David Taylor MP: written questions
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Written questions
Employment Schemes: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 904751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support young people into work in Hertfordshire.
Answer: I thank the honourable Gentlemen for his question. Mr Speaker, as well as building our new Jobs and Careers service, which will help young people in Hertfordshire have access to better opportunities, DWP have now signed a Grant Funding Agreement of up to ...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWarrior Vehicles: UkraineMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of transferring surplus warrior infantry fighting vehicles (a) awaiting disposal or (b) due to be decommissioned by 2030 to Ukraine.
Answer: Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV) are key platforms for the British Army to meet Defence Commitments. Although small numbers are scheduled for disposal, these will have been selected in line with serviceability and suitability for role. As such, wi...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordKFORForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59980More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he he has made of the potential merits of establishing a bilateral security agreement with Kosovo as an additional mechanism for the KFOR mission.
Answer: The Kosovo Force (KFOR) plays a vital part in maintaining a safe and secure environment in Kosovo, with a significant UK contribution including provision of the bulk of KFOR's Strategic Reserve Force which deployed to help manage down tensions in 2023. Th...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Motor VehiclesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will estimate the number of vehicles under the jurisdiction of his Department coming to their end of life; and if he will make an assessment with the Secretary of State for Defen
Answer: The Environment Agency, through its strategic asset management programme, would be selling 193 commercial vehicle assets before the end of the current financial year.The granting of weapons and equipment to Ukraine is made in response to official requests...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Motor VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59656More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of vehicles under the jurisdiction of her Department coming to their end of life; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of making those vehicles ava
Answer: The Department has not made a specific estimate of the number of vehicles under its jurisdiction that are approaching the end of their operational life. It is also important to note that a proportion of vehicles are leased rather than owned outright, and ...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Motor VehiclesHome OfficeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of vehicles under the jurisdiction of her Department coming to their end of life; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of making those ve
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave on 11 June to Question 56574.
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: Motor VehiclesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59546More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of vehicles owned by his Department coming to their end of life; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making those vehicles ava
Answer: The Department for Energy and Net Zero does not own any vehicles.
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLukoilForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 56008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that Lukoil is not able to avoid UK sanctions.
Answer: We cannot comment on future designations. The UK has targeted Russian oil and those who produce it, by banning its import, implementing the Oil Price Cap, sanctioning two Russian oil majors, and specifying 251 shadow fleet oil tankers. Ships sanctioned by...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTravel: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the difference between travel concessions for (a) Metropolitan Police Officers and (b) NHS staff working in Central London; and whether she plans to introduce similar
Answer: Any long-term changes or concessions made to rail fares policy will require balancing against the potential impacts on passengers, taxpayers and the railway. There are no current plans to review concessions in advance of the transition to Great British Ra...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: Hemel HempsteadDepartment for TransportTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the level of regularity of bus services in Hemel Hempstead constituency on the ability of residents to commute to work.
Answer: The government knows that a modern public transport network is vital to keeping communities connected, and ensuring people can commute to work. The government believes that local transport authorities, working with bus operators, are best placed to determ...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordME/CFS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish his Department's final delivery plan on myalgic encephalomyelitis.
Answer: We aim to publish our myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), final delivery plan by the end of June 2025.The plan will focus on boosting research, improving attitudes and education, and bettering the lives of the peopl...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBalaclavas: Public PlacesHome OfficeTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2025 to Question 38911 on Clothing: Public Places, whether she plans to take steps to help support residents who are scared to leave their homes due to people wearin
Answer: This Government wants town centres to be vibrant, welcoming places where businesses thrive and people feel safe and come to shop, socialise and live. What the Hon Member describes about town centres in Hertfordshire is absolutely unacceptable.As part of t...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: Retail TradeHome OfficeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the sale of drug paraphernalia in high street retail outlets on levels of drug use among young people.
Answer: Under Section 9A of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (“the Act”), a person who supplies or offers to supply any article which may be used (or adapted to be used) in the unlawful administration of a controlled drug, is guilty of an offence.An exception is made...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordShared Ownership Schemes: Fees and ChargesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to protect shared ownership leaseholders from excessive administration fees imposed by housing associations during the resale of their share;
Answer: Shared ownership landlords are required to publish clear information about the resales process for shared ownership properties on their websites. They are also required to outline their current selling fee in a ‘Key Information Document’ provided to prosp...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: BricksDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43708More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he ha made of the potential merits of using swift bricks when building new homes.
Answer: Natural England has identified that the lack of nest sites is a pressure on certain bird species, including the swift. Therefore, provision of swift bricks may aid recovery alongside other actions, such as to increase food resources. The revised National ...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Arms TradeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is taking steps with his international partners to reduce arms sales to warring parties in Sudan.
Answer: Support from external actors to both warring parties only prolongs the conflict and the terrible human suffering. In our engagement with international partners, the UK continues to emphasise the importance of refraining from activity that prolongs the fig...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMotorcycles: Pedestrian AreasHome OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the police in Hertfordshire on tackling the driving of (a) motorbikes and (b) mopeds on (i) pavements and (ii) other public spaces in Hertfordshire.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour involving vehicles is a priority for this Government and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission to take back our streets.On 25 February 2025, the Crime and Policing Bill was introduced to Parliament. The Bill includes propo...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBalaclavas: Public PlacesHome OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to ban the wearing of balaclavas in public spaces.
Answer: Face coverings have a variety of legitimate purposes and as such the Government does not support a general ban on the wearing of balaclavas or other types of face coverings in public.However, the Crime and Policing Bill contains a new criminal offence of ...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will hold discussions with the Parole Board on the potential impact of the release of James Hurley on PC Frank Mason's family.
Answer: James Hurley is rightly serving a life sentence for the murder of PC Frank Mason. The Court set his minimum term for the purposes of retribution and deterrence at 20 years. The minimum term expired on 8 January 2022, and from that date he became eligible ...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRussia: SyriaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37049More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information his Department holds on the level of Russian involvement in the attack by pro-Assad forces prior to the outbreak of violence on the west coast of Syria in Ma
Answer: The events in Syria at the start of March 2025 were deeply concerning, and reports that large numbers of civilians have been killed are horrific. We are working as quickly as possible to establish from reliable sources of information what exactly happened...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBees: PesticidesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of harmful pesticides on the number of bees in Hertfordshire.
Answer: Defra has not made a specific assessment of the potential impact of pesticides on Hertfordshire’s bee population. Defra funds a monitoring programme providing information about the concentrations of different pesticides in honey collected from beehives ac...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Antiaircraft MissilesMinistry of DefenceTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34189More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of repurposing decommissioned Bofors anti-aircraft weapons for use in Ukrainian.
Answer: We have not assessed the potential merits of repurposing decommissioned Bofors anti-aircraft weapons for Ukraine, as the system was withdrawn from UK service in the 1970s and Defence no longer holds these systems. We have not received any requests from th...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChelsea Football Club: SalesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34188More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2024 to Question 10916 on Chelsea Football Club: Sales, for what reason the Government is unable to access these funds.
Answer: The proceeds from the sale of Chelsea Football Club are currently frozen in a UK bank account. A licence from the Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) is needed to move or use the proceeds, but they are not Government funds.
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: DefenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of joint ventures between the UK and Ukrainian defence industries.
Answer: The UK recognises the need to develop strong defence industrial partnerships with Ukraine to accelerate and deepen UK and Ukrainian defence industrial capacity and capability, and to rebuild its defence industrial base. Through Task Force HIRST, we active...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: TechnologyMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33354More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase the number of computer numerical control machines exported to Ukraine.
Answer: Computer numerical control (CNC) machines enable the precise production of advanced components. We have not received requests for CNC systems in the last two years. The Ministry of Defence is not taking any steps to increase the number of systems to Ukrai...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
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