Munira Wilson MP: written questions
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Artificial Intelligence: CopyrightDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when he plans to make a policy announcement on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence, following the consultation on which closed on 25 February 2025.
Answer: The Government received over 11,500 responses to the consultation on copyright and AI. It is now carefully considering these responses, and a Government response will be published when this work is complete. Government amendments to the Data (Use and Acce...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordClimate Change: FinanceTreasuryTabled 2 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49946More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether funding for climate adaptation will be included in the spending review.
Answer: The Government recognises that preparing for the future means adapting to the effects of climate change. Without action, flooding, coastal erosion and other climate hazards will pose greater risks to lives, livelihoods and people’s wellbeing. As set out i...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordClimate Change: EmergenciesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Climate Resilience Board in coordinating climate resilience.
Answer: Defra, working with Cabinet Office and HM Treasury, uses the Climate Resilience Steering Board (CRSB) to provide senior-level oversight and strategic direction to address and strengthen resilience to climate change related risks that threaten the UK econo...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Bodies: AssetsCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49435More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which public bodies have processes for disposing of surplus assets below market rate in the community interest; and what form these processes take.
Answer: Information on the disposal of surplus assets by public bodies is not held centrally.
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: AssetsCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49434More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government Property Agency has a process allowing for the disposal of surplus government assets below market rate when a disposal is in the community interest.
Answer: Government organisations including the Government Property Agency must follow the provisions for the disposal of surplus government property established in guidance issued by HM Treasury, specifically that disposal decisions should take account of wider s...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving TestsDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to prevent bots booking driving tests.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) keeps Britain moving, safely and sustainably by:Regulating the driver training industry and conducting theory and practical driving tests on goods vehicles, motorcycles and cars.Testing heavy goods vehicles a...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Waiting ListsDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the backlog of driving tests.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) keeps Britain moving, safely and sustainably by:Regulating the driver training industry and conducting theory and practical driving tests on goods vehicles, motorcycles and cars.Testing heavy goods vehicles a...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDriver and Vehicle Standards AgencyDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the DVSA.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) keeps Britain moving, safely and sustainably by:Regulating the driver training industry and conducting theory and practical driving tests on goods vehicles, motorcycles and cars.Testing heavy goods vehicles a...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49038More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has produced an impact assessment for the recently announced changes to grants available under the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund.
Answer: The new criteria for the adoption and special guardianship support fund will enable as many children and families as possible to access the available funding. The department always assesses the impact of changes on vulnerable children. This includes revie...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: InformationDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with Ofsted on (a) SEN information reports and (b) changes to the inspection framework for (i) schools and (ii) colleges.
Answer: Ministers and departmental officials have regular discussions with Ofsted on a wide range of matters, including special educational needs and the proposed reforms to the inspection of schools and colleges.
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: InformationDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of combining SEND policy and SEN information reports.
Answer: The ‘Special educational needs and disability (SEND) code of practice’, paragraph 6.81, states that schools should ensure that information reports are easily accessible by young people and parents, and are set out in clear, straightforward language. They ...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: InformationDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the accessibility of SEN information reports for parents and guardians who (a) have and (b) do not have SEND.
Answer: The ‘Special educational needs and disability (SEND) code of practice’, paragraph 6.81, states that schools should ensure that information reports are easily accessible by young people and parents, and are set out in clear, straightforward language. They ...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: InformationDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the readability of school SEN Information Reports.
Answer: The ‘Special educational needs and disability (SEND) code of practice’, paragraph 6.81, states that schools should ensure that information reports are easily accessible by young people and parents, and are set out in clear, straightforward language. They ...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance she has issued to support schools on writing accessible SEN information reports.
Answer: The ‘Special educational needs and disability (SEND) code of practice’, paragraph 6.81, states that schools should ensure that information reports are easily accessible by young people and parents, and are set out in clear, straightforward language. They ...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAdvanced Research and Invention Agency: GeoengineeringDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with the Advanced Research and Invention Agency on geoengineering proposals that aim to block sunlight.
Answer: The Secretary of State has regular discussions with ARIA on a range of matters. As set out in ARIA’s Framework Agreement, ARIA has unique operational freedoms, including over its research and project choice and its procedures. This independence allows ARI...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPesticides: Public PlacesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) banning and (b) reducing the use of pesticides in public spaces on (i) the natural environment and (ii) wildlife.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of managing public spaces sustainably and its first priority is to ensure that pesticides do not harm human or animal health or pose unacceptable risks to the environment. A pesticide may only be placed on the mark...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAirports: National Policy StatementsDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47788More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timeline is for publishing a new Airports National Policy Statement.
Answer: The government supports airport expansion and has invited proposals for a third runway at Heathrow. It expects any proposals to be brought forward by the summer and is clear that any scheme must be delivered in line with the UK’s legal, climate and enviro...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAviationDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47787More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the Aviation Futures Forum has met.
Answer: The Department for Transport launched the new Aviation Futures Forum, uniting ministers and industry leaders to deliver the government's missions and strengthen the sector. The forum has met once since its launch on 19 March 2025.
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWeed Control: Public PlacesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47786More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support research into natural defences against unwanted vegetation in public places.
Answer: One of the actions Defra introduced in the recently launched UK Pesticides National Action Plan (NAP) is to gather more data on pest, weed and disease management in the amateur and amenity sectors. This will allow for a better understanding of pesticide u...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMidland Bank: PensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her Department's policy is on compensating people affected by the clawback feature of the Midland Bank pension scheme.
Answer: Integrated pensions are intended to provide people who retire before their State Pension age with a similar pension income before and after their State Pension comes into payment. A member’s scheme pension is calculated so that the scheme pays a higher pe...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Education: Written QuestionsDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47328More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to Answer Question 43980 on Schools: Concrete, tabled on 3 April 2025.
Answer: A response to Question 43980 was published on 23 April and can be found here: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-03/43980.
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Electronic CigarettesMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45870More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 10 May 2024 to Question 24357 on Prisons: Fires, how many ignition-free safer vape pens have been introduced in each prison.
Answer: The Safer Vape Pen Initiative is designed to prevent use of these pens as an ignition source. In addition, the safer pen incorporates features that limit its scope to be used as a delivery mechanism for illicit substances. Pathfinder trials, involving 1,1...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown Premises Fire Safety InspectorateMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to next publish an updated version of the Crown Premises Fire Safety Inspectorate enforcement register, published on 26 April 2023.
Answer: The Crown Premises’ Fire Safety Inspectorate’s enforcement register will be updated again by 31st May 2025
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLong Covid: TwickenhamDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support people impacted by long covid in Twickenham constituency.
Answer: Commissioning, service provision and staffing of long COVID services is the responsibility of local integrated care boards.General practitioners (GPs) continue to act as the primary point of contact to ensure patients receive the appropriate advice and ca...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSelf-employed: CoronavirusTreasuryTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45867More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to support self-employed people who were excluded from financial support during the pandemic.
Answer: Decisions on eligibility for Covid-19 financial support were taken by the previous government. The previous Government decided to provide support through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) and Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) based o...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
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