Perran Moon MP: written questions
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Financial Ombudsman Service: StandardsTreasuryTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77834More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to tackle the backlog of cases at the Financial Ombudsman Service.
Answer: The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is non-governmental body and is independent from the Treasury. The Financial Conduct Authority’s rules on how the FOS should handle complaints state that ‘the ombudsman will attempt to resolve complaints at the earlie...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: RegulationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of banning animal testing.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting alternatives to animals in science and will publish a strategy to support their adoption. It is not yet possible to replace all animal use due to the complexity of biological systems, so the carefully regulated us...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTrapping: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on implementing a ban on the use, sale, and possession of snare traps in England; and whether she has a planned timeline for legislative action.
Answer: The Government will introduce the most ambitious programme for animal welfare in a generation. As outlined in our manifesto, we will bring an end to the use of snare traps in England. We are considering the most effective way to deliver this commitment an...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCats and Dogs: SmugglingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the illegal importation of puppies and kittens.
Answer: As outlined in our manifesto, the Government is committed to ending puppy smuggling. That is why we are supporting the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill. The Bill successfully completed its Second Reading in the House of Lords on 5 Se...
Answered 8 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSeals: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of adding seals to Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
Answer: The GB Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies (GBCBs) acting through the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) have carried out the latest quinquennial review of species afforded legal protection under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (WCA). JNCC ...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to introduce a performance framework that (a) publicly tracks local authority delivery of affordable housing and (b) links it to future funding eligi
Answer: The new Local Government Outcomes Framework, which can be found on gov.uk here, sets out a priority outcome that everyone has access to a decent, safe, secure, and affordable home. The government has published twelve draft metrics measuring delivery of th...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Housing and PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76140More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to establish a national fund to support planning and housing teams in councils with limited resources or expertise.
Answer: Since February this year, the government has provided over £29 million in direct grant funding to support local planning authorities in implementing policy changes following the publication of the revised National Planning Policy Framework in December 202...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing Associations and Community Housing: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to encourage partnerships between (a) councils, (b) housing associations and (c) community-led housing groups through matched funding or shared risk model
Answer: As set out in our five-step plan for delivering a decade of renewal for the social and affordable housing, we are committed to strengthening social housing providers’ financial capacity to deliver new homes, including through our new ten-year, £39 billion...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHeat NetworksDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76138More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the market potential of shared ground loops.
Answer: Shared ground loops deliver highly efficient, low-carbon heating. They can be an effective solution, for example, for buildings with limited space for individual air source heat pumps. That is why shared ground loops are eligible for funding under governm...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76137More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what will be in the terms of the Carr Hill review.
Answer: The review will consider how health needs are reflected in the distribution of funding through the GP contract, drawing on a range of evidence and advice from experts.Arrangements for the Carr-Hill review are being finalised. Further details will be confi...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: Mental HealthMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76136More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of continued IPP incarceration on the mental health of prisoners; and what steps he is taking to ensure appropriate psychological support is
Answer: It is right that Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences were abolished. We are committed to working at pace to support the progression of all those serving the IPP sentence, but not in a way that undermines public protection.The Government rec...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: Social ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76135More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will launch a public awareness campaign to support the integration of children’s social care services into local communities.
Answer: Through the Families First Partnership (FFP) Programme, the department is giving children and families access to better local support services to break the cycle of late intervention and help more children and families stay safely together. We recognise t...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: Community DevelopmentDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve community (a) understanding and (b) acceptance of (i) residential and (ii) support services for vulnerable children (A) in the community and (B) in the criminal ju
Answer: The Children’s Social Care National Framework acknowledges that receiving help from children’s social care can be a stigmatising experience and encourages practitioners from first interactions to tackle stigma, build strong relationships with children, yo...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Chronic Illnesses and Sick PayDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has had discussions with employers on (a) the adequacy of employer sick pay top-up schemes and (b) their role in supporting workers with long-term health conditions.
Answer: The government has engaged extensively, including with employers, on the impact of our plan to strengthen Statutory Sick Pay. While employers can choose to go further than their statutory requirements and provide more financial support to their employees ...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren in Care: Camborne and RedruthDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73547More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the position of children in social care in Camborne and Redruth constituency.
Answer: The department has announced the biggest overhaul to children’s social care in a generation, and this will ensure opportunity for all children, including those in Camborne and Redruth. Our reforms include significant new investment in children’s social ca...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73546More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is his Department taking to improve access to ADHD medication.
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care has worked closely with industry stakeholders on this issue. Following extensive collaborative efforts, previous issues have been resolved and all strengths of lisdexamfetamine, atomoxetine capsules, atomoxetine or...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered reforming the Carr-Hill Formula in the context of GP practices which pay a higher proportion of the global sum on staff costs.
Answer: The Carr-Hill formula includes the staff market forces factor within the unavoidable costs adjustment. This was designed to account for the higher cost of employing staff in some parts of the country.We know that the Carr-Hill formula is considered outdat...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral PractitionersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to sustain the independent contractor status of GP partnerships through the 10 Year Health Plan.
Answer: GP partnerships are independent businesses, contracting with the NHS to deliver primary care services. We recognise that the GP partnership model has many strengths, including efficiency, innovation and continuity of care, and GP partnerships deliver high...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether assessment of local housing needs includes (a) share of second homes, (b) prevalence of short-term lets and (c) local house-price-to-income ratios.
Answer: The government’s revised standard method for assessing local housing need, introduced in December 2024, uses a baseline of local housing stock, adjusted for affordability using median workplace-based affordability ratios. The affordability adjustment dire...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTravel: PovertyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73542More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the weight of transport accessibility in allocating regional funding by including metrics such as (a) transport
Answer: The majority of funding in the Local Government Finance Settlement is distributed through the Settlement Funding Assessment. This funding includes Revenue Support Grant and retained business rates.The Settlement Funding Assessment uses a range of formulas...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDeprivation IndicatorsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73541More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of using smaller geographic units in assessing deprivation at local levels.
Answer: The indices of deprivation provide an assessment of deprivation at the lowest possible spatial level for which data is available, this is the lower super output level. These are aggregated up into functional spatial outputs for users of the Indices to use...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordClean EnergyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the clean energy workforce strategy on UK jobs in critical mineral supply chains.
Answer: Critical minerals underpin the UK’s Industrial Strategy and the Government’s clean energy goals. The Office for Clean Energy Jobs will publish a full Clean Energy Workforce Strategy shortly setting out further actions to support delivery of the clean ener...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordClean Energy: TaxationTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73538More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with energy companies on the potential merits of policy cost rebalancing on energy bills to incentivise the uptake of low-carbon technologies.
Answer: Treasury Ministers and officials have regular meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sector, including energy companies, on an ongoing basis.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: CompensationDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72757More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she made of the adequacy of the UK 261 regulation in ensuring that passengers affected by short flight delays (a) late at night and (b) at any time are protected from (i) financial and (ii) logi
Answer: No assessment has been made of the adequacy of Regulation 261/2004 in protecting passengers from financial and logistical consequences caused by short flight delays. The Regulation sets out passenger rights in cases of denied boarding, long delays (at lea...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: FacilitiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when her Department plans to release the £400 million announced in the Spending Review for grassroots sports facilities; and what proportion of this funding will be allocated to support (a) local
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of ensuring public access to leisure centres and swimming pools, which are vital spaces for people of all ages to stay fit and healthy, and which play an important role within communities across the country.The ong...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
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