Martin Wrigley MP: written questions
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Mental Health Services: DevonDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the performance of Talkworks NHS Talking Therapy in supporting patients with mental health issues in Devon.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICB) are responsible for commissioning services within the National Health Service, including Talking Therapies, to meet the needs of their local populations. ICBs are also responsible for ensuring that service providers adhere to ...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Promotion: IsraelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the UK trade envoy to Israel.
Answer: The Secretary of State regularly meets with all his Trade Envoys.
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to ensure that employers provide disabled people with the support they need to stay in work.
Answer: In our Get Britain Working White Paper, published November 2024, we committed support for employers to recruit, retain and develop staff. The Secretaries of State for Work and Pensions and Business and Trade have asked Sir Charlie Mayfield to lead an inde...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability: FinanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Minister for Women and Equalities on the potential impact of the Green Paper entitled Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working, publi
Answer: This Government is committed to championing the rights of disabled people and people with long-term health conditions and our mission-driven approach relies on regular cross-government collaboration. We are working across government to take forward the pr...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability: Cost of LivingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes in the cost of living on disabled people with complex needs.
Answer: We know disabled people face extra costs every day and this has been exacerbated by the increased cost of living. The Disability Unit has worked to understand and assess the full impact of the cost of living on disabled people, across a range of sectors, ...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSupply Teachers: Employment AgenciesDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of private agency profit margins in the supply teacher market on (a) schools and (b) supply teachers.
Answer: Research conducted by the department in 2023 included findings on the estimated average daily cost of a supply teacher to a school and estimated average daily take-home pay of supply teachers, by phase. The leader survey and supply teacher survey found th...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSupply Teachers: RegistrationDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of piloting a publicly funded (a) national and (b) regional supply teacher register for England.
Answer: Supply teachers make an important contribution to the smooth running of schools across the country by filling posts on a temporary basis and covering teacher absences.The department does not plan at this time to assess the potential merits of piloting a p...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSupply TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56980More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with stakeholders on (a) public, (b) cooperative and (c) non-profit models of supply teacher provision.
Answer: Supply teachers make an important contribution to the smooth running of schools across the country by filling posts on a temporary basis and covering teacher absences.The department does not plan at this time to assess the potential merits of piloting a p...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSupply Teachers: Labour TurnoverDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56979More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of supply teaching arrangements on workforce retention (a) in general and (b) among teachers with protected characteristics.
Answer: Research conducted by the department in 2023 included findings on the estimated average daily cost of a supply teacher to a school and estimated average daily take-home pay of supply teachers, by phase. The leader survey and supply teacher survey found th...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSupply Teachers: ResignationsDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department (a) collects and (b) plans to collect data on the number of supply teachers leaving the profession annually.
Answer: The school workforce census does not identify supply teachers in England. However, teachers who are not directly employed by the school or local authority and who are in school on census day (early November each year) with a contract or service agreement ...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSupply Teachers: Pay and Pension RightsDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56977More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the employment of supply teachers through private supply agencies on the (a) pay and (b) pension rights of early career teachers.
Answer: No specific assessment has been made of the impact of the employment of supply teachers through supply agencies on the pay and pension rights of early career teachers.The Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) Regulations 2014, which set out the rules for the TPS...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSupply Teachers: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the average daily rate paid to supply teachers by (a) agencies and (b) schools.
Answer: Research conducted by the department in 2023 included findings on the estimated average daily cost of a supply teacher to a school and estimated average daily take-home pay of supply teachers, by phase. The leader survey and supply teacher survey found th...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSupply Teachers: Employment AgenciesDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the proportion of supply teachers employed through private agencies in (a) England and (b) the devolved Administrations.
Answer: The school workforce census does not identify supply teachers in England. However, teachers who are not directly employed by the school or local authority and who are in school on census day (early November each year) with a contract or service agreement ...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSupply Teachers: Conditions of Employment and PayDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56974More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the (a) employment conditions and (b) average pay of supply teachers.
Answer: Research conducted by the department in 2023 included findings on the estimated average daily cost of a supply teacher to a school and estimated average daily take-home pay of supply teachers, by phase. The leader survey and supply teacher survey found th...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDiego Garcia: USAForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of UK-US sub-rental of Diego Garcia atoll will be offset in the next financial year by the same year's equivalent payment of the UK's exit deal of the Chagos
Answer: As agreed in the US-UK Exchange of Notes which governs the US use of Diego Garcia, there is no direct payment between the US and the UK for use of the base. The US pays for the operating and maintenance costs of the Naval Support Facility on Diego Garcia,...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDiego Garcia: USAForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much the US paid for the sub rental of Diego Garcia in the last financial year.
Answer: As agreed in the US-UK Exchange of Notes which governs the US use of Diego Garcia, there is no direct payment between the US and the UK for use of the base. The US pays for the operating and maintenance costs of the Naval Support Facility on Diego Garcia,...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimals: Import ControlsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 36242 on Animals: Import Controls, if he will engage with Shaldon Zoo on changes following the UK-EU deal.
Answer: An SPS Agreement will establish a UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary Zone aimed at reducing trade barriers and facilitating the safe and efficient movement of terrestrial and aquatic zoo animals. Our ambition is to reach an agreement that reduces administra...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Homes: Labour Turnover and RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54118More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve the recruitment and retention of care home staff.
Answer: The Government recognises the scale of reforms needed to make the adult social care sector attractive, to support sustainable workforce growth and improve the recruitment and retention of the domestic workforce.We are introducing the first ever Fair Pay A...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBiodiversity: Planning PermissionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54117More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what is the timeline for local authorities to incorporate biodiversity targets into their local plans.
Answer: Public authorities play an important role in improving nature. The strengthened biodiversity duty came into force in 1 January 2023 and requires public authorities to consider how they can improve biodiversity through the exercise of their existing functi...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: Public and Private SectorDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54116More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to balance (a) public and (b) private sector responsibilities in achieving net-zero targets.
Answer: Both the public and private sector will play a key role in achieving net zero targets. Private investment will be crucial to delivering net zero, building climate resilience and supporting nature’s recovery.This government is committed to building a robus...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordClimate Change: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54115More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support (a) manufacturing and (b) heavy industry with climate-transition policies.
Answer: Advanced manufacturing is critical to UK prosperity. This Government will continue to support the sector through our forthcoming Industrial Strategy, where advanced manufacturing has been selected as one of eight growth-driving sectors. To support heavy i...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBiodiversity: Environment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54114More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to provide additional funding to (a) climate and (b) nature recovery programmes.
Answer: Phase 1 of the Spending Review concluded in October last year and set Defra's budget for 2025-26. Phase 2 of the Spending Review is underway and will set our Departmental budgets until 2029-29. Decisions regarding allocation of budgets for future years, i...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironment Protection: ReviewsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54113More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Interim statement on the Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) rapid review, published on 30 January 2025, what steps he is taking to improve (a) environmental dat
Answer: Defra’s Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment Programme (NCEA) is delivering a nationwide survey of England’s land, freshwater assets and coast; mapping the location, extent, and condition of our ecosystems. The outputs of the programme will improve en...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Climate ChangeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54112More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2025 to Question 33098 on Agriculture: Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) Joint Nature Conservation Committee, (b) Commit
Answer: Defra continues to work with the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC), the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) and the Special Representative for Nature (SREP) to facilitate closer relationships for the benefit of climate and nature and build an effec...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBiodiversityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce legally binding biodiversity targets beyond those in the Environment Act 2021.
Answer: There are no plans to introduce legally binding biodiversity targets beyond those in the Environment Act 2021.This Government is committed to delivering the 13 legally binding environmental targets set under the Environment Act 2021, which include water, ...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
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