Daisy Cooper MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Visas: EU CountriesCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2499More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to seek negotiations with the EU on extending the duration of Schengen Area visas for UK citizens travelling to the EU for longer than 90 days.
Answer: Both the UK and the EU allow for visa-free short-term travel in line with their arrangements for Third Country Nationals. The UK allows EU citizens short-term visa-free travel for up to six months. Meanwhile, the Schengen Borders Code allows for Third Cou...
Answered 6 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATTreasuryTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2498More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July to Question 588 on Private Education: VAT, if she will make it her policy to extend the VAT exemption to children with (a) SEND and (b) in receipt of the Disability Living Allowance
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 recordVisas: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2497More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to grant visa extensions to Ukrainian nationals under the age of 18 on the Ukrainian Sponsorship Scheme that want to pursue higher education.
Answer: Ukrainian nationals and their families granted under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme have the right to work, rent or study and access to benefits and services for the duration of their permission. Ukrainian nationals who wish to pursue higher edu...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordAJM Healthcare: WheelchairsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2496More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July to Question 383 on Wheelchairs: Procurement, if he will take steps to solicit feedback from ICBs on the performance of AJM Healthcare in their areas.
Answer: The Department does not have specific plans to solicit feedback from integrated care boards (ICBs) on the performance of AJM Healthcare in their areas.Data collected through the National Wheelchair Data Collection is at ICB level, therefore we do not hold...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordParliamentary Private Secretaries: InternetCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2495More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to (a) publish on the gov.uk website and (b) keep updated a list of current Parliamentary Private Secretaries.
Answer: The list of Parliamentary Private Secretaries as of September 2024 is published on gov.uk and can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/list-of-parliamentary-private-secretaries-pps-september-2024
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHospitals: Planning PermissionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many of the new hospitals in the New Hospital Programme have planning permission.
Answer: 18 schemes in the New Hospital Programme have been granted full planning permission and six have achieved outline planning permission.As my rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, announced, and as subsequently confirmed in the...
Answered 4 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 26 July 2024 to Question 402 on Special Educational Needs, how many children and young people with education, health and care plans have missed (a) one year and (b) more than one year
Answer: The department does not hold the information requested.
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice: VettingHome OfficeTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2138More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of Disclosure Barring Service checks have been completed by police forces within 60 days in each month of the last two years by police force.
Answer: The Home Office does not hold the information in an easily accessible format, therefore the information requested cannot be obtained without disproportionate cost.
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Remote MeetingsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward proposals to permit virtual meetings of (a) local authorities, (b) parish councils and (c) other public bodi
Answer: Government wants to ensure that local government is modern, efficient, flexible and diverse, and we are keen to break down barriers that prevent people from seeking to serve their communities. Allowing hybrid meetings could be a helpful step in doing that...
Answered 1 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordNature ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the guidance entitled Local Sites: Guidance on their Identification, Selection and Management, published by the Office for the Deputy Prime Minister in 2006, whether
Answer: Local Wildlife Sites are designated by local authorities for their significant nature or geological conservation value and should be identified, mapped and safeguarded through Local Plans. Local Wildlife Sites Partnerships, set up by the local authorities...
Answered 31 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to reinstate the Covid Medicines Delivery Unit to provide access to antiviral drugs for people with covid-19 infections who are clinically vulnerable.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for arranging access to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) recommended treatments, therefore it is not driven by the Department. It is up to ICBs to determine the best model of acce...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordBeverage Containers: Deposit Return SchemesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce a deposit return scheme for drinks containers before October 2027.
Answer: Yes. This Government is committed to creating a roadmap to a zero-waste economy – a future where we keep our resources in use for longer; waste is reduced; we accelerate the path to net zero, we see investment in critical infrastructure and green jobs; ou...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordMarriageMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of accepting the recommendations of the report by the Law Commission on wedding law entitled Celebrating Marriage: A New Weddings Law, publish
Answer: We are aware that weddings are an important issue for humanists and that the Law Commission has made recommendations for wholesale change of weddings law in July 2022. We will take the time as a new Government to properly consider this issue. We will set ...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordMarriage: HumanismMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of legally recognising humanist marriages.
Answer: We are aware that weddings are an important issue for humanists and that the Law Commission has made recommendations for wholesale change of weddings law in July 2022. We will take the time as a new Government to properly consider this issue. We will set ...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordBuildings: Solar PowerMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, by what date she intends to make it a requirement that all new homes and buildings should have solar panels as default except in defined cases; and by what date she will issue gu
Answer: As set out in our manifesto, the Government will take steps to ensure we are building more high-quality, well-designed and sustainable homes. We will publish our response to the Future Homes and Buildings Standards 2023 consultation in due course.
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: BuildingsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an estimate of the amount of non-residential building roof space that is (a) available and (b) suitable for the installation of solar panels.
Answer: The Government does not take a prescriptive approach to the amount of rooftop solar deployment required, nor to the mix between installation on domestic and non-domestic properties. Therefore, no such estimate has been made. However, the Government is cle...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps enable households with solar panels and battery storage to receive the rate of wholesale electricity as payment for excess electricity exported to the grid for the next
Answer: Both rooftop solar and battery storage will play a crucial role in the Government’s mission to make the UK a clean energy superpower, by saving families money on their bills and giving us energy security. Over 1.2 million homes now have solar PV installed...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordCongenital Disorder of GlycosylationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 680More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a national patient register for Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation.
Answer: No assessment has been made of the potential merits of establishing a national patient register for congenital disorders of glycosylation. There are no plans in England for a specific registry for this condition. Metabolic patients are included in the Nat...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordCongenital Disorder of GlycosylationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including a dedicated Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation section in the UK Strategy for Rare Diseases.
Answer: No assessment has been made of the potential merits of including a dedicated section on congenital disorders of glycosylation in the UK Rare Diseases Framework. The framework was published in 2021, and provides a national vision for how to improve the liv...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish National (Overseas): AirportsHome OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will set a target date for British National (Overseas) passport holders to be able to use eGates at the UK border.
Answer: The introduction of eGates has been part of the Home Office’s wider approach to transforming our borders. Currently, there are over 270 eGates in place at 15 air and rail ports, open to British citizens and a range of other nationalities.We are in the pro...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 411More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to reduce housing targets for local planning authorities in the metropolitan greenbelt where nationally-imposed transport infrastructure is designa
Answer: Housing targets are an important tool to ensure housing is delivered in the right places – this is critical in tackling the chronic shortage that the country is facing that means owning a home is a distant reality for much of the public.We cannot local a ...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 409More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of existing business rate valuations on (a) high street independent shops and (b) pubs and other hospitality businesses.
Answer: The government is committed to a fairer business rates system. In our manifesto, we pledged to level the playing field between the high street and online giants, better incentivise investment, tackle empty properties and support entrepreneurship.
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to hold discussions with the F40 campaign group on SEND funding allocations.
Answer: The department will take time to consider the high needs national funding formula (NFF) that it uses to allocate funding for children and young people with complex special educational needs and disabilities. The department is considering the impact of the...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: HertfordshireDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 407More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will review the SEND funding formula allocations for pupils in Hertfordshire.
Answer: The department will take time to consider the high needs national funding formula (NFF) that it uses to allocate funding for children and young people with complex special educational needs and disabilities. The department is considering the impact of the...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordAviation: Climate ChangeDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 406More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the report by the Climate Change Committee entitled 2023 Progress Report to Parliament, published on 28 June 2023, whether he plans to accept the recommendation that no airport expansions shou
Answer: Decarbonising transport is central to delivery of the UK’s cross-economy climate targets and directly supports the Prime Minister’s mission to make Britain a clean energy superpower and accelerate our journey to net zero.Delivering greener transport is on...
Answered 22 Jul 2024
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