Luke Evans MP: written questions
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Dogs: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had on the adequacy of the (a) training, (b) registration and (c) regulation of dog (i) trainers and (ii) behaviourists.
Answer: Defra is working hand in hand with the police, local authorities and animal welfare groups to encourage responsible dog ownership across all breeds of dog, including considering the role of education and training (for both dogs and their owners).
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Indian Ocean Territory: Marine EnvironmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding his Department has provided through the Blue Belt Programme to help protect ocean health in the British Indian Ocean Territories since 2022.
Answer: The Blue Belt Programme, which is funded by the FCDO, has provided £1,230,562 since 1 April 2022 to support the British Indian Ocean Territory manage its Marine Protected Area. This includes measures to prevent illegal fishing through satellite monitoring...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Indian Ocean Territory: MauritiusForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed treaty with Mauritius on the Chagos Islands on the long term sustainability of the Chagos Marine Protected
Answer: The agreement will be supported by an enhanced partnership between the UK and Mauritius on conservation. This partnership will prioritise high conservation standards, with the UK supporting Mauritius' ambitions to establish a Marine Protected Area (MPA) t...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Indian Ocean Territory: Marine Protected AreasForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the annual cost to the public purse is of maintaining the Chagos Marine Protected Area.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) provides money for the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) Administration for the good governance of the territory, including environmental protection. The FCDO does not itself spend money for main...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSovereignty: British Indian Ocean TerritoryTreasuryTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36451More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on using funding reallocated from the Overseas Development Assistance budget to fund the Chagos settlement.
Answer: FCDO and the MOD are the lead departments for the Chagos agreement, and must balance any commitments under an agreement against wider priorities in their budgets – and in line with the Managing Public Money framework. OECD Development Assistance Committee...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Products: LabellingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February to Question 31434 on Animal Products: Labelling, what discussions he has had with (a) statutory bodies and (b) animal welfare campaign groups on i
Answer: The Government was elected on a mandate to improve animal welfare and has committed to introducing the most ambitious programme for animal welfare in a generation. The Department is engaging with a range of key animal welfare stakeholders as part of the d...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2025 to Question 31507 on Pension Credit, whether she is taking steps to ensure that backlogs of work are actioned within directorates that have seconded additional
Answer: The directorates within DWP where colleagues were redeployed to support Pension Credit activity were from Child Maintenance Service and Counter Fraud, Compliance and Debt. Other additions were via use of a flexible pool of DWP colleagues that move across ...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2025 to Question 31507 on Pension Credit, from which directorate have the additional staff been deployed to process pension credit applications; and for how long th
Answer: The directorates within DWP where colleagues were redeployed to support Pension Credit activity were from Child Maintenance Service and Counter Fraud, Compliance and Debt. Other additions were via use of a flexible pool of DWP colleagues that move across ...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Pharmacy England and National Pharmacy AssociationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the dates on which (a) he and (b) the Minister of State for Care has met with (i) Community Pharmacy England and (ii) the National Pharmacy Association since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Ministers regularly engage with external stakeholders on a variety of issues, including but not limited to pharmacy. Details of ministerial meetings with external stakeholders are published quarterly in arrears on the GOV.UK website.
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: StaffDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2025 to Question 31507, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of additional staff on pension credit application processing times.
Answer: The Government has recently put in place the biggest ever pension Credit tave-up drive. To help ensure it has the capacity to assess all claims within reasonable timeframes, the Department has deployed over 500 additional staff through a combination of in...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: StaffDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35774More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2025 to Question, what performance matrix she is following to monitor the effectiveness of the funding for additional staffing to reducing pension credit applicatio
Answer: The Government has recently put in place the biggest ever pension Credit tave-up drive. To help ensure it has the capacity to assess all claims within reasonable timeframes, the Department has deployed over 500 additional staff through a combination of in...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: StaffDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2025 to Question 31507 on Pension Credit, what departmental budget stream is supporting the funding for additional staff to process pension credit applications.
Answer: The Government has recently put in place the biggest ever pension Credit tave-up drive. To help ensure it has the capacity to assess all claims within reasonable timeframes, the Department has deployed over 500 additional staff through a combination of in...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMyasthenia Gravis: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with (a) NHS England, (b) the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and (c) the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on the availability of (i
Answer: Working under the UK Rare Diseases Framework, the Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases, such as myasthenia gravis. My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has not specifically discu...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCadetsMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to increase the (a) offer and (b) size of cadet forces in the context of proposed increases to defence expenditure.
Answer: We want more young people to be able to become Cadets given the tremendous benefits which can be gained from the experience. We are committed to sustaining Cadet Forces across the UK, and we are looking to significantly grow Cadet numbers and support youn...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCadetsMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with local cadet forces on increasing the (a) offer and (b) size of those forces.
Answer: We want more young people to be able to become Cadets given the tremendous benefits which can be gained from the experience. We are committed to sustaining Cadet Forces across the UK, and we are looking to significantly grow Cadet numbers and support youn...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFraud: PensionsHome OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35769More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including pension fraud as part of the Government's forthcoming fraud strategy.
Answer: The Government committed in our manifesto to introduce an expanded Fraud Strategy, which will cover all relevant types of fraud where criminals target the UK public and businesses, including pension fraud.We will be engaging all relevant stakeholders in t...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTourist Attractions: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the increase of employer National Insurance on the (a) operational costs and (b) financial profitability of small and medium sized tourist
Answer: The Government recognises the vital role that small and medium-sized tourist attractions play in supporting local economies and driving economic growth across all regions of Great Britain. The increase in employer National Insurance contributions will aff...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of Pension Credit applications rejected by decision makers since September 2024; and what the reasons were for the rejection of those applications.
Answer: The latest published data on Pension Credit applications and awards was published on 27 February [Pension Credit applications and awards: February 2025 - GOV.UK]. This showed that DWP cleared 232,200 Pension Credit claims between 29 July 2024 and 23 Febru...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCharities: Employers' ContributionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35766More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much and what proportion of the £233 million funding for homelessness services is expected to be spent on covering increased employer National Insurance contributions.
Answer: The £233 million uplift in homelessness funding has been provided to get back on track to ending homelessness. This brings total for funding for homelessness services to nearly £1 billion in 2025/26.The Government has also announced £502 million in fundin...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: LabellingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35765More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is to respond to the consultation on fairer food labelling.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent Central, Gareth Snell on 23 December 2024, PQ 20692.
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to seek improvements to the child maintenance system; and what recent discussions she has had with statutory and non statutory bodies to discuss system improvements.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) is taking steps to make improvements across the child maintenance system and create a modern, accessible and robust service through our Service Modernisation Programme and CMS reforms.Throughout our Service Modernisatio...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAutism: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the opportunities available to improve diagnosis times for autism spectrum disorder.
Answer: It is the responsibility of the integrated care board (ICBs) to make available appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including autism assessments and diagnosis, in line with relevant National Institute for Heal...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: PolicyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35762More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Hospitality Sector Council on informing wider government policy towards Pubs and the Hospitality Sector.
Answer: The Hospitality Sector Council is designed as a collaboration between government and the sector. The Council has several working groups led by business which work through specific issues and recommend policy initiatives as appropriate. Through this collab...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Homes: InspectionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35370More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the statistics, published by Sky News, showing that the Care Quality Commission has inspected
Answer: No such assessment has been made. The number of concerns raised with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and highlighted by Sky News, include those which are being handled by another body, for example, a local authority or the police. It may also include d...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Workplace PensionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Remedial Service Statements (a) are required in total (b) have been issued to date (c) are calculated and awaiting fulfilment and (d) still outstanding.
Answer: The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), the scheme administrator, has identified that 381,920 remedial service statements are required for affected members who have retired. Of these, 21 statements have been issued and 393 have been calculated and a...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
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