Ashley Fox MP: written questions
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Written questions
Standard Individual Export LicencesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the average length of wait has been to receive the result of an application for a Standard Individual Export Licence using the new LITE system since it was launched.
Answer: LITE is being introduced gradually as we design, build and iteratively improve the system. It was initially introduced in 2021 for a small number of exporters and this gradual increase in cases continued through 2022. The then Government concluded a total...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordStandard Individual Export LicencesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the average length of wait was to receive the result of an application for a Standard Individual Export Licence using the SPIRE system between January to July 2024.
Answer: Between 1 January and 30 June 2024, the median processing time for Standard Individual Export Licence (SIEL) applications submitted on SPIRE and processed to first outcome was 16 working days.The Export Control Joint Unit’s (ECJU) current performance targ...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFarmsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25800More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to update data held on farms by (a) constituency and (b) local authority.
Answer: Defra does not routinely publish farming statistics by parliamentary constituency. The latest available data on the number of farms by constituency are for 2021, but there are currently no plans to update these. Farming statistics by local authority are u...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordTourismDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 902188More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support the tourism sector.
Answer: The Visitor Economy is a key sector in all of our constituencies.DCMS continues to deliver a generational change in how we develop visitor destinations in England through the Local Visitor Economy Partnership Programme.VisitBritain’s upcoming ‘Starring GR...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHM Land Registry: BuildingsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance she has issued to civil servants in the Land Registry on how frequently they should attend the office each week; how many and what proportion of desks were occupied
Answer: The guidance given to HM Land Registry’s staff regarding office attendance is in line with the guidance published by the Cabinet Office. This guidance states that staff must spend a minimum of 60% of their contracted working time in an office location.The...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordParole: HomicideMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people convicted of causing a death have been granted parole before the halfway point in their original sentences in the last year.
Answer: No prisoners are eligible to be considered for release by the Parole Board before the half-way point in their sentence.
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to decrease the amount of time it takes for a repurposed medicine to be granted an MHRA licence.
Answer: The Medicines and products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) reviews the efficacy, safety and quality of a repurposed medicine in a similar way to other medicinal applications. This review is part of the activities which MHRA contributes to under the Medicines Rep...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average length of time has been for a repurposed medicine to be granted an MHRA licence from the point of application in the last two years.
Answer: In the last two years, there has been one medicine to date, namely Anastrozole, coming through the Repurposed Medicines Programme, with more information available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/medicines-2/medicines-repurposing-programme...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many repurposed medicines have successfully been granted MHRA licences in the last two years.
Answer: In the last two years, there has been one medicine to date, namely Anastrozole, coming through the Repurposed Medicines Programme, with more information available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/medicines-2/medicines-repurposing-programme...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has agreed to meet with the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme Trustees.
Answer: Details of Ministers’ and Permanent Secretaries' meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK. Published declarations include the purpose of the meeting and the names of any additional external organisa...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordProcessed FoodDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20414More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the minutes from the recent Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition horizon scan meeting of 9 October 2024 on ultra-processed foods.
Answer: United Kingdom dietary recommendations are based on independent advice from the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN). The SACN publishes minutes for all its meetings on its GOV.UK webpages.On 9 October 2024, the SACN held a horizon scan meeti...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: BuildingsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2024 to Question 13145 on DWP: Buildings, how many staff were in attendance in Caxton House on average in the last week for which figures are available.
Answer: We have the data that you have requested for week commencing 2nd December 2024 (02/12/24 – 06/12/24). The average attendance per day for Caxton House this week is 623.
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordWales Office: BuildingsWales OfficeTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2024 to Question 13970 on Wales Office: Buildings, how many staff attended the Department's HQ building in that period; and how many staff are assigned to that workplace.
Answer: The average number of staff attending the Department's HQ building in that period for which figures are available is 15. The Office currently has 24 civil servants assigned to its London Office.
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordProbation Service: BuildingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Probation Service staff are assigned to work in each office in London; and how many desks are there in each office.
Answer: Information on staff numbers at London Probation Delivery Units (PDUs) as at 30 September 2024 can be found in table 16, lines 91-108 (broken down by grade), of the HMPPS workforce statistics bulletin: September 2024 tables at: https://assets.publishing.s...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHM Courts and Tribunals Service: BuildingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19967More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many HMCTS staff, expressed as a numeric headcount, assigned to 102 Petty France, occupied a desk in 102 Petty France, on average, in the last week for which figures are available.
Answer: The new Government has recently committed to keep to the current guidance on civil service office attendance. Office occupancy data for the period July - September has been published, with further publications to now happen on a quarterly basis. The data ...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: BuildingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19966More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many departmental staff, expressed as a numeric headcount, assigned to 102 Petty France, occupied a desk in 102 Petty France, on average, in the last week for which figures are available.
Answer: The new Government has recently committed to keep to the current guidance on civil service office attendance. Office occupancy data for the period July - September has been published, with further publications to now happen on a quarterly basis. The data ...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: BuildingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19965More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many desks in 102 Petty France offices are made available for (a) HMCTS and (b) Ministry of Justice staff.
Answer: The new Government has recently committed to keep to the current guidance on civil service office attendance. Office occupancy data for the period July - September has been published, with further publications to now happen on a quarterly basis. The data ...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHM Land Registry: BuildingsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many civil servants are assigned to work in the Land Registry’s London office; and how many desks there are for those civil servants.
Answer: HM Land Registry’s Head Office is in Croydon and it does not have any other London-based offices. It had 416 staff based in the Croydon office on 13 December 2024 with 280 desks available for HM Land Registry’s use.
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: Ministers' Private OfficesMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19963More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2024, to Question 12889 on Ministry of Justice: Ministers’ Private Offices, if he will provide a breakdown of the (a) goods and services purchased and (b) cost of each.
Answer: As outlined in PQ 9269, the Ministry of Justice’s total cost spent on refurbishments to Ministerial Private Offices, including new furniture and fittings, was £13,314.73, during the period requested.The following table provides details of furniture purcha...
Answered 24 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19962More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of introducing Fixed Recoverable Costs in clinical negligence on vulnerable people’s ability to access justice.
Answer: Currently, the Government is considering the way forward on a wide range of matters, including clinical negligence costs reform, and we will announce our position in due course.
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19961More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of alternatives to Fixed Recoverable Costs for lower-value clinical negligence claims.
Answer: Currently, the Government is considering the way forward on a wide range of matters, including clinical negligence costs reform, and we will announce our position in due course.
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19960More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has taken recent steps to reform the fixed recoverable costs for lower-value clinical negligence claims.
Answer: Currently, the Government is considering the way forward on a wide range of matters, including clinical negligence costs reform, and we will announce our position in due course.
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordProcessed Food: ConsumptionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions the recent UK Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition meeting had on (a) ultra-processed foods and (b) future policies to reduce consumption of those foods.
Answer: Dietary recommendations for the United Kingdom are based on independent advice from the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN).In July 2023, the SACN published a position statement on processed foods and health, summarising a scoping review of ...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSenedd CymruWales OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 901702More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether she has had discussions with the Welsh Government on the proposed increase in the number of Senedd members.
Answer: I have had no discussions with the Welsh Government on this matter in my capacity as Secretary of State, as the Bill became law prior to the General Election.As would be expected, this government respects devolution and the powers of the Senedd to determi...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: Ministers' Private OfficesCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17337More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2024 to Question 12890 on Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Ministers’ Private Offices, what items were purchased to equip the office of the additional Minister.
Answer: All furniture and AV equipment has been, and must be, sourced from the GPA's Approved Supplier's catalogue.An itemised breakdown of spending is as follows (all costs are excluding VAT unless otherwise specified):Furniture for existing Ministerial Offices:...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
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