Martin Wrigley MP: written questions

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Empty Property: DevonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of empty and abandoned homes in Devon.
Answer: The government wants to see more empty homes brought back into use across the country, including in Devon.Local authorities have strong powers and incentives to tackle empty homes. They have the discretionary powers to charge additional council tax on pro...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
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Corporate Governance: ReformDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to corporate governance law on economic output.
Answer: Non-financial reporting information is a vital part of the UK’s corporate governance framework. The Government has committed to review non-financial reporting in order to reduce burdens on business and has already made legislative changes that will save c...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
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Corporate Governance: ReformDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to consult (a) businesses, (b) trade unions, (c) investors and (d) civil society organisations on the principle of moving from shareholder primacy to stakeholder primacy.
Answer: Section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 requires company directors to have regard in their decision-making to the interests of their employees and to the impact of the company's operations on the community and the environment. All large companies must repor...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
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Corporate Governance: ReformDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to support reform in corporate governance from shareholder primacy towards stakeholder primacy.
Answer: Section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 requires company directors to have regard in their decision-making to the interests of their employees and to the impact of the company's operations on the community and the environment. All large companies must repor...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
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Company Directors (Duties) BillDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will support the (a) passage and (b) principle of the Company Directors (Duties) Bill.
Answer: Section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 requires company directors to have regard in their decision-making to the interests of their employees and to the impact of the company's operations on the community and the environment. All large companies must repor...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
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Companies: DirectorsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will meet with (a) the hon. Member for Newton Abbot and (b) members of the business community to discuss expanding the duties of company directors.
Answer: Section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 requires company directors to have regard in their decision-making to the interests of their employees and to the impact of the company's operations on the community and the environment. All large companies must repor...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
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Companies: DirectorsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59439More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will amend section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 to require company directors to balance the duty to promote the success of the company with duties to (a) employees and (b) the enviro
Answer: Section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 requires company directors to have regard in their decision-making to the interests of their employees and to the impact of the company's operations on the community and the environment. All large companies must repor...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
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Insulation: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59049More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 14 February 2025 to Question 29262 on Insulation: Housing, if he will take legislative steps to ensure access to mortgage facilities for people purchasing homes with
Answer: The insulation, lending, and surveying communities published protocols in March 2023 to support surveyors to assess spray foam, provide reassurance to lenders, and inform consumers. We understand from lenders that in general they follow the advice of surv...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
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Insulation: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59048More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 14 February 2025 to Question 29262 on Insulation: Housing, if he will offer support for homes with faulty spray foam installed.
Answer: There is no government financial assistance available to have insulation removed. Any measures fitted under government schemes must be fitted to the highest standards with issues promptly and properly rectified. In any instance where insulation is install...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
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Insulation: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59047More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 14 February 2025 to Question 29262 on Insulation: Housing, if he will publish data on the number of homes using the warm homes grant to date.
Answer: The Department publishes Household Energy Efficiency Statistics. The detailed annual reports provide breakdowns of measures installed under various government support schemes. These date back to 2015 and are available at GOV.UK (https://www.gov.uk/governm...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
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Insulation: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59046More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 14 February 2025 to Question 29262 on Insulation: Housing, if he will launch an investigation into homes that had spray foam installed under the Green Grant Scheme.
Answer: The Government recognises that the system of quality assurance and consumer redress that we inherited needs reform. This work is already underway, with the existing system being tightened, but we will set out plans for root and branch reform as part of th...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
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Driving Tests: Newton AbbotDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to increase the number of full time equivalent examiners at the Newton Abbot Driving Test Centre in the 2025-26 financial year.
Answer: On the 23 April, the Secretary of State for Transport announced that the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will take further actions to reduce waiting times for all customers across Great Britain. Since announcing these measures, DVSA has reintr...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
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Young People: Newton AbbotCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59043More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the change in population of the 17-19 year old age group in Newton Abbot Constituency in the last five years.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 11th June is attached.
Answered 19 Jun 2025
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Parish and Town Councils: MembershipMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to encourage greater diversity in parish and town council membership.
Answer: The government is committed to supporting councils at all levels of local government to attract talented members who are representative of the communities they serve. We welcome the work of organisations including the National Association of Local Council...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
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Parish and Town Councils: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether future funding settlements for parish and town councils will account for (a) increasing service delivery responsibilities and (b) variations in local need.
Answer: The government values the contributions made by town and parish councils to the delivery of local services.Local authorities may wish to collaborate with town and parish councils to determine how they can most effectively contribute to service delivery un...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
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Local Government: ConductMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58766More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has considered including new standards in public life clauses in the English Devolution Bill.
Answer: In December 2024, the government launched a consultation seeking views on proposed measures to strengthen the standards and conduct framework for local authorities in England, including the introduction of the sanction of suspension, to empower local auth...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
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Local Government: ConductMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58765More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to include provisions in the English Devolution Bill to standardise ethical conduct and behaviour in (a) parish councils, (b) town councils and (c) other levels
Answer: In December 2024, the government launched a consultation seeking views on proposed measures to strengthen the standards and conduct framework for local authorities in England, including the introduction of the sanction of suspension, to empower local auth...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
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Local Government Finance: DevolutionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to create delineated funding mechanisms for different tiers of local government in the proposed English Devolution Bill.
Answer: The government has no plans to create further delineated funding mechanisms for different tiers of local government in the proposed English Devolution Bill. The English Devolution White Paper set out that where a Strategic Authority takes on powers which ...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
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Parish and Town Councils: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to introduce new funding streams for (a) parish and (b) town councils.
Answer: The government values the contributions made by town and parish councils to the delivery of local services.Local authorities may wish to collaborate with town and parish councils to determine how they can most effectively contribute to service delivery un...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
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Parish and Town Councils: DevolutionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58762More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the English Devolution Bill will include measures to tackle financial disparities between parish and town councils in the same region.
Answer: The government values the contributions made by town and parish councils to the delivery of local services.Local authorities may wish to collaborate with town and parish councils to determine how they can most effectively contribute to service delivery un...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
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Parish and Town Councils: DevolutionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58761More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take through the English Devolution Bill to involve parish and town councils in restructuring decisions at local government level.
Answer: Parish and town councils are not in scope for local government reorganisation and will continue to operate as they do now. As we implement our devolution and local government reorganisation programmes, we will ensure strong community involvement and deliv...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
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Parish and Town Councils: DevolutionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58760More
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 establishment of new unitary authorities on levels of (a) effectiveness and (b) autonomy of parish and town coun
Answer: Parish and town councils are not in scope for local government reorganisation and will continue to operate as they do now. As we implement our devolution and local government reorganisation programmes, we will ensure strong community involvement and deliv...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
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Parish and Town Councils: DevolutionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58759More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the forthcoming English Devolution Bill will include provisions to recognise the role of parish and town councils in local service delivery.
Answer: The government values the contributions made by town and parish councils to the delivery of local services.Local authorities may wish to collaborate with town and parish councils to determine how they can most effectively contribute to service delivery un...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
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USA: British Nationals AbroadForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58701More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the his US counterpart on UK citizens with a green card data.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary has not had any recent discussions with Secretary of State Marco Rubio about green card data, or UK citizens with green cards.
Answered 18 Jun 2025
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ForestsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is for enacting the due diligence regulations of the Environment Act 2021, in the context of UK efforts to tackle deforestation.
Answer: We recognise the urgency of taking action to ensure that UK consumption of forest risk commodities is not driving deforestation. The Government will set out its approach to addressing UK consumption of forest risk commodities in due course. We are committ...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
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