Daisy Cooper MP: written questions
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T-levels: EngineeringDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with EngineeringUK on supporting engineering companies in providing T Level placements for engineering students in further education.
Answer: The department works closely with a range of colleges, schools, employers and their representative bodies to ensure the availability and quality of T Level industry placements across the country. For the engineering and manufacturing sector this includes ...
Answered 9 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLeaseholdMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how leaseholders can challenge costs incurred for a Deed of Variation to leasehold agreements.
Answer: Leaseholders who are dissatisfied with costs incurred as part of a deed of variation should seek legal advice. Free initial legal advice is available through the Leasehold Advisory Service.
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: SoftwareDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 February 2025 to Question 29802 on Parking: Software, what recent discussions her Department has had with the parking industry on the future rollout of the National Parking Platform
Answer: The Department for Transport continues to engage with the parking sector regarding alternative options for taking forward delivery of a national parking platform.
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: ParkingDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that train station car parks offer alternatives to online payment methods.
Answer: Decisions regarding car parking at stations, including charges and payment methods, are an operational matter for train operators and Network Rail to make based on their local knowledge of the passengers and communities they serve. We encourage train oper...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Mail: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48526More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March to Question 34653 on Royal Mail: Workplace Pensions, how many of the 906 overpayments of tax free lump sums in 2024 have been resolved by (a) payment in full, (b) part payment
Answer: Out of the 906 miscalculated overpayments in 2024, in respect of the second bite overpayment (742 members) we can confirm that 248 overpayments have been recovered in full; 494 are in recovery by way of monthly deductions to their pension, and 4 members h...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Mail: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48525More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March to Question 34653 on Royal Mail: Workplace Pensions, how many of the 906 retirees effected by tax free lump sum overpayments in 2024 have been offered (a) compensation or (b) a
Answer: The scheme administrator, Capita, has not compensated or agreed a reduction of payment figures for any of the 906 cases affected by overpayments.However, the scheme administrator has taken steps to support these members. This includes arranging monthly de...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Mail: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48524More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March to Question 34653 on Royal Mail: Workplace Pensions, whether any of the 906 tax free lump sum overpayments in 2024 related to retirement in previous years.
Answer: Whilst all of the 906 overpayments happened in 2024, the impacted members retired across a number of years. Of the 906 cases, 163 retired in 2024, 597 in 2023; 5 in 2022), 3 in 2021, 4 in 2020, 2 in 2019, and 8 in 2018. The remaining 124 cases retired bef...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Mail: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48523More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March to Question 34653 on Royal Mail: Workplace Pensions, what the total value of the 906 tax free lump sum overpayments in 2024 was.
Answer: The total value of the overpayments in relation to the 906 lump sums miscalculated in 2024 is £1,325,340.78.The Cabinet Office has worked closely with the scheme administrator, Capita, to review all other processes in relation to the administration of the...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGuided Weapons: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is taking steps to increase levels of production of (a) air defence and (b) land attack missiles.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) is looking hard at the threats we face and the capabilities we need to meet the challenges, threats and opportunity of the 21 century. The SDR will ensure the UK is secure at home and strong abroad, now and for years to ...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGuided Weapons: EU CountriesMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with his European counterparts on missile production capacity.
Answer: The Secretary of State for Defence continues to discuss missile production capacity with our European Allies on a regular basis. For example, the Secretary of State discussed this with France in Paris on 11 March and at the E5 Defence Ministers meeting on...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCruise Missiles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the UK's cruise missile production capacity.
Answer: The UK will continue to maintain a close relationship with its domestic and international industry partners on all aspects of the adequacy of the defence industrial supply chain required to support our capabilities.
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAdvertising Standards AuthorityTreasuryTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46826More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to section five of the policy paper entitled New approach to ensure regulators and regulation support growth, updated on 31 March 2025, whether she made an assessment of the potential merits of seekin
Answer: As published in March, New approach to ensure regulators and regulation support growth set out reforms across the regulatory landscape. These focused on tackling complexity and the burden of regulation, reducing uncertainty, and shifting excessive risk av...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Neuro ForumDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on plans for the UK Neuro Forum.
Answer: The new United Kingdom-wide Neuro Forum will facilitate formal, biannual meetings across the Department, NHS England, and the devolved administrations, health services, and Neurological Alliances of all four nations of the UK.The forum met for the first t...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNeurology: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) professional bodies and (b) the voluntary, community and social enterprise sectors on the existing and future skills and capacity requirements of the
Answer: The Department has regular discussions with stakeholders, including professional bodies and the voluntary, community, and social enterprise sectors, on ensuring that the necessary skills and capacity are held across the health and care workforce.
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNeurology: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the neuroscience workforce.
Answer: Whilst no specific assessment has been made of the adequacy of the National Health Service’s neuroscience workforce, there are a number of initiatives supporting service improvement and better care for patients with neurological conditions in England, inc...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNeurologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45863More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress his Department has made on implementing the NHS England Neuroscience Transformation Programme.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning most services for people with long term conditions, including neurological services. NHS England’s Neuroscience Transformation Programme is continuing to support ICBs to deliver the right ser...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEU Countries: British Nationals AbroadCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45862More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has had discussions with his counterparts in (a) the EU or (b) individual EU member nations on permitting UK citizens reciprocal rights to visit the (i) EU or (ii) any EU member nation for periods of
Answer: HMG officials and Ministers regularly engage the EU and EU Member State counterparts on a range of issues affecting UK nationals. The UK and the EU allow for visa-free short-term travel in line with their respective arrangements for third country national...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEU Countries: British Nationals AbroadCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45861More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has had discussions with his Schengen Area counterparts on exempting UK citizens from the restrictions on visiting Schengen Area countries.
Answer: The UK and the EU allow for visa-free short-term travel in line with their respective arrangements for third country nationals. The UK allows EU citizens short-term visa-free travel for up to six months. Meanwhile, the EU allows for travel within the Sche...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: BuildingsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45860More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 April 2025 to Question 42316 on NHS: Buildings, if he will take steps to publish further data on the (a) occupancy and (b) utilisation rates of all clinical rooms in the
Answer: No decision has been made to publish further data on the occupancy and utilisation rates of all clinical rooms in the National Health Service estate in addition to the Estates Returns Information Collection data showing which organisation space is allocat...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: BuildingsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45859More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 April to Question 42318 on NHS: Buildings, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of adopting intelligent booking systems to maximise the utilisation of t
Answer: No decision has been made to publish further data on the occupancy and utilisation rates of all clinical rooms in the National Health Service estate in addition to the Estates Returns Information Collection data showing which organisation space is allocat...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRelationships and Sex EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of making sexual health education a compulsory element of the statutory RHSE curriculum in (a) secondary schools and (b) colleges.
Answer: The relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) statutory guidance already sets out that secondary schools should cover contraception, sexually transmitted infections, developing intimate relationships and resisting pressure to have sex. The guidance c...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2025 to Question 32060 on Electric Vehicles: Charging Points, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to publish a cross-departmental consultation on measures to hel
Answer: We continue to work with other government departments, such as MHCLG and DESNZ, to understand what changes are required to remove barriers to installing chargepoints and obtaining grid connections. In December 2024, we announced further changes to plannin...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRented Housing: Home InsuranceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring home insurers to offer insurance to landlords offering tenancies to tenants on benefits.
Answer: Rental discrimination against people who receive benefits has no place in a fair and modern housing market.As part of the rental discrimination measures in the Renters’ Rights Bill, any clauses within a new or renewed contract of insurance that would proh...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLuton AirportDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of expanding Luton Airport on economic growth; and if she will publish the modelling that underpins that assessment.
Answer: The full reasons for the Secretary of State’s decision on 3 April 2025 to grant consent to the London Luton Airport Expansion scheme, including assessment of the potential impact of expanding Luton Airport on economic growth, are set out in her decision l...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLuton AirportDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason she announced the expansion of Luton Airport before publishing a climate emissions framework.
Answer: The Secretary of State’s considerations on the London Luton Airport Expansion scheme are explained in the Decision Letter, published 3 April 2025 on the Planning Inspectorate website, and this sets out the Secretary of States reasoning. Decisions on appl...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
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