Adam Thompson MP: written questions
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Retail Trade: ErewashMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 901200More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to support high streets in Erewash.
Answer: To restore high streets, we have recently announced measures to tackle organised crime, cut business rates for pubs, and stop the spread of vape shops and gambling outletsErewash is also supported by the £24.8m Long Eaton Town Deal which is funding high s...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordRegional Planning and DevelopmentTreasuryTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 908892More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help increase regional economic growth.
Answer: The government is committed to ensuring that growth is felt in every region of the UK, and the Chancellor named regional growth as one of her three main economic focuses in her recent Mais lecture. At the Budget and Spending Review, we committed to £725 b...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the government plans to include representatives of families with a child harmed by maternity or neonatal negligence, and a representative of women harmed by maternity or neonatal negligence
Answer: Family voices are at the heart of our work to improve maternity and neonatal care.There are four family representatives on the National Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce, many of whom have experienced bereavement in maternity and neonatal services. To hear...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHigh Speed 2 Line: HousingDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government will take to ensure that the sale of properties acquired by HS2 minimises disruption to existing tenancies and safeguards the housing of current tenants.
Answer: We recognise the concern regarding disruption to existing tenants due to the sale of HS2 properties that are no longer required. We are committed to ensuring that sales are delivered in a sensible and sensitive way. We will provide updates to tenants as t...
Answered 17 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordClean Energy: WalesWales OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 908016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for clean energy projects in Wales.
Answer: This Government is backing Wales to lead the UK’s clean energy mission. Our recent Contracts for Difference scheme successfully secured contracts for Wales’ first floating windfarm Erebus, the Awel-y-Mor offshore windfarm in North Wales, and 20 onshore wi...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordOverseas Students: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113216More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will will consider exempting PhD students from the International Student Levy.
Answer: We are engaging with the higher education sector to shape the design of the International Student Levy (ISL) to make delivery as easy as possible for providers. A technical consultation on the delivery of the ISL was open for responses until 18 February 2...
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Buildings: TextilesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help expand the pipeline of qualified floor layers to deliver (a) public housing, (b) hospitals, (c) schools and (d) other infrastructure projects.
Answer: Government is investing £625 million in construction skills over this Parliament. This includes Foundation Apprenticeships, expanded Skills Bootcamps, and the launch of Construction Technical Excellence Colleges. These measures aim to deliver up to 60,000...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordConstruction: ApprenticesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90979More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) organisations delivering commercial flooring apprenticeships and (b) other independent specialist training providers can access funding and opportunities at pa
Answer: The funding band of each apprenticeship standard sets out the maximum amount that the government will contribute to the costs of apprenticeship training and assessment. This is irrespective of the type or size of funding provider. New training providers c...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic Venues: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83369More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed higher multiplier for business rates on (a) The Underworld, (b) Soul Mama and (c) other grassroots music venues with a rateable value of over £500
Answer: As set out at Autumn Budget 2024, the Government will introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure properties with rateable values (RVs) below £500,000, including grassroots music venues, from 2026-27. This permanent tax cut ...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPreventive MedicineDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 905922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help prevent ill health.
Answer: The 10 Year Health Plan announced ambitious measures to prevent ill health by making the healthy choice the easy choice. This includes a moonshot to end the obesity epidemic through mandatory healthy food sales reporting and introducing business targets t...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversities: Cost EffectivenessDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve the assessment of the value for money of Government funding for universities.
Answer: The government has commissioned the Institute for Fiscal Studies to update their 2020 research report on the impact of undergraduate degrees on lifetime earnings, and this will be published in early 2026.The 2020 research suggests that higher education (H...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad WorksDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71580More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will review the maximum value of fixed penalty notices for breach of permit conditions, relating to offences under the New Roads and Street Works Act to provide a stronger deterrent to utilities companie
Answer: The Government is taking decisive action to reduce unnecessary disruption caused by street works by increasing the value of Fixed Penalty Notices. For certain offences, such as undertaking works without a permit, breaching permit conditions, or failing to...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAttendance AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of people who pass away before their attendance allowance appeal is concluded.
Answer: For Attendance Allowance Appeals raised in the 2024/25 year, 10 claimants died before their appeal was concluded. Please note that the figure supplied is derived from unpublished information and has not been quality assured to National Statistics or Offic...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAttendance AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for attendance allowance are processed each year; and what proportion of those applications do not proceed to assessment.
Answer: The number of Attendance Allowance (AA) applications cleared are measured weekly. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100. In 2022/23, 415,800 applications were cleared.In 2023/24, 508,200 applications were cleared.In 2024/25, 517,200 applications we...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic Venues: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68046More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how her Department monitors progress of the grassroots ticket levy.
Answer: The Government wants to see the music industry supporting the ticket levy to back the artists, venues, festivals and promoters who make up our grassroots sector. We are working closely with the sector to monitor progress, particularly with LIVE and the Mu...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic Venues: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68045More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with (a) music concert event organisers, (b) large venue event organisers, (c) ticketing platforms and (d) others on the amount expected to be raised by the grassroot
Answer: The Government wants to see the music industry supporting the ticket levy to back the artists, venues, festivals and promoters who make up our grassroots sector. We are working closely with the sector to monitor progress, particularly with LIVE and the Mu...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPerforming Arts: Skilled WorkersDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her Department's policy is on investment in skills in the grassroots performing arts.
Answer: This government is making a substantial investment in skills across the economy, with over £1 billion of additional funding by 2028-29, on top of the phase 1 settlement for 2025-26. This protects opportunity, delivers the workforce needed for the Plan for...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPerforming Arts: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68043More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to extend (a) film and (b) high-end TV tax relief to grassroots performing arts.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of the creative industries, including the key role they play in driving economic growth.The Government supports the creative industries through tax reliefs and funding, where the recently published Creative Industr...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that there is clear understanding within (a) her Department and (b) employers of which payments and benefits from employers are treated as income for the purposes of c
Answer: CMS staff have a clear understanding of what is classed as income from training and internal guidance. With regards to employers, income included in the basic child maintenance calculation is the same as that used in HMRC calculations of taxable income. ...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHong Kong: Overseas CompaniesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to make an assessment in (a) the six monthly report on Hong Kong and (b) the overseas business risk guidance for UK firms of the potential impact of declinin
Answer: Assessments in the six-monthly report and the overseas business risk guidance will be made in usual way. No decision has yet been made on whether to include analysis on the ombudsman archives and company, land, and court records in Hong Kong. As a co-sign...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: WaterForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which water, sanitation and hygiene programmes his Department plans to continue funding through the Official Development Assistance budget in the next five years.
Answer: Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) remain a key part of the UK's focus on global health; our work on tackling climate change; and our humanitarian action. The latest consolidated Statistics on International Development report shows UK bilateral Official...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: WaterForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to integrate water, sanitation and hygiene into the UK’s international (a) climate adaptation and (b) resilience programmes.
Answer: Since 2020 we have supported UNICEF to help governments in climate-vulnerable countries strengthen the resilience of water, sanitation and hygiene services. This work extends from climate risk assessments, capacity building and systems strengthening, to e...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: WaterForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to take steps to encourage (a) the private sector and (b) other donors to increase funding for?water, sanitation and hygiene programmes.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) recognises the potential of private investment to accelerate progress on water supply, sanitation and hygiene. We work with governments in eight countries to improve the performance of the water and ...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: Sanitation and WaterForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the delivery of Sustainable Development Goal 6 on clean water and sanitation by 2030.
Answer: The UK is committed to supporting delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by 2030. Steps we are taking to help deliver SDG 6 include the Enhanced Water Leadership in a Changing Climate programme. This is raising the profile of the water, sanit...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFurniture: Fire PreventionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to furniture and furnishings fire safety regulations on fire safety.
Answer: The Government is committed to maintaining a high level of fire safety for domestic upholstered furniture. The Policy paper The fire safety of domestic upholstered furniture published on 22 January sets out the Government’s intention for wider reforms to ...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
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