 November 202331 January 202422 October 202418 March 2025.
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNetwork Rail: Public AppointmentsDepartment for TransportTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) process and (b) timetable will be for recruiting a new Chief Executive of Network Rail.
Answer: The Network Rail Board via its Nomination and Remuneration Committee is responsible for the Chief Executive selection process. In line with the Network Rail Framework Agreement, the Secretary of State for Transport has the right to approve the Board’s sug...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: DocumentsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of National Archives documents misplaced while on loan to Departments.
Answer: Section 4(6) of the Public Records Act 1958 gives departments the right to recall records that they have transferred to The National Archives. In 2018, The National Archives put in place a framework for safeguarding public records that establishes firm co...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British RailwaysDepartment for TransportTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51058More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to item 24/132 of Network Rail's Board minutes of 05 December 2024, what the proposed (a) resourcing and (b) functions were of the Shadow Great British Railways Delivery Unit; and for what reason
Answer: Shadow Great British Railways has been established to bring together the leaders responsible for the operational railway working with an independent Chair to start to realise the benefits of rail reform for passengers and freight ahead of the formal creat...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTrain Operators' Revenue Protection Practices Independent ReviewDepartment for TransportTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's press notice entitled Transport Secretary launches review of train company revenue protection practices, published on 13 November 2024, what progress the Office of Rail and Ro
Answer: The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) will provide a final report to the Secretary of State no later than 15 May 2025. The review is currently in progress, and regular updates have been provided to the Department for Transport throughout. The ORR will determi...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCriminal Injuries Compensation Authority: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Table 9, on page 19 of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority's Annual Report and Accounts, published on 24 July 2024, what the wording of the question that measured overall satisfaction w
Answer: When issuing decision letters by post at both first and review decision stage, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority includes a paper survey form that applicants can complete and return. The wording of the question used to measure overall satisfact...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Wealth FundsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49858More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent progress her Department has made on the establishment of the community wealth fund.
Answer: The government announced in November 2024 that it is allocating £87.5 million of dormant assets funding to the Community Wealth Fund and is committed to ensuring it delivers meaningful benefits to disadvantaged communities across England. DCMS and MHCLG a...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLife Sciences: ExpenditureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49627More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the (a) total and (b) per capita public expenditure on life sciences was in each of the last five years by region.
Answer: Public expenditure on life sciences is funded by various public organisations. The Government does not aggregate data from these organisations regarding their total, regional and per capita expenditure.
Answered 7 May 2025
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