Anna Sabine MP: written questions
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Written questions
Supermarkets: ProfitsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the level of profits earned by (a) supermarkets and (b) food multinationals in the last five yea
Answer: It is not for the Government to set retail food prices nor to comment on day-to-day commercial decisions taken by businesses. We continue to monitor all key agricultural commodities. The UK Agriculture Market Monitoring Group monitors UK agricultural mark...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: Active TravelDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's home-to-school travel policy of the Children's Walking and Cycling Index, published by Sustrans on 26 February 2025.
Answer: Local authorities already have a duty to promote the use of sustainable travel on journeys to and from places of education in their area. This includes children who are not eligible for free school travel provided by the local authority. Local authorities...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTravel: SchoolsDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support the introduction of the School Streets scheme.
Answer: Active Travel England and the Department for Transport have jointly published School Streets guidance to enable local authorities to deliver effective School Streets. Local authorities can use active travel revenue and capital funding to deliver School St...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Energy FundDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure adequate funding for the Great British Energy Community Fund to support all projects currently approved as of 3 April 2025.
Answer: The Government recognises the role community groups play in our efforts to tackle climate change and our mission to make the UK a clean energy superpower. In 2025/26 Community Energy Groups will be able to access a share of £5 million in grant funding thr...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the average processing times for pension credit applications in each of the last five years.
Answer: Pension Credit application Average Actual Clearance Times (AACT) are measured weekly. Please see attached annex for details of Pension Credit applications average processing times back to October 2022. We do not hold this information prior to October 2022...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDebts: Private SectorTreasuryTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42121More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to compel private creditors to participate in debt relief.
Answer: The UK, alongside the G20 and Paris Club, expects creditors, including private creditors, to participate in international debt restructurings on comparable terms.At this stage, the government is not pursuing a legislative approach that would force private...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussion he has had with the Circular Economy Taskforce on promoting repair and reuse.
Answer: This Government is committed to transitioning to a circular economy. We have convened a Circular Economy Taskforce, comprising experts from industry, academia, and civil society, to help develop a Circular Economy Strategy for England. The strategy will m...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWorkplace Pensions: Fire and Rescue ServicesHome OfficeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to implement the public service pensions remedy for retired firefighters.
Answer: While the Home Office has responsibility for overarching policy and legislative changes to the firefighters’ pension scheme regulations, the firefighters’ pension scheme is locally administered by each individual Fire and Rescue Authority. The regulations...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescriptions: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the criteria is for medication for long-term illnesses to be exempt from prescription charges.
Answer: There are no current plans to review the list of prescription charge exemptions or the list of medical conditions that entitle someone to apply for a medical exemption certificate.There are extensive arrangements in place in England to ensure that prescri...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescriptions: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review prescription charges for long-term medication.
Answer: There are no current plans to review the list of prescription charge exemptions or the list of medical conditions that entitle someone to apply for a medical exemption certificate.There are extensive arrangements in place in England to ensure that prescri...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordJuries: CompensationMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she plans to take to increase jurors' compensation in line with inflation.
Answer: Jury service is an important civic duty, and we want to help jurors feel supported as they undertake this important job. The Government will keep under review all support provided to jurors throughout their service. This includes measures to assist those ...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordJuries: CompensationMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the compensation offered to jurors on jury service for (a) mileage and (b) subsistence.
Answer: Jury service is an important civic duty, and we want to help jurors feel supported as they undertake this important job. The Government will keep under review all support provided to jurors throughout their service. This includes measures to assist those ...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat Western Main Line: ElectrificationDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36283More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the (a) financial and (b) time impact of the deferred electrification between Bristol and Chippenham on commuters.
Answer: Electrification of the line between Bristol Temple Meads and Chippenham was deferred in 2016. Passengers on this line are benefiting from the bi-mode rolling stock introduced in 2019 which are delivering faster and more reliable end to end journeys. No su...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat Western Main Line: ElectrificationDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36282More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department has made on the electrification of the line between Bristol and Chippenham.
Answer: Passengers using the line between Bristol Temple Meads and Chippenham are benefiting from the bi-mode rolling stock introduced in 2019 as part of the Great Western Route Modernisation programme. These trains are delivering faster and more reliable end to ...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFire and Rescue Services: Workplace PensionsHome OfficeTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on ensuring eligible retired firefighters receive due compensation under the McCloud remedy.
Answer: While the Home Office has responsibility for overarching policy and legislative changes to the firefighters’ pension scheme regulations, the firefighters’ pension scheme is locally administered by each individual Fire and Rescue Authority.The Home Office ...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support she is providing to families requiring services under the adoption and special guardian support fund.
Answer: The adoption and special guardianship support fund (ASGSF) provides trauma and attachment related therapy and specialist assessments for children and families where the child has previously been in local authority care and has been adopted or is under a s...
Answered 22 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordInsulation: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support homeowners who received a government grant to get foam roof insulation which has caused damp issues.
Answer: Any measures fitted under government schemes must be fitted to the highest standards with issues promptly and properly rectified. Installations of any insulation under current Government schemes must be installed in accordance with the PAS 2030 and PAS 20...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordInsulation: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support homeowners to remove and replace faulty home insulation.
Answer: Installations of any insulation under current Government schemes must comply with the PAS 2030 and PAS 2035 standards. In any instance where insulation is installed improperly under these schemes, consumers are entitled to remediation by their installer o...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Insurance: MortgagesTreasuryTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35123More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with the home insurance industry on recent trends in the cost of home insurance for homeowners with a mortgage.
Answer: Treasury Ministers and officials have regular meetings with a wide variety of organisations, including insurers and financial regulators, on an ongoing basis. The Government has not made an assessment. Insurers make commercial decisions about the terms on...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHome InsuranceTreasuryTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35122More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made a comparable estimate of trends in the level of home insurance paid by homeowners with (a) mortgages and (b) no mortgages.
Answer: Treasury Ministers and officials have regular meetings with a wide variety of organisations, including insurers and financial regulators, on an ongoing basis. The Government has not made an assessment. Insurers make commercial decisions about the terms on...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCountryside: AccessDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a right of responsible access to the English countryside.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of providing access to the outdoors for people’s health and wellbeing and is working to ensure that this access is safe and appropriate. We are committed to increasing access to nature, and have already set out sev...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCountryside: AccessDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to increase access to the countryside.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of providing access to the outdoors for people’s health and wellbeing and is working to ensure that this access is safe and appropriate. We are committed to increasing access to nature, and have already set out sev...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCountryside: AccessDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of greater access to the countryside on (a) mental and (b) physical health.
Answer: The Government recognises the significant mental and physical health benefits that greater access to the countryside can provide. Spending time in nature is associated with improved mental and physical health, including lowering the risk of obesity and ty...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: PaymentsTreasuryTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34525More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to ensure that online retailers act on the requests of parents of deceased children regarding online (a) accounts and (b) payments.
Answer: In recent years banks and building societies have sought to make the bereavement process easier by increasing the amount they will release without needing a grant of probate. As such the threshold varies between different firms. The nominal threshold in l...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: Bank ServicesTreasuryTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34524More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to ensure that parents of deceased children can access bank accounts without probate.
Answer: In recent years banks and building societies have sought to make the bereavement process easier by increasing the amount they will release without needing a grant of probate. As such the threshold varies between different firms. The nominal threshold in l...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
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