Adam Dance MP: written questions
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Litter: Public HealthDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of litter on public health in rural communities.
Answer: Littering is a crime that blights communities and the environment. Local councils are usually best placed to respond to littering. They have a range of enforcement tools including fixed penalty notices and prosecution to help them meet their duty to keep ...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDeposit Return Schemes: Rural AreasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of supporting the introduction of bottle deposit schemes in (a) Yeovil constituency and (b) other rural communities.
Answer: The Government has engaged with stakeholders as we developed policy for the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for drink containers, including two public consultations: the first in 2019 and the second in 2021. 83% of the 2,590 responses to the 2021 consultation...
Answered 9 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLitter: Rural AreasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the primary causes of litter in rural communities.
Answer: Littering is a crime that blights communities and the environment. Local councils are usually best placed to respond to littering. They have a range of enforcement tools including fixed penalty notices and prosecution to help them meet their duty to keep ...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLitter: Rural AreasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to help tackle the sources of littering in (a) Yeovil constituency and (b) rural communities.
Answer: Littering is a crime that blights communities and the environment. Local councils are usually best placed to respond to littering. They have a range of enforcement tools including fixed penalty notices and prosecution to help them meet their duty to keep ...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFire and Rescue Services: YeovilMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49188More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to accelerate the processing of pensions claims made by retired firefighters in Yeovil constituency.
Answer: While the government has responsibility for overarching policy and legislative changes to the firefighters’ pension scheme regulations, the firefighters’ pension scheme is locally administered by each individual Fire and Rescue Authority. As the designat...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFire and Rescue Services: YeovilMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49187More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to compensate fire fighters in Yeovil constituency whose pensions were transferred from the 1992 Fire Fighters Pensions scheme to the 2015 Fire Fighters Pension
Answer: Discrimination experienced as a result of the transfer of pensions from the 1992 Firefighters’ Pension Scheme to the 2015 Firefighters’ Pension Scheme is being addressed by the McCloud/Sargeant remedy. The Government continues to work with the fire sector...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFire and Rescue Services: Workplace PensionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49186More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the mandatory transfer of pensions from the 1992 Fire Fighters Pensions scheme to the 2015 Fire Fighters Pension Scheme on
Answer: Discrimination experienced as a result of the transfer of pensions from the 1992 Firefighters’ Pension Scheme to the 2015 Firefighters’ Pension Scheme is being addressed by the McCloud/Sargeant remedy. The Government continues to work with the fire sector...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPatients: CorrespondenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49185More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of letters on NHS (a) appointments and (b) test results received late by patients in Yeovil constituency.
Answer: Data is not held centrally in the format requested.
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPatients: CorrespondenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49184More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure patients in Yeovil constituency receive timely correspondence on NHS test results.
Answer: The Government is putting patients first, by making sure they are seen as quickly as possible and have the best possible experience, which includes receiving timely communication and information about their health and care.The Government’s focus on shifti...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPatients: CorrespondenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49183More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure patients in Yeovil constituency receive timely correspondence on NHS (a) appointments, (b) cancellations and (c) rescheduling of appointments.
Answer: The Government is putting patients first, by making sure they are seen as quickly as possible and have the best possible experience, which includes receiving timely communication and information about their health and care.The Government’s focus on shifti...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49182More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Yeovil dated 7 April 2025.
Answer: I apologise for the delay in responding to the hon. Member's correspondence. I issued a response to the hon. Member on 6 May.
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice Community Support Officers: Long Service AwardsHome OfficeTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of funding twenty years' service medals for Police Community Support Officers as recognition of their service to their community.
Answer: The Home Office will consider any proposal for national long service recognition for Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs). It is only right that we recognise the commitment shown by PCSOs across the country and whose role are undeniably at the sharp ...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: Organised CrimeHome OfficeTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help prevent the exploitation of vulnerable children by county lines gangs in (a) Yeovil constituency and (b) Somerset.
Answer: To deliver our pledge to halve knife crime in the next decade, it is crucial that we tackle the drug gangs that run county lines through violence and exploitation.Through the County Lines Programme, we will continue to target exploitative drug dealing gan...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: Organised CrimeHome OfficeTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to help tackle the transportation of illegal drugs through county lines in (a) Yeovil constituency and (b) Somerset.
Answer: To deliver our pledge to halve knife crime in the next decade, it is crucial that we tackle the drug gangs that run county lines through violence and exploitation.Through the County Lines Programme, we will continue to target exploitative drug dealing gan...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming Incentive: South SomersetDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with farmers in (a) Yeovil constituency and (b) south Somerset on the closure of the Sustainable Farming Initiative.
Answer: Defra ministers are engaging with farmers and stakeholders regarding the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI). On the SFI, Ministers have met specifically with the NFU, National Beef Association, British Poultry Council, Soil Association, Royal Association...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDangerous Dogs: RegistrationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish public guidance on the process for withdrawing certificates of exemption for dogs wrongly registered as XL Bullies.
Answer: We are currently working to develop a withdrawal scheme so that owners who no longer believe that their dog is an XL Bully can apply to have their certificate of exemption for their dog withdrawn. Information about this process will be available soon.
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the application window for the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme to three months.
Answer: The 28-day window for applications to be submitted helps ensure effective operational planning and sufficient biometric enrolment capacity across all visa routes, which ultimately allows us to deliver the most efficient service for customers.Those who app...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason she removed the five year settled status pathway for Ukrainians living in the UK.
Answer: We continue to keep the Ukraine Schemes under review to ensure they continue to meet the needs of Ukrainians in the UK.We recognise the Ukrainian government’s desire for the future return of its citizens to Ukraine. It is important our approach respects t...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to enable Ukrainians living and working in (a) Yeovil Constituency, (b) Somerset, and (c) the South West of England to stay in the UK if there is peace in Ukraine.
Answer: We continue to keep the Ukraine Schemes under review to ensure they continue to meet the needs of Ukrainians in the UK.We recognise the Ukrainian government’s desire for the future return of its citizens to Ukraine. It is important our approach respects t...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: UkraineMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to support Ukrainians staying in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset, and (c) the South West of England in the long term.
Answer: Councils receive integration funding of £5,900 per Homes for Ukraine arrival to support guests to rebuild their lives and fully integrate into communities. All councils have the flexibility to use this funding as best suits the local area and the specific...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBanking Hubs: Rural AreasTreasuryTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43246More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will hold discussions with LINK on the adequacy of (a) its assessment process for approving banking hubs in rural areas and (b) its considerations of the need for in-person banking services beyond access to c
Answer: Banking has changed significantly in recent years with many customers benefitting from the ease and convenience of remote banking. The Government understands the importance of face-to-face banking to communities and high streets across the UK, and is comm...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: SomersetDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of the Spring Statement 2025 on the number of benefit claimants at risk of poverty in (a) Yeovil constituency and (b) Somerset.
Answer: The government's impact assessment regarding Health and Disability Reform is available at Spring Statement 2025 health and disability benefit reforms – Impacts. An assessment of the poverty impacts of the reforms is not available at the constituency or l...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad Works: Fees and ChargesDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to ensure that at least 50 per cent of the revenue from the lane rental scheme is reinvested in (a) road resurfacing and (b) pothole repairs.
Answer: Charges for works that overrun are already set at up to £10,000 per day. The Government announced in December that we will apply overrun charges to weekends and bank holidays. We also announced that local authorities operating lane rental schemes will be ...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad Works: UtilitiesDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to increase local authorities' powers to inspect roads that have temporarily been reinstated by utility companies conducting roadworks more frequently.
Answer: Local highway authorities already have powers to inspect both temporary and permanent reinstatements for compliance with the DfT's technical standards (the specification for the reinstatement of openings in the highway). Since 2023, a performance-based in...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad Works: UtilitiesDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to increase local authorities' powers to ensure the immediate permanent reinstation of roads by utility companies near (a) high-traffic areas, (b) hospitals, (c) schools and (d) other critica
Answer: Utility companies can put temporary reinstatements in place following works to re-open roads to traffic whilst, for example, waiting for specialist materials which may be specified by local authorities such as a particular type of paving stone. Permanent...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
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