Adam Dance MP: written questions
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Access to Work Programme: YeovilDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taken to reduce the waiting times for a decision on Access to Work claims from Yeovil constituency.
Answer: We are committed to reducing waiting times for Access to Work. We have increased the number of staff processing Access to Work claims by 27% and applications from customers who are about to start a job or who are renewing are prioritised. The Pathways to ...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMusculoskeletal Disorders: YeovilDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support people living with (a) arthritis and (b) other musculoskeletal conditions to (i) return to and (ii) enter into work in Yeovil constituency.
Answer: Just under 18 million people in England were estimated to be affected by musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions in 2023 and improving their health and work outcomes will help deliver this government's mission to kickstart economic growth. MSK problems were one ...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: YeovilMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to support victims of (a) rape and (b) sexual abuse in Yeovil constituency (i) through the criminal justice process and (ii) beyond.
Answer: The Department has committed £550 million to victim support services over the next three years – the biggest investment in victim support services to date.The 42 Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) in England and Wales, including the Avon and Somerset P...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: Small BusinessesMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101215More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to make the defence procurement process more (a) accessible, (b) efficient, and (c) transparent for Small to Medium Sized Enterprises in Yeovil constituency.
Answer: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) hold a crucial place in UK defence. They are the backbone of the UK economy and are vital to delivering the innovation, expertise and agility that we need now and in the future. This is recognised in the Defence I...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: South WestTreasuryTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101170More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department made during the development of the autumn budget 2025 on the potential impact of the Budget on the hospitality sector in (a) Yeovil constituency and (b) the South West.
Answer: The hospitality sector is the heartbeat of our communities, and the Government recognises the contribution it makes to our culture and the UK exchequer.We are determined to support hospitality businesses and help them succeed. At Budget, the Chancellor an...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: YeovilDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100700More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to make rail travel more affordable for over 30s in Yeovil constituency.
Answer: On 23 November the Chancellor and Transport Secretary announced that rail fares will be frozen for the first time in 30 years. Over a billion journeys are going to benefit from this freeze with season tickets, anytime returns on commuter routes, and off-p...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: YeovilDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps Great British Railway will take to make railway stations in Yeovil constituency more accessible.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving the accessibility of the railway and recognises the significant social and economic benefits this brings to passengers and communities. In May 2024, the previous government agreed the publication of a list of 50 ad...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: YeovilDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to make rail travel more affordable for people living in Yeovil constituency.
Answer: On 23 November the Chancellor and Transport Secretary announced that rail fares will be frozen for the first time in 30 years. Over a billion journeys are going to benefit from this freeze with season tickets, anytime returns on commuter routes, and off-p...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat Western Railway and South Western Railway: Rolling StockDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100656More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the number of carriages on (a) Great Western Railway and (b) South Western Railway during the Christmas period on the delivery of those services.
Answer: Great Western Railway and South Western Railway are responsible for ensuring the train service they operate, including the number of carriages they deploy, is optimised to meet the needs of the passengers they serve. This is while also taking account of p...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: YeovilDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of disruption on the (a) South Western Railway and (b) Great Western Railway services over the Christmas period by people living Yeovil constituency.
Answer: On 23 November the Chancellor and Transport Secretary announced that rail fares will be frozen for the first time in 30 years. Over a billion journeys are going to benefit from this freeze with season tickets, anytime returns on commuter routes, and off-p...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100587More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of cases in which retired civil servants have been ordered to repay pension benefits due to administrative errors made by civil service pension providers; and what assessm
Answer: The administration of the Civil Service Pension Scheme is the responsibility of the Cabinet Office. However, the government has a duty to recover overpaid public money to ensure the scheme remains fair and sustainable for all taxpayers.The Civil Service P...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Defence Investment Plan will be published by the end of 2025.
Answer: We are working flat out between now and the end of the year to finalise the Defence Investment Plan. I am sure the Hon. Gentleman will appreciate the scale of the decisions that we need to make, including with AJAX. He will also appreciate the scale of th...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: BricksMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100118More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to consult on proposals to require (a) swift and (b) bat bricks to be incorporated into new buildings.
Answer: The government recognises that swift bricks are a vital means of addressing the long-term decline of the breeding swift population. While swift brick coverage is increasing, we made clear during the passage of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill that we ...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: YeovilDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve (a) palliative and (b) end of life care for patients in Yeovil constituency.
Answer: The Government is developing a Palliative Care and End of Life Care Modern Service Framework (MSF) for England. I refer the hon. member to the Written Ministerial Statement HCWS1087 I gave to the House on 24 November 2025.The MSF will drive improvements i...
Answered 30 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: YeovilDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to improve local job opportunities for people in Yeovil constituency.
Answer: Through our Get Britain Working Strategy, we are reforming employment, health, and skills support to tackle economic inactivity, support people into good work, and create an inclusive, thriving labour market. This means recognising that no local labour ma...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping: SomersetDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90541More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support a reduction of incidents of fly-tipping in (a) Yeovil constituency and (b) South Somerset.
Answer: Local councils are responsible for tackling fly-tipping in their area and have a range of enforcement powers to help them do so. These include fixed penalty notices of up to £1000, seizing and crushing of vehicles and prosecution action. We encourage coun...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste: CrimeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce waste crime in Yeovil constituency.
Answer: This Government is committed to tackling waste crime from the fly-tippers who blight our towns and villages to the serious and organised crime groups who are exploiting the waste sector. We are making policy and regulatory reforms to close loopholes explo...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFreight: YeovilDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support the road haulage industry in Yeovil constituency.
Answer: National support for the road haulage industry includes joint investment with industry in lorry parking and driver welfare facilities of up to £35.7m. This is in addition to up to £30 million joint investment by National Highways and industry to improve l...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCleft Palate: YeovilDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to NHS dental care for people with clefts in Yeovil constituency.
Answer: We recognise that certain groups of patients may be more vulnerable to oral health problems, including patients with clefts.NHS England commissions services for children, young people, and adults with a cleft lip and/or palate. The patient pathway can sta...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCleft Palate: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve training on cleft in (a) undergraduate dental education and (b) ongoing dental professional development.
Answer: The standard of training for dentists is the responsibility of the General Dental Council (GDC) who set the outcome standards expected at undergraduate level and approve courses and dental schools to write and teach the curricula content that enables thei...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: Rural AreasDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to ensure that the Physical Infrastructure Access pricing model encourages investment by network providers in full fibre provision in rural areas in Yeovil cons
Answer: As the independent regulator for telecommunications, Ofcom is responsible for making regulatory decisions in the fixed telecoms sector, including on the Physical Infrastructure Access (PIA) product.In July, we published our draft Statement of Strategic Pr...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: Rural AreasDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to (a) expand broadband coverage for rural communities and (b) encourage market competition for such coverage.
Answer: Through Project Gigabit we are rolling out fast, reliable broadband to UK premises not included in suppliers’ commercial plans. These premises are predominantly in rural areas. As of the end of March 2025, over 1.2 million premises had been upgraded to gi...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSewage: SomersetDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89339More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help reduce the number of pollution incidents from Wessex Water sewerage assets in Somerset.
Answer: In Somerset, two new Water Industry Officer teams now monitor Wessex Water’s compliance with environmental permits and hold them accountable for pollution incidents. These teams inspect all Wessex Water assets and in 2024/25, delivered more inspections th...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTelephone Systems: SomersetDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the phasing out of landlines in (a) Yeovil constituency and (b) Somerset on residents.
Answer: Landlines are not being phased out. The analogue technology underpinning the landline network, the Public Switched Telephone Network, is being upgraded to digital Voice over Internet Protocol, which is more reliable and resilient. We want to ensure that a...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Policing: YeovilHome OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support Avon and Somerset Police to increase levels of community policing in communities in Yeovil constituency.
Answer: This year, £200 million has been made available to support the first steps towards delivering 13,000 more neighbourhood policing personnel across England and Wales by the end of this Parliament, including up to 3,000 additional neighbourhood officers by M...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
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