Martin Wrigley MP: written questions
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Sewage: DevonDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28351More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with water companies on replacing combined sewerage systems with segregated sewerage systems in Devon.
Answer: For too long, water companies have discharged unacceptable levels of sewage into our rivers, lakes and seas. Storm overflows are safety valves within our combined sewage system to protect properties from flooding. The Storm Overflow Discharge Reduction Pl...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSewage: DevonDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28350More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of replacing combined sewerage systems with segregated sewerage in Devon.
Answer: For too long, water companies have discharged unacceptable levels of sewage into our rivers, lakes and seas. Storm overflows are safety valves within our combined sewage system to protect properties from flooding. The Storm Overflow Discharge Reduction Pl...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSewage: DevonDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28349More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to reduce sewage infiltration in Devon.
Answer: For too long, water companies have discharged unacceptable levels of sewage into our rivers, lakes and seas. Regulators are working with South West Water on their Drainage and Wastewater Management Plans and will be ensuring they look at the investment ne...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSewage: DevonDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28348More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the number of cracks in sewerage systems in Devon.
Answer: For too long, water companies have discharged unacceptable levels of sewage into our rivers, lakes and seas. Regulators are working with South West Water on their Drainage and Wastewater Management Plans and will be ensuring they look at the investment ne...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSewage: DevonDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28347More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made on the potential impact of infiltration on sewage in Devon.
Answer: For too long, water companies have discharged unacceptable levels of sewage into our rivers, lakes and seas. Regulators are working with South West Water on their Drainage and Wastewater Management Plans and will be ensuring they look at the investment ne...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSewage: DevonDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28345More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce sewage overflows in Devon.
Answer: For too long, water companies have discharged unacceptable levels of sewage into our rivers, lakes and seas. Storm overflows are safety valves within our combined sewage system to protect properties from flooding. The Storm Overflow Discharge Reduction Pl...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSewage: DevonDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28344More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of combined sewerage systems on untreated sewage overflow in Devon.
Answer: For too long, water companies have discharged unacceptable levels of sewage into our rivers, lakes and seas. Storm overflows are safety valves within our combined sewage system to protect properties from flooding. The Storm Overflow Discharge Reduction Pl...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSewage: DevonDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number and proportion of homes that use a (a) combined and (b) segregated sewerage system in Devon.
Answer: Defra does not hold the specific information on sewerage operations in different regions. It is the responsibility of the sewerage undertaker to manage its own operation, in this case South West Water.
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPost BoxesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28323More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, which Department is responsible for ensuring the mandatory installation of post boxes.
Answer: The government is not responsible for ensuring the mandatory installation of post boxes.Section 29(6) of the Postal Services Act 2011 requires Ofcom, as the independent regulator, to “secure the provision of sufficient access points to meet the reasonable...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGivinostatDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking with NHS England to ensure that eligible patients have access to Givinostat employee assistance programmes.
Answer: ITF Pharma UK, the United Kingdom marketing authorisation holder for givinostat, is providing access to givinostat through a type of compassionate use scheme called an Early Access Programme (EAP). Under the EAP, givinostat is free to both patients taking...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGivinostatDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28288More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to NHS Trusts on tackling administrative barriers to access to Givinostat treatment.
Answer: ITF Pharma UK, the United Kingdom marketing authorisation holder for givinostat, is providing access to givinostat through a type of compassionate use scheme called an Early Access Programme (EAP). Under the EAP, givinostat is free to both patients taking...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGivinostatDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS Trusts are (a) aware of and (b) encouraged to participate in the Givinostat Early Access Programme.
Answer: ITF Pharma UK, the United Kingdom marketing authorisation holder for givinostat, is providing access to givinostat through a type of compassionate use scheme called an Early Access Programme (EAP). Under the EAP, givinostat is free to both patients taking...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGivinostatDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure access to Givinostat for families of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Answer: ITF Pharma UK, the United Kingdom marketing authorisation holder for givinostat, is providing access to givinostat through a type of compassionate use scheme called an Early Access Programme (EAP). Under the EAP, givinostat is free to both patients taking...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ReformDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 31 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27897More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has plans to announce any changes to the benefit system for financial year 2024-25.
Answer: Our Get Britain Working White Paper sets out that we plan to develop proposals for long term reform of the system of health and disability benefits.We are working to develop proposals for Health and Disability reform in the months ahead and will set them ...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ReformDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 31 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy that all changes to financial support for (a) people who are unwell and (b) disabled people be preceded by a public consultation.
Answer: We are working to develop proposals for health and disability reform in the months ahead and will set them out in a Green Paper ahead of the Spring Statement. This will launch a public consultation on the proposals. This Government is committed to putting...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFraud: Data ProtectionDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 31 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of GDPR regulations on people who experience bank (a) fraud ,(b) error and (c) deletions.
Answer: DWP will ensure that any data is processed in compliance with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. The Department routinely handles large volumes of data and has robust security processes in place to manage the safe transfer, storage, and use of data...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Criminal InvestigationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 31 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to support benefits claimants who are being investigated by her Department but no longer have access to required information because it has been deleted by their bank.
Answer: Where DWP is conducting a criminal investigation into suspected fraud it may request relevant information from third parties. Information received may be presented as evidence if that investigation proceeds to prosecution. Requests for information must co...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: LaboratoriesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27893More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide additional funding for local dental laboratories.
Answer: We recognise the importance of dental laboratories and the role they play in support of National Health Service dental services.The independent pay review body for doctors and dentists recommended a 6% pay uplift for 2024/25. The Government accepted the r...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordShipping: RussiaDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27704More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the number of Russian shadow fleet vessels that have entered UK waters in the last 12 months.
Answer: The UK Government proactively monitors a variety of vessels of interest in UK waters to ensure the safety of seafarers, protect the marine environment, and for national security purposes.
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: South WestDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27628More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to take into account the potential impact on access to health services in (a) Exeter, (b) Torbay, (c) Newton Abbot, (d) Dawlish and (e) Teignmouth when making decisions on phase 5
Answer: Transport investment decisions are based upon the development and consideration of a business case. Business cases assess the costs of investment against a wide range of passenger benefits, set against the operational cost to the railway.
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTransport: DevonDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27626More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to take into account the potential impact on access to health services in (a) Exeter, (b) Torbay, (c) Newton Abbot, (d) Dawlish and (e) Teignmouth when making decisions on (i) tra
Answer: Transport investment decisions are based upon the development and consideration of a business case, which assesses the costs of investment set against a wide range of benefits to transport users.
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: TransportDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take into account the potential impact on (a) health, (b) hospitals and (c) health services when making decisions on (i) transport and (ii) connectivity.
Answer: Transport investment decisions are based upon the development and consideration of a business case, which assesses the costs of investment against a wide range of benefits to transport users and the rest of society, including health-related impacts such a...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFactory Farming: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27412More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to incorporate (a) environmental and (b) animal welfare considerations for applications for factory farms.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 25146 on 29 January 2025.
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: Social ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27403More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support children's services in Devon.
Answer: The department has been working closely with Devon County Council since Ofsted’s inspection of children’s services in March 2020, in which services were found to be Inadequate overall and were placed in formal intervention under a Statutory Direction.As p...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironmental Land Management SchemesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the blog entitled An update on capital grants, published on 27 November 2024, what assessment he has made of changes to capital grants on young people starting their
Answer: The Government fully recognises the importance of hedgerow creation and the contribution of the Capital Grants scheme. In 2024 the scheme supported agreements to plant over 4,000 miles of new hedgerows across England, creating essential habitats for at-ri...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
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