Richard Fuller MP: written questions
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East West Rail Line: ElectrificationDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed discontinuous electrification of East West Rail on (a) capital costs and (b) operating costs of the railway.
Answer: The cost of discontinuous electrification is already included in the publicised capital cost range of the project and the option of full electrification is still under consideration. However, electrification (discontinuous or full) is expected to signific...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Workplace PensionsTreasuryTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22895More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the sources of funding for each public sector pension scheme including balancing payments made by her Department for each fiscal year between 2020-21 and 2023-24.
Answer: Figures showing the net Exchequer balancing payments for unfunded Public Service Pension Schemes (PSPS), along with details on contribution income and scheme expenditure, are regularly published as part of the OBR’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook (EFO), incl...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13209More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Summary of reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief published on 30 October 2024, how many estates she expects to be affected from
Answer: 2021-22 is the latest available year for outturn statistics on APR and BPR claims. Further details around the timing of data releases for statistics around Inheritance Tax liabilities can be found in the ‘timeliness and punctuality’ section of the statist...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13208More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Summary of reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief, published on 30 October 2024, what equivalent figures HMRC hold on claims for
Answer: 2021-22 is the latest available year for outturn statistics on APR and BPR claims. Further details around the timing of data releases for statistics around Inheritance Tax liabilities can be found in the ‘timeliness and punctuality’ section of the statist...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13207More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Summary of reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief, published on 30 October 2024, whether the £1 million threshold for the two re
Answer: The allowance will be £1 million from 6 April 2026. Decisions about future increases will be taken in the same way as for other inheritance tax reliefs.
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMedical Records: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to monitor NHS Trusts' adherence to (a) General Medical Council and (b) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance on patient records.
Answer: Each National Health Service trust is a data controller under the Data Protection Act 2018, and therefore responsible for ensuring the accuracy and integrity of their records. To assist trusts in fulfilling these responsibilities, a range of guidance and ...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMedical Records: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) policies and (b) procedures are in place across NHS Trusts to ensure that medical records are (i) accurate and (ii) evidence-based.
Answer: Each National Health Service trust is a data controller under the Data Protection Act 2018, and therefore responsible for ensuring the accuracy and integrity of their records. To assist trusts in fulfilling these responsibilities, a range of guidance and ...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMedical Records: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that NHS Trusts adhere to national guidelines on the (a) accuracy and (b) reliability of medical records.
Answer: Each National Health Service trust is a data controller under the Data Protection Act 2018, and therefore responsible for ensuring the accuracy and integrity of their records. To assist trusts in fulfilling these responsibilities, a range of guidance and ...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMotor Insurance: ApplicationsDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a requirement for insurance providers to request images of the front and back of an applicant’s driving licence as part of the quotation pro
Answer: Motor Insurers already have the option to sign up to the MyLicence service run by DVLA, where a motor insurer can check the electronic driver record of an applicant for all the relevant information. This service is predicated on direct consent from the in...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCharity Commission: CorrespondenceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 1 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will hold discussions with the Charity Commission on when the Commission plans to provide a substantive reply to the letter from the Conservative Party to the Commission of 14 June 2024, a
Answer: The Charity Commission responded to the Conservative Party’s Legal Officer on 15th August 2024, providing a full update on the case in question.
Answered 7 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGCE A-level: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3691More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the levels of A Level results by county; and what steps she is planning to take to improve standards in areas with lower attainment.
Answer: Data on local authority attainment at A level is published in the ‘A level and other 16 to 18 results’ statistical release. The latest data relates to the 2022/23 academic year and data for the 2023/24 academic year will be published in November 2024. For...
Answered 19 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBSE: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the (a) efficacy and (b) adequacy of the Over Thirty Months Scheme for cattle.
Answer: While cases of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in the UK are now rare, the confirmation of a new case in Scotland in May highlighted the continued importance of the robust BSE control measures we have in place that have greatly reduced the incidenc...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMotor Insurers BureauDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to review the performance of the Motor Insurance Bureau against their statutory obligations.
Answer: The Department for Transport does not currently have any plans to review the performance of the Motor Insurers’ Bureau against their statutory duty. The Government is clear that addressing the rising costs of motor insurance is a priority and will set out...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: Fees and ChargesTreasuryTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 43More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to impose VAT on private school fees for any part of the academic school year commencing in September 2024.
Answer: The Government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity, ensuring every child has access to high-quality education, which is why we have made the tough decision to end tax breaks for private schools. This will raise revenue for essential publ...
Answered 22 Jul 2024
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