Bradley Thomas MP: written questions
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Local Government: WorcestershireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with hon. Members from Worcestershire on local government reform.
Answer: The Secretary of State has not had discussions with Members from Worcestershire on local government reform.
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSchoolsDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29762More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of cooperation between state and independent schools on state schools.
Answer: My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education does not plan to make an assessment of the potential impact of cooperation between state and private schools on state schools.Many of the schools involved in cross sector partnership working carry...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: BromsgroveDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29760More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of bus services in Bromsgrove constituency.
Answer: The government knows that a modern public transport network is vital to providing access to services and keeping communities connected. The government introduced the Bus Services (No.2) Bill on 17 December to put the power over local bus services back int...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: BromsgroveDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29674More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help promote retail entrepreneurship in Bromsgrove constituency.
Answer: The Government supports entrepreneurs, including those in Bromsgrove, through Start-up Loans via the British Business Bank and through programmes such as Growth Hubs in England and Help to Grow: Management across the UK. We will publish our Small Business...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: BromsgroveDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29673More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many state school teachers were employed in Bromsgrove constituency on (a) 5 July 2024 and (b) 6 February 2025.
Answer: Information on the school workforce, including the number of teachers in each school, is published in the ‘School workforce in England’ statistical publication which is available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/sc...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Indian Ocean Territory: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reasons the Government started negotiations with Mauritius on the future sovereignty of the Chagos Islands.
Answer: Negotiations were started by the previous Conservative Government.
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: WorcestershireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, by what date her Department plans to commence structural reform in Worcestershire.
Answer: I wrote to all councils in Worcestershire on 5 February to formally invite unitary proposals. We have published these letters here. This letter set out the timelines and next steps for local government re-organisation.
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGreen Belt: LeisureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential contribution of the greenbelt to adjacent urban communities to health and recreational opportunities.
Answer: Access to high quality open spaces, whether located inside or outside the Green Belt, is important for the health and well-being of communities. That is why local authorities are asked to base their planning policies on robust and up-to-date assessments o...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: BromsgroveDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29374More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of eligible pensioners who were not claiming Pension Credit in Bromsgrove constituency on 31 January 2025.
Answer: In published DWP Pension Credit Take-up statistics, it is estimated that up to 760,000 households who were entitled to receive Pension Credit did not claim the benefit. These statistics are only available at Great Britain level and cannot be broken down t...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: BromsgroveHome OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29373More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been granted the right to remain in Bromsgrove constituency since July 2024.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCompanies and Industry: RegistrationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a strategic industry register to document key industries and companies of national significance.
Answer: The modern Industrial Strategy focuses on eight growth-driving sectors: Advanced Manufacturing, Clean Energy Industries, Creative Industries, Defense, Digital and Technologies, Financial Services, Life Sciences, and Professional and Business Services.For ...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: Written QuestionsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what proportion of items of correspondence from Parliamentarians received by (a) her Department, (b) herself and (c) her ministerial team have not yet received a substantive response
Answer: An annual correspondence report, across all departments, will be published in due course.
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: CorrespondenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many and what proportion of items of correspondence from Parliamentarians received by (a) his Department, (b) himself and (c) his ministerial team have not yet received a
Answer: The total number and proportion of parliamentarian correspondence received by the FCDO (including the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and the ministerial team) each month since August 2024 that has not yet received a substantive response:FCDO Minis...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: BromsgroveDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has plans to increase funding for SEND provision in Bromsgrove constituency.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or in alternative provision receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.Following the 2024...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: Mobile PhonesDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29183More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of smartphone usage in school on recent trends in youth mental health.
Answer: The government’s ‘Mobile phones in schools’ guidance supports schools on how to develop, implement and maintain a policy that prohibits the use of mobile phones throughout the school day including during lessons, the time between lessons, breaktimes and ...
Answered 20 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Public RelationsCabinet OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29169More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much (a) her Department and (b) each of its Arm’s Length Bodies has spent on external public relations since 5 July 2024; and which firms that funding went to.
Answer: Public relations activity is a subset of communication spend. As such, this data is not held. The Government Communication Service encourages the prioritisation of low and no cost public relations activities wherever possible. It is recommended that all e...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary BandsMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of armed forces personnel are serving in military bands; and what funding his Department has made available to military bands.
Answer: The Government is proud of those who serve in our military bands. They not only support all year-round engagements but also serve secondary roles supporting defence. Armed Forces personnel who serve in military bands have a secondary specialisation in sup...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29160More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many staff are employed in (a) clinical, (b) executive and (c) managerial positions across the NHS; and whether he has made an estimate of the number of surplus (i) managerial and (ii) executiv
Answer: NHS England publishes monthly Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS) workforce statistics for England. These include staff working in hospital trusts and integrated care systems but excludes staff working for other providers such as in general prac...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPopulation: BromsgroveCabinet OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29159More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the level of population growth in Bromsgrove constituency in the next five years.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 5th February is attached.
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity InterconnectorsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29155More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) disruption to and (b) interference with interconnectors on the UK's energy (i) security and (ii) resilience.
Answer: The Department of Energy Security and Net Zero is working across Whitehall and with energy owners, operators, and regulators to ensure that interconnectors are proportionately protected against hazards and malicious threats. Great Britain has a highly res...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Indian Ocean Territory: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether financial payments made as part of the proposed agreement between the UK and Mauritius agreement on the British Indian Ocean Territory would be subject to an inflatio
Answer: As made clear in the 3 October joint political declaration, the UK will make an indexed annual payment to Mauritius as part of its package of financial support.
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Buildings and Schools: FlagsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29136More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of mandating the flying of the Union Flag on all (a) schools and (b) public buildings.
Answer: Flag flying guidance is issued each year for Government buildings. However we currently have no further plans to consider the requirement for schools or other public buildings to fly the Union Flag.
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Identity CardsMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29135More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who will use a digital veteran card.
Answer: Based on census data and other sources, there are currently around two million Veterans, all of whom will be able to apply for a Virtual Veterans Card. The Veterans Data Dashboard is publicly available at the following link:https://public.tableau.com/app/...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Flexible WorkingCabinet OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29134More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants across Government are compressed hours workers on a four day week.
Answer: This information is not held centrally. Decisions on terms and conditions of employment, including flexible working, are made by the employing department, depending on their specific business requirements and the nature of the role.
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordResearch: FinanceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what his Department's research and development budget was in the (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2024-25 financial year.
Answer: DSIT’s closing R&D budget for 2023-24 was £12,300m. This reflects the position post-Machinery of Government changes, comprising elements of the R&D budgets of DSIT’s predecessor departments.DSIT’s R&D budget for 2024-25, updated at Autumn Budg...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
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