Max Wilkinson MP: written questions
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Solar PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 901857More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the potential contribution of domestic solar energy generation to the UK meeting its net zero targets.
Answer: Domestic solar will play an essential role. Through the Solar Taskforce and the forthcoming Solar Roadmap, we will set out recommendations on how Government and industry can work together to significantly increase rooftop solar capacity.
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16324More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that the cost of firearms licensing does not reduce resources available for other operational policing.
Answer: Firearms licensing fees have not been increased since 2015 and are now significantly less than the cost of the service provided by the police.The Government’s Manifesto includes a commitment to move to full cost recovery for firearms licensing fees, and m...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: Playing FieldsDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many state-funded school playing pitches have been sold in each of the last five years.
Answer: As part of the department’s transparency data, a register of decisions to dispose of school playing field land is published on GOV.UK: www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-land-decisions-about-disposals. Playing field land is defined as land in the o...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLeisure: FacilitiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many local authority owned leisure facilities have been sold in each of the last five years.
Answer: Since 2019, 89 Health and Fitness facilities owned by Local Authorities have closed. Over the same period, 83 Health and Fitness facilities have opened.The breakdown for closures per year is as follows:2019: 232020: 162021: 152022: 162023: 112024: 2 (as o...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordParental PayDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many couples claimed shared parental pay in each of the last five years.
Answer: Information provided by employers to HMRC show the number of individuals in receipt of Statutory Shared Parental Pay (ShPP). This data provides a broad indication of SPL take-up but does not include anyone taking unpaid Shared Parental Leave. Table 1: Ind...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: Local Government AssociationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has met with the Local Government Association since her appointment.
Answer: The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has met with the Deputy Chair of the Local Government Association and a range of Local Government leaders since her appointment.
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency DepartmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15075More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to publish A&E waiting times by department rather than by Trust.
Answer: Information on accident and emergency waiting times is published at a provider level, and is also disaggregated by the type of accident and emergency department, for instance type 1, 2, or 3.
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployment Tribunals ServiceMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14574More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of employment tribunal processes on litigants without legal representation.
Answer: Tribunals, including the Employment Tribunals, are designed to be expert, accessible, low cost and without a need for legal representation. Legal aid is available for legal advice and assistance in relation to discrimination cases which fall under the Equ...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordOff-payroll WorkingTreasuryTabled 15 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14474More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of IR35 regulations for UK businesses working together in foreign markets.
Answer: The off-payroll working reforms have proved effective in reducing non-compliance. As well as preventing tax non-compliance, keeping the reforms in place also protects around £1.5 billion a year of government revenue, which supports strong public finances ...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: Older PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to prevent (a) residents in retirement properties from being over-charged and (b)
Answer: Leaseholders living in retirement housing who pay variable service charges will benefit from measures contained in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024.The measures in question will ensure all leaseholders receive minimum key financial and non-finan...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her Department's timetable is for the implementation of the Leasehold and Freehold Rights Act 2024; and when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals on leasehold an
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 21 November (HCWS244) which sets out further detail on implementation of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024. It also clarifies government's plans to reform leasehold and commonhol...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: AuditDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to undertake a national audit of care needs.
Answer: Local authorities are responsible for assessing individuals’ care and support needs and, where eligible, for meeting those needs. Where individuals do not meet the eligibility threshold, they can get support from their local authority to make their own ar...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPupils: AllergiesDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14385More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help protect school pupils who are known to have allergies.
Answer: Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions, including allergies.The statutory guidance ‘Supporting pupils at ...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordInsuranceTreasuryTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14383More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to require insurance companies to set industry-wide definitions for claims classifications.
Answer: The Government has no plans to propose legislation requiring insurance companies to set industry-wide definitions for claims classifications.
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14382More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that asylum seekers are not deported prior to a final judgement on their case.
Answer: Every asylum claim admitted to the UK asylum system is carefully considered on its individual merits by assessing all the evidence provided by the claimant against a background of published country information. No one who is at risk of persecution or seri...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDriving: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to implement the policies in her Department's policy paper entitled The plan for drivers, published on 2 October 2023.
Answer: “The Plan for Drivers” was published by the previous government. The Department is considering the measures within it in the light of this Government’s priorities.
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordWest Midlands Pension FundMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had recent discussions with representatives of the West Midlands Pension Fund on (a) delays in payments and (b) planned resolutions.
Answer: Members of the local government pension scheme should be able to expect that their pensions are paid in a timely manner. I am aware of some delays to the pension payments at the West Midlands Penson Fund, which is responsible for the administration of the...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEmpty PropertyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to bring forward legislative proposals to allow local authorities to make (a) empty and (b) abandoned houses available to people on housing waiting lists.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 6686 on 14 October 2024.
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordContinuing Care: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13791More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of waiting times for accessing services through the NHS Continuing healthcare programme on patient outcomes; what assessment he has made of the
Answer: Statutory guidance and assurance regimes are in place so that people are assessed and receive care in a timely way. For example, NHS England’s assurance standard requires that integrated care boards (ICBs) must ensure that in more than 80% of cases procee...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGender Based ViolenceWomen and EqualitiesTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 901195More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the potential impact of Part II of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 on the effe
Answer: This Government has set out an unprecedented mission to halve violence against women and girls in a decade and we are determined to deliver on that ambition.We will keep all legislation under review as we develop our approach to tackle sexual exploitation...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: AdvertisingCabinet OfficeTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13118More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much funding the Government allocated to spend on advertising in each year since 2015, broken down by Department.
Answer: The Cabinet Office operates spend control on behalf of HMT on an annual basis. During this process departments and ALBs submit an overview of any spend (including marketing and advertising) planned for the next financial year. Historical data on advertisi...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: AdvertisingCabinet OfficeTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13117More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much funding the Government has allocated for spending on advertising (a) in total and (b) by Department over the next Parliament.
Answer: The Cabinet Office operates spend control on behalf of HMT on an annual basis. During this process departments and ALBs submit an overview of any spend (including marketing and advertising) planned for the next financial year. Historical data on advertisi...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: DeathHome OfficeTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the ability of local authorities to resource Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews.
Answer: Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRs) offer a vital opportunity for national and local agencies, local communities and society as a whole to learn lessons from domestic abuse related deaths and treat every death as preventable.The funding for DHRs is provided ...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMagistrates' Courts: MediaMinistry of JusticeTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of reduced media coverage of magistrates' courts on (a) democracy and (b) transparency of the justice system.
Answer: We are aware of the reduced number of journalists to cover magistrates' proceedings. The Ministry of Justice is committed to open justice and ensuring that the media can report on proceedings effectively. Allowing the public to scrutinise and understand c...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGreat Western Railway: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the impact of train cancellations by Great Western Railway on passengers travelling to and from Cheltenham Spa station on (a) weekdays and (b) weekends.
Answer: The Rail Minister recently met with Great Western Railway and Network Rail Western route to review recent performance and made it clear that both organisations must address issues contributing to cancellations. Officials continue to monitor both organisat...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
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