Charlotte Cane MP: written questions 2025
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Rivers: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve water quality in rivers.
Answer: Cleaning up England’s rivers, lakes and seas is a priority for the Government. The Government has taken immediate and substantial action to address the performance of water companies who are not delivering for the environment or their customers. For examp...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFoot and Mouth Disease: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help farmers prevent the spread of foot and mouth disease.
Answer: Following confirmation of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Germany on the 10 January 2025, the Government took decisive action to protect the UK by suspending the commercial import of susceptible animals from Germany and restricting personal imports of ani...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHate Crime: ProsecutionsAttorney GeneralTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27734More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to help ensure the effective prosecution of people who commit hate crime.
Answer: Hate crime is truly abhorrent and can have a devastating impact on victims and their communities.The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) takes such offending very seriously.The CPS works closely with the police to build robust cases and secure prosecutions fo...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCourtsAttorney GeneralTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27733More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on backlogs of court cases.
Answer: I welcome the strong action already taken by the Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor to bring down the outstanding caseload that this Government inherited, and measures introduced to help ensure victims have swift access to justice.These ac...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCrime: Rural AreasAttorney GeneralTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27732More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to help ensure the effective prosecution of rural crime.
Answer: This Government is committed to working with the police and other partners to address the blight of rural crime to ensure the safety of those in all communities.We are introducing tougher measures to clamp down on anti-social behaviour, strengthening neig...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support community energy projects.
Answer: The Government recognises the role community groups play in our efforts to tackle climate change, Great British Energy’s Local Power Plan will also partner with and provide funding and support to community groups, Local Authorities and Mayoral Combined Au...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFuel PovertyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to tackle fuel poverty in winter 2024-25.
Answer: There are multiple targeted schemes in place to deliver energy efficiency measures to low income and fuel poor households. The Warm Home Discount provides £150 off bills to over 3 million low-income households. The Government has kickstarted delivery of t...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordChild BenefitDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of removing the two-child benefit cap.
Answer: Tackling child poverty is at the heart of the Government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and improve the life chances of every child. The Child Poverty Taskforce is exploring how we can harness all available levers to reduce child poverty,...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: ApplicationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Personal Independence Payment application process.
Answer: Customers are currently able to register for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) by telephone or in writing. Those who are eligible are then required to complete a health information questionnaire which is used to support the health assessment, undertaken...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability: Cost of LivingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support disabled people with the cost of living.
Answer: In England, the Household Support Fund (HSF) is a scheme providing discretionary support towards the cost of essentials, such as food and energy to those most in need, including disabled people. The current HSF is running from 1 October 2024 until 31 Marc...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: DisadvantagedDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the bus fare cap on vulnerable people.
Answer: On 1 January, the government introduced a £3 cap on single bus fares in England outside London until 31 December 2025. The government is investing over £150 million to deliver the £3 cap, which replaced the £2 cap, and will ensure millions of people, incl...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: Standard of LivingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the eligibility for Winter Fuel Payment on living standards for pensioners.
Answer: Winter Fuel Payments continue to be paid to pensioner households with someone receiving Pension Credit or certain other income-related benefits. They continue to be worth £200 for eligible households, or £300 for eligible households with someone aged over...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Urban AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26213More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill on small high-street businesses.
Answer: The Bill provides the Treasury with powers to make provision for two new lower multipliers for qualifying retail, hospitality, and leisure properties from 2026/27. The intention of these provisions in the Bill is to rebalance the playing field for high st...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBusinesses: Skills and TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help support businesses to invest in skills and training.
Answer: Employers have a crucial role to play in the skills system, and the department wants all employers to invest in their workforce.The department’s post-16 education and skills strategy will set out how we will drive up employer investment in the skills need...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBusinesses: Rural AreasDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26211More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support businesses in rural areas.
Answer: Rural areas offer significant potential for growth and are central to our economy. As with all places, fulfilling the needs of people and businesses in rural areas is at the heart of our policymaking.The Government has recently announced our intention to ...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: FarmersDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26210More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of free trade agreements on farmers.
Answer: Our approach to trade deals will always consider the impacts and opportunities for those working within the agricultural sector, along with those employed within other sectors of the economy and our Growth Mission.The independent Trade and Agriculture Com...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Employers' ContributionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26209More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill on NHS GP practices.
Answer: We have made necessary decisions to fix the foundations of the public finances in the Autumn Budget. Resource spending for the Department will be £22.6 billion more in 2025/26 than in 2023/24, as part of the Spending Review settlement. The employers’ Nati...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSewage: Health HazardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support people who become ill from sewage discharge.
Answer: For too long, water companies have discharged record levels of sewage into our rivers, lakes and seas. The Government is committed to holding water companies to account. The Water (Special Measures) Bill will drive meaningful improvements in the performan...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Early Release Scheme.
Answer: After inheriting a prison system in crisis, SDS40 was a necessary measure we were forced to take to avoid the collapse of the Criminal Justice System. Our initial operational insights suggested there was not a significant change to the use and application...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: Victim Support SchemesMinistry of JusticeTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to support survivors of (a) domestic abuse and (b) violence against women through the criminal justice system.
Answer: This Government is working towards the ambition of halving violence against women and girls, including domestic abuse, in the next decade.We are committed to supporting victims of these abhorrent crimes. We have protected VAWG spending by maintaining 2024...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCourts: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to tackle backlogs in the courts.
Answer: Criminal Courts We remain committed to bearing down on the outstanding caseload and delivering swifter justice for victims, but the challenge we face to do so is significant.The Government has taken action to reduce the rate of caseload growth, through ex...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBurglaryHome OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with the police to help tackle burglaries.
Answer: We recognise the profound impact burglary can have on individuals and the wider community. For too long a culture has been allowed to develop whereby victims of burglary believe if they report what has happened, no one will come and nothing will be done. ...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal PressDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure access to high-quality local journalism.
Answer: Sustainability of high-quality local journalism is a priority for this Government.We are developing a Local Media Strategy, in recognition of the importance of this vital sector. Our vision is a thriving local media that can continue to play an invaluable...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArts and Culture: Local GovernmentDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to improve local government support for arts and culture.
Answer: Local authorities play a vital role in supporting the arts and cultural institutions, but they operate independently of central government. Ministers have no remit to intervene in the day to day affairs and decisions of local authorities, except where spe...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure that new housing developments have adequate access to primary health services.
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework sets out that the purpose of the planning system is to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development, including the provision of supporting infrastructure in a sustainable manner.Local development plans sh...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
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