Martin Wrigley MP: written questions
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Written questions
Remittances: UkraineTreasuryTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31633More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has plans to make changes to its policy on sending remittances to Ukraine.
Answer: There are no plans to change the policy on remittances to Ukraine. How remittances are sent to Ukraine is determined by individual UK banks. We appreciate the hardships citizens face as a result of the ongoing conflict and note that increasing financial r...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRemittances: UkraineTreasuryTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31631More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has plans to improve the process for sending remittances to Ukraine.
Answer: His Majesty’s Government has no legislation which blocks the process for sending remittances to Ukraine. How remittances are sent to Ukraine is determined by individual UK banks. We appreciate the hardships citizens face as a result of the ongoing conflic...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it remains her Department's policy to continue the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme.
Answer: To provide future certainty, Ukrainians provided with temporary sanctuary in the UK under the Ukraine visa schemes can apply for a further 18 months’ permission to remain in the UK through the Ukraine Permission Extension (UPE) scheme, which opened to app...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it remains her Department's policy to recognise existing visas under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme.
Answer: To provide future certainty, Ukrainians provided with temporary sanctuary in the UK under the Ukraine visa schemes can apply for a further 18 months’ permission to remain in the UK through the Ukraine Permission Extension (UPE) scheme, which opened to app...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Criminal InvestigationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2025 to Question 27894, whether her Department will pursue cases where they have no evidence.
Answer: Where DWP identifies suspected fraud that leads to a criminal investigation, the Department is obliged to pursue all reasonable lines of enquiry, whether these point towards or away from a suspect. This is done in accordance with the Criminal Procedure an...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRussia: TradeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what kind of shipping trade (a) to and (b) from Russia is not covered by the sanctions regime.
Answer: In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the UK has introduced an unprecedented package of sanctions. Sanctions have deprived Russia of over $400 billion since February 2022. Sanctions on trade to and from Russia are designed to undermine Russia's war...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: RussiaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31160More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what goods and services are still traded between the UK and Russia.
Answer: The Department for Business & Trade publishes regular Trade and Investment Factsheets, which are available on gov.uk and contain the latest available data on goods and services traded between the UK and other countries, including Russia.
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the withdrawal of US support on Ukrainian independence.
Answer: Europe has provided two thirds of all aid, and over half of all military aid to Ukraine. The $50 billion G7 ERA loans puts Ukraine in a good position for 2025, of which the UK's $3 billion contribution will be earmarked for military spending, giving Ukrai...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Military AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that Ukraine continues to receive adequate military support.
Answer: The UK will deliver £3 billion of military assistance to Ukraine this year and every year until at least 2030. The UK-administered International Fund for Ukraine to procure military equipment now stands at over £1.3 billion. The UK will also provide £2.26...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Peacekeeping OperationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31151More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential deployment of a European peacekeeping force to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary is in close contact with his Cabinet colleagues. As the Prime Minister has said, the UK is ready to play a leading role in accelerating work on security guarantees for Ukraine, including being ready and willing to contribute to secur...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Peacekeeping OperationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31150More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with the French ambassador on a European peacekeeping force in Ukraine.
Answer: We are in close touch with our European partners, including France, to help defend Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression. As the Prime Minister has said, the UK is ready to play a leading role in accelerating work on security guarantees for Ukraine, i...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: SecurityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31149More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will commit to increasing security guarantees for Ukraine.
Answer: As the Prime Minister has said, the UK is ready to play a leading role in accelerating work on security guarantees for Ukraine. This includes further support for Ukraine's military - where the UK has already committed £3 billion a year until at least 2030...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: DevonDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that rail fares are affordable in Devon.
Answer: We are committed to reforming the overcomplicated fares system with a view to simplifying rail fares across the country. Whilst it is our ambition through public ownership to deliver a more affordable railway, any long-term changes or concessions made to ...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: DevonDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to open additional railway stations in Devon.
Answer: The Government is funding the construction of a new Okehampton Interchange station which is planned to open in 2026. Future rail infrastructure investment, including new stations, will be considered as part of the current Spending Review, which will be co...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: DevonDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with Network rail on expanding rail electrification to Devon.
Answer: Department for Transport ministers have had no recent discussions with Network Rail on expanding rail electrification to Devon. To deliver the government’s Net Zero commitment, the Government’s stated approach will be to electrify additional rail lines an...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when GP practices will be informed about the funding settlement details for the next financial year.
Answer: We are investing an additional £889 million in general practice (GP) to reinforce the front door of the National Health Service and bring back the family doctor, bringing total spend on the GP Contract to £13.2 billion in 2025/26. This is the biggest incr...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMedia: IncentivesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will implement financial incentives to encourage media organisations to come within the remit of Impress, in the context of the Leveson Report.
Answer: The Government is committed to protecting press freedom, which is essential to a strong and functioning democracy. In the UK, there exists an independent, self-regulatory system for the press, which is crucial to maintain press freedom.For that reason, th...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Workplace PensionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to amend the Social Security Act 1973 to ensure pensioners who served in the armed forces prior to 6 April 1975 but did not meet the qualifying service threshold rec
Answer: Although the Ministry of Defence is unable to comment on possible changes to the Social Security Act 1973 as this legislation was introduced by the Department of Social Security, now the Department for Work and Pensions, I am leading work across Governmen...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCoal Fired Power Stations and Drax Power Station: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make a comparative assessment of the potential impact of (a) the Drax power station and (b) coal-fired power stations on UK carbon emissions in the last five years.
Answer: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) publishes UK territorial greenhouse gas emissions statistics. They can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/final-uk-greenhouse-gas-emissions-statistics-1990-to-2023 DESNZ also pub...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDrax Power Station and Renewable Energy: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make a comparative assessment of the potential impact of (a) the Drax power station and (b) renewable energy sources on UK carbon emissions in the last five years.
Answer: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) publishes UK territorial greenhouse gas emissions statistics. They can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/final-uk-greenhouse-gas-emissions-statistics-1990-to-2023 DESNZ also pub...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: ExeterMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the decision to close her Department's regional office in Exeter on civil servants in Devon.
Answer: The department has made the decision to close six offices over the next two years, including its office in Exeter, in order to create a more coherent office estate across the UK. The department will continue to have an office in every English region, and ...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: ExeterMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason she decided to close the Department's regional office in Exeter.
Answer: The department has made the decision to close six offices over the next two years, including its office in Exeter, in order to create a more coherent office estate across the UK. The department will continue to have an office in every English region, and ...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: ExeterMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the closure of her Department's Exeter regional office on the career prospects of civil servants in the South West.
Answer: The department has made the decision to close six offices over the next two years, including its office in Exeter, in order to create a more coherent office estate across the UK. The department will continue to have an office in every English region, and ...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: ExeterMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will ensure that her Department does not close its regional office in Exeter.
Answer: The department has made the decision to close six offices over the next two years, including its office in Exeter, in order to create a more coherent office estate across the UK. The department will continue to have an office in every English region, and ...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: ParkingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of annual income received by parking companies from the NHS.
Answer: No assessment has been made of the potential impact of parking costs on National Health Service staff in Devon. All NHS trusts that charge for hospital car parking provide free parking for those ‘in-most need’. This includes frequent outpatient attenders,...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
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