Damien Egan MP: written questions
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Written questions
Space DebrisDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32047More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to mitigate the risks posed by space debris to UK (a) satellites and (b) other space assets.
Answer: The government is committed to mitigating the risk from space debris through arange of actions, including regulatory reform, international collaboration on standards and best practice, and developing capabilities to prevent, track or remove space debris. ...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCybercrimeHome OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32046More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle (a) online fraud and (b) cyber crime.
Answer: Measures to tackle online fraud will be set out in the upcoming fraud strategy. The Chancellor, Home Secretary and Secretary of State for DSIT have already written to the tech sector to request that companies go further and faster to fight fraud.Cyber cri...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergencies: PlanningCabinet OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32045More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on strengthening national resilience.
Answer: Working with international partners is a core strand of the UK’s efforts to strengthen our national resilience. My officials regularly discuss national resilience with their international counterparts - multilaterally within the auspices of NATO and our l...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergencies: PlanningCabinet OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32044More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking with (a) local authorities and (b) community organisations to strengthen national resilience.
Answer: The Government is currently undertaking a review of UK national resilience which is expected to conclude in Spring 2025. It is being informed by the voices of local leaders, the devolved governments, businesses, voluntary and community sector representati...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordWork Capability AssessmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31637More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January to Question 27607 on Work Capability Assessment, how many and what proportion of decisions for each assessment interview type were classified as (a) fit for work, (b)
Answer: The information requested on decisions is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. However, we have provided the monthly figures on health professional (HP) recommendations, Fit for Work, Limited Capability for Work (LCW...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: RecruitmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of Capita’s performance in armed forces recruitment since March 2022.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave on 17 December 2024 to Question 19640 to the right hon. Member for Rayleigh and Wickford (Mr Francois). The new Government inherited a crisis in retention and recruitment. We have made it a priority to address t...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: RecruitmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to incorporate feedback from (a) military personnel and (b) applicants to improve the recruitment process managed by Capita.
Answer: There are various mechanisms through which both Serving military personnel, and applicants, can provide feedback on the Army’s recruitment process. This includes an annual Recruit Training Survey and Officer Cadet Survey, which include a list of recruitme...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: RecruitmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to tackle challenges in meeting military recruitment targets.
Answer: The new Government is focused upon improving Armed Forces recruitment, modernising and refining our policies and processes to attract the best possible talent. Recent policies have included a 35% pay increase for new recruits; one of the largest pay incre...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordWork Capability AssessmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27607More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Work Capability Assessments were carried out (a) face-to-face, (b) remotely and (c) on paper in each month since March 2020.
Answer: The number and proportion of Work Capability Assessments carried out face-to-face, remotely (by telephone and video) and by paper each month since March 2020 can be found in the tables below. March 2020 to December 2020 MonthFace-to-FaceTelephoneVideoPap...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the planning system in supporting the rollout of electric vehicle charging points.
Answer: Nationally set permitted development rights enable the installation of electric vehicle charge points without the need to submit a planning application, subject to certain conditions.In its response to the Climate Change Committee’s 2024 progress report p...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: FraudDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 902515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress her Department has made on tackling fraud in the welfare system.
Answer: We are delivering £8.6bn of new savings over the next five years to tackle fraud. This includes recruiting an additional 3,000 counter-fraud staff, committing to deliver the Targeted Case Review in Universal Credit and bringing forward savings of £1.5bn t...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEconomic GrowthDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with representatives of the devolved administrations on supporting economic development in pan-regional economies that are al
Answer: The UK Government and the Department of Business and Trade engages regularly with devolved governments on all aspects of economic development, including at the Business and Industry Inter-Ministerial Group.The inaugural meeting of the Council of Nations a...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEconomic Growth: WalesWales OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26962More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Departmental have had with the Welsh Government on supporting pan-regional economies that overlap the borders of England and Wales.
Answer: Growth is the number one mission of the government, and our new industrial strategy is central to that mission. The Industrial Strategy will drive growth, create a pro-business environment and support high-potential clusters across the UK, including cross...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEconomic SituationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26961More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans his Department has to support the development of pan-national economies that cut across the borders of the nations of the UK in (a) South Wales and Western England and (b) other areas.
Answer: This government is committed to an agenda of national growth and the UK’s new Industrial Strategy, a 10-year plan for growth due to be published in Spring, will be designed and implemented in lockstep with local and regional leaders.In addition, HMG has a...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCycling: DisabilityDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to remove barriers to cycling for disabled people.
Answer: Requirements set out in ‘Local transport note 1/20: cycle infrastructure design’ and Inclusive Mobility guidance seek to ensure cycling schemes are accessible for all. This includes advice on designing for different types of cycle, including adapted cycle...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCycle to Work Scheme: Self-employedTreasuryTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10533More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing a counterpart to the cycle to work scheme for self-employed people.
Answer: The Cycle to Work scheme is a benefit-in-kind provided by employers to their employees. A benefit-in-kind is a form of non-cash remuneration provided by employers to their employees. Income tax and National Insurance contribution relief is provided on the...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood Compensation SchemeCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9801More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress has been made on establishing the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme.
Answer: In August, we laid regulations that give the Infected Blood Compensation Authority the powers necessary to pay compensation through the core route to the infected, both living and deceased. On 17 October, the Infected Blood Compensation Authority began to...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPlastics: TreatiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9584More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to secure an (a) ambitious and (b) legally binding target to cut plastic production at the UN Global Plastics Treaty.
Answer: As a member of the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution and a signatory to the Bridge to Busan Declaration, the UK is pushing for an ambitious treaty that addresses the full lifecycle of plastics, including reducing production and consumption ...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSteiner Schools FoundationDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2024WithdrawnUIN 8505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential benefits to pupils of the Steiner school education system.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordMultiple Occupation: Private Rented HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) quality and (b) adequacy of the regulation of houses in multiple occupation in the private rented sector.
Answer: Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) are subject to mandatory licensing in properties where five or more persons in two or more households share facilities. Local authorities also have the power to introduce additional licensing for smaller HMOs which are...
Answered 23 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction AgreementForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral contribution of 25 April 2024 by the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Official Report, column 387WH, what steps his
Answer: Ratification of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement) is in line with this Government'...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reform the NHS dentistry contract.
Answer: To rebuild dentistry in the long term and increase access to National Health Service dental care, we will reform the dental contract, with a shift to focus on prevention and the retention of NHS dentists.There are no perfect payment systems and careful co...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction AgreementForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to ratify the Global Ocean Treaty by June 2025.
Answer: Ratification of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement) is in line with this Government'...
Answered 1 Aug 2024
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