Richard Fuller MP: written questions
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Active TravelDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has considered including equestrianism within the definition of active travel for (a) planning and (b) other relevant policy purposes.
Answer: The Government has no plans to include equestrianism within the definition of active travel. Decisions on infrastructure to support horse-riding are a matter for local authorities. Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans enable local authorities to...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBetter Futures FundTreasuryTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68376More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Largest fund of its kind to support vulnerable kids & families, published on 14 July 2025, which organisation will manage the Better Futures Fund.
Answer: At the Spending Review, we committed to announcing further details on our plans for Social Impact Investing over the summer. This announcement – alongside the announcements to support low-income families made at SR25 – are a downpayment ahead of the Child...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBetter Futures FundTreasuryTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68375More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Largest fund of its kind to support vulnerable kids & families, published on 14 July 2025, for what reason the Better Futures Fund was not announced at the S
Answer: At the Spending Review, we committed to announcing further details on our plans for Social Impact Investing over the summer. This announcement – alongside the announcements to support low-income families made at SR25 – are a downpayment ahead of the Child...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBetter Futures FundTreasuryTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68374More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Largest fund of its kind to support vulnerable kids & families, published on 14 July 2025, for what reason the Better Futures Fund is not part of the Governm
Answer: At the Spending Review, we committed to announcing further details on our plans for Social Impact Investing over the summer. This announcement – alongside the announcements to support low-income families made at SR25 – are a downpayment ahead of the Child...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordImports: Tax YieldsTreasuryTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64418More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the ongoing review of the customs treatment of low-value imports on tax revenue.
Answer: On 23rd April, the Government announced a review of the customs treatment for low value imports. Under our current low value import arrangements, consignments valued below £135 from any overseas retailer can be imported into the UK without incurring custo...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: WarehousesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the feasibility of installing a grid connection corridor along the A1 and A421 to enable commercial warehouses in that area to connect rooftop solar
Answer: Distribution Network Operators are upgrading local electricity distribution networks across Great Britain to enable the connection of low carbon generation, including rooftop solar. For the current electricity distribution price control (RIIO-ED2, 2023-20...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: Business PremisesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58191More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the capacity of the National Grid to provide (a) timely and (b) adequate connections in the context of estimated trends in the level of adoption of rooftop sola
Answer: Ofgem recently made it easier for smaller generation projects (under 5MW in England and Wales) to connect, by removing the requirement for a transmission network impact assessment [1]. For larger projects, the implementation of connections reform will pri...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVisasHome OfficeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what categories of risk are defined by her Department for assessing the removal priority of people who have had their visas revoked.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.As set out in legislation at section 10 of the Im...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVisasHome OfficeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what categories of risk are defined by her Department for assessing the removal priority of people who have overstayed their visas.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.As set out in legislation at section 10 of the Im...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 2 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49910More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average cost per pupil was to construct a special educational needs school in the last five years.
Answer: New school buildings are delivered by the department, local authorities, and other bodies.The average cost of building a special educational needs school can be found on pages 25-29 in the national cost benchmarking study published at: https://documents.h...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 2 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average cost of building a special educational needs school was in the last five years.
Answer: New school buildings are delivered by the department, local authorities, and other bodies.The average cost of building a special educational needs school can be found on pages 25-29 in the national cost benchmarking study published at: https://documents.h...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWoodford Investment ManagementTreasuryTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48386More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when final disbursements will be made from the Woodford Equity Income Fund under the terms of the settlement scheme.
Answer: In December 2023, investors in the Woodford Equity Income Fund voted to accept a settlement scheme, and in February 2024 the High Court approved the scheme to make it binding on Link Fund Solutions and all creditors. The scheme came into force on 5 March ...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: Supply TeachersTreasuryTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45566More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to employer National Insurance contributions on provisional supply teachers.
Answer: Additional funding to support schools with NICs costs will be allocated through the NICs grant in 2025-26. Schools will have flexibility over how they use this grant funding to meet their costs, including those relating to supply teachers.
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBuses: Electric VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what initiatives her Department has considered to help encourage the conversion of buses to electric power.
Answer: The transition to zero-emission buses (ZEBs) represents a great opportunity for UK bus manufacturers and repowering companies, both to supply the electric buses needed here in the UK and to win export orders abroad as other countries upgrade their bus fle...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBedford Borough Council: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consideration she has given to providing financial support to Bedford Borough Council for extraordinary expenses arising from the Cleat Hill gas explosion.
Answer: Bedford Borough Council submitted a formal request on 27th March 2025 for Bellwin Scheme financial support for their immediate response costs arising from the Cleat Hill gas explosion that occurred in October 2024. We will now review the information provi...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RedundancyTreasuryTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42428More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.43 of the Spring Statement of 26 March 2025, what the £150 million provided for government employee exit schemes will be spent on; and how much and what proportion of this is for redund
Answer: As announced at Spring Statement the government has allocated £150 million for government employee exit schemes. Information can be found in the Spring Statement supporting documentation here:https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67e3ec2df356a2dc...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Electronic Purchasing Card SolutionTreasuryTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38966More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Government Procurement cards have been issued to staff in her private office.
Answer: 2 Government Procurement cards have been issued to Private Office staff.
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordOffice for Value for Money: ProcurementTreasuryTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36623More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what role the Office for Value for Money plays in assessing the efficiency of government procurement processes; and whether it has been involved in reviewing framework agreements.
Answer: The Office for Value for Money is working with departments to root out waste and inefficiency. It will do this by working with departments to agree stretching and realistic technical efficiency targets, underpinned by robust delivery plans.All departments...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: EnergyTreasuryTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36622More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which government departments have undergone efficiency assessments by the Office for Value for Money.
Answer: The Office for Value for Money is working with departments to root out waste and inefficiency. It will do this by working with departments to agree stretching and realistic technical efficiency targets, underpinned by robust delivery plans.All departments...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Expenditure: Cost EffectivenessTreasuryTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35245More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing structural changes to efficiency oversight as part of the 2025 Spending Review.
Answer: This government is committed to spending taxpayers’ money efficiently. At the first phase of the Spending Review for 2025-26 it set a 2% target for efficiency, productivity and savings for all departments. Phase 2 of the Spending Review (2026-2029) goes f...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Cost EffectivenessCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35244More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has plans to introduce a Minister for Government Efficiency in the Cabinet Office to oversee cross-departmental efficiency initiatives.
Answer: The Cabinet Office is driving reform to deliver cross-departmental efficiencies, including through better use of data and technology. I have ministerial responsibility for public sector reform, which includes driving cross-departmental work to improve eff...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Cost EffectivenessCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35243More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has made an assessment of the suitability of adopting similar international government models including the (a) US Office of Management and Budget and (b) Department for Government Efficie
Answer: Departments have agreed a 2% productivity, efficiency and savings target in the first phase of the Spending Review and have been set a stretching 5% target in the second phase. This target is to be delivered via efficiencies and savings from innovative te...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordInheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31812More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) inheritance tax payments on Defined Contribution pensions and (b) the loss of the Residence Nil Rate Band on marginal tax rates.
Answer: The Government considers inheritance tax policy carefully and has due regard to several factors, including marginal inheritance tax rates.
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBusinesses: TaxationTreasuryTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31438More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 4 of the report by the NAO entitled The Administrative Cost of the Tax System, published on 10 February 2025, if she will instruct HMRC to update its £15.4bn estimate of the cost to businesses
Answer: The £15.4bn estimate of the cost to businesses of complying with the tax system contains in the NAO report comes from HMRC’s Standard Cost Model (SCM). This uses an internationally recognised approach to estimating these costs. The SCM contains data on ap...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordVAT: RegistrationTreasuryTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31437More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the report by the NAO entitled The Administrative Cost of the Tax system, published on 10 February 2025, what steps she plans to take to reduce the annual cost to VAT registered traders.
Answer: HMRC have acknowledged the findings of the NAO report and emphasised the ongoing efforts to modernise and streamline tax administration. An HMRC Transformation Roadmap will be published in 2025. This will set out HMRC’s vision to be a digital first organi...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
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