Seamus Logan MP: written questions
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Written questions
Fishing and Coastal Growth FundDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 May 2025 to Question 53765 on Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund, whether he has held discussions with his counterpart in the Scottish government on this fund
Answer: The Fishing & Coastal Growth Fund will be investing £360 million over the next 12 years. Ministers are committed to working closely with the industry and local communities in order to ensure investment is targeted to where it is needed most. As part o...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDarwin Plus: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding his Department is allocating to Darwin Plus grants; and whether this funding has changed since the Spending Review 2025.
Answer: Defra is continuing to support the UK Overseas Territories through Darwin Plus. This includes bringing the new biodiversity strategy to publication thereby improving the reach and effectiveness of not just the programme but also wider efforts to improve a...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability: Employees' ContributionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60713More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will issue guidance on how disabled people can maintain their national insurance contributions needed to qualify for full state pension if (a) their household income is above the Universal Credit
Answer: As part of the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper published in March 2025 we are consulting on establishing a new “Unemployment Insurance” benefit through the reform of contributory working-age benefits. Un...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: DisabilityScotland OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60712More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed disability benefit reforms on claimants in Scotland.
Answer: Universal Credit is a reserved matter in Scotland, so the changes to Universal Credit will apply in Scotland. Personal Independent Payment (PIP) is an extra costs disability benefit and is a devolved matter in Scotland. By the time the Personal Independen...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ScotlandScotland OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60711More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice to ensure that changes for claimants who depend on both reserved and devolved social security are understood.
Answer: UK Government Ministers regularly meet with their Scottish government counterparts to discuss social security and claimants. Scotland Office Ministers also attend the Joint Ministerial Working Group on Welfare, alongside Ministers from the Department of W...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCarer's AllowanceScotland OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60710More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what estimate he has made of the potential impact of the reduction in spend on Carers Allowance on Scotland’s Block Grant.
Answer: In Scotland, Carers Allowance is a devolved benefit. Individual block grant adjustments linked to individual policy decisions will be published in due course. The Spending Review set a three year envelope and guarantees that the block grant will be at lea...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentScotland OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60709More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what estimate he has made of the potential impact of proposed reductions in Personal Independence Payment on Scotland’s Block Grant.
Answer: In Scotland, Adult Disability Payment, a devolved benefit, replaced Personal Independence Payment. Individual block grant adjustments linked to individual policy decisions will be published in due course. The Spending Review set a three year envelope and ...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Wealth Fund: PortsTreasuryTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59666More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the National Wealth Fund will deliver £1.8 billion in ring-fenced funding for UK ports; and how much will be allocated to ports in (a) Peterhead and (b) Fraserburgh.
Answer: The National Wealth Fund will commit at least £5.8 billion over this Parliament to green hydrogen, carbon capture, ports, gigafactories and green steel sub-sectors. The National Wealth Fund’s Strategic Plan will set out where and how the NWF can deploy it...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFishing and Coastal Growth FundDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53765More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the press release entitled Government to launch £360m Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund, published on 19 May 2025, whether the fund will be UK-wide; and what the Barnet
Answer: The Fishing & Coastal Growth Fund will be investing £360 million over the next 12 years. As part of that fund Ministers committed to working closely with the industry and local communities in order to ensure investment is targeted to where it is neede...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGambling: Children and Young PeopleDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52966More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to Gambling Commission report entitled Young People and Gambling 2024: Official statistics, published on 7 November 2024, what steps her Department is taking to reduce rates of gam
Answer: To improve and expand the services available to understand, tackle and treat gambling-related harm, the Government has introduced a statutory levy on gambling operators to fund research, prevention and treatment. This will include dedicated investment to ...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGamblingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52965More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the stigmatisation of gambling harms.
Answer: To improve and expand the services available to understand, tackle and treat gambling-related harm, the Government has introduced a statutory levy on gambling operators to fund research, prevention and treatment. This will include dedicated investment to ...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFurs: TradeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's planned timetable is for publishing the Government's response to the consultation entitled Fur Market in Great Britain, published on 31 May 2021.
Answer: I refer Seamus Logan to the reply given to Neil Duncan-Jordan on 3 March 2025, PQ UIN 32808.
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWhisky: ScotlandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the US-UK Economic Prosperity Deal on domestic Scotch whisky producers.
Answer: On 8 May the UK government announced a landmark economic deal with the United States, making the UK the first country to get an agreement with President Trump. The US has committed to further negotiations, including on the 10% tariffs introduced on 2 Apri...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50368More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to respond to correspondence of (a) 24 February 2025 and (b) 16 April 2025 from the hon. Member for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East with the reference SL01868/dw in relation
Answer: A response was issued to the hon. Member on 7 May. I appreciate his patience with this matter.
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFurs: ReviewsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Animal Welfare Committee will consider the public health risks associated with global fur production in its review on the responsible sourcing of fur.
Answer: The remit of the Animal Welfare Committee (AWC) is to provide advice on animal welfare standards relating to animals kept by people. As such, public health matters fall outside of the Committee’s remit. More information on AWC’s terms of reference is avai...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFurs: ReviewsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Animal Welfare Committee will publish its review on the responsible sourcing of fur.
Answer: I refer Seamus Logan to the reply given to Neil Duncan-Jordan on 21 February 2025, PQ 32807.
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what figure his Department is using as the average household energy bill for his policy of a £300 cut in energy bills.
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 and...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHinkley Point C Power Station: ConstructionDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his Department's original budget was, including Government-backed loans and guarantees, to support the construction of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in (a) real and (b) current
Answer: The financing of Hinkley Point C is the responsibility of EDF (Électricité de France) and China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN). The latest update from EDF on costs of Hinkley Point C can be found here (on page 29): https://www.edf.fr/sites/groupe...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48784More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, from what level he plans to reduce energy bills by £300 by 2030.
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 and...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: TikTokCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47529More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Government devices are used to post from the Government's TikTok account; how many other communication applications are used on those devices; how many officials have used this account; and whether he p
Answer: As per the guidance in the Mobile Device Management policy, we take a careful controlled approach to TikTok usage on government devices to safeguard all government activity. Access is strictly limited to essential purposes only. The existing policy regard...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic EquipmentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to (a) introduce a common charger for electrical devices and (b) require producers to provide accessible user information for how the charger wor
Answer: The Government considers that it would potentially help businesses and deliver consumer and environmental benefits if we were to introduce standardised charger requirements for mobile phones and certain other portable electrical/electronic devices across ...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxis: DisabilityDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47110More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to help increase the affordability of taxis for disabled people.
Answer: General policy on taxi and private hire vehicle (PHV) licensing is devolved in Scotland (where PHVs are known as private hire cars), Wales and Northern Ireland. In England, licensing authorities can set maximum taxi fares for journeys within their area to...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural RightsMinistry of JusticeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to implement the recommendations of the report by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights entitled Concluding observations on the seventh periodic report of the United Kingdom o
Answer: The Government is fully committed to human rights and to upholding the rule of law. We take our international obligations seriously and valued the opportunity for a dialogue with UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Relevant departments a...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural RightsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to implement the recommendations of the report by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights entitled Concluding observations on the seventh periodic report of the Un
Answer: The relevant departments are currently considering the committee’s concluding observations in detail. The Government will give written responses to three priority areas that the committee has identified for specific follow-up by 2027.The Government will r...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural RightsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to implement the recommendations of the report by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights entitled Concluding observations on the seventh perio
Answer: Relevant departments are currently considering the Committee’s concluding observations in detail. The Government will give written responses to three priority areas that the Committee has identified for specific follow-up by 2027. The Government will resp...
Answered 1 May 2025
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