Dan Norris MP: written questions
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Climate Change ConventionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24412More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made on meeting the UK's obligations under the (a) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 10 and (b) Paris Agreement.
Answer: The 2015 Paris Agreement, Article 7 established the global goal on adaptation. At COP28, the UK adopted the UAE Framework for Global Climate Resilience and agreed to launch a two-year work programme on indicators related to those targets. Defra is working...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSlaughterhouses: CCTVDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24411More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) verbal warnings, (b) written warnings, (c) enforcement notices and (d) referrals to the Crown Prosecution Service for prosecution there have been for slaughterhouses in England not hav
Answer: Regulations for mandatory closed-circuit television (CCTV) in slaughterhouses in England came into force on 5 May 2018, with a six-month transitionary period to 5 November 2018, from when enforcement action could be taken. 100% compliance of the regulatio...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Homes: North East Somerset and HanhamDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24410More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of people there are in care homes without access to dental treatment in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
Answer: We recognise that certain groups of patients may be vulnerable to oral health problems and may find it difficult to access dental care. Specialised dental services are in place to provide dental treatment in several settings, including care homes.Integrat...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: DogsHome OfficeTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's report entitled Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals Great Britain 2023, published on 11 September 2024, what type of tests comprised the pro
Answer: 69% of procedures of dogs in research are for the safety testing of potential new medicines to protect human health. The legal requirements for these tests are largely harmonised globally to ensure international acceptability of testing and prevent unnece...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: DisciplineDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23709More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to next update guidance on removing pupils from the classroom.
Answer: In July 2022, the department published the updated ‘behaviour in schools’ guidance, which is the primary source of advice for schools on developing and implementing a behaviour policy, providing clarity and support to schools on removing pupils from the c...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat Western RailwayDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Great Western Railway trains were cancelled due to lack of drivers in December 2024.
Answer: Great Western Railway cancelled just under two per cent of total services in December due to driver related issues, particularly on Sundays. We acknowledge that performance is not where it needs to be on Great Western Railway and the Department is working...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Excise DutiesDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many enforcement visits NSL Services Ltd made in (a) Bath and North East Somerset, (b) South Gloucestershire and (c) England in (i) September, (ii) October, (iii) November and (iv) December 2024.
Answer: The information requested can only be provided at disproportionate cost. A scan of both the Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency’s and the NSL Services Ltd databases would be required. Subsequent manual scrutiny and organisation of the data would be necess...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Excise DutiesDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many reports of untaxed vehicles the DVLA have sent to NSL Services Ltd in (a) Bath and North East Somerset, (b) South Gloucestershire and (c) England.
Answer: The information requested can only be provided at disproportionate cost. A scan of both the Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency’s and the NSL Services Ltd databases would be required. Subsequent manual scrutiny and organisation of the data would be necess...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSlaughterhouses: Animal WelfareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of animal welfare at abattoirs.
Answer: As of 1 December 2024, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and their Service Delivery Partner between them employed 282 Official Veterinarians (OVs) and 596 Meat Hygiene Inspectors / Official Auxiliaries, as well as 12 Trainee Official Auxiliaries.The Departm...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: South WestDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of prostate cancer services in (a) Bath and North East Somerset, (b) Swindon and (c) Wiltshire.
Answer: The Department is committed to improving the adequacy of all cancer services including for prostate cancer, including cancer services in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire. NHS England has funded 10 clinical audits, including a national p...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSlaughterhouses: CCTVDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many prosecutions there have been for slaughterhouses in England not having CCTV in the last five years.
Answer: All approved slaughterhouses in England must have CCTV systems installed as required by the Mandatory Use of Closed-Circuit Television in Slaughterhouses (England) Regulations 2018. There have been no prosecutions for slaughterhouses in England for not ha...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSlaughterhouses: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the RSPCA on animal cruelty at RSPCA-approved abattoirs.
Answer: The Department engages regularly with the RSPCA on a range of animal welfare topics.
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFarms and Slaughterhouses: Animal WelfareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Food Standards Agency welfare checks carried out by official veterinarians took place (a) on the farm, (b) during transport to the slaughterhouse, (c) upon arrival at the slaughterhouse an
Answer: As of 1 December 2024, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and their Service Delivery Partner between them employed 282 Official Veterinarians (OVs) and 596 Meat Hygiene Inspectors / Official Auxiliaries, as well as 12 Trainee Official Auxiliaries.The Departm...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMeat: InspectionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to change meat inspection charges from April 2026.
Answer: The Food Standards Agency (FSA) charges operators to recover costs of meat inspection across its geographic remit of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The FSA conducts an annual review of inspection charges ahead of each financial year. Charges applica...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSlaughterhouses: InspectionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) official veterinarians and (b) meat hygiene inspectors there were as of 1 December 2024.
Answer: As of 1 December 2024, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and their Service Delivery Partner between them employed 282 Official Veterinarians (OVs) and 596 Meat Hygiene Inspectors / Official Auxiliaries, as well as 12 Trainee Official Auxiliaries.The Departm...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSlaughterhouses: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what animal welfare protections exist for farmed animals at slaughterhouses.
Answer: The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England) Regulations 2015 and assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing set out extensive requirements to protect the welfare of animals at slaughterhouses. ...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: LabellingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17762More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is for publishing a response to the Fairer Food Labelling consultation, which closed in May 2024.
Answer: A public consultation on fairer food labelling was undertaken between March and May 2024 by the previous Government. This sought views on proposals to improve and extend current mandatory method of production labelling. The consultation also sought views ...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordConvention on Biological DiversityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the outcomes of the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16); and what steps he is taking to help achieve those outcomes.
Answer: The UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16) was the first opportunity for Parties to take stock of the progress made in implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) adopted at COP15. 27 important decisions were taken at COP16, including relating t...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordParkinson's Disease: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce the waiting list for people seeking treatment to relieve the symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
Answer: We recognise that patients have been let down whilst they wait for the care they need, including within neurology services. The NHS Constitution sets out that 92% of patients should wait no longer than 18 weeks from referral to treatment. We will deliver ...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordProbate: Charitable DonationsMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an estimate of the total cash amount of legacy income due to charities in unprocessed probate applications.
Answer: Management Information on the open workable caseload is published in Table 5 here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmcts-management-information. Data below national level is not available.Bequests to charities do not influence the probate proces...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordProbate: Charitable DonationsMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an estimate of the proportion of unprocessed probate applications that include legacies to charities.
Answer: Management Information on the open workable caseload is published in Table 5 here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmcts-management-information. Data below national level is not available.Bequests to charities do not influence the probate proces...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordProbateMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many unprocessed probate applications there are in (a) North east Somerset and Hanham constituency and (b) England.
Answer: Management Information on the open workable caseload is published in Table 5 here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmcts-management-information. Data below national level is not available.Bequests to charities do not influence the probate proces...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMeat: AustraliaDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13162More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the import of (a) beef, (b) lamb and (c) mutton through the free trade agreement between the UK and Australia on UK farmer
Answer: This Government's commitment to farmers and the vital role they play, remains steadfast. We will never forget that farmers are the beating heart of our great country. It is their hard work that puts food on our tables and stewards our beautiful countrysid...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordTourism: North East Somerset and HanhamDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13161More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an estimate of the number of (a) domestic and (b) international tourists visiting North East Somerset and Hanham constituency annually.
Answer: This data is shared by all constituencies in the ceremonial county of Somerset:Inbound: Somerset saw 496K visits, 3.2M nights, and a spend of £296M in 2022.Domestic: Somerset saw 2M trips, 6.7M bednights, and a spend of £460.4M - annual average based on 2...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: ResearchDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 900702More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to support research into artificial intelligence.
Answer: The Government actively supports AI research by collaborating with academic institutions and industry, investing in talent development, and funding research projects.UKRI has allocated over £1 billion to AI research including doctoral training, the Alan T...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
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