Alison Griffiths MP: written questions
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Written questions
Employment Rights BillDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64637More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what resources her Department provides to employers to help them meet compliance obligations during each stage of the Employment Rights Bill roadmap’s implementation.
Answer: The Government will continue working with businesses and trade unions throughout policy development and subsequent delivery. The timelines in our Roadmap have been carefully considered to ensure implementation works for workers and businesses of all sizes...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Rights BillDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64636More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what criteria will be used to evaluate the phased implementation approach outlined in the Employment Rights Bill roadmap.
Answer: Our phased approach to implementation provides clarity and time to prepare, while raising standards across the board—creating a level playing field, improving staff retention, leading to a happier, more secure and productive workforce.The Government's Imp...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Rights BillDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64635More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Employment Rights Bill roadmap includes contingency measures if key stakeholders report insufficient capacity to meet implementation requirements.
Answer: The Government will continue working with businesses and trade unions throughout policy development and subsequent delivery. The timelines in our Roadmap have been carefully considered to ensure implementation works for workers and businesses of all sizes...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Rights BillDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the measures scheduled for implementation in the Employment Rights Bill on businesses in (a) 2026 and (b) 2027.
Answer: My department has published a set of Impact Assessments that provide a comprehensive analysis on the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill, including on businesses. This analysis is available at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/employment-rights-bill...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Rights BillDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with business representatives on the feasibility of the commencement dates set out in the Employment Rights Bill implementation roadmap.
Answer: We have listened to and incorporated views from business, trade unions, and others in our timings to make sure implementation works for workers and employers alike. We have collaborated directly with over 190 stakeholders, working in partnership to delive...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to respond to the letter of 16 April 2025 from the hon. Member for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, ref. MC2025/35782.
Answer: I replied to the Hon. Member on 17 June.
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVisitor Levy: WalesWales OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 904459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether she has had discussions with the Welsh Government on the potential economic impact of the proposed visitor levy on the economy in Wales.
Answer: The Welsh tourism sector is thriving; last year British residents took over 7 million overnight trips in Wales, spending more than £2billion.Visitor levies are widely used abroad, and, if a visitor levy were introduced by all Welsh local authorities, it c...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLand and Property: Foreign NationalsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many titles on the Land Register were purchased by overseas people or entities in each month in the last five years; and what their total purchase price value was.
Answer: HM Land Registry (HMLR) registers legal ownership, interests and mortgages against land and property in England and Wales. The Register of Title held by HMLR does not record the nationality of individuals who own land or property.HMLR publishes a dataset ...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLand and Property: Foreign NationalsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many titles on the Land Register are owned by overseas individuals or entities; and what the combined purchase price of such titles was in each of the last five years.
Answer: HM Land Registry (HMLR) registers legal ownership, interests and mortgages against land and property in England and Wales. The Register of Title held by HMLR does not record the nationality of individuals who own land or property.HMLR publishes a dataset ...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46401More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve sustainable funding for community pharmacies to (a) support people with lung conditions and (b) reduce hospital admissions.
Answer: We have concluded the most recent consultation on funding for 2024/25 and 2025/26 with the community pharmacy sector. This deal represents a funding increase of over 19% across 2024/25 and 2025/26 and will support community pharmacies in continuing to pro...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Diseases: DisadvantagedDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46400More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce the correlation between deprivation and lung conditions.
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan will deliver the three big shifts our National Health Service needs to be fit for the future: from hospital to community; from analogue to digital; and from sickness to prevention. All of these are relevant to improving respiratory...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Diseases: DeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46399More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce lung disease mortality rate.
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan will deliver the three big shifts our National Health Service needs to be fit for the future: from hospital to community; from analogue to digital; and from sickness to prevention. All of these are relevant to improving respiratory...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign Relations: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44115More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on what dates (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have met with their United States counterparts since 5 November 2024.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade holds regular engagement with US counterparts at both Ministerial and official level.
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Tribunals Service: ExpenditureMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44114More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funding has been allocated to the employment tribunal system in each of the last three financial years; and what proportion of that funding has been spent on digital case management systems.
Answer: £M22/2323/2424/25Employment Tribunals67.874.977.7 The table above gives the total allocated budget for the Employment Tribunals in the years shown in £m. This includes all staff costs, judicial salaries and fees, and other direct costs from the operation ...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Tribunals ServiceMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44113More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent representations she has received from legal professional bodies on the performance of employment tribunals.
Answer: Ministers and officials have regular meetings with legal professional bodies to discuss a range of matters about the justice system. To address the demands the Employment Tribunals are facing, their capacity is being increased. Following recruitment, in 2...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce delays in the provision of children’s mental health care services for young people experiencing acute mental health crises under mental health holds in adult
Answer: Wherever possible, when children and young people need to be admitted to an inpatient setting for mental health treatment, they should be accommodated in an environment that is suitable for their age.Sometimes, clinically urgent situations may necessitate...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: SussexDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42617More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) retain existing and (b) recruit new GPs in Sussex.
Answer: We are committed to training thousands more general practitioners (GPs) across the country, including in Sussex. We invested an additional £82 million into the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) over 2024/25, as part of an initiative to address ...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: Written QuestionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31662More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when she plans to provide and Answer to Question 25500 tabled by the hon. Member for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton on 21 January 2025.
Answer: A substantive answer was given to PQ 25499. PQ 25500 was a duplicate question and as such was withdrawn by Table Office on Wednesday 22 January.
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Written QuestionsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31660More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to provide an Answer to Question 25490 tabled by the hon. Member for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton on 21 January 2025.
Answer: An answer to Question 25490 was published on 24 February 2025. I apologise for the delay in responding to the hon. Member.
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Written QuestionsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31659More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to provide an Answer to Question 26782 tabled by the hon. Member for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton on 27 January 2025.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton to the answer I gave on the 24th of February, UIN 26782.
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31288More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has commissioned the use of hotel accommodation for the purpose of housing asylum seekers within the Arun District since 5 July 2024.
Answer: For the safety and security of those we accommodate and our staff, the Home Office does not comment publicly on sites which may or may not be utilised to accommodate asylum seekers.When a hotel has been identified for use as contingency accommodation, Hom...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDoug GurrDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27062More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what meetings the Minister for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets has had with Doug Gurr since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Details of ministerial meetings are routinely published on Gov.uk.
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDoug GurrDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what meetings the Minister for Industry has had with Doug Gurr since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Details of ministerial meetings are routinely published on Gov.uk.
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDoug GurrDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what meetings the Minister for Trade Policy and Economic Security has had with Doug Gurr since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Details of ministerial meetings are routinely published on Gov.uk.
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDoug GurrDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what meetings the Minister for Services, Small Business and Exports has had with Doug Gurr since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Details of ministerial meetings are routinely published on Gov.uk.
Answered 3 Feb 2025
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