Cameron Thomas MP: written questions
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Western Gateway: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46656More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the withdrawal of funding to the Western Gateway partnership on the future economy of (a) South Wales and (b) Western Engl
Answer: The Department held a four-week public consultation on ending core funding for pan-regional partnerships in 2024. Following the consultation, the Government confirmed its decision not to extend core funding for Western Gateway and other pan-regional partn...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEducational Institutions: Hate CrimeDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps she has taken to support (a) schools and (b) other institutions that are being targeted by social media hate campaigns.
Answer: The Online Safety Act introduces new responsibilities for social media companies and search services to ensure the safety of their users on their platforms. All relevant services must have systems and processes in place to allow users and others to report...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Parkinson's DiseaseDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with Parkinson's in receipt of PIP with Parkinson's as their main condition were awarded four points or more in a category under the Daily Living Activities assessment.
Answer: Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course, and some information was published alongside the Spring Statement. These publications can be found in ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get ...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 903391More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to increase access to GP appointments.
Answer: We’re investing an additional £889 million in funding for general practice in 2025-26, the biggest boost in years, and are recruiting 1,000 new GPs.With this funding, we are making important reforms to bring back the family doctor and allow patients to re...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPE and Sport Premium: GloucestershireDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39761More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the allocation of funding for (a) PE and (b) Sports Premium in Gloucestershire.
Answer: Physical education (PE) is a national curriculum subject at all key stages and all schools receive funding to deliver it as part of their core budget. Core school budgets are increasing by £3.2 billion in 2025/26, meaning the core school budgets will tota...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming Incentive: Dairy FarmingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the closure of the Sustainable Farming Incentive on micro dairy farms.
Answer: Defra has closed the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) for the submission of new applications, but existing agreements will continue. We now have over 37,000 live SFI agreements. Every penny in all existing SFI agreements will be paid to farmers, and ou...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAmbulance Services: South WestDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce ambulance waiting times in (a) the South West of England and (b) Gloucestershire.
Answer: Ambulance services in Gloucestershire and the South West are provided by the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, with responsibility for commissioning the services a matter for the local NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB). S...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEconomic Cooperation: UkraineDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen economic ties with Ukraine.
Answer: The UK and Ukraine are strengthening economic ties through our Free Trade and Digital Trade Agreements and the UK-Ukraine 100 Year Partnership Agreement, signed by the Prime Minister and the President of Ukraine in January. Our commitments demonstrate fir...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: CoronavirusDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of Covid 19 on the reception class cohort of September 2025; and whether additional (a) preparation and (b) provision has been made for that cohort.
Answer: Giving children the best start in life is the foundation of government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity. The earliest years are the most crucial stage of child development. That is why we have set a milestone of a record proportion of child...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: AdmissionsDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that teachers are given priority to enrol their children at schools they teach at.
Answer: All mainstream state funded schools must have clear admission arrangements, set by the school’s admission authority, which include the oversubscription criteria they will use to give priority for places where there are more applicants than places availabl...
Answered 29 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Disciplinary ProceedingsDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that teachers have access to accompaniment by professionally trained companions during (a) disciplinary and (b) grievance hearings.
Answer: The Employment Relations Act (ERA) 1999 states that teachers, like any other workers, are entitled to be accompanied by a colleague, a trade union employee or an official accredited by a trade union if called to a disciplinary or grievance meeting by thei...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSoil: Flood ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with farmers on ensuring that agricultural soil health adheres to recommended guidelines to mitigate flooding.
Answer: Working with farmers and landowners is an important part of the Environment Agency’s Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy Roadmap up to 2026. A priority is to support farmers and land managers adapt their land management practices to be more...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: AsbestosMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of asbestos on sites owned by his Department on (a) local communities and (b) surrounding infrastructure.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has robust policies in place to safely manage asbestos in accordance with relevant legislation and Health and Safety Executive guidance. Where asbestos is being remediated and/ or removed from MOD sites, we notify local resid...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMOD Ashchurch: AsbestosMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the presence of asbestos at Ashchurch military barracks since 2019.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is committed to the health and safety of our people and we have robust policies in place to safely manage asbestos in Defence in accordance with relevant legislation and Health and Safety Executive guidance. MOD complies with...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: FacilitiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support all-weather sports facilities in (a) Gloucestershire and (b) rural areas.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone, regardless of background, has access to and benefits from quality sport and physical activity opportunities, and that high-quality, inclusive facilities help ensure everyone has access to sport.The Go...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on financial deficits within police constabularies in England and Wales.
Answer: The 2025-26 final police funding settlement provides funding of up to £19.6 billion for the policing system in England and Wales. This is an overall increase of up to £1.1 billion when compared to the 2024-25 settlement and represents a 6% cash terms incr...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of electric vehicle charging points installed in (a) small towns and (b) rural communities; and whether she plans to take steps to ensure they are even
Answer: The Government is committed to accelerating the roll-out of affordable charging infrastructure so that everyone, no matter where they live or work, can make the transition to an electric vehicle. As of February 2025, the Government and industry have suppo...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) assessments and (b) consultations her Department undertakes when determining locations for the installation of electric vehicle charging points.
Answer: The Department does not determine the locations at which electric vehicle chargepoints are installed. For those in public areas, local authorities are best placed to understand what charging infrastructure is needed and have a key role in planning and ena...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: Small BusinessesTreasuryTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34565More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of lowering the National Insurance contribution threshold to £5,000 on small businesses that employ part time employees.
Answer: The Government has taken a number of difficult but necessary decisions on tax, welfare, and spending to fix the public finances.One of the toughest decisions we took was to raise the rate of employer National Insurance contributions (NICs) from 13.8% to 1...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Secondhand GoodsDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is taking steps to encourage consumers to purchase second-hand electric vehicles.
Answer: The Government works closely with the automotive industry to monitor the health of the second-hand electric vehicle (EV) market and improve consumer information about EVs and charging infrastructure.The battery forms a large part of an EV’s value, providi...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: SchoolsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure schools in rural areas have access to full fibre broadband.
Answer: Project Gigabit is the government’s programme to deliver gigabit-capable broadband to UK premises, including schools, that are not included in suppliers' commercial plans. Alongside connecting premises through a series of Project Gigabit contracts across ...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Mental HealthDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the mental health of teachers.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Tewkesbury to the answer of 14 February 2025 to Question 29516.
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Rural AreasDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department are taking to increase +-teacher retention rates in rural areas.
Answer: High quality teaching is the in-school factor that makes the biggest difference to a child’s education which is why sufficient high-quality teachers is key to delivering the government’s agenda to break down the barriers to opportunity. Measures will incl...
Answered 29 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: TewkesburyDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to promote women’s sport in Tewkesbury constituency.
Answer: The Government is dedicated to supporting every aspect of women’s sport and ensuring all women and girls, no matter their background, have access to high quality sport. We want to break down the barriers that exist and prevent women and girls from being a...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Adoption and Special Guardianship Fund; and whether the (a) funding and (b) services provided will extend beyond March 2025.
Answer: Previously, a three-year mixed-method evaluation was carried out by the Institute of Public Care (IPC), Oxford Brookes University (2018-2021), on behalf of the department. The report found that ‘a high proportion (83%) of parents and guardians participati...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
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