Clive Lewis MP: written questions
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Water 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
Original Parliament recordSpecial 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
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