Clive Lewis MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Special Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 31 July 2024 to Question 1512 on Special Educational Needs, how her Department monitors whether local authorities are meeting their obligations to fulfil statutory duties to children a
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
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 31 July 2024 to Question 1512 on Special Educational Needs, how her Department monitors whether the Safety Valve programme leads to improvements in SEND service.
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 recordWater Companies: AccountabilityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how the new customer panels to hold water companies to account will be selected; and what powers these panels will have.
Answer: This government expects companies to provide high levels of service, both for customers and the environment and believes that customers should be at heart of challenging companies on their performance, which is why we have immediately announced that power...
Answered 6 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordWater Supply: InfrastructureDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to monitor Ofwat's (a) monitoring and (b) enforcement of the ring-fencing of funds for vital infrastructure.
Answer: After writing to Ofwat, the Secretary of State has secured agreement that funding for vital infrastructure investment is ringfenced and can only be spent on upgrades benefiting customers and the environment. Ofwat will also ensure that when money for inve...
Answered 6 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Private EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2412More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase SEND provision for pupils moving from private to state schools.
Answer: The department works to support local authorities to ensure that every local area has sufficient places for children that need them and to provide appropriate support where pupils with special educational needs (SEN) require a place at a state-funded scho...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATTreasuryTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2411More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed application of VAT to private school fees on families who can only access SEND provision in private schools due to deficits in local pr
Answer: The Government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity, ensuring every child has access to high-quality education, which is why we have made the tough decision to end tax breaks for private schools. This will raise revenue for essential publ...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGreat British EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2096More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will publish all written representations made by the Crown Estate on proposals for Great British Energy.
Answer: On 25th July Government published the Great British Energy Founding Statement, which outlined how the partnership between Great British Energy and The Crown Estate will bring forward and derisk new offshore wind developments, stimulate new technologies in...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDisability: NorfolkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of service provision for (a) deaf and (b) blind people in Norfolk.
Answer: Under the Equality Act 2010, health and social care organisations are required to make changes in their approach or provision to ensure that services are accessible to disabled people, as well as to everybody else. These changes are called reasonable adju...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department will replace cash payments for the Personal Independence Payment.
Answer: We will be reviewing the responses people have made to the previous government's consultation on Personal Independence Payment, which closed on Monday 22 July. The proposals in this Green Paper were developed by the previous government. We will be conside...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordIsrael: International Humanitarian LawForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is using the same system for (a) collating and (b) reviewing evidence on Israel's compliance with international humanitarian law during the conflict in
Answer: As the Foreign Secretary has made clear, he is not able to look back on advice made available to previous Government Ministers. That review process is underway. It is complex and requires careful consideration. The Foreign Secretary has committed to being...
Answered 5 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordIsrael: Arms TradeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his policy on arms transfers to Israel will use the principle of atrocity prevention.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary's advice on arms sales follows the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria, (SELC) including an assessment of commitment to IHL Compliance (SELC 2c) using a methodology that the Court of Appeal has accepted in judicial reviews. It draws ...
Answered 5 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordCarbon EmissionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of regulating embodied carbon to help meet net zero targets.
Answer: Last year, the Government consulted on the possible introduction of Mandatory Product Standards, in other words regulations to limit the embodied emissions of products. In response, the previous Government set out it would not commit to introducing Mandat...
Answered 5 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood Compensation SchemeCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1715More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme will be open.
Answer: The Government is committed to acting on the findings of the Infected Blood Inquiry’s Report and providing compensation to victims as quickly as possible. The Infected Blood Compensation Authority is established in law and work is progressing to put the o...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood Compensation SchemeCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1714More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme will replace the Infected Blood Support Scheme.
Answer: There will be no immediate changes to the Infected Blood Support Schemes (IBSS). Under the current proposal published on 21 May by the previous Government, payments will continue to be made at the same level until 31 March 2025 and they will not be deduct...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordBlood: ContaminationCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1713More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many registrations have been made with the Infected Blood Interim Compensation Payment Scheme since 21 May 2024.
Answer: In June 2024 the Government paid £728.91m in interim compensation payments to 3,659 people who were infected and registered with the Infected Blood Support Schemes (IBSS). As of 30 June 2024, 4,606 people who were infected, or their bereaved partners regi...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Crimes of ViolenceDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help protect teachers from assaults by (a) pupils and (b) parents.
Answer: No teacher should feel unsafe or face violence or abuse in the workplace. The department will always support teachers to ensure they can work in safe and calm classrooms. All school employers, including trusts, have a duty to protect the health, safety an...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of Safety Valve agreements on the delivery of local authorities' statutory obligations to children and young people with SEND.
Answer: Local authorities high needs budgets are under significant pressure, and the department is considering what support and reforms are needed to secure better outcomes and experiences for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilit...
Answered 31 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: NorfolkDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1511More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will publish any data it holds on the potential impact of the Safety Valve agreement on the provision of special educational needs support in Norfolk.
Answer: Local authorities high needs budgets are under significant pressure, and the department is considering what support and reforms are needed to secure better outcomes and experiences for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilit...
Answered 31 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to review Safety Valve agreements with local authorities.
Answer: Local authorities high needs budgets are under significant pressure, and the department is considering what support and reforms are needed to secure better outcomes and experiences for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilit...
Answered 31 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Safety Valve intervention programme on the provision of SEND services by local authorities.
Answer: Local authorities high needs budgets are under significant pressure, and the department is considering what support and reforms are needed to secure better outcomes and experiences for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilit...
Answered 31 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordGround Rent and Service Charges: RegulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1311More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to regulate (a) ground rent and (b) service charges on residential buildings.
Answer: The Government will act quickly to provide homeowners with greater rights, powers, and protections over their homes by implementing the provisions of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024, including those designed to increase service charge transpare...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordLeaseholdMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1310More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish a timeline for enacting the Law Commission’s recommendations on enfranchisement, commonhold and the right to manage.
Answer: The Government will act quickly to provide homeowners with greater rights, powers, and protections over their homes by implementing the provisions of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024, including those designed to increase service charge transpare...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordFlats: LeaseholdMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timescales are for banning new leasehold flats and ensuring that commonhold is the default tenure.
Answer: The Government is committed to bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end.As part of that commitment, we intend to reinvigorate commonhold through a comprehensive new legal framework and ban the sale of new leasehold flats so commonhold becomes the de...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordGaza: IsraelForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 811More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish legal advice obtained under the previous Government on its decision to challenge the International Criminal Court's jurisdiction on Israeli military action
Answer: As the Foreign Secretary has made clear, he is not able to look back on advice made available to previous Government Ministers. As was announced on 26 July, the Government will not be submitting observations to the ICC, in line with its position that this...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordCaribbean: CompensationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to take steps to support the Caribbean Community's Ten Point Plan for Reparatory Justice.
Answer: The UK greatly values our strong and longstanding relationship with the Caribbean and CARICOM. We most recently showed our solidarity through support to the regional response to Hurricane Beryl. The Minister for Latin America and the Caribbean, Baroness C...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
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