Caroline Johnson MP: written questions
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Written questions
Ministry of Defence: CorrespondenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28960More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of items of correspondence from Parliamentarians received by (a) his Department, (b) him and (c) his Ministers in each month since August 2024 have not yet received a substantive resp
Answer: We are committed to ensuring Government responses to correspondence are timely, accurate, and high quality. All correspondence from Parliamentarians to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) is processed centrally. Whether an individual item of correspondence was ...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: CorrespondenceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many and what proportion of items of correspondence from Parliamentarians received by (a) his Department, (b) him and (c) his Ministers in each month since August 2024 have not yet receiv
Answer: The Government attaches significant importance to the effective and timely handling of correspondence from MPs, either directly or on behalf of their constituents. The Department’s correspondence team has already implemented an improvement plan that will ...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: CorrespondenceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of items of correspondence from Parliamentarians received by (a) her Department, (b) her and (c) her Ministers in each month since August 2024 have n
Answer: Since August 2024, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has received 3493 pieces of correspondence from Parliamentarians. The table below shows the number of items received by month (August 2024 – February 2025) that have not yet rece...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTreasury: CorrespondenceTreasuryTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28944More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of items of correspondence from Parliamentarians received by (a) her Department, (b) her and (c) her Ministers in each month since August 2024 have not yet received a substantive respons
Answer: In line with Cabinet Office guidance, HM Treasury aims to respond to ministerial correspondence from parliamentarians within 20 working days. Correspondence performance data is published within HM Treasury’s Annual Report and Accounts. The 2023-24 Report ...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: CorrespondenceDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, 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 received a substantive response in each month sinc
Answer: The information requested is in the table below. Please note that some correspondence received in January will not be due for reply until February and so that month has been excluded. MonthNumber of CasesNumber ClosedNumber still Open% Still OpenAugust383...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: CorrespondenceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, 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 received a substantive response in each mo
Answer: The Department does not keep this information centrally and therefore it is not readily available. Providing the information that the Department does hold would incur disproportionate costs.
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: CorrespondenceHome OfficeTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, 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 received a substantive response in each
Answer: On policy correspondence cases that have not yet received a substantive response for each month since August 2024 are in the following table.MonthTotal receivedTotal Outstanding Home Secretary responseOther Ministerial response% outstandingAugust 20245380...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: CorrespondenceDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28589More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, 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 received a substantive response in each month sinc
Answer: The total number of cases received by the department since August 2024 that are due for reply but have yet to receive a substantive response is 31.The breakdown is as follows:Parliamentary cases that have not yet had a substantive replyMonth ReceivedSecre...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: CorrespondenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28588More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, 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 received a substantive response in ea
Answer: The Department is committed to meeting the target of responding to at least 80% of correspondence from Hon. Members within 20 working days. Parliament has a right to hold ministers to account. The Leader of the House of Commons wrote to all Cabinet member...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21660More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pension credit claims received since 1 August 2024 have (a) not been paid to the claimant and (b) refused on grounds the claimant is ineligible.
Answer: Because of how we capture our operational data, information on claims received over that period which have not been paid to the claimant/refused on the grounds of the claimant being ineligible is not available and to provide it would incur disproportionat...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21659More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for Pension Credit were (a) received, (b) processed and granted and (c) processed and not granted in each month between July and December 2024.
Answer: Statistics on Pension Credit application volumes were published on 28 November 2024. This includes numbers of applications that were received, awarded and not awarded, up to 17 November 2024. Pension Credit applications and awards: November 2024 - GOV.UK....
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15787More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009, how many times his Department has taken enforcement action in relation to vape (a) distributors, (b) importers,
Answer: No enforcement action has been taken against vape producers or distributors under the Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009 in either 2023 or 2024 to date.
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15786More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009, what information his Department holds on the number of vape (a) distributors, (b) importers, (c) manufacturers
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) holds a public register of battery producers and approved battery (producer) compliance schemes. Only battery producers that qualify as large producers are required to join a battery compliance scheme. Large producers are those...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013, how many times the Office for Product Safety and Standards has taken enforcement action in relation to
Answer: Distributors are not required to register under the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations 2013. There are takeback obligations on vape distributors which are enforced by the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS). OPSS regul...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15784More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of vape (a) distributors, (b) importers, (c) manufacturers and (d) producers that are registered with (i) the Environment Agency and
Answer: The Environment Agency maintains a public register of registered producers and approved compliance schemes under the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013. There are currently 34 registered vape producers in the UK.
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: PensionsTreasuryTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15278More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the Government's financial liability for public sector defined benefit pensions in each of the next ten years.
Answer: The total liability for public service pensions stands at around £3 trillion, as per HM Treasury’s most recent Whole of Government Accounts report of 2021-22. This includes the unfunded public service pension liabilities of £2.6 trillion and the liabiliti...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDentistry: LincolnshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a dental school in Lincolnshire.
Answer: It is for individual universities to decide whether they wish to establish a dental school. Before a university, such as the University of Lincoln, can apply to receive Government-funded dental school places, it needs to have met the requirements of the G...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordTuberculosis: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15274More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the uptake of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine among eligible infants.
Answer: Official vaccine coverage estimates for the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine are measured for eligible children at three months and 12 months old, and are published quarterly by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), and annually by NHS England. The...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordTuberculosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of rates of tuberculosis in (a) adults and (b) children in each of the last ten years.
Answer: The following table shows the total number and rate of tuberculosis (TB) notifications in England, each year from 2012 to 2024:YearTotal number of notificationsTotal rate per 100,000 (95% Confidence interval)20128,08715.12 (14.79 to 15.45)20137,26613.49 (...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNursesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15272More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of people with a nursing qualification working in the NHS are not in patient-facing roles.
Answer: The Department does not hold the information requested.
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordChildcare: CostsDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the minimum wage announced in the Autumn Budget 2024 on the cost of childcare.
Answer: The Autumn Budget 2024 confirmed £1.8 billion in the 2025/26 financial year to support the expansion of the early years entitlement offer for eligible working parents from 15 hours to 30 hours from September 2025. This £1.8 billion will mean the budget fo...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordChildcare: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of the increases to employers national insurance contributions on the cost to parents of pre-school childcare.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham to the answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12804.
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBypasses: LincolnDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the letters of 29 July and 8 November 2024 from the hon. Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham, what progress she has made on billing the North Hykeham Relief Road.
Answer: It is the responsibility of the Local Authority, Lincolnshire County Council, to provide the Department with a Full Business Case, which will be reviewed and assessed prior to a decision whether to grant full approval for the scheme. We are expecting to ...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordChildbirthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce perineal injury during vaginal deliveries.
Answer: Integrated care boards are rolling out the Perinatal Pelvic Health Services (PPHS) across England, to reduce the rates of perineal tears and improve outcomes for women. A national service specification was published in October 2023 that set out the expect...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRadioisotopesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the availability of medical radioisotopes.
Answer: Supply of radioisotopes that were in short supply in recent weeks has now returned to normal levels and a Written Ministerial Statement was laid on 26 November 2024 to update Parliament. During the disruption to supply, the Department worked with industry...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
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