David Chadwick MP: written questions 2025

Written questions

• Public LavatoriesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23672More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a statutory duty to provide public conveniences.

  Answer: Adequate provision of public conveniences is an important issue which local authorities are best suited to manage, given their firm understanding of the needs of their communities.Our English Devolution White Paper, published before Christmas, sets out ho...

  Answered 21 Jan 2025

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• Personal Independence Payment: Respiratory DiseasesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23671More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are receiving PIP as a result of having a lung condition; and whether breathlessness is taken into account when conducting a PIP assessment.

  Answer: In October 2024, there were 107,697 claimants with a respiratory diseased who received Personal Independence Payment (PIP). These figures are for England and Wales only and exclude claimants with Special Rules for End of Life. This figure can be found in ...

  Answered 17 Jan 2025

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• Fuels: PricesDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23086More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of varying fuel prices at nation-wide service station providers; and what steps she is taking to ensure equity for customers.

  Answer: The local pricing of fuel at forecourts is a commercial matter for retailers. The Competition and Markets Authority has powers to monitor competition in the road fuel retail market. The government has committed to introduce legislation to implement Fuel F...

  Answered 15 Jan 2025

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• Project Gigabit: Brecon, Radnor and Cwm TaweDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22837More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much and what proportion of (a) Project Gigabit funding has been (i) spent on and (ii) allocated for and (b) additional funding announced in the press notice entitled Hundreds of th

  Answer: Project Gigabit funding is not allocated at a constituency or regional level. Instead, it is targeted at premises across the UK that need it most, specifically those outside of suppliers' commercial plans.The latest Project Gigabit contracts announced on ...

  Answered 17 Jan 2025

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• National Grid: Brecon, Radnor and Cwm TaweDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22836More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many properties are not connected to the national (a) gas and (b) electricity grid in Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe constituency.

  Answer: The Department publishes estimates of the number of domestic properties not connected to the gas network in Great Britain by constituency. In 2023, an estimated 19,000 domestic properties (41%) in Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe constituency were not connecte...

  Answered 14 Jan 2025

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• Payment Methods: Visual ImpairmentTreasuryTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21887More

  Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to ensure the accessibility of touch screens for (a) card payment machines and (b) other services for people with visual impairments.

  Answer: The government is committed to ensuring high standards of financial inclusion across the financial services sector. The Treasury continues to engage with UK Finance, the Financial Conduct Authority, the Royal National Institute of Blind People, and other ...

  Answered 8 Jan 2025

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• Digital Technology: InternetDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21886More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Government Digital Service's report entitled Accessibility monitoring of public sector websites and mobile apps from 2022 to 2024, published on 17 December 2024, w

  Answer: The Government Digital Service (GDS) monitors the accessibility of public sector websites and mobile applications under The Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018. Between January 2022 and September ...

  Answered 13 Jan 2025

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