Ben Lake MP: written questions
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Coroners: PembrokeshireMinistry of JusticeTabled 31 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27875More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many inquests were launched in Pembrokeshire in each of the past ten years.
Answer: The requested information is set out in the table below or can be extrapolated from the data published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/coroners-statistics-2023.YearNumber of inquests openedNumber of inquests concluded within 6 monthsAverage l...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCoroners: CeredigionMinistry of JusticeTabled 31 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27874More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many inquests were launched in Ceredigion in each of the past ten years.
Answer: The requested information is set out in the table below or can be extrapolated from the data published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/coroners-statistics-2023.YearNumber of inquests openedNumber of inquests concluded within 6 monthsAverage l...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCarer's Allowance: WalesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of people living in Wales that have received overpayments of the Carers Allowance.
Answer: We don’t measure or report Fraud and Error statistics at a regional level. Our benefit review sample sizes are not large enough to support this level of detail measure or report Fraud and Error statistics at a regional level.
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: International LawForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25306More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has held with his Israeli counterparts on ensuring that actions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory comply with international law.
Answer: We have always been clear that a ceasefire is just the first step towards a lasting solution to this crisis. We must build confidence on all sides that helps sustain a ceasefire and move it into a lasting peace. This government is fully committed to inter...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: International LawForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25305More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of Israel's operation Iron Wall in the occupied West Bank; and if he will make an assessment of the adequacy
Answer: The UK has been clear that it is in no one's interest for further conflict and instability to spread in the West Bank. The risk of instability is serious and the need for de-escalation urgent. We continue to call on Israeli authorities to exercise restrai...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCars: LoansTreasuryTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25304More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of (a) the number of people eligible for compensation and (b) the total cash value of the compensation owed under the ruling by the Court of Appeal from October 2024 that certain commissio
Answer: This is a complicated issue and the government is working closely with the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority. The government is pleased that the Supreme Court will hear an appeal from 1-3 April and hopes that its judgment wil...
Answered 24 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: CopyrightDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24913More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of copyright law to ensure that creators are remunerated for the use of their work in training AI tools.
Answer: The Government published a consultation on Copyright and AI in December 2024. Through this consultation, the Government aims to ensure that right holders in the creative industries can control and be remunerated for the use of their work, while supporting...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction AgreementForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take legislative steps to ratify the Global Ocean Treaty.
Answer: The Government is completely committed to ratification of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement,...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSales: RegulationTreasuryTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23418More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending deemed reseller rules to include UK-established sellers.
Answer: Since 1 January 2021 overseas sellers, or online marketplaces where they facilitate the sale, are required to be registered and account for VAT for supplies of low value imports of £135 or less. Where an overseas seller sells goods located in the UK at th...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordVAT: Tax EvasionTreasuryTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23417More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the extent of VAT non-compliance by overseas retailers selling (a) goods and (b) services in the UK through online marketplaces.
Answer: Since 1 January 2021 overseas sellers, or online marketplaces where they facilitate the sale, are required to be registered and account for VAT for supplies of low value imports of £135 or less. Where an overseas seller sells goods located in the UK at th...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSales: RegulationTreasuryTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23416More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the revenue raised by extending deemed reseller rules to include UK-established sellers.
Answer: Since 1 January 2021 overseas sellers, or online marketplaces where they facilitate the sale, are required to be registered and account for VAT for supplies of low value imports of £135 or less. Where an overseas seller sells goods located in the UK at th...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussion he has had with (a) Skills England and (b) the equivalent agencies in the devolved nations on the AI Opportunity Action Plan.
Answer: The AI Opportunities Action Plan government response commits to working with Skills England, as well as devolved and local governments, to assess the country’s AI and digital skills. This will expand education pathways into AI, ensure lifelong skills prog...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23414More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure that that the skills needed for the implementation of the AI Opportunity Action Plan are developed across all four nations of the UK.
Answer: The AI Opportunities Action Plan will ensure the UK builds a strong and diverse talent pipeline, realising AI benefits across all UK nations.Skills England will build highly trained workforces to meet national, regional and local skills needs of the next ...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: DevolutionDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with the devolved Administrations on the AI Opportunity Action Plan.
Answer: We are committed to building an AI sector that can scale and win globally, ensuring global AI companies want to call the UK home, and boosting the responsible adoption of AI across all parts of the economy.The plan sets out our intention to deliver growth...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDeath CertificatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23412More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (England and Wales) Regulations 2024 on the timely registration of deaths.
Answer: The Government is monitoring the impact of the death certification reforms, including the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death Regulations 2024, which came into legal effect on 9 September 2024. The median time taken to register a death since the introdu...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDeath Certificates: WalesCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23411More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, of the deaths registered in Wales between 9 September 2024 and 31 December 2024 and which were not reported to the Coroner, how long on average did it take for a certificate for (a) burial or (b) cremation to be
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Questions of 13th January is attached.
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDeath Certificates: WalesCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23410More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, of the deaths registered in Wales between 1 January 2024 and 8 September 2024 and which were not reported to the Coroner, how long on average did it take for a certificate for (a) burial or (b) cremation to be i
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Questions of 13th January is attached.
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDeath: WalesCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23409More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths were registered in Wales between 9 September 2024 and 31 December 2024.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Questions of 13th January is attached.
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDeath: WalesCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23408More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths were registered in Wales between 1 January 2024 and 8 September 2024.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Questions of 13th January is attached.
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22055More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the retained margin element of the NHS drug tariff.
Answer: The adequacy of medicine margin that pharmacies are allowed to retain, with medicine margin being the difference between how much pharmacies are reimbursed and how much pharmacies were charged by suppliers, is currently being considered as part of the wid...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordTurkey: Gülen MovementForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20703More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Turkish counterpart on upholding the human rights of members and those associated with the Gulen Movement.
Answer: We fully recognise how seriously the Turkish Government takes the Gülen movement which they proscribe as a terrorist organisation. We consistently encourage Turkey to uphold the rule of law. The UK Government believes that all legal cases should be treate...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMohammed HamoudaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2024 to Question 15678 on Mohammed Hamouda, what information he has received on Dr Hamouda’s (a) status and (b) well-being.
Answer: We are concerned by the reports that Dr. Mohammed Hamouda was detained by the Israeli authorities on 6 November. I raised his case with the Israeli Ambassador on 18 November and FCDO officials have been following up the case since then. Whilst we do not c...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGaza: Health ProfessionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps is he taking to help ensure that (a) protections under international humanitarian law for medical professionals in Gaza are upheld and (b) people who violate such
Answer: It is unacceptable that over 1000 health workers have reportedly been killed since 7 October 2023. Israel must do more to protect civilians and those working to support those in such desperate need. The UK has raised protection of civilians and the destru...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGaza: Health ProfessionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps is he taking to tackle (a) detention and (b) mistreatment of healthcare workers in Gaza.
Answer: Medical workers and facilities, including ambulances and rescue personnel, must be protected in accordance with International Humanitarian Law and allowed to provide life-saving services. It is unacceptable that northern Gaza now has no functioning hospit...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to enable unearned (a) income and (b) assets be considered in initial Child Maintenance Service calculati
Answer: The Department has been conducting a review of the child maintenance calculation to make sure it is fit for purpose and reflects today’s social trends. The review will also consider the treatment of unearned income and assets within the automatic calculat...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
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