Claire Young MP: written questions
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Written questions
Electricity GenerationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of instances in the Capacity Market where consumers paid for capacity that did not materialise.
Answer: The Department has not made an assessment of this scenario because Capacity Providers are not paid for capacity that does not build out and therefore there is no cost to consumers. Payments under the Capacity Market are only made after a Capacity Provider...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHeat Batteries: VATDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119029More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of making a formal recommendation to HM Treasury on extending VAT relief to Microgeneration Certification Scheme-certifie
Answer: Tax treatment is the responsibility of HM Treasury and they keep all taxes under review. This Government has invested £15 billion in the Warm Homes Plan to help upgrade British homes and cut bills. Whilst we expect heat pumps to be suitable for the vast m...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFuel Oil: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps is the Government taking to protect rural and semi-rural households from fuel poverty resulting from increases in heating oil prices.
Answer: The Government is closely monitoring heating oil supply and price in light of instability in the Middle East. International kerosene prices are >75% higher than they were before the conflict and this is putting pressure on heating oil prices. The Secre...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what process her Department has in place to help ensure that Plan 2 student loan borrowers are informed of any changes made to their repayment terms.
Answer: The Student Loans Company (SLC) publishes confirmation of the interest rates and repayment threshold to apply in the upcoming financial year annually on GOV.UK. Furthermore, SLC have extensive guidance on the operation of the student loan repayments syste...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHeat Batteries: VATTreasuryTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 908191More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the VAT treatment of heat batteries.
Answer: Installations of qualifying energy-saving materials or ‘ESMs’ in residential accommodation and buildings used solely for a charitable purpose benefit from a VAT zero-rate until March 2027. We constantly evaluate whether to add ESMs, including heat batteri...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFuel PovertyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116320More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress he has made towards meeting the statutory fuel poverty targets by 2030.
Answer: The Government is determined to double the pace at which we slash fuel poverty. DESNZ will publish new fuel poverty statistics on 26 March. As a result of decisions taken in the Budget, energy bills are set to fall by 7% or £117 from April. The expansion ...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFuel PovertyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the projected funding required to meet the fuel poverty targets set out in the Fuel Poverty Strategy for England by 2030.
Answer: The Government is determined to double the pace at which we slash fuel poverty. DESNZ will publish new fuel poverty statistics on 26 March. As a result of decisions taken in the Budget, energy bills are set to fall by 7% or £117 from April. The expansion ...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPark Homes: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has any plans to review or abolish the mandatory 10% resale levy payable by park home residents to site owners upon the sale of their homes.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 115901 on 9 March 2026.
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPark Homes: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116307More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the mandatory 10% resale levy payable by park home residents to site owners upon the sale of their homes.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 115901 on 9 March 2026.
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Shared Prosperity FundMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of expanding the eligibility criteria of the Shared Prosperity Fund to include extracurricular and volunteering organisations
Answer: The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) has a light-touch delegated delivery model, empowering lead local authorities to make decisions on how funding is allocated in their area, including setting their own eligibility criteria.Volunteering activities and o...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGrowth and Skills LevyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115478More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to extend the Growth and Skills Levy to help increase flexibility for businesses seeking to offer apprenticeships.
Answer: The government is transforming the apprenticeships levy into a new growth and skills levy, which will deliver greater flexibility to employers, more opportunities for young people and support the industrial strategy. In August 2025, we introduced new foun...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordApprentices: Small BusinessesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115477More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help increase apprenticeship uptake among small businesses.
Answer: The government is transforming the apprenticeships levy into a new growth and skills levy, which will deliver greater flexibility to employers, more opportunities for young people and support the industrial strategy. In August 2025, we introduced new foun...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordApprentices: FinanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to increase financial incentives available to employers to provide apprenticeships.
Answer: The government is transforming the apprenticeships levy into a new growth and skills levy, which will deliver greater flexibility to employers, more opportunities for young people and support the industrial strategy. In August 2025, we introduced new foun...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes Plan: Low IncomesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the low-income allocation within the Warm Homes Plan.
Answer: The Warm Homes Plan has committed a landmark £15 billion to low-income households, including an extra £1.5 billion from the Budget. In total, £5 billion is set aside to upgrade low-income households with solar panels, heat pumps, batteries and insulation,...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMotorways: Road Traffic ControlDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of amending legislation to enable local transport authorities to divert traffic onto national highways where (a) local and (b) network conditions make it (i)
Answer: The Department has made no such assessment. Local authorities are responsible for managing traffic on their networks, and National Highways for managing the Strategic Road Network of motorways and trunk roads. Both are subject to the Network Management Du...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMedicine: GraduatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the equity of access to preference informed allocation for foundation year posts between UK graduates and international medical graduates.
Answer: We have introduced the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill to deliver the Government’s commitment in the 10-Year Health Plan to prioritise United Kingdom medical graduates for foundation training places. Alongside UK graduates, the bill prioritises gra...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMedicine: StudentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the adequacy of clinical placement provision for final year medical students in relation to location and accessibility.
Answer: No such discussions have taken place. NHS England provides funding to National Health Service providers for undergraduate medical placements that are in scope of the NHS Education and Training (E&T) tariffs. The undergraduate medical tariff price incl...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMedicine: GraduatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Education to ensure sufficient placements are available to meet the needs of all UK medical graduates.
Answer: We have introduced the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill to deliver the Government’s commitment in the 10-Year Health Plan to prioritise United Kingdom medical graduates for foundation training places, and to prioritise UK medical graduates and other...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: Mental Health ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115018More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of access to educational psychologists in schools.
Answer: Educational psychologists (EPs) play a critical role in supporting children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). However, their capacity is often limited by high volumes of statutory assessments, compounding local autho...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWylfa Power Station: USADepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114882More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has received representations from the ambassador or any other representatives of the US administration relating to the suitability of the Wylfa site for gigawatt-scale nuclear ener
Answer: The UK and US Government regularly discuss a wide range of policy issues linked to nuclear energy in both the UK and US. In September we agreed the Atlantic Partnership for Advanced Nuclear Energy to unlock billions in private investment and accelerate th...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHeating: Rural AreasDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that the Warm Homes Plan provides full grant coverage for the upfront installation costs of low-carbon heating for low-income households in of
Answer: As part of the Warm Homes Plan the government is investing £5 billion in direct support for low-income households. This will initially be delivered through the Warm Homes: Local Grant (WH:LG) and Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund (WH:SHF). All eligible hous...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHeating: Rural AreasDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what portion of the £15 billion Warm Homes Plan will be ringfenced for the installation costs of alternative heating systems in off-gas grid properties.
Answer: The Warm Homes Plan sets out in detail how the government's £15 billion investment into home upgrades will be allocated to individual schemes. While there is no specifically ring-fenced funding for off-gas grid homes, the package will support these homes ...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWylfa Power Station: USADepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111961More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether (a) he and (b) his Ministers have had discussions with the Foreign Secretary on the comments made by the US Ambassador on the suitability of the Wylfa site for gigawatt-scale nuclear
Answer: My Rt Hon friend has regular discussions with cabinet colleagues on a number of issues. The government has selected Wylfa as the site to host Britain’s first small modular reactors. Meanwhile, to pursue the option of further large-scale nuclear, Great Bri...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordLithium-ion Batteries: FiresMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110992More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many residential fires caused by lithium-ion battery failure were recorded by Fire and Rescue Services in 2025.
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government collects data on incidents attended by Fire and Rescue Services (FRSs), including the cause of the fire and the source of the ignition. This data is published in a variety of publications, availa...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: BatteriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of UK Conformity Assessed marking requirements for lithium-ion batteries used in e-bikes and e-scooters; and what steps he is taking to ensure th
Answer: While UKCA marking is required for certain products, it is not required for all consumer products. The UK’s product safety laws require that businesses must only place safe lithium-ion batteries on the market, including those used in e-bikes or e-scooters...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
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