Martin Wrigley MP: written questions
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Nature ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help the UK meet its 2030 nature recovery target commitments.
Answer: The Government is working to achieve our Environment Act targets, including to halt the decline in nature by 2030. Delivering the UK’s 30by30 target on land in England will require a strategic approach, to address the scale of action needed, and ensure a ...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordClimate ChangeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help the UK meet its commitments on climate change adaptation.
Answer: Defra is the lead department for domestic adaptation to climate change, responsible for coordinating requirements set out in the UK Climate Change Act 2008. This includes preparing a UK Climate Change Risk Assessment every five years, followed by a Nation...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Environment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29774More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support nature-friendly farming.
Answer: The Government is supporting farmers to implement nature-friendly farming practices through a range of measures. These include habitat restoration and creation; activities to reduce the impact of invasive non-native species on sites or to address pressure...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordInternet: SafetyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential for harm by small websites not included in the Online Harm Bill.
Answer: All user-to-user services, no matter their size and regardless of whether they are categorised, will be captured by the Online Safety Act. The illegal content duties will require all user-to-user services – including small but risky services - to risk ass...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Equipment: ProcurementDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of national purchasing of NHS England equipment.
Answer: NHS Supply Chain is responsible for procuring products, warehousing and delivering consumables and medical equipment on behalf of the National Health Service. It became fully operational in April 2019, under the ownership of my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secret...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCompulsorily Detained Psychiatric PatientsMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the parole board report on IPP prison sentences.
Answer: The Parole Board published interim guidance on 12 November 2024 to provide Parole Board panels with points to consider when undertaking parole reviews for prisoners sentenced to an Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) or Detention for Public Protectio...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPeat: SalesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take legislative steps to prohibit the retail sales of horticultural peat.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the response given to PQ 4272 on 12 September 2024.
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPeatlands: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help restore peatlands.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of England’s peatlands, and in our manifesto, we committed to expanding nature-rich habitats such as peatlands. This will contribute to ensuring nature’s recovery, one of Defra’s five priorities. We have ambitions ...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMarine Environment: Environment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help protect blue carbon habitats.
Answer: In England, we have established a comprehensive network of 181 Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), which cover the majority of our saltmarsh and seagrass habitats. While blue carbon habitats may not always be an explicitly designated feature, MPA protection ma...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBirds of Prey: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to tackle the persecution of birds of prey.
Answer: Bird of prey persecution is a national wildlife crime priority and there are strong penalties in place for offences committed against birds of prey and other wildlife. Where any wild bird of prey is killed illegally the full force of the law should apply...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBirds: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support wild bird populations in the UK.
Answer: This Government remains committed to taking action to recover our threatened native species including wild birds. That is why, on the 30 July 2024 the Government announced a review of EIP 23 and the intention to develop a revised EIP to protect and restor...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordInsulation: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help mitigate the potential impact of spray foam insulation previously deemed fit for purpose but later surveyed as inadequate.
Answer: Any measures fitted under government schemes must be fitted to the highest standards with issues promptly and properly rectified. Consumers are entitled to repair work by the original installer or, failing that, they can use their guarantee provided on in...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: PrisonersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29261More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to meet the health needs of elderly prisoners.
Answer: NHS England has the responsibility to provide a full range of healthcare services to meet the needs of the prison population. Every prison will have a health needs assessment undertaken on a regular basis which is then used to locally determine the health...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison SentencesMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the report entitled Imprisonment for Public Protection Interim Member Guidance, published by The Parole Board in October 2024, if she will take steps to support prisoners serving IPP sentences t
Answer: The Parole Board published interim guidance to its Members on 12 November 2024 to help them in conducting parole reviews for prisoners serving sentences of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) or Detention for Public Protection (DPP). The guidance enc...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHMP Channings Wood: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29259More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has had discussions with the managers at HMP Channings Wood on the maintenance of the prison estate.
Answer: Senior officials in HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) are in regular contact with HMP Channing Wood about maintenance issues.HMPPS is working with the prison to invest around £365,000 in 2024-25 to improve fire safety and living conditions at HMP Ch...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: DevonDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of potential impact of the time taken for education, health and care plan applications to be processed on children in Devon.
Answer: The department wants to ensure that, where required, education, health and care (EHC) plan assessments are progressed promptly and, if needed, plans are issued as quickly as possible so that children and young people can access the support they need.The d...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a mutual recognition agreement with the European Medicines Agency; and if he will make an assessment of the pot
Answer: We are focused on strengthening our relationship with the European Union, forging a stable, positive relationship that benefits the United Kingdom. We have always been clear that we will not return to the single market, customs union or freedom of movemen...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNeurological Diseases: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of medicine shortages on people with (a) epilepsy and (b) Parkinson’s disease.
Answer: No assessment has been made of the potential impact of medicines shortages on people with epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease.The Department is working hard with industry to help resolve intermittent supply issues with some epilepsy medications. As a result ...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas StudentsCabinet OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29255More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of immigrants were international students in the latest period for which data is available; and what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of including internati
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 5th February is attached.
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas StudentsDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the most recent long-term migration figures were accounted for by international students.
Answer: According to the latest Office for National Statistics estimates, net migration to the UK (immigration minus emigration) of international students was 262,000 in the year ending June 2024. Total net migration for the same period was 728,000, meaning inter...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDrinks: PricesTreasuryTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29252More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make a comparative assessment of the price of (a) non-alcoholic drinks and (b) alcoholic ones.
Answer: The independent Office for National Statistics is responsible for measuring prices. Further information on the prices of commonly bought goods and services, including alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, can be found on the ONS’s shopping prices compari...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCoastal Areas: Departmental ResponsibilitiesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if the Government will appoint a Minister for Coastal Communities.
Answer: As the Minister for Local Growth my role is to promote economic growth in all parts of the country including coastal communities. Our coastal economies and communities add unique value to the country and offer significant growth potential.As set out in th...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: DawlishDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish the cost of restarting phase 5 of the Dawlish rail resilience project design team.
Answer: A team at Network Rail is currently funded to develop the fifth phase of the South West Rail Resilience Programme. A decision on further funding will be subject to the outcome of the Spending Review.
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCriminal InvestigationHome OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of cases under investigation by police for over one year.
Answer: Timely investigation of crime is important for victims and to ensure swift justice. Official statistics on crime outcomes, published by the Home Office for the year ending September 2024, shows that 86% of all offences (without fraud) are closed within 10...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: ConstructionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much has been spent on consultancy for the new hospitals programme.
Answer: As per the definitions set out in government guidance, the New Hospital Programme does not have any costs recorded as consultancy costs. This guidance is available at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/consultancy-spend-controls#definitions-...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
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