Alison Griffiths MP: written questions
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Written questions
Visitor LevyTreasuryTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123007More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the annual administrative and compliance costs of an overnight visitor levy in England for small and independent accommodation providers, including guesthouses, bed and break
Answer: The Government has announced powers for Mayors to introduce a visitor levy on short-term overnight accommodation in their region, to drive economic growth, including through support for the local visitor economy. The Government recognises the important ro...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordVisitor LevyTreasuryTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123006More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of an overnight visitor levy in England on (a) coastal visitor economies with shorter average stays and lower average visitor spend and (b)
Answer: The Government has announced powers for Mayors to introduce a visitor levy on short-term overnight accommodation in their region, to drive economic growth, including through support for the local visitor economy. The Government recognises the important ro...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordInland Waterways: Private SectorDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119074More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the enforcement powers available to the Environment Agency to ensure effective oversight of the maintenance of privately owned watercourses in hi
Answer: Defra has examined the statutory powers and responsibilities for mapping, monitoring, inspecting and maintaining all flood and coastal erosion risk assets, including those owned by third parties. This review which also considered enforcement powers, inclu...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCoastal Areas: Planning PermissionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119073More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance the Environment Agency provides to local planning authorities on assessing the cumulative impact of development on surface water flood risk and drainage capacity in low-l
Answer: Lead Local Flood Authorities (LLFAs) are the lead authority for managing surface water flooding. LLFAs are statutory consultees on major development, providing expert advice to local planning authorities. The Environment Agency (EA) has a strategic overvi...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: Bognor Regis and LittlehamptonDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119072More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Environment Agency has made of the condition and remaining operational lifespan of pumping, outfall, and other flood risk management assets for which it is responsi
Answer: Over the last 5 years, the Environment Agency has inspected all the flood risk assets it operates and maintains across the Bognor Regis and Littlehampton area. Each year the Environment Agency delivers an asset reconditioning programme whereby assets rate...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordInland Waterways: West SussexDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119071More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much flood risk management funding has been allocated to Environment Agency projects affecting the Aldingbourne Rife catchment in each of the last five financial years; and what fu
Answer: The Environment Agency has invested over £735,000 in the past two years on routine vegetation clearance and channel maintenance across the Aldingbourne Rife and connected watercourses. Each May the Environment Agency inspects the channel, followed by mach...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordInland Waterways: West SussexDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what watercourse maintenance and channel clearance works the Environment Agency carried out on the Aldingbourne Rife in the last 24 months; and what further works are planned in 2026–2
Answer: The Environment Agency has invested over £735,000 in the past two years on routine vegetation clearance and channel maintenance across the Aldingbourne Rife and connected watercourses. Each May the Environment Agency inspects the channel, followed by mach...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSports: Business RatesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to business rates liability from 1 April 2026 on participation in grassroots sport in England; and whether she has made representat
Answer: DCMS engaged extensively with HM Treasury in the run up to the Autumn Budget 2025 and provided evidence to HM Treasury on the anticipated impact to the sport and leisure sector. The Government has announced a support package worth £4.3 billion to protect ...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSports: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118026More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the cost of extending business rates relief beyond 31 March 2026 for premises used for community sport; and whether she has considered a sector-specific relief for grassroots sports clu
Answer: Currently, properties which are wholly or mainly used for charitable purposes, including community amateur sports clubs, are eligible for charitable relief, which provides businesses with up to 80% off their business rates bills. Provision of further reli...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSports: Business RatesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of hereditaments in England used wholly or mainly for community sport that receive (a) mandatory charitable rate relief, (b) m
Answer: The Department only collects aggregate data on the rateable values and reliefs and does not collect data broken down by type of business. Forecast data for 2025-26 is published on gov.uk here. Support for ratepayers facing increases in their business rate...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSports: Business RatesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of hereditaments used wholly or mainly for community sport in England that will see an increase in their (a) rateable value an
Answer: The Department only collects aggregate data on the rateable values and reliefs and does not collect data broken down by type of business. Forecast data for 2025-26 is published on gov.uk here. Support for ratepayers facing increases in their business rate...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSports: Business RatesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118023More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number and proportion of sports clubs and community sport facilities in England that will qualify for the retail, hospitality and lei
Answer: The Department only collects aggregate data on the rateable values and reliefs and does not collect data broken down by type of business. Forecast data for 2025-26 is published on gov.uk here. Support for ratepayers facing increases in their business rate...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordUnemploymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Mar 2026WithdrawnUIN 908161More
Question: What assessment he has made of trends in the level of unemployment.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordNHS: Judicial ReviewMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for judicial review relating to NHS service reconfiguration decisions in England were lodged in each year since 2015; and in how many of those cases permission to proceed was granted.
Answer: Data on the number of judicial review applications relating to NHS service reconfiguration decisions in England — and the number in which permission to proceed was granted— is included within the official Judicial Review statistics published on the Civil ...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: LandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many sites recorded in the NHS Surplus Land data collection since 2020 were previously used as community hospitals; and how many of those have subsequently been disposed of.
Answer: We routinely collect National Health Service surplus land data and currently publish it on a bi-annual basis. The following table shows the NHS surplus land statistics by year, sorted by recorded surplus or potentially surplus land plots, and disposed plo...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: LandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117220More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many sites were recorded in the NHS Surplus Land data collection in each year since 2020; and how many of those sites have subsequently been disposed of.
Answer: We routinely collect National Health Service surplus land data and currently publish it on a bi-annual basis. The following table shows the NHS surplus land statistics by year, sorted by recorded surplus or potentially surplus land plots, and disposed plo...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNHSDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many notifiable reconfigurations have been notified to his Department under Schedule 10A of the National Health Service Act 2006 since 31 January 2024; and how many of those related to the perm
Answer: The Department has been notified of nine reconfigurations under Schedule 10A of the National Health Service Act 2006 since 31 January 2024, of which one related to community hospital’s provision of beds.The Department has received a total of 70 call-in re...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNHSDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many requests to call in a reconfiguration of NHS services his Department has received under Schedule 10A of the National Health Service Act 2006 since 31 January 2024; and in how many cases he
Answer: The Department has been notified of nine reconfigurations under Schedule 10A of the National Health Service Act 2006 since 31 January 2024, of which one related to community hospital’s provision of beds.The Department has received a total of 70 call-in re...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: West SussexDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of staffing pressures in urgent and emergency care services in West Sussex, including vacancy rates, during periods of peak winter demand; and what support i
Answer: The Government is clear that patients should expect and receive high quality care throughout the year, including during peak winter demand.We started earlier and have done more than ever to prepare for winter this year. We continue to monitor the impact o...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: West SussexDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the capacity of urgent treatment centres, minor injuries units, and walk-in services in West Sussex to reduce pressure on accident and emergency departmen
Answer: The Government aims to provide additional capacity for minor urgent health problems, ensuring that resources are targeted appropriately and that emergency care remains available for the most acutely unwell patients, reducing pressure on accident and emerg...
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: West SussexDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of accident and emergency capacity and performance at NHS trusts in West Sussex; and what support is being provided to those trusts to manage current levels
Answer: No specific assessment has been made. However, we acknowledge that accident and emergency care performance has not consistently met expectations in recent years, and we are taking serious steps to address this.Our Urgent and Emergency Care Plan for 2025/2...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCoastal Areas: PollutionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance exists on public communication and safety messaging by local authorities during environmental incidents affecting coastal communities.
Answer: MHCLG is not responsible for maritime or environmental clean-up operations. The Lead Government Department responsibility for these sits with the Department for Transport and the Environment Agency, which are responsible for guidance to local authorities ...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCoastal Areas: Pollution ControlMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support his Department provides to local authorities responding to maritime incidents that result in environmental contamination or significant shoreline clean-up operations
Answer: MHCLG is not responsible for maritime or environmental clean-up operations. The Lead Government Department responsibility for these sits with the Department for Transport and the Environment Agency, which are responsible for guidance to local authorities ...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEnvironment Protection and SafetyCabinet OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103592More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department has issued to local authorities on (a) formally notifying and (b) engaging with Members of Parliament during significant environmental or public safety incidents affecting their cons
Answer: The government issues a range of guidance on the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, its associated regulations and wider non-statutory arrangements for civil protection. This supports local responders, which includes Local Authorities, to understand how to ful...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordContainers: WrecksDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what lessons the Government has identified from recent incidents involving containers lost at sea; and whether any changes to policy or guidance are being considered to reduce the likelihood or impact of simila
Answer: The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) is conducting a safety investigation into the recent incident of loss of containers at sea. This will establish the cause of events that led to this incident to understand why it happened and make recommenda...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
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