Martin Wrigley MP: written questions
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Parking: Fees and ChargesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37410More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 February 2025 to Question 29983 on Parking: Fees and Charges, whether her Department has received representations on the potential impact of implemen
Answer: My officials have regular meetings with both parking Trade Associations and representatives for motorists. Meetings with the Trade Associations are scheduled monthly, and meetings with the motorist group are quarterly. In addition to regular meetings, my ...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordExport Controls: RussiaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2025 to Question 34072 on Export Controls: Russia, if he will list each export licence granted by his Department for exports of telecoms and computer information servi
Answer: Between 1 September 2023 and 31 December 2023, the latest period covered by statistic publications covering licensing decisions for Professional and Business Services (PBS) and Individual Financial Services, no licences were issued for insurance services,...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordExport Controls: RussiaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2025 to Question 34072 on Export Controls: Russia, if he will list every export licence granted by his Department for exports of other business services to Russia sinc
Answer: Between 1 September 2023 and 31 December 2023, the latest period covered by statistic publications covering licensing decisions for Professional and Business Services (PBS) and Individual Financial Services, no licences were issued for insurance services,...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordExport Controls: RussiaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37407More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2025 to Question 34072 on Export Controls: Russia, if he will list every export licence granted by his Department for exports of insurance and pensions to Russia since
Answer: Between 1 September 2023 and 31 December 2023, the latest period covered by statistic publications covering licensing decisions for Professional and Business Services (PBS) and Individual Financial Services, no licences were issued for insurance services,...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordExport Controls: RussiaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37406More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2025 to Question 34072 on Export Controls: Russia, if he will list every export licence granted by his Department for exports of travel services to Russia since Septem
Answer: Between 1 September 2023 and 31 December 2023, the latest period covered by statistic publications covering licensing decisions for Professional and Business Services (PBS) and Individual Financial Services, no licences were issued for insurance services,...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordExport Controls: RussiaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37405More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2025 to Question 34072 on Export Controls: Russia, if he will list each export licence granted by his Department for exports of toilet and cleansing preparations to Ru
Answer: Between 1 September 2023 and 30 September 2024, the latest period covered by official statistics in development, no export licences were issued for goods for a) medicinal and pharmaceutical, b) organic chemicals, c) cars, or d) toilet and cleaning prepara...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordExport Controls: RussiaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37404More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2025 to Question 34072 on Export Controls: Russia, if he will list every export licence granted by his Department for exports of cars to Russia since September 2023.
Answer: Between 1 September 2023 and 30 September 2024, the latest period covered by official statistics in development, no export licences were issued for goods for a) medicinal and pharmaceutical, b) organic chemicals, c) cars, or d) toilet and cleaning prepara...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordExport Controls: RussiaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37403More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2025 to Question 34072 on Export Controls: Russia, if he will list every export licence granted by his Department for exports of organic chemicals to Russia since Sept
Answer: Between 1 September 2023 and 30 September 2024, the latest period covered by official statistics in development, no export licences were issued for goods for a) medicinal and pharmaceutical, b) organic chemicals, c) cars, or d) toilet and cleaning prepara...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordExport Controls: RussiaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37402More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2025 to Question 34072 on Export Controls: Russia, if he will list every export licence granted by his Department for exports of insurance and pensions to Russia since
Answer: Between 1 September 2023 and 31 December 2023, the latest period covered by statistic publications covering licensing decisions for Professional and Business Services (PBS) and Individual Financial Services, no licences were issued for insurance services,...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordExport Controls: RussiaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37401More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2025 to Question 34072 on Export Controls: Russia, if he will list every export licence granted by his Department for exports of medicinal and pharmaceutical to Russia
Answer: Between 1 September 2023 and 30 September 2024, the latest period covered by official statistics in development, no export licences were issued for goods for a) medicinal and pharmaceutical, b) organic chemicals, c) cars, or d) toilet and cleaning prepara...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: Private SectorMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37400More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2025 to Question 34688 on Parking: Private Sector, if she will list the dates of each meeting her officials have had with parking (a) trade asso
Answer: My officials have regular meetings with both parking Trade Associations and representatives for motorists. Meetings with the Trade Associations are scheduled monthly, and meetings with the motorist group are quarterly. In addition to regular meetings, my ...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCountryside Stewardship Scheme and Landscape Recovery Scheme: DevonDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37399More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will (a) reopen and (b) ringfence funding for the (i) Higher Tier Countryside Stewardship and (ii) Landscape Recovery scheme in Devon.
Answer: The 56 projects in Rounds 1 and 2 of the Landscape Recovery scheme will be continuing. Plans for any further rounds will be announced in due course. On 11 December 2024, we launched the Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier with applications opening this su...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37398More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund permanent.
Answer: An announcement on funding for the adoption and special guardianship support fund will be made as soon as possible. All future funding decisions will be considered as part of the next spending review.
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: DisabilityTreasuryTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36896More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will ensure that (a) Disability Living Allowance, (b) Personal Independence Payment, (c) SEND support funding and (d) other benefits for (i) children and (ii) their families are not reduced in the Spring Stat
Answer: The OBR’s spring forecast will take place on 26th March and be accompanied by a statement to Parliament from the Chancellor. Ahead of the statement responding to the forecast, the Government will not give a running commentary on economic developments.
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has plans to review the use of marginal-cost pricing for wholesale electricity.
Answer: The second REMA consultation, published in March 2024, considered a range of options related to reform the market. Among other things, the previous government decided to retain marginal pricing across the wholesale market and to proceed with the rapid rol...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic Venues: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36894More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of removing grassroots music venues from the business rates system.
Answer: As set out at Autumn Budget 2024, the Government intends to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, including grassroots music venues with Rateable Values below £500,00, from 2026-27. This permanent tax...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic Venues: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36893More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to Business Rates Relief on grassroots music venues.
Answer: As set out at Autumn Budget 2024, the Government intends to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, including grassroots music venues with Rateable Values below £500,00, from 2026-27. This permanent tax...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36892More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people with an early prostate cancer diagnosis can quickly access (a) treatment and (b) care.
Answer: Improving access to treatment and care are key priorities for the Government for all cancer types, including prostate cancer.To achieve this, we have delivered an extra 40,000 operations, scans, and appointments each week, during our first year in Governm...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: ChildcareDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36891More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has considered reviewing Universal Credit childcare rules to provide more support to home-educating families using registered educational settings.
Answer: No such assessment has been made. Childcare cost claims should be relevant to the hours a customer is undertaking paid work, but allowances are made for reasonable travelling time. For school-age children, eligible childcare costs should be outside of sch...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: ChildcareDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36890More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of time is for an appeal against a decision following an application for Universal Credit childcare support; and what steps her Department is taking to expedite cases in which th
Answer: DWP is not solely responsible for the wait time. Appeals are lodged by claimants with HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS), which the claimant may take up to 13 months to do. DWP have 28 days to respond to the appeal when notified by HMCTS, after which...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: ChildcareDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36889More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of universal credit childcare support rules on families (a) who home-educate and (b) whose children attend educational settings registered
Answer: No such assessment has been made. Childcare cost claims should be relevant to the hours a customer is undertaking paid work, but allowances are made for reasonable travelling time. For school-age children, eligible childcare costs should be outside of sch...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNursesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of protecting the title of nurse in law.
Answer: The Government recognises that the protection in law of certain professional titles is important for public safety. Protecting a title provides assurance to the public that someone using that title is competent and safe to practise Although ‘registered nu...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCorruption and Human Rights: SanctionsTreasuryTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36248More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to enable the repurposing of assets seized from sanctions violations to fund reparations for victims of serious (a) human rights and humanitarian law violations and (b
Answer: UK sanctions legislation does not provide powers to seize frozen assets. Assets owned or controlled by a designated person are frozen immediately by the person in possession or control of them. An asset freeze does not involve a change in ownership of the...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth Organisations: UkraineDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will promote engagement with Ukrainian youth organisations.
Answer: Under the ambitious 100 Year Partnership with Ukraine, signed by the Prime Minister and President Zelenskyy on 16 January 2025, the Department for Education (DfE) and Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) will assist in the engagement of UK and...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordQuetiapine: ShortagesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the supply shortage of Quetiapine modified-release tablets on patients.
Answer: The Department is aware of the supply issues affecting several brands and tablet strengths of quetiapine modified release tablets. Following the Department working with suppliers, there have been improvements in the supply through February and early March...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
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