David Taylor MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Travel: 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
Original Parliament recordUkraine: TechnologyMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the supply of computer numerical control machines to Ukrainian defence companies.
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
Original Parliament recordRights of Way: ScotlandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Scottish Government on the potential impact of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 on the number of walkers in Scotland.
Answer: No, the Secretary of State has not had discussions with the Scottish Government on the potential impact of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 on the number of walkers in Scotland.
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRights of Way: HealthDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential impact of the public's right to roam on levels of (a) mental health, (b) obesity and
Answer: The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues, and Cabinet discussions are considered confidential. The Government recognises the importance of providing access to the outdoors for people’s health and wellbein...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRights of WayDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to extend the right to roam.
Answer: Our countryside and green spaces are a source of great national pride, and which boost public health and wellbeing, but too many across the country are left without access to the great outdoors. That is why the last Labour Government expanded public acces...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: ShopsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30511More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the number of vape shops on high streets in Hertfordshire on the prosperity of those high streets.
Answer: The quality of the public realm and the prosperity of high streets and town centres is of vital importance. The Government is supporting local efforts to reduce vacancy on high streets, including through High Street Rental Auctions, because of the damagin...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic GovernmentDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 902721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to make government digital services accessible to people without strong digital skills.
Answer: The Government Digital Service supports and incentivises departments to design digital services that are simple and easy to use. The Service Manual provides patterns to help departments design both online services for people with limited digital literacy ...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that the Child Maintenance Service takes action against people committing fraud by hiding assets in order to avoid paying child maintenance.
Answer: Most parents pay some or all their maintenance liability without issue however, the Child Maintenance Service is aware of a small number of parents whose maintenance liability is inconsistent with their financial resources, usually because they can choose...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29342More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that the Child Maintenance Service takes action against people who are in arrears.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) will do everything within its powers to make sure parents comply and has made significant improvements to the process to speed up action when payments first break down and to target enforcement action more effectively.W...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
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