Catherine Fookes MP: written questions
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Written questions
Economic Growth: WalesWales OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 904460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on increasing economic growth in Wales.
Answer: Growth is the number one mission of this government. We are creating tens of thousands of jobs in every corner of Wales through our Freeports, Investment Zones, support for steelworkers, inward investments and our thriving green industries.I have also est...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLGBT Financial Recognition SchemeMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on issuing payments under the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme.
Answer: The LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme (FRS) launched in December of 2024, and as of 9 June 2025, 44 applicants have received payment. We have been prioritising payment to the elderly and those with serious health conditions to ensure they receive support ...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Conduct AuthorityTreasuryTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45376More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the recent Report on the Call for Evidence about the Financial Conduct Authority, published by the APPG on Investment Fraud & Fairer Financial Services, whether she plans to introduce the recommend
Answer: I noted the report with interest, and I recognise the difficulties faced by those who have lost out. Many of the issues explored in the report have already been extensively reviewed, and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has made significant changes i...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44052More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Pathways to work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published in March 2025, what steps she is taking to (a) reduce levels of time taken to access
Answer: We are committed to reducing waiting times for Access to Work and are considering the best way to deliver that for customers. We have (a) increased the number of staff processing Access to Work claims and (b) prioritised applications from customers who ar...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41739More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the number of disabled people unable to claim an exemption on vehicle tax due to being over the age limit to access a benefit with a mobility component; and whether she has plans to r
Answer: The Government does not hold statistics on the number of disabled people who are not eligible for the Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) exemption due to being above the state pension age. The aim of the VED exemption is to provide additional help for people who b...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing Associations: Freedom of InformationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34155More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including housing associations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Answer: The government is committed to increasing transparency in the social rented sector. We intend to direct the Regulator of Social Housing to introduce new Social Tenant Access to Information Requirements (STAIRs) for private providers of social housing, inc...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMotorcycles: Driving InstructionDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made following her Department's closed consultation on improving moped and motorcycle training.
Answer: The Government is considering plans to review existing requirements for motorcycle training, testing and licensing, and wants to take account of the long-standing plans in the Department for Transport and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, alongside...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMotorcycles: Driving InstructionDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will take steps to improve the training required for motorcycle drivers.
Answer: The Government is considering plans to review existing requirements for motorcycle training, testing and licensing, and wants to take account of the long-standing plans in the Department for Transport and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, alongside...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMotorcycles: Driving InstructionDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of motorcycle compulsory basic training.
Answer: The Government is considering plans to review existing requirements for motorcycle training, testing and licensing, and wants to take account of the long-standing plans in the Department for Transport and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, alongside...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of altering the income change threshold on child maintenance allowance reviews.
Answer: Where a paying parent's income is at least 25 per cent different than the figure obtained from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for the last available full tax year, or no figure is available, the Child Maintenance Service will consider whether the liability...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the income change threshold on child maintenance allowance on both the (a) paying and (b) receiving parents.
Answer: Where a paying parent's income is at least 25 per cent different than the figure obtained from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for the last available full tax year, or no figure is available, the Child Maintenance Service will consider whether the liability...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: AppealsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21217More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support is available to people waiting for a Personal Independence Payment tribunal.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 4 November 2024 to Question 11735.
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21216More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessments her Department has made of the adequacy of Personal Independence Payment tribunal wait times; and what steps she is taking to reduce them.
Answer: We are working to reduce the outstanding caseload in the Social Entitlement Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal. Reducing the outstanding caseload is the key measure to bringing down the waiting times for tribunal hearings.HM Courts & Tribunals Service...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Long CovidDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of including long covid as an industrial illness for people working the NHS during the covid-19 pandemic.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is advised by the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC), an independent scientific body, on changes to the list of occupational diseases for which Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB) can be paid....
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordInheritance Tax: MonmouthshireTreasuryTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13288More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many estates were subject to inheritance tax in Monmouthshire constituency in each tax year between 2019-20 and 2022-23.
Answer: The Government publishes the latest Inheritance Tax liabilities statistics at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/inheritance-tax-liabilities-statistics. Table 12.9 of the Inheritance Tax liabilities statistics has the estimated numbers of estates li...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHearing Impairment: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will meet with Auditory Verbal UK to discuss (a) barriers to opportunities and (b) improved outcomes for deaf children.
Answer: There are no current plans to meet. However, I note that my colleague the Minister for Early Education has met with and visited Auditory Verbal UK to understand the work they are doing to improve the lives of deaf children.
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: MonmouthshireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent children in Monmouthshire being exposed to pornography.
Answer: The Government is committed to keeping children safe online. Our priority is the effective implementation of the Online Safety Act so that children benefit from its wide-reaching protections. The Act requires that all in scope services that allow pornogra...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
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