Ashley Fox MP: written questions
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Electric Vehicles: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3562More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the average annual vehicle downtime and associated productivity loss per fleet vehicle arising from the mileage estimation, reporting and reconciliation requirements of the p
Answer: The proposed approach to electronic Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED) is designed to minimise administrative burdens by integrating mileage estimation, reporting and payment into the existing VED system, with most users expected to interact with the system once ...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has reviewed any individual requests to postpone a move between asylum accommodations in the case of a child undertaking examinations in the last year.
Answer: Accommodation is offered on a no-choice basis across the United Kingdom.However, as set out in the Allocation of Asylum Accommodation policy, accommodation may be temporarily arranged in a certain location where a child has started their final school or c...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a family's long-distance move between asylum accommodations when the child is taking major exams such as GCSEs on that child's education.
Answer: Accommodation is offered on a no-choice basis across the United Kingdom.However, as set out in the Allocation of Asylum Accommodation policy, accommodation may be temporarily arranged in a certain location where a child has started their final school or c...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of recognising school examinations as grounds to delay a long-distance move of families between asylum accommodations
Answer: Accommodation is offered on a no-choice basis across the United Kingdom.However, as set out in the Allocation of Asylum Accommodation policy, accommodation may be temporarily arranged in a certain location where a child has started their final school or c...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordDogs: InsuranceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that statutory obligations imposed on exempt dog owners remain reasonably capable of being complied with.
Answer: Defra is working to ensure owners of banned breed dogs can remain compliant with the legal requirement to hold third-party public liability insurance beyond 1 July 2026. The department is working closely with Dogs Trust, the Devolved Governments and the i...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordDogs: InsuranceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to (a) introduce, (b) support and (c) facilitate a replacement insurance scheme similar to the Dogs Trust Companion Club.
Answer: Defra is working to ensure owners of banned breed dogs can remain compliant with the legal requirement to hold third-party public liability insurance beyond 1 July 2026. The department is working closely with Dogs Trust, the Devolved Governments and the i...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordDogs: InsuranceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has held discussions with (a) insurance providers and (b) other relevant organisations on the provision of replacement or alternative third-party insurance arran
Answer: Defra is working to ensure owners of banned breed dogs can remain compliant with the legal requirement to hold third-party public liability insurance beyond 1 July 2026. The department is working closely with Dogs Trust, the Devolved Governments and the i...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordDogs: InsuranceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that compliant third-party liability insurance remains reasonably available to owners of dogs registered on the Index of Exempted Dogs aft
Answer: Defra is working to ensure owners of banned breed dogs can remain compliant with the legal requirement to hold third-party public liability insurance beyond 1 July 2026. The department is working closely with Dogs Trust, the Devolved Governments and the i...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordDogs: InsuranceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the Dogs Trust Companion Club third-party insurance scheme for exempt dogs ceasing on 30 June 2026 on owners’ abilities to comp
Answer: Defra is working to ensure owners of banned breed dogs can remain compliant with the legal requirement to hold third-party public liability insurance beyond 1 July 2026. The department is working closely with Dogs Trust, the Devolved Governments and the i...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordWorking HoursDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with businesses on the length of the reference period of the guaranteed hours provisions in the Employment Rights Act 2025.
Answer: Ministers and officials have engaged extensively with businesses and representative organisations on the guaranteed hours provisions in the Employment Rights Act 2025, including on the length of the reference period.We will continue this engagement as we ...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Working HoursDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he has taken to ensure the guaranteed hours provisions of the Employment Rights Act 2025 support access to (a) seasonal workers, (b) agency workers and (c) people seeking flexible employment
Answer: The Employment Rights Act 2025 includes flexibility to address issues of seasonal demand, for example, enabling employers that operate seasonally to use fixed-term contracts where the demand for work is genuinely temporary. We will consider further ways t...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordGrok: SafetyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124967More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what conversations she or officials in her Department have had with Ofcom about any enforcement action under the Online Safety Act against X because of content generated by Grok AI that
Answer: The Department engages regularly with Ofcom on the implementation of the Online Safety Act. Decisions about enforcement action are a matter for Ofcom alone, acting independently and in line with its statutory duties. Ofcom has a current active investigati...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordTribunals: Special Educational NeedsMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an assessment of trends in SEND Tribunal outcomes since December 2024; and whether any changes in guidance or instructions have been issued to Tribunal judges regarding the conside
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes trends in SEND Tribunal outcomes through quarterly published tribunal statistics. A link to the statistics can be found here: Tribunal Statistics Quarterly: July to September 2025 - GOV.UKThe Department and Ministers do n...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTravellers: Caravan SitesHome OfficeTabled 13 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120665More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to require that, once an eviction notice has been served to a traveller encampment, the same group cann
Answer: Planning policy is clear that local authorities should assess the need for traveller sites in their area, and then plan to meet that need, in the same way they plan for all forms of housing.The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government recent...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTravellers: Caravan SitesHome OfficeTabled 13 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120664More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle illegal traveller encampments where the same group repeatedly relocates within a local area, requiring the local authority to obtain a new possession order.
Answer: Planning policy is clear that local authorities should assess the need for traveller sites in their area, and then plan to meet that need, in the same way they plan for all forms of housing.The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government recent...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordShops: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department plans to take to give powers to councils to reject applications for new betting shops, vapes stores and fake barbers.
Answer: The Government is taking action to give local authorities and communities the power greater control over the mix of uses on their high streets. Later this year Government will bring forward a new High Streets Strategy, backed by at least £150 million of s...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMeetings: Social MediaDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many meetings with representatives of social media companies (a) she and (b) her predecessor had while in post.
Answer: Ministers and officials regularly engage with social media companies on matters within the department’s remit.In line with longstanding process, the full details of Ministerial and senior civil servant-level meetings are published publicly in quarterly tr...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordIndustry: InvestmentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that workforce training provision aligns with the needs of major industrial investments, including the battery gigafactory by Agratas under construction in Somerset.
Answer: The Advanced Manufacturing Sector Plan sets out how government is supporting industry to develop a highly skilled workforce for the future. Measures include the £182 million Engineering Skills Package which will fund Technical Excellence Colleges includin...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNuclear Power: TrainingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support the development of regional nuclear skills pipelines in areas hosting nuclear new-build projects.
Answer: The Department is supporting delivery of the Nuclear Skills Plan, including through Nuclear Skills Hubs which tailor national initiatives to meet regional needs. Nuclear Skills Hubs have been established in the North West, the South West, the Midlands and...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNuclear Power: TrainingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the Secretaries of State for Work and Pensions and Education on aligning skills funding with workforce requirements for the UK nuclear programme.
Answer: This government is committed to ensuring that the UK has the skilled workforce required to deliver the civil and defence nuclear programmes through the Nuclear Skills Plan – a collaborative effort between government, industry, and academia – delivering ta...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSkills Bootcamps: EngineeringDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to prioritise Skills Bootcamp funding for areas with demand for engineering and technical skills.
Answer: We are giving local areas greater control of the delivery of Skills Bootcamps in line with our commitment to devolution; supporting areas to use Skills Bootcamps to more closely meet the needs of their local employers and economies. As part of this, a new...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSkills Bootcamps: EnergyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on progression from Skills Bootcamps into employment in the (a) nuclear and (b) energy sectors.
Answer: We are giving local areas greater control of the delivery of Skills Bootcamps in line with our commitment to devolution; supporting areas to use Skills Bootcamps to more closely meet the needs of their local employers and economies. As part of this, a new...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordConstruction: Skills BootcampsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the role of Skills Bootcamps in enabling workers from construction trades to retrain into mechanical, electrical and HVAC roles.
Answer: We are giving local areas greater control of the delivery of Skills Bootcamps in line with our commitment to devolution; supporting areas to use Skills Bootcamps to more closely meet the needs of their local employers and economies. As part of this, a new...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNuclear Power: Skilled WorkersDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on ensuring sufficient skilled labour supply for the UK nuclear new-build programme.
Answer: The DWP works closely with DESNZ on a range of clean energy and net zero workforce priorities including nuclear. This includes contributing labour market insight and employer engagement expertise to DESNZ’s work on the Clean Jobs Employer Handbook, which ...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSkills Bootcamps: SomersetDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people expected to enrol in Skills Bootcamps in Somerset in 2025–26.
Answer: We are giving local areas greater control of the delivery of Skills Bootcamps in line with our commitment to devolution; supporting areas to use Skills Bootcamps to more closely meet the needs of their local employers and economies. As part of this, a new...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
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