Rachel Blake MP: written questions
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Written questions
Sanctions: EnforcementTreasuryTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47518More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of resourcing for agencies enforcing the UK's sanctions regime.
Answer: Resourcing decisions for the next 4 financial years are to be taken at the upcoming Spending Review, with this due for publication in June this year. At Budget 2024, it was confirmed that the 2025-26 Settlement for HM Treasury ensures that sanctions imple...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Transport PoliceDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to support former officers of the British Transport Police who are experiencing psychological trauma linked to their service, in the context of the 20th anniversary of the 7 July 20
Answer: I am grateful to all those who stepped into danger to keep Londoners safe and we will all remember the tragic deaths of 52 innocent people. Former British Transport Police officers are entitled to support from the Police Care UK charity who specialise in ...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordIncontinence: PaediatricsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to improve paediatric continence services for disabled children.
Answer: The Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever. This involves ensuring that children receive the appropriate care and support whenever they need it.NHS England published Excellence in Continence Care on 23 July 2018, bri...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFlats: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued on the apportionment of cladding remediation costs between occupants of shared ownership properties and full owner occupiers where propert
Answer: The responsibility for undertaking cladding remediation and, in the majority of cases, paying for the works will rest with the landlord of the building. This is correct for both shared ownership and for owner occupiers. Where a responsible developer canno...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordShared Ownership Schemes: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43713More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support her Department is providing to occupants of shared ownership properties with cladding remediation costs.
Answer: The responsibility for undertaking cladding remediation and, in the majority of cases, paying for the works will rest with the landlord of the building. This is correct for both shared ownership and for owner occupiers. Where a responsible developer canno...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: LitterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43711More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce pollution from plastic cigarette butts.
Answer: Cigarette butts are the most littered item according to a survey commissioned by Defra. Littered filters are not just an eyesore, they can also release toxins into the environment. The best way to reduce cigarette litter is to reduce smoking rates and we ...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 43000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of changes which need to be made to the NHS Dental contracting framework.
Answer: To rebuild dentistry in the long term and increase access to National Health Service dental care, we will reform the dental contract, with a shift to focus on prevention and the retention of NHS dentists.There are no perfect payment systems and careful co...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what support his Department is providing to small businesses with high energy costs.
Answer: The Government believes that our mission to deliver clean power by 2030 is the best way to break our dependence on global fossil fuel markets and protect billpayers permanently. The creation of Great British Energy will help us to harness clean energy wit...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Royal ParksDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42992More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of by-laws in the Royal Parks on the operations of policing services.
Answer: The Royal Parks are Crown Land managed on behalf of the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport by The Royal Parks Charity (TRP). The current principal regulations relating to the parks are The Royal Parks and Other Open Spaces Regulations 1997. T...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRight to Manage CompaniesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to (a) lower the threshold for right to manage applications and (b) increase the maximum proportion of commercial property permissible for right to manage appli
Answer: The government has commenced the Right to Manage measures in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024. They came into effect on 3 March 2025.These changes implement the Law Commission recommendation to increase the non-residential floorspace limit from ...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential reasons for housing associations selling homes previously let out for social rent.
Answer: The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) publishes annual statistics relating to the social housing stock owned and managed by Private Registered Providers in England, including information on stock lost from the sector. Sales for non-social use in 2023/24 w...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an estimate of costs for housing associations related to the remediation of aluminium composite material cladding.
Answer: In 2018, government estimated that the cost of removing and replacing unsafe ACM cladding on 18m+ social residential buildings would be approximately £400 million. As of March 2025, 144 high rise buildings had entered the Social Sector ACM Fund. To date, ...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support she is providing to housing associations, in the context of costs associated with the Building Safety Act 2022.
Answer: Social landlords, including Housing Associations, can apply to the Building Safety Fund and the Cladding Safety Scheme where the cost of remediating a building would threaten the financial viability of the landlord or to cover costs which - without the pr...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Older PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35962More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to accept the recommendations on hidden event fees in retirement properties in the report by the Law Commission entitled Event Fees in Retirement Properties, pu
Answer: The government is committed to enhancing provision and choice for older people in the housing market and we will continue to consider this issue as we develop our long-term housing strategy, which will be published later this year.We are giving careful co...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBicycles: Speed LimitsDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of applying speed limits for motor vehicles to (a) pedal bicycles and (b) e-bikes.
Answer: No assessment has been made of the potential merits of applying speed limits for motor vehicles to (a) pedal bicycles and (b) e-bikes.Like all road users, people who cycle have a duty to behave in a safe and responsible manner and follow the rules of the ...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBuilding Safety RegulatorMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30023More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of when the Building Safety Regulator will be determining 50% of its judgments within its statutory 12-week target.
Answer: We are aware of the delays for applicants in Gateway two. The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) is an independent regulator in its infancy and operational functions are still bedding in. BSR report to MHCLG that Gateway processing times continue to improve ...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBuilding Safety RegulatorMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the efficacy of the multi-disciplinary team system within the Building Safety Regulator.
Answer: We are aware of the delays for applicants in Gateway two. The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) is an independent regulator in its infancy and operational functions are still bedding in. BSR report to MHCLG that Gateway processing times continue to improve ...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign Companies: PropertyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12343 on Foreign Companies: Property, when she plans to publish his response to the consultation.
Answer: The government will publish a response to the public consultation on the Transparency of Land Ownership Involving Trusts in due course.
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDiplomatic Service: British Nationals AbroadForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that the protections outlined in the Consular Assistance (Journalists) Bill are extended to all British nationals facing arbitrary detention o
Answer: The Government is already committed to strengthening support for British nationals abroad, including through a right to consular assistance in cases of human rights violations. The government is considering its response to the "Consular Assistance (J...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCourts: Translation ServicesMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29181More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions her Department has had with stakeholders on insourcing court language interpretation services.
Answer: Regarding insourcing, the Ministry of Justice received and considered feedback from various interested parties, including external stakeholders and court users. It was determined that the service that will best suit the wide-ranging needs of users of lang...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHeat NetworksDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress his Department made on extending consumer energy protections to tenants on heat networks.
Answer: The Government is introducing heat network regulation in January 2026 which aims to provide heat networks consumers with comparable protections to existing gas and electricity regulations. The heat network regulator, Ofgem, will have powers to investigate...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHeat PumpsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that training of individuals qualified to install heat pumps is accelerated.
Answer: The £5 million Heat Training Grant is supporting existing heating engineers in England taking training relevant to heat pumps and heat networks. Since July 2023, nearly 5,500 individuals have gone through heat pump installation training funded through the...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29178More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the maintenance loans system for meeting students’ cost of living needs.
Answer: The government has published an Equality Impact Assessment of changes to fees and student support on groups with protected characteristics for the 2025/26 academic year, which is available here: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2025/14/pdfs/ukia_202500...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHoliday Accommodation: RegistrationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29177More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information will be collected by the proposed registration scheme for short-term lets.
Answer: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is in the process of designing and delivering a short-term lets registration scheme for England. The data collected by the registration scheme will help local authorities understand the number and location of sh...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHoliday Accommodation: RegistrationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2024 to Question 15319 on Holiday Accommodation: Registration, what additional powers her Department plans to give to local authorities to r
Answer: I refer the hon. Members to the answer to Question UIN 13348 on 18 November 2024.
Answered 18 Feb 2025
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