Sarah Dyke MP: written questions
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Written questions
Horizon IT System: CompensationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he expects people affected by failures in the Post Office Horizon IT system to receive compensation by March 2025.
Answer: Government is committed to providing redress to individuals affected by the Horizon scandal as quickly as possible. We continue to seek options to speed up redress, in discussion with the Horizon Compensation Advisory Board. For example, on the Horizon Co...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Rural AreasDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department supports rural businesses.
Answer: Businesses across the country, including those in rural areas, can access support through their local Growth Hubs. DBT is committed to helping rural businesses to boost exports, improve access to finance, stamp out late payment practices and compete for p...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Rural AreasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 900176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support businesses in rural areas.
Answer: Rural areas offer significant potential for growth and are central to our economy. Over half a million business are registered in rural areas, with the rural economy contributing over £315 billion a year to England alone. The Government is committed to im...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordRestoring Your Railways Fund: SomersetDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to improve rail connections in Somerton and Langport in the context of the cancellation of the Restoring Your Railway Fund.
Answer: The Department is undertaking a capital spend portfolio review. The review will consider a number of projects under the former Restoring Your Railway programme.
Answered 3 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1887More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to commission an independent review into the loan charge by 4 October 2024.
Answer: I know that the loan charge is a very important matter for many members and their constituents. Within my first two weeks in office, I had my first meeting with campaigners to discuss the loan charge. The Chancellor and I have been considering this matter...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordFarming Recovery FundDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1405More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of eligible applicants to the Farming Recovery Fund have received full compensation; and what his planned timetable is for delivering outstanding compensation payments.
Answer: To date all eligible farmers identified in the original Farming Recovery Fund announced in April 2024 have been offered the payment in line with the published criteria. In May, Defra announced a further expansion to the fund and further information on tha...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordHorizon IT System: CompensationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his expected timetable is for when sub-postmasters impacted by the Horizon IT System will start receiving letters on compensation entitlements.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring justice and financial redress is delivered as swiftly as possible for postmasters affected by the Horizon IT Scandal, whether that is through the redress schemes that are already operating or the new scheme which we...
Answered 23 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordBanks: ClosuresTreasuryTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 306More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an estimate of the number of bank branches that have closed in England in the last 10 years.
Answer: According to consumer website Which?, UK banks and building societies closed over 6000 branches across the UK from January 2015 to May 2024. The Government recognises the importance of banking to communities and high streets. The Government has therefore ...
Answered 22 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 305More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has for the funding of (a) the Bus Service Improvement Plan and (b) BSIP Phase 2 after the next financial year.
Answer: Improving bus services is a key part of this Government’s growth mission. We are determined to deliver better services, grow passenger numbers and drive opportunity to under-served regions. The Government will empower local transport authorities and refor...
Answered 22 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordHospital Beds: SomersetDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 304More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many hospital beds there were in Somerset (a) in 2015 and (b) 2024.
Answer: The latest published data shows a total of 1,438 hospital beds in Somerset, in quarter four of 2023/24. This compares to a total of 1,374 hospital beds reported by National Health Service trusts in quarter four of 2014/15.Data on NHS bed numbers is publis...
Answered 22 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordFertilisers: ProductionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the ability of the UK’s fertiliser production capacity to meet domestic demand.
Answer: Fertiliser is a global market. Ensuring a resilient supply chain involves maintaining diverse sources, domestically and through international imports. The UK sources fertiliser from a wide range of countries and both produces and imports ammonium nitrate ...
Answered 22 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordAgricultural Development and Advisory Service and Agriculture and Horticulture Development BoardDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 213More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will hold discussions with representatives of the (a) Agriculture Horticulture Development Board and (b) Agriculture Development and Research Service on the potential merits of p
Answer: The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is a Non-Departmental Public Body and is funded through a statutory industry levy collected from farmers, growers and processors. AHDB delivers its work through sector plans that are formed through...
Answered 23 Jul 2024
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