Luke Murphy MP: written questions
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IVF: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51680More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing enforceable limits on the number of children conceived from a single gamete donor.
Answer: The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), the United Kingdom’s fertility sector regulator, has advised that donor sperm, eggs, or embryos should not be used to create more than 10 families in the UK.The HFEA expects UK licensed clinics to e...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIVF: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the consistency of informed consent practices in donor conception.
Answer: The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has advised that it sets out strict requirements in its Licence Conditions and Code of Practice in relation to obtaining informed consent from egg, sperm, and embryo donors and patients undergoing do...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIVFDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a national system for tracking gamete and embryo donors.
Answer: The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), the United Kingdom’s fertility sector regulator, has advised that HFEA licensed clinics are required by law to provide treatment and outcome information on all gamete or embryo donations taking plac...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHuman Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990Department of Health and Social CareTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51677More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to amend the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 to reflect developments in reproductive technology.
Answer: The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) published Modernising Fertility Law in November 2023, which made a number of recommendations for legislative change, including around its regulatory powers. Ministers have met with the HFEA Chair and...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIVF: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority in relation to the regulation of donor conception.
Answer: The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) is required by law to maintain records and make certain information available upon request to those affected by donor conception.The HFEA was subject to a Public Bodies Review in 2023, where all aspe...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPostnatal CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51675More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) access to weigh in services with health visitors and (b) other postnatal support is provided (i) consistently and (ii) accessibly to new paren
Answer: Local authorities have responsibility for commissioning public health services, including health visiting and services for all new parents. The Healthy Child Programme sets out the services and support families can expect and includes guidance on weighing...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTimesharing: Fraud and MisrepresentationTreasuryTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50348More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to support consumers who have experienced potential (a) mis-selling and (b) fraud on fractional timeshare finance products.
Answer: The government takes the issue of fraud very seriously and is dedicated to protecting the public from this devastating crime. Tackling fraud requires a unified and coordinated response from government, regulators, law enforcement and the private sector to...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTimesharingTreasuryTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50347More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the time taken for the Financial Ombudsman Service to make final decisions on fractional timeshare finance products on consumers.
Answer: The government takes the issue of fraud very seriously and is dedicated to protecting the public from this devastating crime. Tackling fraud requires a unified and coordinated response from government, regulators, law enforcement and the private sector to...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTimesharing: ContractsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of paragraph 4.39 of the Competition and Markets Authority’s report entitled CMA project on Timeshare Disposal, re
Answer: The Timeshare, Holiday Products, Resale and Exchange Contracts Regulations 2010 govern the sales of timeshares. They provide significant protections, including stipulating the information consumers must be aware of prior to purchase and a14 day right to e...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTimesharing: ContractsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50345More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing legislation to provide consumers with a statutory right to exit in-perpetuity timeshare contracts.
Answer: The Timeshare, Holiday Products, Resale and Exchange Contracts Regulations 2010 govern the sales of timeshares. They provide significant protections, including stipulating the information consumers must be aware of prior to purchase and a14 day right to e...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTimesharing: ContractsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50344More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of in-perpetuity clauses in timeshare contracts on consumers.
Answer: The Timeshare, Holiday Products, Resale and Exchange Contracts Regulations 2010 govern the sales of timeshares. They provide significant protections, including stipulating the information consumers must be aware of prior to purchase and a14 day right to e...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49217More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of training available to (a) Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and (b) other healthcare staff on recognising and responding to anxi
Answer: It is the responsibility of each provider of mental health services to ensure that training meets the learning needs of their staff and that all staff adhere to and keep themselves appraised of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance. A...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49216More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the extent to which unmet support needs related to Special Educational Needs and Disability are considered in assessments of parenting capacity during
Answer: As a child-centred government, we are taking forward significant reform of children’s social care to rebalance the system towards earlier intervention and ensure that children and families get access to the right help, at the point of need. Our Families F...
Answered 9 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: AnxietyDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49215More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of training available to school and children's social care staff on (a) recognising and (b) responding to anxiety-led behaviour in children.
Answer: This government is committed to improving mental health support for all children and young people. This is critical to breaking down barriers to opportunity and helping pupils to achieve and thrive in education.Support from the department includes an onli...
Answered 9 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: VeteransDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49214More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support veterans who were advised to claim Personal Independence Payment instead of Armed Forces Independence Payment.
Answer: Veterans are able to access the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS), which provides compensation for injury or illness caused or made worse by Service on or after 6 April 2005. For serious injuries and illness, the AFCS provides a tax-free index-linke...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning and Infrastructure Bill: RiversMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49213More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the planning system in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill on the protection of chalk streams.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 45278 on 30 April 2025.
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMorocco: Overseas InvestmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42891More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the meeting agreed in principle between the Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, Commonwealth and United Nations, the Moroccan Ambassador to
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) remains committed to helping all British investors affected by the failure of the Paradise Golf & Beach Resort (PGBR) development and will continue in its efforts to work with the Moroccan author...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMorocco: Overseas InvestmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42890More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help support British investors affected by the Paradise Beach Golf Resort development in Morocco.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) remains committed to helping all British investors affected by the failure of the Paradise Golf & Beach Resort (PGBR) development and will continue in its efforts to work with the Moroccan author...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42889More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she is taking steps to increase the level of funding for social rent homes at the spending review.
Answer: The government will set out details of new investment to succeed the 2021-26 Affordable Homes Programme at the Spending Review. This new investment will deliver a mix of homes for sub-market rent and homeownership, with a particular focus on delivering ho...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging Points and OwnershipDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a public information campaign to tackle common misinformation on electric vehicle ownership and charging.
Answer: Government is committed to accelerating the transition to zero emission vehicles and increasing awareness of the benefits of electric vehicle ownership. We are working closely with the electric vehicle sector and key partners to ensure that we are deliver...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: GrantsDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the uptake of the Plug In Car grant was for (a) working and (b) non-working people.
Answer: The Government holds data only on the number of vehicles supported thought the Plug-in Car Grant. We do not hold any data that identifies the employment status of recipients.
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of (a) salary sacrifice schemes and (b) the Plug In Car grant in increasing uptake of electric vehicles.
Answer: Favourable taxation measures to support electric vehicles (EVs), including Salary Sacrifice, remain a key driver of new EV sales. EVs bought through salary sacrifice schemes can also play a key role in supporting the used EV markets, where these cars are ...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the introduction of low benefit-in-kind rates for electric vehicles on carbon emissions since 2020-21.
Answer: The department has not made a specific assessment of this kind. Transport decarbonisation policy is led by the Department for Transport, while HM Treasury is responsible for strategic oversight of the UK’s tax system. The department continues to work in c...
Answered 21 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: TaxationTreasuryTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38253More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of low benefit-in-kind rates for electric vehicles on job creation since 2020-21.
Answer: Company cars in the UK are subject to an emissions-based regime, which taxes vehicles based on their list price as well as their CO2 emission level. The Government recognises that this regime plays an important role in the electric vehicle transition. In ...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: TaxationTreasuryTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38252More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of the introduction of low benefit-in-kind rates for electric vehicles on supply chain security since 2020-21.
Answer: Company cars in the UK are subject to an emissions-based regime, which taxes vehicles based on their list price as well as their CO2 emission level. The Government recognises that this regime plays an important role in the electric vehicle transition. In ...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
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