Tom Rutland MP: written questions
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Written questions
Higher Education: Older PeopleDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 26303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help older people access financial support for higher education.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordElectric VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90908More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to (a) encourage and (b) enable drivers who may be unable to afford a new car to switch to (a) electric vehicles and (a) more electric environmentally friendly cars.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) is accessible to everyone. Many EVs on the second-hand market are now priced similarly to comparable petrol and diesel cars. Industry data on used vehicle transactions ...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordActive TravelDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 905591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to promote walking and cycling.
Answer: Walking, wheeling, and cycling are convenient, sustainable ways to travel—and this government is committed to making them safe and accessible for everyone.To support this, we’re allocating £616 million in capital funding over the next four years to help l...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTyres: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that car tyres which are exported to be recycled (a) arrive at the intended destination, (b) are not used in illegal pyrolysis and (c) are proces
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) has recently completed a review into its approach for regulating the export of waste tyres. As a result of this, the EA will launch enhanced verification checks for all waste tyres exported to India to ensure they are handled i...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAnaesthesia Associates and Physician AssociatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support the future employment of people undergoing physicians associate and anaesthesia associate training, following the publication of The Leng Review.
Answer: The principal question of the Leng Review was to assess whether the roles of physician associate and anaesthesia associate, now to be known as physician assistants and physician assistants in anaesthesia, are safe and effective. The review’s findings were...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAnaesthesia Associates and Physician AssociatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70216More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Independent report entitled The Leng review: an independent review into physician associate and anaesthesia associate professions, published on 16 July 2025, what steps is his
Answer: The principal question of the Leng Review was to assess whether the roles of physician associate and anaesthesia associate, now to be known as physician assistants and physician assistants in anaesthesia, are safe and effective. The review’s findings were...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Nationals Abroad: EU CountriesCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60319More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the length of the visa waivers for UK citizens visiting the EU.
Answer: HMG officials and Ministers regularly engage the EU and EU Member State counterparts on a range of issues affecting UK nationals. The UK and the EU allow for visa-free, short-term travel in line with their respective arrangements for third country nationa...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSlaughterhouses: Small BusinessesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Food Standard Agency’s official control charges on the viability of small and medium-sized abattoirs.
Answer: Information on the 2025/26 charge rates for official controls, inspections, conducted in meat premises is available on the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) website, at the following link:https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/charges-for-controls-in-meat-...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56632More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Building Safety Regulator is reviewing proposals for new schemes in a timely fashion.
Answer: We recognise that there are delays to the Gateways process and that processing times need to improve. MHCLG officials continue to work closely with the BSR to understand their resource requirements, technical capacity and how processes can be improved. Th...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSlaughterhouses: Small BusinessesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with the National Farmers’ Union on challenges faced by small and medium-sized abattoirs.
Answer: The Secretary of State and I often meet with the National Farmers’ Union to discuss a wide range of farming issues which are important to both producers and processors. Defra officials continue to work closely with small and medium sized abattoir sector s...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCoroners: SuicideMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what legislative plans her Department has for requiring coroners to determine secondary causes of death following suicide.
Answer: The Government has no plans to change the information which coroners are required to determine, with regard to cause of death in cases of suicide.The information recorded by the coroner in the Record of Inquest is dependent on the circumstances of the ind...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordImports: TaxationTreasuryTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52472More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade of the potential merits of applying the same level of (a) import duties, (b) VAT on (i) import and (ii) end sales, (c) corporation ta
Answer: The Government is clear that all businesses, whether based in the UK or overseas, should pay their fair share of taxes where they operate in the UKWe will continue to keep the UK’s Most Favoured Nation tariff schedule, known as the UK Global Tariff, under...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning: Environment ProtectionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50342More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that chalk streams are protected in planning policies.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 45390 on 23 April 2025.
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRivers: SewageDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help protect chalk streams from untreated sewage.
Answer: The Government is committed to the protection and restoration of our cherished chalk streams. That is why we are placing water companies under special measures through the Water (Special Measures) Act. The Act will drive meaningful improvements in the per...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordImports: StandardsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49626More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department is taking steps to audit overseas factories that import into the UK for the same (a) social and (b) ethical compliance standards applied to domestic manufacturers.
Answer: The UK supports voluntary due diligence approaches taken by UK businesses to identify and prevent exploitation of workers and prevent environmental harms across their operations and supply chains, in line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Hum...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordImports: StandardsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49625More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure international companies exporting into the UK are held to the same (a) quality and (b) safety regulations as domestic (i) manufacturers and (ii) sellers.
Answer: Product safety regulations set requirements for the safety of consumer products placed on the UK market. Importers must ensure their products comply and distributors must not supply products that they know, or should know, are dangerous.The Office for Pro...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergency Services: MedalsHome OfficeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42974More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a medal to recognise people who have suffered severe injuries in the line of duty.
Answer: It is only right that we recognise the sacrifices made many members of the emergency services and we are always willing to consider proposes for new medals towards that end.However, any official award is a gift from the Government, on behalf of His Majest...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42103More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that high quality candidates are (a) recruited to and (b) retained within the civil service.
Answer: We are committed to ensuring we attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds to create a modern Civil Service that delivers high quality public services.Recruiting and retaining talented individuals is vital to support t...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming IncentiveDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41382More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) support farmers who have been unable to access funding through the Sustainable Farming Initiative, (b) seek an extension or extra funding for
Answer: We remain committed to investing £5 billion of funding in the farming budget this year and next (£2.6 billion for 24/25 and the £2.4 billion for 25/26, as previously announced). The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) is an important offer, but it is part...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFire and Rescue Services: StandardsHome OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to establish a national structure to set national standards across the UK Fire Service.
Answer: The Government funds the independent Fire Standards Board (FSB) to develop and maintain a comprehensive set of professional standards for fire and rescue services in England. The FSB has published 19 national standards for fire and rescue services: these ...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of zonal electricity pricing on consumer energy bills.
Answer: The previous government consulted on various options to reform the electricity market and the government has committed to making a decision by the middle of 2025. We are developing further analysis to determine the impact of zonal or reformed national pri...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of zonal electricity pricing on the automotive industry.
Answer: The previous government consulted on various options to reform the electricity market and the government has committed to making a decision by the middle of 2025. We are developing further analysis to determine the impact of zonal or reformed national pri...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of zonal electricity pricing on the aerospace industry.
Answer: The previous government consulted on various options to reform the electricity market and the government has committed to making a decision by the middle of 2025. We are developing further analysis to determine the impact of zonal or reformed national pri...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38774More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of zonal electricity pricing on the life sciences industry.
Answer: The previous government consulted on various options to reform the electricity market and the government has committed to making a decision by the middle of 2025. We are developing further analysis to determine the impact of zonal or reformed national pri...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of zonal electricity pricing on the defence industry.
Answer: The previous government consulted on various options to reform the electricity market and the government has committed to making a decision by the middle of 2025. We are developing further analysis to determine the impact of zonal or reformed national pri...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
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