Dan Norris MP: written questions 2025
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Small Businesses: North East Somerset and HanhamDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54605More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support small and medium-sized businesses in North East Somerset & Hanham constituency.
Answer: Last year the Business Secretary announced a new Business Growth Service which will make it easier for businesses across Somerset to get advice and support to grow and thrive. The West of England Growth Hub is where small and medium businesses in Somerset...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: North East Somerset and HanhamDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure access to NHS dentistry for people living in North East Somerset & Hanham constituency.
Answer: The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and recruit new dentists to the areas that need them most. To rebuild den...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFilm: ExportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to increase the UK film industry's exports to (a) the EU (b) South America, (c) Asia and the Pacific.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade has a dedicated exports promotion programme for the film and high-end TV industry, which includes providing export support for businesses at major international film festivals and markets. We prioritise growth markets...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: India and USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trade deals with (a) India and (b) the USA on the economy of North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
Answer: On 8 May the UK government announced a landmark economic deal with the US. This protects jobs in the automotive, steel, aluminium, pharmaceutical and aerospace sectors - which employ over 320,000 people across the UK. In the South-West alone, these sector...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: GardensMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether estates managed by his Department participate in the No Mow May initiative.
Answer: Ministry of Defence estates support the No Mow May Initiative. However, participation in this initiative across the Built Estate is on an establishment-by-establishment basis. As such, this information is not held centrally and can therefore only be provi...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: GardensDepartment for EducationTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether estates managed by her Department are participating in the No Mow May initiative.
Answer: The departmental estate is made up of office buildings which do not have any lawns. The department does not manage this estate. This is done on its behalf by the Government Property Agency.
Answered 7 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: GardensDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether estates managed by his Department are participating in the No Mow May initiative.
Answer: The Department has no estate with grass or lawned areas, and therefore is not participating in the No Mow May initiative.
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNature Conservation: CrimeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his plans to tackle wildlife crime are in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
Answer: The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 protects all wild birds and some wild animals in England and Wales. There are strict penalties in place for anyone who commits an offence under this and other wildlife legislation. Where any wildlife is harmed illegal...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress he has made on considering the transfer of the British Coal Superannuation Scheme to its members.
Answer: I met with Trustees of the BCSSS on 22nd April 2025 and analysis to support decision making has now been commissioned jointly by the Trustees and the Department from the Government Actuarial Department.
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDogs: Veterinary MedicineDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress his Department has made on helping tackle cases of adverse events in dogs which have been administered Librela.
Answer: Librela Solution for Injection for Dogs is an authorised injectable veterinary medicinal product containing the active substance bedinvetmab. It is indicated for the alleviation of pain associated with osteoarthritis in dogs. We continue to actively monit...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTree Planting: ForestsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many trees he expects to be planted in the Western Forest by the end of (a) 2025, (b) 2030, (c) 2035 and (d) 2040.
Answer: The Western Forest has been selected as the first new national Forest in 30 years. The Western Forest is working with the National Forest Company to implement their plans. It is aiming to plant 20 million trees across the West of England by 2050. The fore...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Work: Further Education and Higher EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to encourage students to take social work courses in (a) higher and (b) further education.
Answer: The Department for Education shares responsibility with the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) for social work supply, with DHSC providing bursaries to help with the cost of training. We have also developed guidance for aspiring social workers t...
Answered 30 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCash Dispensing: North East Somerset and HanhamTreasuryTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53001More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that people who (a) rely on cash and (b) choose to use cash can access it in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
Answer: The Government recognises that cash continues to be used by millions of people across the UK, including those in vulnerable groups, and is committed to protecting access to cash for individuals and businesses.The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) assumed ...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51793More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time taken was to (a) process and (b) pay Access to Work claims once an invoice had been submitted in each of the last five years.
Answer: In response to what the average time taken was to (a) process Access to work claim in each of the last 5 years, Access to work can provide this for the last 4 years. The average time taken was: 2021-2022 = 28.1 days2022-2023 = 57.8 days2023-2024 = 45.1 da...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLivestock: Animal HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51792More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take with the farming sector to ensure high standards of welfare for farmed animals kept in cages and other close confinement systems.
Answer: This Government was elected on a mandate to introduce the most ambitious plans to improve animal welfare in a generation. The Department is engaging with key stakeholders as part of the development of our overarching approach to animal welfare. We will be...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLivestock: Animal HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51791More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timeline is for launching a consultation on the phasing out of the use of cages for farm animals.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the reply previously given to the hon. Member for Mid Dorset and North Poole, Vikki Slade, on 29 April 2025, PQ 47556.
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsHome OfficeTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2025 to Question 33380 on Animal Experiments, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the concordance range; whether she has made an assessment of the potenti
Answer: The paper in question is published in a reputable scientific journal and will have undergone rigorous peer review before publication.The Government invests £10m annually in The National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Re...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLand Use: Nature ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with authorities responsible for local nature recovery strategies on the land use framework consultation.
Answer: The consultation on Land Use in England is underway and the outcome will inform the publication of a Land Use Framework planned for later this year. Many of the authorities responsible for Local Nature Recovery Strategies were involved in discussions that...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: DogsHome OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2025 to Question 24409 on Animal Experiments: Dogs, what the evidential basis is for stating that tests of procedures on dogs predict the safety of conducting the
Answer: The evidential base is from an international consortium of large pharmaceutical companies, and published in the journal: www.sciencedirect.com/journal/toxicology-and-applied-pharmacology. The specific paper provides an industry-wide translational database...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLand UseDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on a land use framework.
Answer: Yes, I can reassure My Honourable Friend that our departments are working closely together to deliver on this manifesto commitment. You will notice that the recently published consultation on the principles for a land use framework specifically reference ...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordActive Travel: Recreation SpacesDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31412More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to create (a) cycling and (b) walking routes (i) to and (ii) through green spaces.
Answer: Active Travel England (ATE) recently announced £222.5 million of funding for local authorities to support the development and build out of local networks. It is for local authorities to decide on priorities for this investment, including to and through gr...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTree Planting: RoadsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31411More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on planting trees along new roads.
Answer: The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues, and Cabinet discussions are considered confidential.
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGame: ImportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31410More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) pheasants and (b) partridges were imported for shooting in 2024.
Answer: See the below table showing the number of Partridges and Pheasants imported into Great Britain in 2024. We cannot confirm whether the purpose of these imports was for hunting, as this is not recorded on the Import of products, animals, food and feed (IPAF...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMinimum Wage: North East Somerset and HanhamDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information his Department holds on the number of breaches of minimum wage legislation by employers in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency in the last three years.
Answer: Data on National Minimum Wage (NMW) breaches by region is available in the published government’s Enforcement and Compliance report at: National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage: government evidence on enforcement and compliance, 2023 - GOV.UK Region...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Trust Fund: North East Somerset and HanhamTreasuryTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24804More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many adults who are eligible for the Child Trust Fund have not accessed their fund in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
Answer: Information on Child Trust Funds is available in HMRC’s Annual Savings Statistics.https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-savings-statistics-2024HMRC does not hold information on the geographical locations of Child Trust Fund account holders, ther...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
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