Tony Vaughan MP: written questions
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Written questions
Bus Services and Railways: KentDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30807More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure there are adequate train and bus links in remote coastal communities in Kent.
Answer: The government introduced the Bus Services (No.2) Bill on 17 December as part of its ambitious plan for bus reform. The Bill puts the power over local bus services back in the hands of local leaders and is intended to ensure bus services reflect the needs...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: Folkestone and HytheDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30806More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve bus services in Folkestone and Hythe constituency.
Answer: The government introduced the Bus Services (No.2) Bill on 17 December as part of its ambitious plan for bus reform. The Bill puts the power over local bus services back in the hands of local leaders and is intended to ensure bus services reflect the needs...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Based ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken toward reaching the Government's target of halving violence against women and girls by the end of the decade.
Answer: Tackling VAWG is a top priority for this Government. We will deliver a cross-Government transformative approach, utilising every tool available to target perpetrators and address the root causes of abuse and violence. This will be underpinned by a new str...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse and Gender Based Violence: Victim Support SchemesHome OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support organisations that help victims of (a) gender based violence and (b) domestic abuse.
Answer: Tackling Violence Agains Women and Girls (VAWG), including domestic abuse is a top priority for this Government. We will deliver a cross-Government transformative approach, utilising every tool available to target perpetrators and address the root causes ...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Based ViolenceDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to use education in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools to prevent violence against women and girls.
Answer: The government has pledged to halve violence against women and girls in the next decade. Education has a crucial role to play in tackling harmful behaviour, helping children and young people to develop empathy, boundaries and respect for difference.Throug...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Based ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30801More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Education on the use of education in schools to prevent violence against women and girls.
Answer: Prevention and education are fundamental to our mission to halve violence against women and girls in a decade, and that includes supporting our education system to teach children about respectful and healthy relationships and consent.As part of the Safer ...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: South EastMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30800More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to reduce homelessness in the South East.
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high. This can have a devastating impact on those affected. The Deputy Prime Minister is leading cross-government work to deliver the long-term solutions we need to get us back on track to ending all forms of homelessness. ...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTemporary AccommodationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30799More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of out-of-area placements for families in temporary accommodation.
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high. This can have a devastating impact on those affected. The Deputy Prime Minister is leading cross-government work to deliver the long-term solutions we need to get us back on track to ending all forms of homelessness. ...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTemporary AccommodationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of families placed in inadequate shared temporary accommodation.
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high. This can have a devastating impact on those affected. The Deputy Prime Minister is leading cross-government work to deliver the long-term solutions we need to get us back on track to ending all forms of homelessness. ...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTemporary AccommodationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to increase temporary accommodation spaces.
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high. This can have a devastating impact on those affected. The Deputy Prime Minister is leading cross-government work to deliver the long-term solutions we need to get us back on track to ending all forms of homelessness. ...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 902344More
Question: What steps he is taking to ensure that Government procurement practices help to promote ethical supply chains.
Answer: The Government expects the highest standards of conduct throughout public sector supply chains.The Procurement Act will strengthen the grounds on which unethical suppliers can be excluded and introduce a new debarment list.
Answered 24 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) commencing the move-on period for newly-recognised refugees only after access to their e-visa has been confirmed and (b) extending the mov
Answer: The Home Office has recently introduced a time limited pilot giving newly recognised refugees 56 days’ notice to move on from asylum accommodation, in order to support local authorities as we seek to clear the asylum backlog and transition to eVisas.
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNuclear Power: RegulationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 901230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the regulatory framework for approving nuclear projects.
Answer: The UK has an enabling and rigorous energy regulatory regime. The Government is taking steps to reform the planning process and will continue to work with the regulators to understand additional opportunities to streamline the regulation of new nuclear pr...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: PetsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to publish guidance on the circumstances in which permission to keep a pet may be unreasonably refused under the Renters' Rights Bill.
Answer: Yes, the government will provide guidance to help both landlords and tenants understand the new regulations and will maintain ongoing communication with the rental sector to address any concerns.
Answered 24 Oct 2024
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