Clive Lewis MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Prisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6328More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions her Department has had with Napo on the impact of the prisoner early release scheme on workers in the probation service.
Answer: Probation Service officials meet regularly with Napo officials. In addition to weekly briefings, matters of note concerning the Probation Service, such as prison capacity measures, are discussed at quarterly consultative meetings, and at bi-monthly ‘stock...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordProbation Service: FinanceTreasuryTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6327More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to increase real terms funding for the Probation Service in the context of the prisoner early release scheme.
Answer: As the Chancellor has made clear, all future spending decisions will be negotiated through the Spending Review process and announced on October 30th through the Budget.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordProbation ServiceMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6326More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department made an assessment of the potential impact of the early prisoner release scheme on the probation service.
Answer: Amending the automatic release point for eligible Standard Determinate Sentences to 40% (SDS40) has allowed us to end more challenging measures like End of Custody Supervised Licence and move to a more transparent system.SDS40 will result in some offender...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCarbon Capture and StorageDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6325More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential risks of investing in carbon capture storage technology.
Answer: The Department has developed a risk management approach for monitoring the risks associated with investing in CCS technology. This approach follows government best practice and has been reviewed and approved by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority’s ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordData Centres: BlythDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6324More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department made an assessment of the potential impact of increased data processing on water usage before the investment by Blackstone in a data centre in Blyth was announced.
Answer: Construction on Blackstone's chosen site for its £10bn data centre investment in Blyth will be subject to securing appropriate planning permission. As part of the planning process, applicants may be required to carry out Environmental Impact Assessments (...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordData Centres: BlythDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6323More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department made an environmental impact assessment of the data centre in Blyth before the investment by Blackstone was announced.
Answer: Construction on Blackstone’s chosen site for its £10bn data centre investment in Blyth will be subject to securing appropriate planning permission. As part of the planning process, Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) are carried out by applicants where...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordData Centres: BlythDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Government has offered Blackstone tax incentives as part of the agreement to build a data centre in Blyth.
Answer: The Government does not provide any specific tax incentives for data centres. The site chosen by Blackstone for its data centre investment in Blyth, Northumberland, is in an Investment Zone tax site within the North East Investment Zone designed to suppor...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHeat Networks: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6321More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had recent discussions with Ofgem on setting a timeline to bring heat network pricing in line with prices paid by other consumers.
Answer: Officials in my department have been working closely with Ofgem, ahead of the third and final, joint consultation on proposals for heat network regulation. This will include proposals on fair pricing. This consultation will be published in due course.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATTreasuryTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6320More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of charging VAT on private school fees on levels of demand for state school places.
Answer: On 29 July, the Government announced that, as of 1 January 2025, all education services and vocational training provided by a private school in the UK for a charge will be subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20 per cent. This will also apply to boardin...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrison SentencesMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences on (a) rehabilitation and (b) recidivism rates.
Answer: At its peak in 2012, there were over 6,000 offenders serving an Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentence in custody. As of 30 June 2024, this had reduced to 2,734, of which 1,132 had never been released. As of 31 March 2024, there were 3,000 indi...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordQuetiapine: ShortagesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6318More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle shortages of Quetiapine.
Answer: The Department was aware of shortages affecting quetiapine 150 milligrams, 200 milligrams and 300 milligrams. The Department worked closely with industry and others and issued communications to the National Health Service to help ensure patients continued...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: Single PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6317More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many households qualifying for the Council Tax Discount for single people are (a) living in poverty, (b) have a dependent under the age of 18 and (c) are pensioners.
Answer: The Government does not collect data on the individual characteristics of residents of households receiving the single person discount.
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: Single PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6316More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has undertaken an impact assessment on the effect of removing the Council Tax discount for single people.
Answer: The Government currently has no plans to change the single person discount. Decisions on future local authority funding will be a matter for the next Spending Review and Local Government Finance Settlement in which we are fully engaged.
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordWater CompaniesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish a timeline for the review of the water sector announced on 12 September 2024.
Answer: The Government will be carrying out a review to fundamentally transform how our water system works and clean up our rivers, lakes and seas for good. We will provide further details in due course.
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordChildcare: RecruitmentDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of low pay on early years childcare sector recruitment.
Answer: The department recognises the concerns the sector has about workforce recruitment and retention challenges. The department continues to work closely with the sector to understand these challenges. Early education and childcare is delivered by a mixed mark...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: ApplicationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of simplifying the application process for Pension Credit.
Answer: We are streamlining all Pension Credit application routes by using information held internally to reduce the number of questions the citizen must answer. A key objective of DWP’s Service Modernisation Programme is to utilise end user research to understan...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: BusinessDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring (a) financial institutions and (b) other FTSE 100 companies to include information on their employees' commuting emissio
Answer: The Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) policy requires quoted UK companies and large unquoted UK companies and limited liability partnerships (LLPs) to disclose specified energy and emissions (generally Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions, ...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing Benefit: Social Rented HousingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to review the removal of the spare room subsidy.
Answer: Any decisions on the Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy policy need to be taken in the context of the Government’s missions, housing priorities, and the fiscal context. Those unable to meet a shortfall in their rent can seek a Discretionary Housing Payment...
Answered 4 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHuntingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish a timeline to bring forward legislative measures to end trail hunting.
Answer: This is a devolved matter with regard to Scotland and NI; hunting with dogs is a reserved matter with respect to Wales and therefore, the information provided relates to England and Wales. The Government is committed to enacting a ban on Trail Hunting, an...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to support the health of pensioners living in energy inefficient homes when Winter Fuel Payment is withdrawn.
Answer: Energy support is the responsibility of Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. We are providing support through our Warm Homes Plan which pensioners will benefit from. This will support investment in insulation and low carbon heating – upgrading mil...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing 16 to 19 funding to colleges to help fund pay deals.
Answer: The government recognises how critical further education (FE) teachers are to unlocking opportunity, tackling disadvantage and equipping learners with the skills needed to secure high value work and boost employer productivity. While the government does n...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of levels of pay in further education institutions on recruitment and retention.
Answer: The government recognises how critical further education (FE) teachers are to unlocking opportunity, tackling disadvantage and equipping learners with the skills needed to secure high value work and boost employer productivity. While the government does n...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Temporary AccommodationHome OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans she has to fund accommodation for asylum seekers once the use of hotels is stopped.
Answer: The Government is determined to restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, firmly and fairly, and is reviewing the current arrangements for accommodation to ensure efficiency and value for money, including reducing the use of hotels.
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 31 July 2024 to Question 1512 on Special Educational Needs, when her Department last undertook a review of the Safety Valve agreement with Norfolk County Council; and if she will publi
Answer: Safety Valve agreements are established only when both the local authority and the department agree that the proposals will improve services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The department regularly rev...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 31 July 2024 to Question 1512 on Special Educational Needs, if her Department will publish a list of local authorities that have breached obligations to fulfil statutory duties to chil
Answer: A new Ofsted and Care Quality Commission Area special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) inspection framework was launched in January 2023. All local areas are due to receive a full inspection within five years, which will support local areas to ac...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
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