Toby Perkins MP: written questions
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Tennis: FacilitiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help support indoor tennis facilities.
Answer: The Government is determined to ensure that everyone has access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities. The Government provides the majority of support for grassroots sport through Sport England, which annually invests over £250 million in E...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordWaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68391More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the amount of water lost due to leaking toilets in the UK; and if he will take steps to help reduce this.
Answer: Waterwise, the lead environmental non-governmental organisation for water efficiency, estimates to 8% of toilets are leaking around 400 litres a day each. The Government is committed to reducing leakage by 50% by 2050 as part of our legally binding target...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAdvanced Research and Invention Agency: Freedom of InformationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment has he made of the reasons for the exemption of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency from the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Answer: ARIA is a small body with limited administrative capacity to handle Freedom of Information Act requests. It is important that ARIA is focused on funding long-term transformational research for the benefit of the UK.ARIA is, however, dedicated to transpare...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFloods: Fire and Rescue ServicesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67311More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of existing flood-related resources for fire and rescue services; and whether she plans to increase guaranteed resources.
Answer: Protecting communities from flooding is a key priority for this government. Fire and Rescue Authorities already have duties under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 to prepare for emergencies, including major flooding. However, we recognise the interest in ...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFloods: Fire and Rescue ServicesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67310More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to make flood rescue a statutory duty of the fire and rescue service.
Answer: Protecting communities from flooding is a key priority for this government. Fire and Rescue Authorities already have duties under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 to prepare for emergencies, including major flooding. However, we recognise the interest in ...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTennis: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66136More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding her Department plans to provide for (a) tennis and (b) padel facilities during the Spending Review period.
Answer: The Government is determined to ensure that everyone has access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities. That is why we have committed another £400 million to transform facilities across the whole of the nation following the Spending Review.W...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNurses: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the (a) number of students who graduated in nursing and (b) number and proportion of those graduates who were employed within six months in the last four ye
Answer: The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) publishes information on the number of United Kingdom trained nurses joining their register for the first time, who are resident in England. The following table shows the number of UK trained nurses joining the NMC ...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNurses: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of hospital Safer Staffing requirements on the newly qualified nurses’ ability to become employed in the NHS.
Answer: No specific assessment has been made of the potential impact of hospital Safer Staffing requirements on newly qualified nurses’ ability to become employed in the National Health Service.
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNurses: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many newly qualified nurses have been recruited to each NHS Trust in the last four years; and how many have been recruited from overseas.
Answer: The Department does not hold information on the number of newly qualified nurses recruited by each National Health Service trust, and where they were trained.The table attached shows the number of joiners to the nursing and health visitors staff group at ...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCarer's AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of claimants losing their Carer’s Allowance as a result of her Department's proposed changes to Personal Independence Payments on local authorities.
Answer: As I set out in the House of Commons on 1 July 2025, this Government has listened to the concerns raised by Members from across the House regarding the proposed changes to Personal Independence Payment (PIP). Clause 5 of the Universal Credit and Personal ...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCarer's AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her Department's proposed changes to the Personal Independent Payment on (a) carers in receipt of Carer’s Allowance and (b) people receiving care
Answer: As I made clear in my statement to the House, Hansard, 1 July, col 219, any changes to PIP eligibility will come after a comprehensive review of the benefit, which I am leading, and which will be co-produced with disabled people, the organisations that re...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCarer's AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people currently claiming Carer’s Allowance who would be expected to lose their allowance due to the proposed changes to the Personal Independence Payment.
Answer: As I made clear in my statement to the House, Hansard, 1 July, col 219, any changes to PIP eligibility will come after a comprehensive review of the benefit, which I am leading, and which will be co-produced with disabled people, the organisations that re...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Higher EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61749More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of the reduction in the number of nursing lecturer positions in higher education institutions on the Government's ability to fulfil the NHS Lon
Answer: No assessment has been made. Universities are autonomous bodies, independent from the Government, and are responsible for their own staffing and recruitment decisions.We are committed to training the staff we need to get patients seen on time and will con...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: TelevisionMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average cost to prisoners is of the provision of television access in prison cells.
Answer: The cost per prisoner in establishments in the adult estate is 50 pence per week if the prisoner is sharing a cell, and £1 per week for prisoners in a single cell.Children and young people in the youth secure estate are not charged for use of televisions.
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: TelevisionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the annual cost is for using Hospedia for patients in each NHS trust in England; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a national policy on the use of televi
Answer: No data is collected centrally on the annual cost for using Hospedia or the provision of bedside television and similar services by the National Health Service.NHS providers are locally responsible for the provision of bedside television and similar servi...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOxygen: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the closure of hyperbaric chambers on regional health inequalities.
Answer: We are committed to ensuring equitably accessible, high-quality services, for any patient who requires hyperbaric oxygen therapy. NHS England set out their assessment of service requirements in their commissioning intentions during the public consultation...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHome EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56178More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that children being home schooled are receiving (a) a high level of education and (b) in a safe environment.
Answer: The department has collected data on compulsory school-aged children in elective home education from local authorities on a termly basis since autumn 2022. Figures are available by local authority in the publication available at: https://explore-education...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Education: Local GovernmentDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56177More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children have been removed from schools rolls for home elective education by local authority in each of the last six years.
Answer: The department has collected data on compulsory school-aged children in elective home education from local authorities on a termly basis since autumn 2022. Figures are available by local authority in the publication available at: https://explore-education...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Education: DerbyshireDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children have been removed from schools rolls for home elective education for each school in Derbyshire in each of the last six years.
Answer: The department has collected data on compulsory school-aged children in elective home education from local authorities on a termly basis since autumn 2022. Figures are available by local authority in the publication available at: https://explore-education...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGlobal Biodiversity Framework Fund and Legacy Landscapes FundDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Written Statement entitled Outcomes from Nature COP16, Cali, Colombia of 6 November 2024, HCWS196, what recent steps his Department has taken to (a) increase fund
Answer: At COP16, the UK pledged an additional financial contribution of £45 million to the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund to help countries across the globe to halt and reverse biodiversity loss. The UK also continues to encourage other countries and non-sov...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging on SME beverage producers.
Answer: In October 2024 the Government published a final impact assessment on the pEPR scheme. The impact assessment did not look at the specific impacts of the pEPR scheme on individual sectors. The Government recognises the importance of protecting small produc...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the potential impact of Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging fees on (a) food and (b) drink costs.
Answer: The Department has assessed the impact of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) on both producers and consumers, including the potential effect on the affordability of food and drink. This assessment is included in Section 8 of the Producer Responsibilit...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingTreasuryTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51826More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on (a) the design of the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme for packaging and (b) its interaction with wider econ
Answer: The Government is committed to moving towards a circular economy that delivers sustainable growth. Implementing the Collection and Packaging Reforms, including the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme for packaging is a critical step in this transition...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBiodiversity: FinanceTreasuryTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51825More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to meet commitments to contribute to the global target of $30 billion a year in international financial resources for biodiversity by 2030 under the Global Biodiversi
Answer: The Government is committed to fulfilling its obligations under the Global Biodiversity Framework, working to halt and reverse biodiversity loss. The Government recognises the importance of the collective global target of mobilising at least $30 billion p...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBiodiversity: Development AidDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reductions in levels of Official Development Assistance spending on levels of funding for (a) the Darwin Initiative, (b) the Ille
Answer: No decisions have been made regarding future levels of funding for the Darwin Initiative, the Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund, or Darwin Plus. Defra will allocate budgets to its Official Development Assistance programmes for future Financial Years a...
Answered 20 May 2025
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