Dan Norris MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Food: 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
Original Parliament recordDental Services: North East Somerset and HanhamDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 5854More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to recruit more dentists in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
Answer: We are determined to rebuild National Health Service dentistry, but it will take time and there are no quick fixes. Strengthening the workforce is key to our ambitions.Integrated care boards have started to advertise posts through the Golden Hello scheme....
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBroadband: North East Somerset and HanhamDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 5853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help support (a) residents and (b) businesses without a broadband connection ahead of the proposed public switched telephone network switch-off in North East
Answer: The government is focused on ensuring that the industry-led switch-off of the public switched telephone network (PSTN) will cause minimum inconvenience to residents and businesses and is working with the industry to ensure safe and secure transition. A cu...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBroadband: North East Somerset and HanhamDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 5852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help improve broadband coverage in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
Answer: According to the independent website ThinkBroadband.com, over 98% of premises in the North East Somerset and Hanham constituency have access to superfast broadband speeds (>=30 Mbps) and over 86% can access a gigabit-capable (>1000 Mbps) connection....
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: North East Somerset and HanhamDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 5851More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help improve mobile phone coverage in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving UK mobile coverage. Ofcom’s reporting shows that 92% of the then constituency of North East Somerset had 4G geographic coverage from all four mobile operators, and non-standalone 5G is available from at least one m...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: SomersetDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 5850More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support small businesses in rural areas in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
Answer: Small businesses are the beating heart of our high streets, our communities, and essential to our economic success. This Government will hardwire the voice of small business into everything we do.Businesses in North East Somerset and Hanham can access sup...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHunting: National ParksDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 5849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with national park authorities where trail hunting takes place.
Answer: This is a devolved matter with regard to Scotland and Northern Ireland; hunting with dogs is a reserved matter with respect to Wales and therefore, the information provided relates to England and Wales only. The Government committed to enacting a ban on T...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHornetsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 5848More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help mitigate the risk from Asian hornets to bees.
Answer: Contingency action has been taken against the Yellow-Legged Hornet (YLH) since the first GB incursion in 2016. Contingency action is delivered on the ground by the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s National Bee Unit (NBU). The NBU have located and destroye...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: LandMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 5847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is taking steps to prevent trail hunting on land (a) owned and (b) managed by his Department.
Answer: This Government was elected on a mandate to introduce the most ambitious plans to improve animal welfare in a generation, including the banning of trail hunting. Licenses to trail hunt on Ministry of Defence (MOD) land are currently under Ministerial revi...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPupils: BullyingDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 5846More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent guidance her Department has provided on best practice for (a) responding to disclosures of bullying and (b) managing complex cases of bullying in schools.
Answer: All schools are legally required to have a behaviour policy with measures to prevent all forms of bullying. They have the freedom to develop their own anti-bullying strategies appropriate to their environment and are held to account by Ofsted. The departm...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBus ServicesDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 5845More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of which initiatives in Bus Service Improvement Plans create the highest levels of modal shift.
Answer: It is too early in the lifetime of the Bus Service Improvement Plans programme to fully understand which initiatives have had the most impact. The Department for Transport has commissioned an evaluation of the Bus Service Improvement Plan Programme, a £1....
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRailways: South WestDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 5844More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of railway engineering works on the economy in the South West in December 2024.
Answer: Network Rail’s programme of railway upgrades in December is crucial to ensure its Western route continues to run reliably and safely. Economic impact assessments are not routinely undertaken for major engineering work, however, where work is likely to res...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAnimal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the devolved administrations on a timetable for introducing activity regulations under the Animals (Low-Welfare Activities A
Answer: Animal welfare is a devolved matter and we continue to work closely with the devolved administrations on animal welfare policies.
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordRailways: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will hold discussions with the Office of Road and Rail on the potential merits of setting up a new Heritage Rail Safety and Standards Board.
Answer: Officials in my department have had several meetings over the last year with the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) about the Heritage Rail Association’s (HRA) plans to establish a Heritage Rail Safety and Standards Board. We understand that the HRA is progres...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordInternet: Offences against ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with Ofcom on tackling child sexual abuse via the Online Safety Act 2023.
Answer: Ministers have regular meetings with Ofcom on a range of subjects, including on providers’ duties to tackle child sexual abuse via the Online Safety Act and ensuring effective implementation of the Act’s duties. Both the Secretary of State and the Ministe...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice: First AidHome OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to support the availability of bleed kits.
Answer: The use of bleed control kits is determined at the local level and the Government does not provide specific funding for bleed control kits.Where decisions have been made by police forces to deploy bleed control kits, these would have been done as part of ...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many active licences authorise use of the forced swim test.
Answer: The Home Office intends to completely eliminate the use of the forced swim test. This will require the validation of suitable appropriate alternatives.
Answered 11 Sept 2024
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