David Baines MP: written questions

Written questions

• Pension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4848More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled You could get Pension Credit – Week of Action to drive take up, published on 1 September 2024, whether she has made an assessment of the impact

  Answer: The department has secured funding to support increased staffing and fund our communications strategy to support our programme of activity to drive up Pension Credit claims. The latest data available shows we have received around 38,500 Pension Credit cla...

  Answered 12 Sept 2024

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• Mineworkers' Pension SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4827More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to (a) review the surplus arrangements and (b) transfer the investment reserve fund to members of the Mineworkers Pension Scheme.

  Answer: Our Manifesto committed to reviewing the surplus sharing arrangements and transferring the Investment Reserve back to scheme members. We are committed to ending the injustice of the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme and work on delivering these commitments is a...

  Answered 12 Sept 2024

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• Curriculum: ReformDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 900337More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to reform the national curriculum.

  Answer: The government has established an independent Curriculum and Assessment Review, covering ages 5 to 18, chaired by Professor Becky Francis CBE.The review will seek to refresh the curriculum to ensure it is cutting edge, fit for purpose and meeting the need...

  Answered 9 Sept 2024

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• Broadband: InfrastructureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 552More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help ensure that (a) Brsk, (b) Openreach and (c) other broadband providers use existing infrastructure wherever possible when installing new broadband provisi

  Answer: We fully understand people’s concerns about the excessive deployment of telegraph poles, and are urgently considering options to address this. Obviously, telegraph poles can play an important role in delivering connectivity to communities and competition ...

  Answered 24 Jul 2024

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• Poverty: St Helens NorthDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 551More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data her Department holds on the number and proportion of children living in poverty in St Helens North constituency in (a) 2024 and (b) 2010.

  Answer: Statistics on the number of Children living in absolute and relative poverty per constituency are published annually in the “Children in low income families: local area statistics” publication and can be found in tabs “6_Absolute_ParlC” and “5_Relative_Pa...

  Answered 24 Jul 2024

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• Schools: St Helens NorthDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 550More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the cost to the public purse was of funding state schools in St Helens North constituency in (a) 2024 and (b) 2010.

  Answer: The department cannot provide comparable funding for St Helens North constituency back to 2010, due to the changes in the funding system since that time. Therefore, the scope of the funding in 2010 and 2024 are not directly comparable. In particular, in 2...

  Answered 24 Jul 2024

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