Charlie Dewhirst MP: written questions
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Fisheries: 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
Original Parliament recordFisheries: InfrastructureDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to support the development of fish processing facilities in coastal communities.
Answer: This Government supports the fishing industry and recognises their key role in food supply. As part of this support, Defra has reopened the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme on 9 June 2025, allocating around £6 million to create a sustainable and resilient sea...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFisheries: InfrastructureDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of trends in the level of investment in fish processing infrastructure.
Answer: The Government works closely with the processing sector across the UK and recognises that it is integral to the success of the wider UK seafood supply chain. The Government has supported the processing sector through a variety of initiatives, including in...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture and Business: Inheritance TaxDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department’s policies of the report by Family Business UK entitled Taxing Futures: The economic and fiscal implications of chang
Answer: The Government is confident that its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses and fixing the public finances in a fair way. The reforms reduce the ...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture and Business: Inheritance TaxDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations he has received from (a) the NFU, (b) the CLA , (c) Historic Houses and (d) other rural stakeholders on the economic challenges posed by the proposed inheritance t
Answer: Ministers from multiple Government departments have had several meetings with agricultural organisations on this matter since the Autumn Budget last year. In February, the Exchequer Secretary and Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs both met the N...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture and Business: Inheritance TaxDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59550More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of a clawback mechanism as an alternative to the proposed changes to Agricultural Property Reli
Answer: This is a decision for His Majesty’s Treasury.
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture and Business: Inheritance TaxDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 35636 on Agriculture and Business: Inheritance Tax, whether his Department has requested sight of the Treasury’s modelling that conc
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer provided on 4 March 2025 to PQ 32918.
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture and Business: Inheritance TaxDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has contributed to modelling on inheritance tax revenue expected to be raised by proposed reforms to (a) Agricultural Property Relief and (b) Business Property R
Answer: HMT undertakes its own modelling on revenues raised by tax changes. See page 118 here Autumn Budget 2024 – HC 295. The expected revenue from changes to APR and BPR were based on HMRC data. This was independently assessed by the OBR. See page 58 here Econo...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture and Business: Inheritance TaxDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59547More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed reforms to (a) Agricultural Property Relief and (b) Business Property Relief on the rural economy.
Answer: The decision to reform agricultural property relief and business property relief was a difficult but necessary decision in order to restore economic stability, fix the public finances, and support public services, including in rural communities. The Gover...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS England: RedundancyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) analysis and (b) modelling he used for the target of 50% reduction in staff across (i) NHS England and (ii) his Department; and whether that target was based on (A) internal performance re
Answer: The future Department will be smaller, more agile, and more efficient, delivering value for money for the public and empowering our health system to improve health and care for patients. To realise this vision, the new Department will be stripped of dupli...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS England: RedundancyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed changes to NHS staffing levels on the economy of local communities.
Answer: NHS England has asked integrated care boards (ICBs) to act primarily as strategic commissioners of health and care services and reduce duplication of responsibilities within the health and care structure. To deliver on this commitment, ICBs have drafted a...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS England: RedundancyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of proposed NHS workforce reductions on (a) East Yorkshire and (b) other (i) rural and (ii) coastal communities.
Answer: NHS England has asked integrated care boards (ICBs) to act primarily as strategic commissioners of health and care services and reduce duplication of responsibilities within the health and care structure. All ICBs, including Humber and North Yorkshire ICB...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIntegrated Care BoardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59542More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the capacity of Integrated Care Boards to deliver services effectively (a) during and (b) after proposed structural reforms.
Answer: NHS England has asked integrated care boards (ICBs) to act primarily as strategic commissioners of health and care services and reduce duplication of responsibilities within the health and care structure. To deliver on this commitment, ICBs have drafted a...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS England: Redundancy PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59541More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the projected total cost of redundancy packages arising from the proposed changes to NHS England and DHSC; and what estimate he has made of the net financial benefit af
Answer: The future Department will be smaller, more agile, and more efficient, delivering value for money for the public and empowering our health system to improve health and care for patients. We recognise that to achieve this, there will be some short-term upf...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS England: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will publish an impact assessment on the (a) proposed abolition of NHS England and (b) planned 50% reduction in the combined workforce of (i) NHS England and (ii) the Department for Health a
Answer: It is only right that with such significant reform, we commit to carefully assessing and understanding the potential impacts, as is due process. Evidence from these ongoing assessments will inform our programme as appropriate. Furthermore, the Government ...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: PovertyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what cross-Departmental research his Department has commissioned into the link between (a) debt, (b) benefit sanctions, (c) child maintenance arrears and (d) suicide risk; and what mental health in
Answer: We recognise the effect that financial pressures, such as debt collection practices, benefit sanctions, and child maintenance arrears, can have on some people’s mental health and their risk of developing suicidal thoughts.The cross-Government, cross-secto...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: CostsTreasuryTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59253More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support sole traders and small family-run businesses with the cost of (a) inflation and (b) living; and if she will review VAT thresholds and business rates for small enterprises.
Answer: The Government recognises the important role that small businesses and sole traders play in the economy, and the impact that inflation can have on them. We are putting the public finances on a sustainable path and investing in the future, creating a stabl...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: LicensingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of capping local authority landlord licensing fees in (a) rural and (b) low-income areas.
Answer: Local authorities are responsible for setting fees for their licensing schemes, taking account of a number of factors. These include the initial set-up costs of the scheme, the cost of assessing applications and issuing licences, and, where necessary, the...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate she has made of the number of small-scale landlords exiting the private rented sector due to incoming regulation and tax changes; and what assessment she has
Answer: In the most recent release of the English Private Landlord Survey in 2024, 45% of landlords had only one property. This is similar to findings in 2021 (43%) and 2018 (45%).Whilst landlords have been aware of successive governments’ plans to reform the pri...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) eligibility criteria on (a) disabled people and (b) people with (i) autism spec
Answer: No assessment has been made. Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper has been published here ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper’. Impacts of the proposed changes depend on many facto...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
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