Wendy Chamberlain MP: written questions
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Universal Credit: ScotlandDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48522More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025, how Scottish claimants would access the health element of Universal
Answer: The Pathways to Work Green Paper, published in March 2025, sets out our plans to reform health and disability benefits and employment support and opened a consultation on certain reforms. The consultation extends to Scotland, but the proposals will only a...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: ScotlandDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48521More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with her counterpart in the Scottish government on the proposed changes to eligibility for the Personal Independence Payment.
Answer: The Pathways to Work Green Paper, published in March 2025, sets out our plans to reform health and disability benefits and employment support and opened a consultation on certain reforms. The consultation extends to Scotland, but the proposals will only a...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ScotlandDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department's consultation Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, updated 7 April 2025, whether she plans to amend eligibility to (a) d
Answer: The Pathways to Work Green Paper, published in March 2025, sets out our plans to reform health and disability benefits and employment support and opened a consultation on certain reforms. The consultation extends to Scotland, but the proposals will only a...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry and Tourism: ScotlandScotland OfficeTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 903746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he is having with the Scottish Government on support for the hospitality and tourism industry in Scotland.
Answer: Hospitality and tourism play a huge role in the cultural and economic well-being of Scotland. Indeed, the Secretary of State was a publican himself. The Scotland Office has regular engagement with key stakeholders in the sector, such as the Scottish Touri...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordInfrastructureDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2025 to Question 39218 on Infrastructure, whether his Department plans to implement recommendation 27 of the report by the National Infrastructure Commissio
Answer: The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) is the lead department for recommendation 27. The Government will draw on the National Infrastructure Commission’s analysis for the forthcoming 10-Year Infrastructure Strategy, which HMT is due ...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: ChildrenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department undertakes Child Rights Impact Assessments for international development policies.
Answer: As a ratifier of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the UK is committed to safeguarding and promoting the rights and wellbeing of children. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) does not undertake mandatory Child R...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBicycles: VATTreasuryTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44271More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of removing VAT from children's bikes on levels of take up of cycling among children and young people.
Answer: VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. Taxation is a vital source of revenue that helps to fund vital public services. Evidence suggests that businesses only partially pass on any savi...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLoans: Government AssistanceTreasuryTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43219More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support (a) credit unions and (b) other responsible lenders.
Answer: The Government has made clear its strong support for the credit union sector, recognising the value that credit unions bring to their members in local communities across the country in providing products and affordable credit. In her Mansion House speech ...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCarer's AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to effectively communicate to eligible people over State Pension age that they may be entitled to Carer’s Allowance.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is constantly working to improve the way it communicates information and is committed to encouraging older people to claim Carer’s Allowance where they are entitled to it. Information and advice about entitlement...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ApplicationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of simplifying application forms for social security entitlements.
Answer: The Department continues to review the experience of users of its services, and seeks to balance application simplicity with obtaining the information needed for an accurate award. A key objective of DWP’s Service Modernisation Programme, drawing on end u...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: Information SharingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to share data between her Department and HMRC to identify households eligible for Pension Credit.
Answer: HMRC and DWP already have well established data-sharing processes and procedures, which are governed by the rules on how data can be accessed, shared and used whilst safeguarding individuals’ data and privacy. DWP officials are currently working with HMRC...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: ApplicationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress she has made on simplifying the Pension Credit application form (a) in paper and (b) online.
Answer: As the Department continues to modernise the Pension Credit service, we review the user experience, balancing simplification of application with capturing the right information to ensure accuracy of award. A key objective of DWP’s Service Modernisation Pr...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Licences: DisqualificationDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38140More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving licenses have been revoked in each month since January 2024.
Answer: The table below provides the number of drivers who have been revoked in each month since January 2024. VolumesMonthDrivers revoked under the New Drivers Act 1995Group 1(car & motorcycle) drivers revoked on medical groundsGroup 2(bus and lorry) driver...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDriver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: CommunicationDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish any guidance provided to the DVLA on methods of communicating with license holders.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) uses several methods of communicating with licence holders to ensure they are kept informed.The DVLA sends out important documents, reminders, notifications by traditional mail and encrypted email where a lic...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAirports: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of airport expansion on the ability of the UK to meet its net zero targets.
Answer: The government is committed to reaching net zero by 2050 and meeting our climate change obligations, as set out in the Climate Change Act. Delivering greener transport to help make Britain a clean energy superpower is a Department for Transport priority. ...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordResettlement: AfghanistanHome OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36774More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications were rejected under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (a) Pathway 1, (b) Pathway 2 and (c) Pathway 3 in each month since August 2021.
Answer: The Afghan Resettlement Programme (ARP) brings together existing Afghan resettlement schemes into a single, efficient pipeline. Further information about this is available on GOV.UK at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/afghan-resettlement-programme. The Afghan...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordResettlement: AfghanistanHome OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications were approved under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (a) Pathway 1, (b) Pathway 2 and (c) Pathway 3 in each month since August 2021.
Answer: The Afghan Resettlement Programme (ARP) brings together existing Afghan resettlement schemes into a single, efficient pipeline. Further information about this is available on GOV.UK at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/afghan-resettlement-programme. The Afghan...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordResettlement: AfghanistanHome OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications were closed under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (a) Pathway 1, (b) Pathway 2 and (c) Pathway 3 in each month since August 2021.
Answer: The Afghan Resettlement Programme (ARP) brings together existing Afghan resettlement schemes into a single, efficient pipeline. Further information about this is available on GOV.UK at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/afghan-resettlement-programme. The Afghan...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordResettlement: AfghanistanHome OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications were classed as under consideration in the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (a) Pathway 1, (b) Pathway 2 and (c) Pathway 3 in each month since August 2021.
Answer: The Afghan Resettlement Programme (ARP) brings together existing Afghan resettlement schemes into a single, efficient pipeline. Further information about this is available on GOV.UK at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/afghan-resettlement-programme. The Afghan...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordResettlement: AfghanistanHome OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications were opened under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (a) Pathway 1, (b) Pathway 2 and (c) Pathway 3 in each month since August 2021.
Answer: The Afghan Resettlement Programme (ARP) brings together existing Afghan resettlement schemes into a single, efficient pipeline. Further information about this is available on GOV.UK at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/afghan-resettlement-programme. The Afghan...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCarersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34327More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues on improving support for unpaid carers.
Answer: Supporting unpaid carers is a cross-Government issue which requires cross-Government support. I recently met with the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets in the Department for Business and Trade and the Mi...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordME/CFS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that the cross-government delivery plan for ME/CFS establishes a common UK-wide approach.
Answer: The final delivery plan for myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome, will cover the population of England only.However, due to the United Kingdom-wide nature of this issue, we have maintained engagement with the devolved administ...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: ViolenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to stop the escalation of violence in Juba, Sudan.
Answer: On 16 and 17 January, violent protests and looting of Sudanese businesses took place in Juba and across South Sudan. Security forces rapidly managed to restore calm but around 10,000 people were displaced and an unknown number killed. The protests were tr...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordParliamentary Private SecretariesCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25744More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Parliamentary Private Secretary position holders have changed roles since September 2024.
Answer: Details of changes to Parliamentary Private Secretary post holders since the September 2024 list was published will be included in the next list when it is published on gov.uk.
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordParliamentary Private SecretariesCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24482More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a list of Parliamentary Private Secretaries.
Answer: A list of Parliamentary Private Secretaries was published by the Cabinet Office in September 2024 on gov.uk and is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/list-of-parliamentary-private-secretaries-pps-september-2024. It will be updated ...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
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