Antonia Bance MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Railways: West MidlandsDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93965More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the cost of a standard-class annual rail season ticket from (a) Coseley, (b) Bescot, (c) Tipton, and (d) Dudley Port stations to Birmingham New Street in 2010.
Answer: The Department does not hold information on the cost of these annual season tickets directly. Transport for West Midlands should be able to provide this.
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing Benefit: Supported HousingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88898More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reducing the Housing Benefit taper rate from 65% to 55% for people living in supported accommodation who are in work.
Answer: The Department recognises the challenge arising from the interaction between Universal Credit and Housing Benefit for residents in supported and temporary accommodation.A wide range of customers currently receive rent support through Housing Benefit, incl...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83453More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of charging a 5% surcharge when paying vehicle tax by direct debit on lower income motorists; and whether she has plans to remove this surcharge.
Answer: When Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) is paid monthly or six-monthly, rather than annually, the cost to the exchequer is higher because of lost interest. To reflect this impact on the public finances, the previous government introduced in 2014 an extra charge fo...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: KetamineHome OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83398More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of updating the 10-Year Drugs Plan to reflect (a) the increase in ketamine use and (b) other changes in the drugs landscape.
Answer: Ketamine is a dangerous substance, which can cause irreversible bladder damage and in some cases death. Ministers are very concerned about the harms ketamine causes and on 16 October 2025 the Department for Health and Social Care launched a campaign to al...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: DeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS patients died from cancer within three months of diagnosis in each of the last five years.
Answer: The National Disease Registration Service in NHS England is the cancer registry for England and collects data on the diagnosis and treatment of cancer patients. The service is available at the following link:https://digital.nhs.uk/ndrsThe following table ...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Excise DutiesDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of vehicle tax is paid in instalments using direct debit; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of charging a 5% surcharge when paying vehicle tax by direct debit on lower inc
Answer: While the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency administers and collects vehicle excise duty (VED) on behalf of HM Treasury, decisions on VED, whether structure, rates or alternatives are a matter for the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Paying VED by direct de...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households with children claiming Universal Credit contain two adults in full-time work in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: Data on two-earner couple households in which both earners are in full-time work is not held.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Relations: ReligionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding is available to support interfaith projects aimed at promoting community cohesion.
Answer: Interfaith relations are vital for strong, cohesive communities. The government has provided funding for this year’s Inter Faith Week in November, which will provide a national platform for fostering positive interfaith relations across our communities an...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBenefits Rules: Supported HousingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77211More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many supported housing residents have (a) reduced their working hours and (b) left employment due to the interaction of Housing Benefit and Universal Credit rules in the last five years.
Answer: The information requested is not held.
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75703More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of abolishing the two-child limit policy for (a) two-earner couple households and (b) two-earner couple households in which both earners are in
Answer: No such estimate has been made. This government is committed to tackling child poverty and the Child Poverty Taskforce is developing an ambitious Child Poverty Strategy which we will publish in the autumn.
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75702More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households affected by the two-child limit policy are (a) two-earner couple households and (b) two-earner couple households in which both earners are in full-time work.
Answer: Statistics about the policy that provides support for a maximum of 2 children in Universal Credit are published annually by a range of breakdowns and demographics. The latest figures, for April 2025, can be found here: Universal Credit claimants statistic...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicle DriversDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75701More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of new HGV drivers that would need to be trained annually to maintain workforce levels; and what steps her Department is taking to help support the industry t
Answer: The Department regularly monitors the HGV driver workforce and engages with the road haulage sector through the Freight Workforce Group and other regular stakeholder meetings. Industry need for HGV drivers can fluctuate depending on a number of economic f...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: ParkingDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75700More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to introduce a strategy to help improve the (a) quality and (b) quantity of truck parking.
Answer: The Department for Transport published The National Survey of Lorry Parking on 29 September 2022, which highlighted what improvements to lorry parking facilities were most needed. The survey showed an average shortage of around 4,500 HGV parking spaces fo...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which state schools are taking part in the Music Opportunities Pilot by (a) local authority and (b) constituency.
Answer: The state schools in the attached spreadsheet are taking part in the Music Opportunities Pilot.
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Speech And Language DisordersDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which state schools are taking part in the Early Language Support for Every Child Programme by (a) local authority and (b) constituency.
Answer: A list of state schools that have taken part in the Early Language Support for Every Child programme up to the end of June 2025 is provided. Please note that as this is a pupil-led and not school-led programme, a small number of schools may have engaged i...
Answered 1 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: NeurodiversityDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which state schools took part in the Partnerships for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools programme in the most recent financial year by (a) local authority and (b) constituency.
Answer: State schools that took part in the Partnerships for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools programme in the 2024/25 financial year by (a) local authority and (b) constituency is available in the attached table.
Answered 1 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordMetals: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63589More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps (a) the police and (b) immigration enforcement are taking to prevent unlicensed scrap metal dealing.
Answer: The Government recognises that metal theft can cause significant distress and disruption, not only in terms of financial loss to businesses but also to people’s sense of safety and security in their local communities. Police recorded metal theft offences ...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMetals: PaymentsHome OfficeTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of preventing scrap metal yards using prepaid credit cards to pay scrap metal dealers.
Answer: The Government recognises that metal theft can cause significant distress and disruption, not only in terms of financial loss to businesses but also to people’s sense of safety and security in their local communities. Police recorded metal theft offences ...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMetals: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action she is taking to stop unlicensed scrap metal dealing.
Answer: The Government recognises that metal theft can cause significant distress and disruption, not only in terms of financial loss to businesses but also to people’s sense of safety and security in their local communities. Police recorded metal theft offences ...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxis: LicensingDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 904848More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to take steps to review taxi licensing in the context of the findings of the National Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.
Answer: The Department for Transport will legislate to address the important issues raised in Baroness Casey’s report, tackling the inconsistent standards of taxi and private hire vehicle driver licensing. We will work as quickly as possible and consider all opti...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59073More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a recovery mechanism in incidents of NHS pay uplifts not being provided to (a) nursing staff and (b) other general pra
Answer: The Government looks to the independent pay review bodies for a pay recommendation for National Health Service staff, including both contractor and salaried general practitioners (GPs). They consider a range of evidence from organisations including the Go...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59072More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of pay transparency for (a) staff and (b) nursing staff working in GP surgeries.
Answer: The Government looks to the independent pay review bodies for a pay recommendation for National Health Service staff, including both contractor and salaried general practitioners (GPs). They consider a range of evidence from organisations including the Go...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59071More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether general practice employers in England will be required to provide a 4% pay uplift to (a) nursing staff and (b) other general practice staff in line with the NHS pay award for the financial
Answer: The Government looks to the independent pay review bodies for a pay recommendation for National Health Service staff, including both contractor and salaried general practitioners (GPs). They consider a range of evidence from organisations including the Go...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, by how much will the pay of general practice staff, including nursing staff, increase for the financial year 2025-26.
Answer: The Government looks to the independent pay review bodies for a pay recommendation for National Health Service staff, including both contractor and salaried general practitioners (GPs). They consider a range of evidence from organisations including the Go...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Tipton and WednesburyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43207More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who receive (a) enhanced daily living Personal Independence Payment awards and (b) standard daily living Personal Independence Payment awards did not score four or more points on any ind
Answer: The requested information is not readily available. Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course, and some information was published alongside the Spring Statement. These publications can be found in ‘Path...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
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