Ashley Fox MP: written questions 2025
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Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences: Victim Support SchemesHome OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60158More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to ensure that the (a) quality and (b) accessibility of support services to victims of (i) sexual and (ii) domestic abuse are not adversely impacted by the Spending Review 202
Answer: The Home Office has increased victims’ funding from 24/25 to 25/26, including providing support for specialist services. In May 2025, the Home Office announced an additional £19.9m investment in the 2025/2026 financial year to provide vital support to vic...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Based Violence: Charities and Telephone ServicesHome OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60157More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Spending Review 2025 on funding allocated to national Violence Against Women and Girls (a) helplines and (b) charities supporting victims in
Answer: In May 2025, the Home Office announced a £19.9m investment in the 2025/2026 financial year to provide vital support to victims of VAWG as well as other projects across the country that help prevent these crimes.This includes over £6 million for national h...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNursing Associates: EmploymentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that newly qualified nursing associates are (a) guaranteed appropriate Band 4 roles and (b) are not left without employment opportunities after comp
Answer: Decisions on the availability of job opportunities for newly qualified nursing associates and other healthcare professionals trained in the United Kingdom are a matter for individual National Health Service trusts. NHS trusts manage their recruitment at a...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNursing Associates: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58675More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to introduce (a) clear and (b) nationally-recognised progression pathways for nursing associates for (i) leadership, (ii) specialist and (iii) educational roles beyond
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting flexible progression opportunities to ensure that nursing associates (NAs) can grow their careers across the National Health Service. NAs are trained to work across a range of health and care settings. Once qualif...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNursing AssociatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58674More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS nursing associates are (a) recognised for their work, (b) protected from role misuse and (c) supported within their defined scope of practice.
Answer: Employers across the National Health Service are best placed to identify, recognise, and reward staff for excellence in the delivery of healthcare. In October 2023, NHS England published their Staff Recognition Framework. This provides ideas and guidance ...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: Western SaharaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49142More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2025 to Question 41654 on Trade: Occupied Territories and Western Sahara, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Deve
Answer: DBT and FCDO frequently engage on how best to deliver the government’s growth mission, including by supporting UK exports and investment across North Africa.The Department for Business and Trade’s team in Morocco focusses on the business opportunities whi...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: Western SaharaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2025 to Question 41654 on Trade: Occupied Territories and Western Sahara, if his Department will make an assessment of the impact on British businesses of the UK recog
Answer: DBT and FCDO frequently engage on how best to deliver the government’s growth mission, including by supporting UK exports and investment across North Africa.The Department for Business and Trade’s team in Morocco focusses on the business opportunities whi...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNurseries: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the funding model for nurseries.
Answer: It is the government’s ambition that all families have access to high-quality, affordable and flexible early education and care, giving every child the best start in life. This is key to the government’s Plan for Change, which starts with reaching the mil...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNurseries: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of exempting nurseries from increases to employers' National Insurance contributions.
Answer: It is the government’s ambition that all families have access to high-quality, affordable and flexible early education and care, giving every child the best start in life. This is key to the government’s Plan for Change, which starts with reaching the mil...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNurseries: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of increases in employer national insurance contributions on the number of nurseries.
Answer: It is the government’s ambition that all families have access to high-quality, affordable and flexible early education and care, giving every child the best start in life. This is key to the government’s Plan for Change, which starts with reaching the mil...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNurseries: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of increases to employer national insurance contributions on the average staffing costs for each nursery.
Answer: It is the government’s ambition that all families have access to high-quality, affordable and flexible early education and care, giving every child the best start in life. This is key to the government’s Plan for Change, which starts with reaching the mil...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDisabled Facilities GrantsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to simplify the application process for the Disability Facilities Grant.
Answer: Government recognises how important home adaptations are in enabling disabled people to live as independently as possible in a safe and suitable environment. This is why government awarded an £86 million in-year uplift to the DFG for 2024-25, bringing the...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46234More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of raising the personal tax-free allowance in line with the state pension on public finances.
Answer: The Personal Allowance - the amount an individual can earn before paying tax - will continue to exceed the basic and full new State Pension this tax year. This means pensioners whose sole income is the full new State Pension or basic State Pension without...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: Tax AllowancesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on raising the level of the personal tax-free allowance in line with the basic state pension.
Answer: The DWP Secretary of State engages regularly with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. As the Minister for Pensions, I also serve as a Parliamentary Secretary at HM Treasury. Currently the Personal Allowance, which is the amount an individual can earn before ...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: BuildingsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33662More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether there are any requirements for civil servants to book a desk in advance in order to attend the office in person in each of (a) their Department's office workplaces and (b) the arm’s length bodie
Answer: The Department currently has a formal digital desk booking tool - in a limited number of locations - which allows colleagues to book a desk in advance of attending the office, if they wish to do so. However, there is no requirement for colleagues to book ...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWales Office: BuildingsWales OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32651More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether there are any requirements for civil servants to book a desk in advance in order to attend the office in person in each of (a) their Department's office workplaces and (b) the arm’s length bodies of their D
Answer: There are no requirements for civil servants in the Wales Office to book a desk in advance when attending the office workplaces. The Office does not have any arm’s length bodies.
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: BuildingsScotland OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether there are any requirements for civil servants to book a desk in advance in order to attend the office in person in each of (a) their Department's office workplaces and (b) the arm’s length bodies of thei
Answer: No. There are not any requirements for civil servants to book a desk in advance in order to attend the office in person in our Department's office workplaces.
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Office: BuildingsNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether there are any requirements for civil servants to book a desk in advance in order to attend the office in person in each of (a) their Department's office workplaces and (b) the arm’s length bodies
Answer: The Northern Ireland Office employs a desk booking system for its offices in London and Belfast. This must be used to book desks in advance of intended attendance, or on the same day. Information on desk booking services for arm’s length bodies, which are...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: BuildingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether there are any requirements for civil servants to book a desk in advance in order to attend the office in person in each of (a) their Department's office workplaces and (b) the arm’s length bodies of their
Answer: Ministry of Justice staff are able to attend an office location without needing to book a desk. This includes our Department’s Arm’s Length Bodies. This approach does not apply to non-operational staff based in the operational estate, which has separate a...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: BuildingsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether there are any requirements for civil servants to book a desk in advance in order to attend the office in person in each of (a) their Department's office workplaces and (b
Answer: For all of offices except Darlington, we have a desk booking system which enables staff to reserve a desk prior to attending the office. However, it is a recommendation rather than a requirement for staff to reserve a space in advance. In the Darlington E...
Answered 21 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: BuildingsMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there are any requirements for civil servants to book a desk in advance in order to attend the office in person in each of (a) their Department's office workplaces and (b) the arm’s length bodies of their
Answer: Advance desk reservations are encouraged to secure appropriate workspace within Ministry of Defence (MOD) Main Building. Desk booking services for the wider MOD including arm’s length bodies are not centrally held and would come at disproportionate cost t...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: BuildingsHome OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there are any requirements for civil servants to book a desk in advance in order to attend the office in person in each of (a) their Department's office workplaces and (b) the arm’s length bod
Answer: No.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTreasury: BuildingsTreasuryTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32644More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether there are any requirements for civil servants to book a desk in advance in order to attend the office in person in each of (a) their Department's office workplaces and (b) the arm’s length bodies of their De
Answer: HM Treasury uses office space in multi-department buildings that are managed by the Government Property Agency, who provide a desk/place booking system for staff in each of our offices. Responsibility for any desk booking sits with each individual arm's l...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: BuildingsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether there are any requirements for civil servants to book a desk in advance in order to attend the office in person in each of (a) their Department's office workplaces an
Answer: Staff within the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) are not currently required to book or schedule attendance at the office, although individual teams may have their own arrangements to meet business needs.The FCDO does not book desks for...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: BuildingsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32642More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there are any requirements for civil servants to book a desk in advance in order to attend the office in person in each of (a) their Department's office workplaces and (b) the arm’s length
Answer: Desk booking is used at the Department’s offices but is not required for office attendance. There are workspaces which do not require booking.Desk booking is required at certain Arm’s Length Bodies’ workplaces. Employees are asked to book desks prior to a...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
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