Ashley Fox MP: written questions
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Winter Fuel Payment: BridgwaterDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who will be affected by the change is eligibility criteria for the winter fuel payment in the Bridgwater constituency.
Answer: It is estimated that around 19,200 pensioners in Bridgwater Constituency (2024 boundaries) will be impacted by the decision to amend the eligibility criteria for the Winter Fuel Payment. This is based on February 2024 Pension Credit statistics which are a...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDisability: EmploymentWomen and EqualitiesTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 900452More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to improve employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
Answer: Our Get Britain Working plan will support more disabled people and people with health conditions to enter work and stay in it. We will devolve power to local areas to join up work, health and skills support for local people.
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: WaterForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5444More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much official development assistance was provided to programmes aiming to ensure access to clean water in the last financial year; and how much he plans to provide to suc
Answer: The UK oversees a portfolio of bilateral and multilateral development programmes that seek to improve access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). In 2022, the UK provided £124 million of Official Development Assistance (ODA) for programmes which...
Answered 7 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: SpaceflightForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much official development assistance was provided to countries that have a space agency with launch capabilities in the last financial year; and how much he plans to prov
Answer: The UK's Official Development Assistance (ODA) spending is reported on a calendar year basis. In 2023, the UK's country specific bilateral ODA spend on India was £25.5m (focused mainly on tackling the climate crisis), on China was £7.2m (focused mainly on...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSolar PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to include in his Solar Roadmap a target for the proportion of UK solar energy that should be generated through the installation of solar panels on industrial or commercial r
Answer: The Solar Roadmap will be published after consultation with the relaunched Solar Taskforce, which will bring together Government and industry to discuss barriers to solar deployment. The nature of any targets included in the Roadmap will be for the Taskfo...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: Land UseDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of solar farms on levels of availability of agricultural land.
Answer: Solar power is crucial to achieving net zero, providing an abundant source of cleaner, cheaper energy on the mission towards 2030. The total area used for solar farms is very small, and – even in the most ambitious scenarios – solar farms will occupy less...
Answered 7 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPesticidesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5440More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the National Action Plan for the sustainable use of pesticides.
Answer: We intend to publish a National Action Plan in due course that reflects the Government’s priorities and ambitions to minimise the risks and impact of pesticides on human health and the environment, and to facilitate sustainable use.
Answered 7 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Security BenefitsTreasuryTabled 27 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 900225More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to make efficiency savings in the welfare system.
Answer: In the July Statement, the Chancellor set out that all departments will find a 2% saving against their administration budgets so that we can improve the efficiency of the public sector, and prioritise frontline services. This government is also committed ...
Answered 3 Sept 2024
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