Ann Davies MP: written questions

Written questions

• Winter Fuel PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9598More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of extending eligibility for the Winter Fuel Payment to older people in receipt of (a) Housing Benefit, (b) Council Tax support, (c) Attendance All

  Answer: This Government is committed to pensioners. Everyone in our society, no matter their working history or savings deserves a comfortable and dignified retirement. We will do this through protecting the triple lock, keeping energy bills low through our Warm ...

  Answered 24 Oct 2024

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• Winter Fuel PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9597More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending eligibility for the Winter Fuel Payment to older people in receipt of (a) Housing Benefit, (b) Council Tax support, (c) Attendance All

  Answer: This Government is committed to pensioners. Everyone in our society, no matter their working history or savings deserves a comfortable and dignified retirement. We will do this through protecting the triple lock, keeping energy bills low through our Warm ...

  Answered 24 Oct 2024

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• State Retirement Pensions: WalesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9596More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Wales are recipients of the (a) old and (b) new State Pension; and how many and what proportion of those recipients receive the full rate of the (i) old and (ii) new State Pension in

  Answer: It is not possible to make direct, like for like comparisons between State Pension amounts received under the pre 2016 State Pension system and the new State Pension. Under both systems, the amount people are entitled to varies according to their National...

  Answered 21 Oct 2024

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• High Speed 2 LineDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7650More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of the development of phase 1 of HS2.

  Answer: As reported in the last HS2 report to Parliament published in November 2023, HS2 Ltd indicated that its projected cost to deliver Phase 1 would significantly exceed the current Funding Envelope of £44.6 billion (2019 prices). Following the significant sco...

  Answered 10 Oct 2024

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• State Retirement Pensions and Winter Fuel PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5759More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has she made of the financial impact of planned changes to the Winter Fuel Payment on recipients of the old State Pension.

  Answer: This Government is committed to pensioners – everyone in our society, no matter their working history or savings deserves a comfortable and dignified retirement. In making a decision on Winter Fuel Payment eligibility, the Government had regard to an equa...

  Answered 8 Oct 2024

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• Winter Fuel Payment: WalesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2641More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate has she made of the number of households in Wales affected by the change to Winter Fuel Payments.

  Answer: An estimated 400,000 households in Wales will be affected by the change to Winter Fuel Payments. This is the number of households that will no longer receive Winter Fuel Payment as they do not claim Pension Credit. This estimation is calculated by subtrac...

  Answered 3 Sept 2024

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• Child Benefit: UpratingTreasuryTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2196More

  Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the rate of child benefit by £20 per week for each child.

  Answer: All working-age benefits (including Child Benefit, the child element of Universal Credit, and Child Tax Credit) were uprated in full from April 2024, by September 2023 CPI of 6.7%. Beyond the receipt of benefits, the Government is committed to supporting ...

  Answered 6 Sept 2024

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• Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press InquiryDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1613More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with press (a) agencies and (b) publishers on the potential merits of launching the second part of the Leveson inquiry into press standards.

  Answer: Ministers and officials working in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport regularly engage with press stakeholders on a range of issues.The Government clearly laid out its priorities in the manifesto and in the King’s Speech.

  Answered 29 Jul 2024

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