Charlie Dewhirst MP: written questions
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Written questions
Winter Fuel Payment: RepaymentsTreasuryTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62080More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the number of pensioners who will need to pay back the Winter Fuel Payment through tax system, in each financial year between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2029.
Answer: From this winter 2025-26 Winter Fuel Payment eligibility will be expanded in England and Wales. Pensioners with incomes below or equal to £35,000 will benefit from Winter Fuel Payments. About 9 million individuals will benefit from a Winter Fuel Payments ...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxationTreasuryTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62079More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025, whether she plans to raise taxes.
Answer: In the Spending Review, money was allocated to the priorities of the British people: our security, our health service and growing the economy to put more money in people's pockets. Everything the Chancellor set out in the Spending Review is costed and has...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTransport: Small BusinessesDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises in the (a) aviation and (b) maritime sectors have adequate access to Government procurement contracts.
Answer: The Department for Transport runs a series of regional Meet the Buyer Small Business roadshows across the UK to highlight opportunities and encourage participation in our supply chains. This programme also enables the Department to identify opportunities ...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: Alternative FuelsDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises can contribute to the Government’s sustainable aviation fuel targets.
Answer: There are a number of steps we are taking to support enterprises of all sizes to contribute to SAF targets. We are encouraging the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the UK through the SAF mandate, which obligates fuel suppliers to supply a proport...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: Small BusinessesDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what engagement she has had with small and medium-sized enterprises in the aviation sector to better understand the challenges and opportunities they face.
Answer: The Department believes that small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have a vital role to play within the aviation and maritime sectors and in supporting our objectives on growth, innovation and the environment. The Department has regular engagement wit...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTransport: Small BusinessesDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the role of small and medium-sized enterprises in supporting (a) innovation and (b) resilience in the UK (i) aviation and (ii) maritime sectors.
Answer: The Department believes that small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have a vital role to play within the aviation and maritime sectors and in supporting our objectives on growth, innovation and the environment. The Department has regular engagement wit...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTransport: Small BusinessesDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what engagement his Department has had with small and medium-sized enterprises in the (a) aviation and (b) maritime sectors on barriers to (i) growth, (ii) innovation and (iii) sustainability.
Answer: The Department believes that small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have a vital role to play within the aviation and maritime sectors and in supporting our objectives on growth, innovation and the environment. The Department has regular engagement wit...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMarine Protected AreasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has a target for the (a) number and (b) combined area of Marine Protected Areas.
Answer: The UK is committed to ensuring that by 2030 at least 30 per cent of marine and coastal areas, especially areas of particular importance for biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services, are effectively conserved and managed through ecologically repr...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: EU LawDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59873More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he is taking steps to accelerate the removal of retained EU law; and what steps he is taking to ensure that the UK's exit from the EU increases international competitiveness.
Answer: The Government’s approach to assimilated law reform (formerly ‘retained EU law’) is to deliver reforms that serve the national interest and support economic growth and wider Government priorities. Unlike the previous Government we will not set arbitrary t...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordShellfish: ExportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59872More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to remove barriers to trade for UK seafood exporters.
Answer: The Government has secured a new Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement with the EU that will remove red tape for UK seafood exporters and businesses. This will make it easier to sell British fish to our largest trading partner, which will in turn drive gro...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordShellfish: TransportDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce regulation for the transport of live crustaceans from the UK to Europe.
Answer: The UK Government has secured a Sanitary and Phyto Sanitary (SPS) agreement with the EU, which will remove routine SPS border checks with the EU Member States, and some technical barriers to trade such as food labelling, organics, marketing standards and ...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHate CrimeHome OfficeTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59870More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish a hate crime action plan.
Answer: There is no excuse for violence or abuse driven by hatred and discrimination and we support the police in taking the strongest action against the perpetrators of these appalling offences.This Government is carefully considering how best to strengthen the ...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordJews: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the safety of the Jewish community in the UK.
Answer: Antisemitism has no place in our society, and tackling it is a top priority for this government. We are particularly concerned about the steep increase in antisemitism we have seen since the abhorrent 7 October attacks. The government is committed to prot...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Seafood FundDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding has been delivered through the UK Seafood Fund; and what steps he is taking to ensure that the UK's exit from the EU leads to investment in small-scale British fishing
Answer: Since 2021, over £76 million has been delivered through the UK Seafood Fund. This Government remains committed to supporting the fishing industry and small-scale coastal communities. On 19 May 2025, we announced the £360 million Fisheries and Coastal Grow...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFishing Vessels: LicensingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many foreign-flagged vessels are licensed to fish in UK waters; and if he will take steps to ensure that UK fishermen have full access to UK fisheries.
Answer: The UK Single Issuing Authority (UKSIA), overseen by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), licenses all foreign vessels fishing in UK waters. As of 2025, 1,758 foreign-flagged vessels, mainly from the EU, are licensed to operate in the UK Exclusive Ec...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFisheriesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will ensure a (a) sustainable and (b) supportive approach to the fishing industry.
Answer: We are committed to the long-term sustainability and prosperity of the UK fleet and will continue to work closely with the fishing industry and coastal communities. In line with our domestic and international obligations, including those of the Fisheries ...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFisheriesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has a long-term strategy for the fishing sector.
Answer: We recognise the calls from across the industry for a long-term strategy for the fisheries sector. We are keen to engage with stakeholders to explore this further and shape a strategic approach that supports the industry's future. Nonetheless, our investm...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFisheries: QuotasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to take steps to increase the flexibility of fishing quotas so that fishermen can respond to changes in species abundance.
Answer: Through participating in international negotiations with other coastal States, the UK sets total allowable catches for fish stocks based on the best available scientific advice, primarily that from the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFisheries: Sustainable DevelopmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59863More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research his Department is supporting to facilitate the sustainable expansion of British (a) deep-sea species, (b) aquaculture and (c) other fisheries.
Answer: Defra is committed to supporting the UK fishing industry in line with our domestic and international obligations, including those in the Fisheries Act 2020 and Joint Fisheries Statement. Defra routinely supports significant scientific research to facilita...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFisheries: Seas and OceansDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase the share of fishing opportunities in UK waters for British fishers.
Answer: The new UK-EU agreement signed on 19 May ensures retention of the quota uplift agreed in the Brexit deal, which transferred part of the EU quota shares to the UK’s fleet and was worth £175m in fishing opportunities in 2025. The UK’s shares for jointly man...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture and Business: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59830More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the modelling used for the proposed changes to (a) Agricultural Property Relief and (b) Business Property Relief.
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the PQ referenced UIN 29334 published on 5th February 2025 at: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-05/29334.
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Statement of 22 May 2025 on NHS Workforce, HCWS663, what the evidential basis is for the reduction of NHS England costs by 50%; and what assessment he has made of the
Answer: We are intending to reduce the headcount across the Department and NHS England, which will deliver hundreds of millions of pounds of savings each year which can be recycled into front line service delivery. Work is progressing to take forward the detailed...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of legacy PFI contracts where BSSL contractors are failing to carry out repairs and maintenance on schools in (a) Bridlington and The Wolds and (b
Answer: The department is not familiar with ‘BSSL’ however we assume this is the name of the private finance initiative (PFI) contractor on the Bridlington Group Schools Project. The PFI contractor for the Bridlington Group Schools Project contract will be a spec...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFishing Vessels: Grants and Tax AllowancesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he list the (a) tax reliefs and (b) grant schemes to support fishing vessel upgrades to adapt to changing (i) economic and (ii) environmental conditions.
Answer: Alongside existing tax reliefs, we are committed to supporting fishers through targeted financial schemes that enable vessel modernisation and adaptation. Available reliefs include Annual Investment Allowance (AIA), Enhanced Capital Allowances (ECA), Fuel...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFisheries: Environment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing compensation schemes for fishers affected by environmental designations.
Answer: In a written statement released in January 2025 by Minister Hardy, it was recognised that the accelerating development of marine activities, including environmental protection and restoration measures such as the designation of new Marine Protected Areas,...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
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