Anna Dixon MP: written questions
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Written questions
Universal Credit: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if the Taskforce on Child Poverty will make an assessment on the potential impact of ending the two-child benefit limit for families in Shipley constituency..
Answer: Tackling child poverty is at the heart of this Government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and improve the life chances of every child. The Child Poverty Taskforce has started work and will explore all available levers to drive forward shor...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordWater Restoration FundDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of ringfencing fines paid by water companies for the Water Restoration Fund.
Answer: The Water Restoration Fund, which launched under the previous Government in April this year, is currently being examined carefully by the relevant Ministers.
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFares: North of EnglandDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help lower ticket prices across the north of England.
Answer: Affordability is one of our key objectives – so that prices are kept, wherever possible, at a point that works for both passengers and taxpayers. We are committed to reviewing the overcomplicated fares system with a view to simplifying it and will explore...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordLevelling Up FundMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what criteria her Department will use to determine which stage (a) one and (b) two levelling up bids will be allowed to proceed.
Answer: The Chancellor’s July ‘Public Spending: Inheritance’ speech forecasted an overspend of £21.9 billion above limits set by the Treasury in the Spring. We understand that will have caused uncertainty about the status of some projects and the challenge that p...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSolar PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 900549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to increase solar power generation.
Answer: The Government recently announced the re-establishment of the Solar Taskforce and publication of the Solar Roadmap will follow shortly, setting out recommendations on how we and industry will work together to achieve our ambition to radically increase dep...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: ShipleyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4317More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the risk of flooding in Shipley constituency.
Answer: Protecting communities around the country from flooding and coastal erosion is one of the new Secretary of State’s five core priorities. This Government will improve resilience and preparation across central government, local authorities, local communitie...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: ShipleyDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4316More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department made of the adequacy of SEND services in Shipley constituency; and what steps she has taken to support the local authority to improve SEND provisions.
Answer: Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission are jointly responsible for inspecting local area arrangements for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Bradford last received an area SEND inspection in March 2022, du...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: ShipleyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support small businesses in villages and rural areas in Shipley constituency.
Answer: The Government is investing £1.14 billion over 30 years (£38 million annually) towards West Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority’s local economic priorities, including business support. The UK Shared Prosperity Fund also provides £83 million for West York...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordRenewable EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4314More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all new green-energy infrastructure is (a) built in suitable locations and (b) benefits nearby communities.
Answer: The Government is committed to the Strategic Spatial Energy Plan (SSEP). The SSEP will support a more actively planned approach to energy infrastructure across England, Scotland and Wales, across land and sea. The Secretary of State and Head of Mission Co...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordProbationMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4313More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the probation service has the capacity to cope with recent increases in prisoner releases.
Answer: Probation staff do an extraordinary job in extremely challenging circumstances.The eight weeks since the Lord Chancellor’s announcement of prisoner release under SDS40 has given the Probation Service more time to prepare than a release on the previous Gov...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren in Care: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4312More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to reform children's care services to improve outcomes for (a) children in care and (b) care leavers.
Answer: Reforming children’s social care is critical to deliver the government’s Opportunity Mission, to ensure that no child or young person’s background limits their ambition or life chances.The department recognises that children in care and care leavers have ...
Answered 19 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPupils: Mental Health ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4311More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve children's mental health and well-being in schools in Shipley constituency.
Answer: This government is committed to improving mental health and wellbeing support for all children and young people. This is critical to breaking down barriers to opportunity and learning. The right support should be available to every young person that needs...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDangerous Driving: Rural AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4310More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to tackle dangerous driving in (a) villages and (b) rural areas.
Answer: The safety of our roads is an absolute priority for this Government and that is why the Department is committed to delivering a new Road Safety Strategy, the first in over a decade. The Department will set out next steps on this in due course.
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordAnti-social Behaviour and Noise: ShipleyHome OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle (a) anti-social behaviour and (b) noise disturbances in Shipley constituency.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government, and a key part of our Safer Streets MissionWe will put thousands of neighbourhood police and community support officers back into local communities, so that residents have somewhere to...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: ShipleyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to NHS dentistry in Shipley constituency.
Answer: The Government’s ambition is to make sure that everyone who needs dental treatment can access a dentist, including in the Shipley constituency. We will tackle the immediate dentistry crisis with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointm...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSewage: ShipleyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4307More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle sewage discharges into the River (a) Aire and (b) Wharfe in Shipley constituency.
Answer: The Government has taken immediate and substantial action to address water companies who are not performing for the environment or their customers. In July, we announced swift action to begin resetting the water sector, including ringfencing vital funding...
Answered 25 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBanking HubsTreasuryTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4306More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that new banking hubs will be opened in communities affected by bank branch closures.
Answer: The Government understands the importance of face-to-face banking to communities and high streets, and is committed to championing sufficient access for all as a priority. This is why the Government is working closely with industry to ensure that at least...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordAiredale Hospital: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for rebuilding Airedale General Hospital.
Answer: The new hospital scheme for Airedale General Hospital has received £6.6 million of funding up to the end of 2023/24. The final funding envelope for the new hospital is subject to the approval of a Full Business Case, as is usual for large infrastructure p...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordAiredale Hospital: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the full cost of rebuilding Airedale Hospital; and how much funding had been allocated to that project as of 4 July 2024.
Answer: The new hospital scheme for Airedale General Hospital has received £6.6 million of funding up to the end of 2023/24. The final funding envelope for the new hospital is subject to the approval of a Full Business Case, as is usual for large infrastructure p...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
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