Ayoub Khan MP: written questions

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Written questions

Birds: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4327More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to tackle the decline of UK seabirds.
Answer: Ensuring nature’s recovery is a top priority for this Government. This is why the Government has announced a rapid review of the Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) to deliver on our legally binding environment targets, including reversing the decline in...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
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Agriculture: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4326More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of farming funding on the Government's ability to reach it's (a) nature recovery and (b) net zero targets.
Answer: The level of farming funding in future financial years will be confirmed as part of the Government’s spending review. We know farmers require stability in order for the Government to reach its nature recovery and net zero targets. We have already started ...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
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Agriculture: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4325More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to make cuts to the agricultural budget.
Answer: As is typical, the farming budget beyond this year will be part of the Government’s spending review. This Government recognises that food security is national security. We said we would provide stability for farmers and we are delivering on this commitmen...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
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Climate Change ConventionDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4324More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help prepare for COP29.
Answer: COP29 is a crucial moment for global action on climate change. The UK is working closely with the incoming COP29 Presidency and other partners to make it a success. Shared priorities include agreeing a new global climate finance goal, encouraging ambitiou...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
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Nature Conservation: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4323More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps Government is taking to meet its 2030 nature recovery targets.
Answer: In England, we have committed to halting the decline in species abundance by 2030. The UK Government is also committed to protecting 30% of the UK’s land and sea by 2030, and to playing our part in achieving the global 30by30 target adopted at the UN Biod...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
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Schools: TransportDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4162More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to help ensure that home-to-school transport is provided for all children aged between 16 and 18 with special educational needs and disabilities.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life. Local authorities are responsible for transpo...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
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Civil Servants: PayCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4161More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to consolidate the number of national pay bargaining units in the civil service.
Answer: Pay arrangements for civil servants below the Senior Civil Service are delegated to departments. Under the framework of delegation, each department and agency has the power to determine its own terms and conditions of employment and is therefore a separat...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
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Local Housing AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4160More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact on levels of homelessness of unfreezing local housing allowance.
Answer: The Government recognises that homelessness levels are too high and there are a range of contributing factors. We will look carefully at these issues as we develop our strategy for ending homelessness. Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates have not been fro...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
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Local Housing AllowanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4159More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on levels of local housing allowance.
Answer: Ministers and officials in the department have regular conversations with counterparts in the DWP on a range of issues.The Local Housing Allowance (LHA) was restored to the 30th percentile of local market rents from April 2024 for one year.Any future deci...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
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Right to Buy SchemeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4158More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will review the Right to Buy policy for social housing.
Answer: The Government believe it is right that those social tenants who have lived in their homes for many years retain the right to purchase their property at a reasonable discount. As such, we will not be ending the Right to Buy scheme.We are, however, committ...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
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Financial ServicesTreasuryTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4157More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department is taking steps to introduce a National Financial Inclusion strategy.
Answer: Ensuring all individuals have access to the appropriate financial services and products they need is a key priority for Government and is vital to supporting people’s financial resilience and wellbeing. It is also an essential part of achieving inclusive ...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
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