Charlie Dewhirst MP: written questions
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Written questions
King Charles III: ArtworksCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62086More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's press release entitled, Portraits of His Majesty the King for UK public authorities, published on 1 April 2023, how many portraits were provided to public bodies; and what the
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the information published on GOV.UK on 28 November 2024 which provided a summary of the His Majesty The King Official Portrait Scheme, including the number of portraits provided and the total cost of the scheme: https://ww...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Bodies: Disclosure of InformationCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62085More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his Department's planned timetable is for the the publication of substantive details on the implementation and configuration of the proposed new duty of candour; and whether he plans to issue a formal consu
Answer: We remain fully committed to bringing in this legislation which will include a legal duty of candour for public servants and criminal sanctions for those who do not comply. Having consulted with groups and their representatives, more time is required to d...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62084More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether there is a Crown Commercial Service communications and marketing framework which covers branded goods.
Answer: In April, the government announced that spending taxpayer money on new unnecessary branded merchandise will be banned and will only be permitted when essential for delivering the government’s agenda, for example, in overseas trade and diplomacy, to promot...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHouse of Lords Appointments CommissionCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62083More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 May 2025 to Question 53546 on House of Lords Appointments Commission, whether the recruitment campaign to appoint the two independent members was re-opened after it originally closed
Answer: The campaign to appoint new Independent Members to the House of Lords Appointments Commission was launched earlier this year and remains active. It has not been re-opened.
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSizewell C Power Station: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62082More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether Sizewell C will be classified as (a) public or (b) private expenditure and borrowing for the purposes of the national accounts.
Answer: While HMG's investments in the project since November 2022 have resulted in the project being consolidated to the government’s balance sheet, a decision on the economic classification of Sizewell C will be made by the Office for National Statistics, indep...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: ResearchTreasuryTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62081More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will list the (a) topic and (b) title of each item of external research commissioned by HMRC since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Details of projects in the HMRC Research Programme are available at: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs/about/research#research-activities-funded-by-hmrc The content of this webpage will be updated to include projects commissioned sinc...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWinter 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
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