Simon Opher MP: written questions
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Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4282More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to take steps to upgrade roads to enable housing targets to be met.
Answer: The Government recognises the vital role that transport infrastructure plays in facilitating new housing development. A range of funding programmes exist to support the delivery of infrastructure, including roads, to support the delivery of new housing in...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBovine Tuberculosis: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to issue new badger cull licences.
Answer: On 30 August, the new Government announced the start of work to refresh the Bovine TB strategy for England, to end the badger cull by the end of this parliament and drive down disease to save cattle and farmers’ livelihoods. This will be undertaken in co-...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: StroudHome OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to house asylum seekers in Tricorn House in Stroud constituency.
Answer: For the safety and security of those we accommodate and our staff, the Home Office does not comment publicly on sites which may or may not be utilised to accommodate asylum seekers. Should a decision be made to use a site then the local MP will be notifie...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: GloucestershireDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2024 to Question 1876 on Bus Services: Gloucestershire, if she will take steps to provide additional funding to South Gloucestershire Council for the maintenance of the local b
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. We have set out our plan to achieve this, centred around supporti...
Answered 4 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordProtestHome OfficeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to review measures within the Public Order Act 2023 on restrictions to the right to protest.
Answer: Post-legislative scrutiny of the Public Order Act 2023 will be conducted two years after royal assent.
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: GloucestershireDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1876More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will have discussions with representatives of South Gloucestershire Council on the adequacy of local bus services in Gloucestershire.
Answer: The government knows that Britain needs a modern transport network to help kickstart economic growth. Good local bus services are an essential part of prosperous and sustainable communities, and the government is committed to working at pace with local tr...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordAmazon: Trade UnionsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1874More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will hold discussions with Amazon on the operation of trade unions in that company.
Answer: The Government is committed to bringing a new era of partnership that sees representatives of employers and unions working together in co-operation and through negotiation. The Government is always willing to speak to the representatives of employers and ...
Answered 31 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordProperty Management CompaniesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1873More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to (a) define the minimum quality of service provided by estates management companies and (b) control the level of charges they ca
Answer: The Government is committed to bringing the injustice of ‘fleecehold’ private estates and unfair costs to an end. We will consult on the best way to achieve this and implement new protections for homeowners on private estates in the Leasehold and Freehold...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: GloucestershireDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of local bus services across local authority borders in Gloucestershire.
Answer: The government knows that Britain needs a modern transport network to help kickstart economic growth. Good local bus services are an essential part of prosperous and sustainable communities, and the government is committed to working at pace with local tr...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordWorkplace PensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of recommendation 22 of the Third Report of the Work and Pensions Select Committee of Session 2023-24 on Defined benefit pensi
Answer: The Work and Pensions Select Committee inquiry report on Defined Benefit pension schemes, published in March 2024 helpfully outlines areas to be considered, including the lack of pre-April 97 indexation in the Pension Protection Fund and Financial Assista...
Answered 1 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordNeonicotinoidsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to ban the use of neonicotinoids.
Answer: This government recognises that nature is at a crisis point across Britain. We will therefore change existing policies to prevent the use of those neonicotinoid pesticides that threaten our vital pollinators. A Defra spokesperson said: “We are at a crisis...
Answered 31 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: StonehouseDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she supports development of the proposed Stroudwater Railway station in Stroud.
Answer: Following the General Election and the State Opening of Parliament, the Government is now formulating its plans. The Department will announce its policy intentions in due course and aims to provide an update on next steps for the proposed Stonehouse (Bris...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: Solar PowerDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 374More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to reform the rules around the leasing of solar panels on school rooftops.
Answer: Rules around schools entering into leases fall within the remit of the department. Schools may enter into leases for solar panels on school rooftops where the arrangements do not constitute borrowing, but as these often require granting an energy company ...
Answered 22 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordMother and Baby Units: Healthcare AssistantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to increase the ratio of healthcare assistants to midwives in stand-alone midwife-led units maternity units.
Answer: No assessment has been made regarding a policy to increase the ratio of healthcare assistants to midwives in stand-alone midwife-led maternity units.NHS England have committed to ensuring that the right numbers of the right staff are available to provide ...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordMother and Baby UnitsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many standalone midwife-led units are operating in England; and what the names of those units are.
Answer: The latest data available to NHS England indicates that there are 25 midwifery led units (MLUs) operating in England. The following table lists each unit, as well as their provider:Midwifery led unit nameProvider nameSamuel Johnson Freestanding birth unit...
Answered 24 Jul 2024
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