Luke Evans MP: written questions
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Sport England: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the statutory role of Sports England consultee in planning decisions on the (a) development of sporting facilities and (b)
Answer: The government is committed to reviewing the existing statutory consultee arrangements to ensure they align with the government’s ambitions for growth. As per the Written Ministerial Statement I made on 10 March 2025 (HCWS510), we intend to consult on rem...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to encourage the (a) development of sporting facilities and (b) maintenance of playing fields through National Planning Policy Guidance.
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that access to high-quality open spaces and opportunities for sport and physical activity is important for the health and well-being of communities. The Framework sets out that planning policies should be...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLGBT Financial Recognition SchemeMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77611More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timeline is for introducing a twice-weekly sitting timetable for the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme Appeal Board.
Answer: The Government recognises the profound impact that historic criminal and Service law had on LGBT veterans and is fully committed to ensuring that all veterans affected by the ban receive the recognition they deserve. The LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme ...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that Councils have effective supply chains in place to enable them to provide a weekly food waste collection service to all households by 31 Marc
Answer: We are aware of concerns about delivery timelines and pressure on supply chains for vehicles and containers. We are engaging with key stakeholders across the sector and welcome input to help us understand the challenges and ensure successful delivery. Def...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2025 to Question 64094 on Chagos Islands: Sovereignty, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing the payments to Ma
Answer: Details of payments have already been published in the exchange of letters accompanying the Treaty and the accompanying Explanatory Memorandum.
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74389More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of VAT on independent school fees on the ability on non-affluent families to afford private school education.
Answer: HM Treasury published a Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) on applying VAT to independent school fees. This is a comprehensive assessment of the VAT policy, including impacts on individuals and families and can be accessed here: https://www.gov.uk/gov...
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRugbyDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74384More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she last met the (a) Rugby Football Union and (b) Premiership Rugby; and what issues were discussed.
Answer: I met with senior RFU figures while supporting England at the opening fixture of the Women's Rugby World Cup. There I discussed the delivery of the tournament as well as other policy issues, including the demand for women’s sport, government support for w...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDangerous DogsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74382More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the police of (a) kennelling and (b) court fees for dogs subject to seized dog cases.
Answer: Defra does not hold data on the total cost to the police of kennelling or of court fees for dogs subject to seized dog cases. This information may be collected by individual police forces.
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAllotments: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many allotment sites have been sold by local authorities with permission from her Department since July 2024.
Answer: Provision of allotments is managed by Local Government. The Department does not currently hold data on the total number of allotments within England or by local authority. Since 4 July 2024, the Secretary of State for Housing Communities and Local Governm...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAllotments: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Allotment Act 1925 for protecting allotments from being sold by local authorities.
Answer: Under the Small Holdings and Allotment Act 1908, local authorities have a duty to provide allotments if there is sufficient demand. The responsibility for the running, management, and organisation of these allotments also falls on the local authority. A l...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAllotments: Parish and Town CouncilsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Section 23 of the Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1908 for ensuring that (a) district and (b) parish councils provide allot
Answer: Under the Small Holdings and Allotment Act 1908, local authorities have a duty to provide allotments if there is sufficient demand. The responsibility for the running, management, and organisation of these allotments also falls on the local authority. A l...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSummer Internship ProgrammeCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73751More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his Department’s definition of a working person is for the purposes of policy development in the context of civil service internship schemes.
Answer: The refocused Fast Stream Summer Internship scheme will give talented undergraduates from lower socio-economic backgrounds the opportunity to see what a career in the Civil Service is like. We will assess eligibility for the summer internship scheme based...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFarmers: IncomeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of his policies on the ability of farmers to diversify their income streams to support their farming business.
Answer: Agricultural permitted development rights were amended in April 2024 to expand the range of uses agricultural buildings and land within their curtilage can be used for under a ‘flexible commercial use’, incentivising development by providing certainty and...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes Plan: Rural AreasDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73749More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) representatives of rural communities and (b) third party bodies on including the energy needs of off grid communities within the Warm Homes Plan
Answer: The then Minister for Energy Consumers (Miatta Fahnbulleh) had discussions with industry, local government and devolved governments in the development of the Warm Homes Plan. The Warm Homes Plan will help households, including rural off-gas grid household...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes Plan: Rural AreasDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) representatives of rural communities and (b) third party bodies on including the energy needs of canal boat owning communities within the Warm H
Answer: The then Minister for Energy Consumers (Miatta Fahnbulleh) had discussions with industry, local government and devolved governments in the development of the Warm Homes Plan. Boat dwellers will not qualify for government energy efficiency schemes as a val...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes Plan: Rural AreasDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) representatives of rural communities and (b) third party bodies on including the energy needs of rural communities within the Warm Homes Plan.
Answer: The then Minister for Energy Consumers (Miatta Fahnbulleh) had discussions with industry, local government and devolved governments in the development of the Warm Homes Plan. The Warm Homes Plan will help households, including rural off-gas grid household...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on (a) assessing the adequacy and (b) improving the availability of single occupancy for veterans.
Answer: This Government is committed to ensuring that veterans have access to the support they need, including with regards to their housing. As the Minister for Veterans and People, I regularly attend the Inter-Ministerial Group on Homelessness and Rough Sleepin...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: HomelessnessMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to publish the next report by Alma Economics on the evaluation of the Op FORTITUDE and Reducing Veterans Homelessness programme.
Answer: The Government has already published an interim report evaluating these programmes which identified notable successes. As of 24 August 2025, the service has taken over 3,900 referrals and supported 980 veterans into housing. It is the Government's intenti...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when Ministers in her Department last met representatives of the independent school sector to discuss issues facing that sector.
Answer: The last meeting was held on 22 July 2025.
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAnti-social Behaviour: BicyclesHome OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of clause 8 of the Crime and Policing Bill on the number of police interceptions of (a) pedal bikes and (b) e-bikes whose riders are committing ant
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour and the harm it causes is a top priority for this Government and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission. Clause 8 of the Crime and Policing Bill removes the requirement for police to issue a warning before seizing a vehicle...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71140More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the compliance by energy companies with their standard licence conditions in the context of ensuring people understand the costs that constitu
Answer: The Supplier Licence Conditions (SLCs) were put in place by the industry regulator Ofgem, so it is for them to make any assessment of supplier compliance to these rules. However, this Government does take the issue of clear, accurate billing very seriousl...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic FestivalsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the grassroots ticket levy on the long term financial sustainability of small independent music festivals.
Answer: The Government supports the live music industry’s work to introduce a voluntary levy on tickets for stadium and arena shows. This will compliment the significant increase in government funding for the grassroots sector through our new Music Growth Package...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRecycling: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71138More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his policies on recycling rates in (a) England and (b) Leicestershire.
Answer: Simpler Recycling will ensure every household and workplace (businesses and relevant non-domestic premises like schools and hospitals) across England will be able to recycle the same materials in the following core waste streams: metal, glass, plastic (in...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPlastics: PollutionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71137More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of his Department's policies on reducing plastic pollution on levels of plastic pollution.
Answer: This Government is committed to moving to a circular economy for plastics – a future where we keep our resources in use for longer, waste is reduced, we accelerate the path to net zero, we see investment in critical infrastructure and green jobs, our econ...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSummer Internship ProgrammeCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71136More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what definition the Government uses of a working class student, in the context of the new Internship Scheme.
Answer: The refocused Fast Stream Summer Internship scheme will give talented undergraduates from lower socio-economic backgrounds the opportunity to see what a career in the Civil Service is like. We will assess eligibility for the summer internship scheme based...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
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