Clive Jones MP: written questions
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Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of an (a) centralised and (b) nationwide case-finding programme to identify people at high risk of (i) developing and (ii) inheriti
Answer: The National Disease Registration Service (NDRS) has committed to developing a National Inherited Cancer Predisposition Register (NICPR) as part of its 2024 to 2027 strategy, building on the work to establish the National Lynch Registry. The NICPR will la...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support professional training for GPs in the use of integrated clinical decision tools to better identify (a) vague or (b) non-specific symptoms of less survi
Answer: General practitioners (GPs) are responsible for ensuring their own clinical knowledge remains up-to-date and for identifying learning needs as part of their continuing professional development.All United Kingdom registered doctors are also expected to mee...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56626More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2025 to Question 54187 on Electric Vehicles: Charging Points, how much of the £200 million allocated in the Autumn Budget 2024 has been spent in each month to date.
Answer: The £200m to accelerate EV chargepoint roll out announced at Autumn Budget 2024 will be invested in the financial year 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026) to support local, en-route and home and workplace charging. At the end of May 2025 no payments had ye...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Written QuestionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to Question 51210, tabled by the hon. Member for Wokingham on 9 May 2025.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers I gave on 2 June 2025 to Questions 51207, 51208 and 51210.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Written QuestionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to Question 51208, tabled by the hon. Member for Wokingham on 9 May 2025.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers I gave on 2 June 2025 to Questions 51207, 51208 and 51210.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Written QuestionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to Question 51207 tabled by the hon. Member for Wokingham on 9 May 2025.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers I gave on 2 June 2025 to Questions 51207, 51208 and 51210.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the APPG for Less Survivable Cancer's report entitled Inquiry into earlier detection and faster diagnosis published in June 2025, what steps he is taking to ensure GPs identify le
Answer: It is a priority for the Government to support the National Health Service to diagnose cancer, including rare and less common cancers, earlier, in order to improve outcomes, including survival rates.We are streamlining referral routes and increasing the a...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools and Hospitals: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Patients and pupils to benefit from school and hospital repairs, published on 30 May 2025, how much funding will be allocated to schools in each (a) con
Answer: This government has increased investment for improving our school buildings to £2.1 billion for the 2025/26 financial year, almost £300 million more than last year. As part of that, close to £470 million has been made available to eligible schools and six...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Patients and pupils to benefit from school and hospital repairs, published on 30 May 2025, how that funding will be delivered to the NHS; a
Answer: The £750 million Estates Safety Fund is part of the overall 2025/26 capital allocation announced by my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer at the Autumn Budget last year, and is an essential first step towards addressing the poorest quality e...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the Electoral Commission on accounting for the fluctuating value of cryptocurrencies.
Answer: The rules around political donations must be abided by regardless of the type of donation made, which includes donations made using cryptocurrency. Political donations can only be accepted from permissible sources, and the recipients of donations must mak...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of political donation regulations for cryptocurrency.
Answer: The rules around political donations must be abided by regardless of the type of donation made, which includes donations made using cryptocurrency. Political donations can only be accepted from permissible sources, and the recipients of donations must mak...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the Electoral Commission on the recording of cryptocurrency donations.
Answer: The rules around political donations must be abided by regardless of the type of donation made, which includes donations made using cryptocurrency. Political donations can only be accepted from permissible sources, and the recipients of donations must mak...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence Equipment: MineralsMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of China's rare earth export restrictions on the defence sector's supply chain.
Answer: The (Ministry of Defence) MOD is actively engaged in de-risking critical defence supply chain vulnerabilities, working collaboratively across Government, with industry and our international partners, including NATO, to mitigate risks. The Department recog...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMinerals: ChinaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the automotive sector on the potential impact of China's rare earth export restrictions.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade has been regularly engaging with businesses, across multiple sectors, that are affected by the recent export controls of rare earth elements, primarily with Automotive companies and Trade Associations. HMG is committe...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMinerals: ChinaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had recent discussions with the life science sector on the potential impact of China's imposition of rare earth export restrictions on that sector.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade has been regularly engaging with businesses, across multiple sectors, that are affected by the recent export controls of rare earth elements, including with Life-sciences companies and Trade Associations. HMG is commi...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: PublicityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 56007More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the press release entitled Trial encourages low-income pensioners to apply for extra financial support, published on 17 July 2023, whether she plans to publish the results of this tria
Answer: The results from the ‘Invitation to Claim’ trial were published in October 2024 on GOV.UK and are available at: Pension Credit 'Invitation to Claim' Trial - GOV.UK
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCompany Cars: TaxationTreasuryTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55965More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) she or (b) Treasury ministers have met with (a) the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders and (b) other members of the automotive sector to discuss the taxation of the employee car ownership scheme.
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024 the government announced plans to close loopholes in the legislation around employee car ownership schemes (ECOS) at a future fiscal event, to prevent them being used by employers to circumvent the employee’s Company Car Tax (CCT) li...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMinerals: ChinaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with his Chinese counterpart on the imposition of rare earth export restrictions.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade is regularly engaging with the Chinese Ministry of Commerce on their export controls of Critical Minerals, and DBT continues to explore ways to ensure supply to industry of these minerals is uninterrupted. HMG is comm...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55963More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled General terms for the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Economic Prosperity Deal, published
Answer: The Government is not seeking to change the process of the ratification of any treaty. MPs will have the chance to scrutinise the treaty when it is agreed and presented to the House. This includes detail on agricultural trade and digital trade negotiation...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55962More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled General terms for the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Economic Prosperity Deal, published
Answer: On 8 May, we concluded a landmark economic deal with the US. The US has committed to further negotiations to tackle barriers to trade not related to tariffs and that have the potential to cut red tape for exporters. There will now be a process of formal n...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55918More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department prepared an impact assessment on the trade agreement between the US and the UK, announced on 8 May 2025.
Answer: We are currently implementing the first phase of the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal. This deal protects almost 45% of UK goods exports to the US. We are committed to continuing talks with the US, looking at increasing digital trade, enhancing access for o...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSouth Western Railway: Rolling StockDepartment for TransportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department expected the Class 701 Arterio trains to be introduced on the Waterloo–Reading line at the time of procurement.
Answer: South Western Railway entered into the current rolling stock lease contracts in 2017, with the new Class 701 fleet due to be delivered 2019-2021. The Class 701 introduction has been significantly delayed and I am disappointed with how long it has taken.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSouth Western Railway: Rolling StockDepartment for TransportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of the time taken to introduce Class 701 rolling stock on the Waterloo–Reading line on costs to the public purse.
Answer: My Officials are keeping the position under active review and will look into overall costs of the delays to the Class 701 introduction programme at the appropriate time.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSouth Western Railway: Rolling StockDepartment for TransportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has imposed contractual penalties on South Western Railway in relation to the time taken to deploy the Class 701 trains.
Answer: My Department have not imposed contractual penalties on First MTR South Western Railway Trains Limited in relation to the time taken to deploy the Class 701 trains. I am extremely disappointed with how long the Class 701 introduction has taken and the Sec...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSouth Western Railway: Rolling StockDepartment for TransportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has set a revised timetable for the introduction of the full Class 701 fleet on the Waterloo–Reading line.
Answer: South Western Railway services transferred into public ownership on Sunday 25 May. This was a watershed moment in our work to return the railways to the service of passengers. The new Managing Director of SWR is now developing a detailed plan to get the n...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
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