Connor Naismith MP: written questions
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Written questions
Individual Savings AccountsTreasuryTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52131More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to change rules for Cash ISAs.
Answer: The Government is committed to incentivising greater savings and investment. The Government recognises the important role that cash savings play in helping households build a financial buffer for a rainy day.At Spring Statement, the Government announced t...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Crewe and NantwichDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) support and (b) resources his Department are providing to help support medical facilities in Crewe and Nantwich constituency.
Answer: The Crewe and Nantwich constituency, like all constituencies, will benefit from a fair share of the £22.6 billion increase in day-to-day health spending and the £3.1 billion increase to the capital budget over the 2024/25 to 2025/26 period, as announced a...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy and Standing Charges: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce (a) energy prices and (b) standing charge fees.
Answer: The Government believes that our mission to deliver clean power by 2030 is the best way to break our dependence on global fossil fuel markets and protect billpayers permanently. The creation of Great British Energy will help us to harness clean energy and...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrant WorkersDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help protect workers on sponsored visas from mistreatment by unscrupulous employers.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling serious labour abuse and exploitation. Workers on sponsored visas have the same protections and rights under employment law as British and settled workers. All employers are expected to comply with UK employment law...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Solar PowerDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria her Department is using to allocate funding for school solar panel installation; and what steps she is taking to ensure that the most energy-inefficient school buildings are prioritised.
Answer: This £80 million partnership programme between the department and Great British Energy is targeting 200 schools and colleges in the 2025/26 academic year.There will be a cluster of around 45 schools in each of the North West, North East and West Midlands,...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41635More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the extended producer responsibility scheme on small food manufacturers.
Answer: The Government has worked closely with industry, including the food sector, throughout development of Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging. Feedback from stakeholders has been factored into finalising the regulations, including consulting stakeh...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: MisrepresentationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to prevent companies fraudulently mis-selling (a) solar panels and (b) other energy generating equipment.
Answer: The sale of energy generation equipment is governed by consumer protection law. There are opt-in consumer codes such as the Renewable Energy Consumer Code and standards such as the Microgeneration Certification Scheme. These are adopted by many companies ...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTravel: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38510More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to review the overseas scale rates.
Answer: As with all taxes and allowances, the Government keeps flat rates expenses, including Overseas Scale Rates, under review. Any decisions on future changes in this area will be taken in the context of the wider public finances.
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordApprenticesDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government takes to help ensure that apprentices are well-supported by their employers.
Answer: Apprenticeships deliver great outcomes for young people and adults, and apprentice and employer satisfaction is high.High quality training is crucial and apprentices' success hinges on the commitment and collaboration of an employer, apprentice, and train...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFoetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help raise awareness of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in (a) hospitals, (b) schools and (c) local authorities.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving support for all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, including those with foetal alcohol spectrum disorders.The Government recognises that foetal alcohol spectrum disorders can...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice Community Support Officers: Crewe and NantwichHome OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35967More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of police community support officers in Crewe and Nantwich constituency.
Answer: In January 2025, the Government announced a total of £200 million in 2025/26 to support the first steps of delivering 13,000 more neighbourhood policing personnel in communities across the country.Our approach to delivery in 2025/26, which will be year 1 ...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordIndividual Savings AccountsTreasuryTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35966More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential contribution of cash ISAs to the economy.
Answer: The Government is committed to incentivising greater saving and investment. Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) help people save for their future goals and build greater financial resilience. The Government recognises the important role that cash savings p...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to ensure the Integrated Transport Strategy prioritises road safety.
Answer: The Integrated National Transport Strategy will be published this year and set the long-term vision for transport in England, recognising the key role transport must play in driving growth and opportunities. The exact scope of the Strategy is being develo...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of the newly built homes her Department is planning will be smaller than (a) three and (b) four bedrooms in the next four years.
Answer: As set out in Chapter 5 of the National Planning Policy Framework, it is for each local authority to assess the size, types and tenures of new housing needed for different groups in the community, and reflect this in their Local Plans. As such, the size a...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMathematics: Secondary EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure students who would have benefitted from the Advanced Mathematics Support Programme are still provided with the same opportunities they may have otherwise had.
Answer: The department is committed to ensuring all children and young people have a strong foundation in mathematics, both so they can thrive in the modern economy, and also so that they can understand and participate in modern society to the greatest extent, re...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Workplace PensionsDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to inform members of the teachers pension scheme who are in (a) final salary and (b) career average schemes of their right to retire at 55.
Answer: The administrator for the Teachers’ Pension Scheme provides a new starter guide for all new members. The guide can be accessed here: https://www.teacherspensions.co.uk/-/media/documents/member/guides/new-starter-guide-2024.ashx?rev=9c420691700a46cf9d66618...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHM Land RegistryMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33283More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the Land Registry’s backlog.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given to Question UIN 23772 on 27 January 2025.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Performance Certificates: Rented HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33282More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the consequences will be for landlords who do not raise their EPC rating to C when it is unfeasible to do so.
Answer: The Government is currently consulting on raising minimum energy efficiency standards to EPC C or equivalent. Current regulations already include a number of available exemptions and we are looking to ensure appropriate exemptions are in place for any new...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLong Covid: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that research into long-COVID is adequately funded.
Answer: The Department funds research on health and social care through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR remains committed to funding high-quality research to understand the causes, consequences, and treatment for long COVID. W...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: Cheshire EastDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to (a) help improve road infrastructure and (b) tackle traffic congestion around the Nantwich Bypass.
Answer: It is the responsibility of the local transport authority to determine investment priorities for its transport network. The Nantwich Bypass (A51/A500) is a local highway and therefore falls under the jurisdiction Cheshire East Council, the local highway a...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Small BusinessesDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to support small independent SEND providers.
Answer: The department is committed to improving inclusivity and expertise in mainstream schools to break down barriers to education whilst ensuring that all specialist settings are equipped to support children with the most complex needs. We want to drive a cons...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: DisabilityDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to include people with mental health problems in the disability criteria for disabled railcards.
Answer: The Disabled Persons Rail Card (DPRC) supports over 300,000 with disabilities to travel more affordably, recognising that people with a disability often face additional costs and barriers to participating in day-to-day activities such as travel. Although ...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordVasa Praevia: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to include vasa praevia screening as part of antenatal care within the NHS.
Answer: Based on the UK National Screening Committee’s last review in 2023 of screening women for vasa praevia during pregnancy, screening is not currently recommended, because:- it is not known how many babies are affected by it in the United Kingdom;- it is not...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: Older PeopleDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure airlines do not discriminate against elderly people who are not able to digitally check-in.
Answer: Nobody should be discriminated against because of their age when travelling by air.All passengers have the choice to check in for their flight at the airport.
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Workplace PensionsHome OfficeTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to (a) comply with the McCloud remedy and (b) provide assurances to members of the Police Pensions Scheme.
Answer: While the Home Office has responsibility for overarching policy and legislative changes to the police pension regulations, the police pension scheme is locally administered by individual police forces. The regulations governing the McCloud remedy for the ...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
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