David Taylor MP: written questions
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Written questions
Family Hubs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will set out the Best Start Family Hub allocation broken down by (a) local authority and (a) resource and capital figures in each year of its operation.
Answer: Local authorities have been informed of their Best Start Family Hub allocation and the department will publish the 2026/27 revenue and capital allocations for all 153 local authorities in due course.Details of allocations for Family Hubs from 2022/23 are ...
Answered 5 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordRussia: UkraineForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2026Awaiting answerUIN 130167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of duty of care arrangements for civilian participants in non-violent resistance programmes in Russian-occupied Ukraine that have received UK Government funding since 2022; and whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the conduct of implementing contractors delivering such programmes.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordSudan: Sexual OffencesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to safeguard women and children at risk of sexual violence in Sudan.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement provided to the House by the Foreign Secretary on 5 February after her visit to the Sudan-Chad border, in which she outlined our work to tackle the atrocious levels of sexual violence in Sudan, including the announc...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDarfur: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to maintain the flow of aid from Chad to Darfur.
Answer: The UK has played a direct role in delivering aid supplies to Sudan via Chad. In March, in partnership with UNICEF, the UK airlifted 84,000kg of water and sanitation supplies to Sudan to support 300,000 people in Darfur. This critical aid is addressing se...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordFuels: TheftHome OfficeTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of poor HGV facilities on the incidence of fuel theft from commercial vehicles; and what steps she is taking to protect UK hauliers and national s
Answer: Fuel theft undermines businesses and their workers. We are equipping the police to fight the organised crime gangs which can drive this theft nationally. Our £5m investment into OPAL, (the police national intelligence unit who focus on serious organised a...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordBritish International Investment: PayForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will mandate British International Investment, as a Government-owned body, to provide salary transparency when advertising roles.
Answer: British International Investment operates under a publicly available remuneration framework that sets out how salaries are determined and governed, which is agreed with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and considered to be consistent with ...
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordBritish International Investment: Trade UnionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she will mandate British International Investment, as a Government-owed body, to recognise a trade union.
Answer: British International Investment complies fully with UK employment law, including all statutory rights regarding trade union recognition or membership. There is no detriment for staff who join a union, support recognition of a union, or take part in union...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: Financial ServicesHome OfficeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that financial services firms operating within the defence supply chain, and their employees, are adequately protected from threats and incid
Answer: The Government fully supports the police to use all the powers available to them to prevent crimes occurring as a result of unlawful direct-action tactics, and to ensure those who do commit them face the full force of the law.The National Police Coordinat...
Answered 15 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordEducation Cannot Wait: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116374More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made a decision on how much ODA will be allocated to Education Cannot Wait for their replenishment in 2026.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 9 December 2025 in response to Question 95975.
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: HertfordshireDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to shorten the time between a child’s SEND diagnosis and them receiving their Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) in Hertfordshire.
Answer: We know some families face challenges with education, health and care (EHC) plans, and we understand how urgently they need to be addressed. This government’s priority is improving outcomes for children and young people with special educational needs and ...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSpeed Limits: Rural AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92398More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the national speed limit of 60 mph on unlit single-track rural lanes.
Answer: The Department has not made an assessment of the adequacy of the national speed limit of 60mph on unlit single-track rural lanes. On many rural lanes their width and sinuosity lead to speeds that are already far lower than the national limit. Lowering lim...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: AsylumTreasuryTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90966More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether funding saved by reducing the cost of hotel accommodation for asylum seekers in the UK will be given to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to spend on international aid overseas.
Answer: At Spring Statement 2025, the government confirmed that ODA budgets across the Spending Review period would be set in cash terms, based on the Office for Budget Responsibility’s spring 2025 forecast of gross national income (GNI). This means the FCDO’s OD...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordParkingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using automated parking systems to help tackle (a) congestion and (b) parking issues.
Answer: The government recognises the growth of automated vehicle technologies and services in the UK.The government is focused on delivering the Private Parking Code of Practice, which is being developed in accordance with the Private Parking (Code of Practice) ...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Crimes against HumanityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88550More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps her Department's atrocity prevention specialists have taken in Sudan; and whether they have been surged to the region.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the response provided to the Urgent Question on Sudan: Protection of Civilians on 30 October 2025.
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDisclosure and Barring ServiceHome OfficeTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to reduce the time taken for processing of Disclosure and Barring Service checks.
Answer: As an Executive Non-Departmental Public Body of the Home Office, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is operationally independent and responsible for the service it provides.It currently operates to formalised service standards of completing 85% of B...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordChelsea Football Club: SalesTreasuryTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83699More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department is working with (a) EU and (b) G7 partners to coordinate the release of (i) frozen Russian-linked assets and (ii) the proceeds from the sale of Chelsea Football Club; and which body holds fina
Answer: The Chancellor is actively engaging with EU and G7 partners through regular discussions with G7 finance ministers to explore all viable legal avenues to make use of Russia’s sovereign assets for the benefit of Ukraine, in line with international law. Sepa...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPenguins: Tourist AttractionsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83685More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the (a) safety and (b) wellbeing of penguins housed in (i) zoos and (ii) aquariums.
Answer: The Government published new Standards of Modern Zoo Practice for Great Britain on 24 May 2025, which will come into force from May 2027. The new Standards contain the very latest in best practice for caring for animals in zoos and aquariums, including pe...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordKosovo: AsylumForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82910More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions her Department has had with relevant stakeholders on an asylum processing hub in Kosovo.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 9th June to question 56153.
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSecurity: KosovoHome OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with her Kosovan counterparts on a bilateral security agreement.
Answer: The Home Secretary met with her Kosovan counterpart as part of the Western Balkans Summit Interior Ministers meeting.They discussed a range of issues in the bilateral relationship, including the UK’s support for Kosovo’s security. The UK remains committed...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSmoking: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74228More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department’s policies of the report by Action on Smoking and Health entitled At risk? Tobacco dependence treatment in the NHS, published on 2
Answer: As set out in the 10 Year Health Plan, the Government remains committed to ensuring that all hospitals integrate ‘opt-out’ smoking cessation interventions into routine care. This is an important part of our ambition for a smoke-free United Kingdom. We ass...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: FraudDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73848More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to tackle number plate cloning; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of vehicle cloning on (a) the finances, (b) the legal position and (c) other factors
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and other government departments to improve the identification and enforcement of number plate crime, including the use of cloned number plates. The ...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordWestern ForestDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72090More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made on the creation of the Western Forest.
Answer: In March 2025, the Government launched the first new National Forest in 30 years, the Western Forest. The forest will see 20 million trees planted across the West of England and create at least 2,500 hectares of new woodland, bringing nature closer to peo...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHigh Rise Flats: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72089More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to improve the Building Safety Regulator's processes to ensure the statutory eight-week timeframe for work to existing buildings is consistent
Answer: The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has a prominent role in supporting delivery of the Remediation Acceleration Plan (RAP), from monitoring through to enforcement, and accelerating the pace of remediation. The department published a further update to the ...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries Trading SchemeTreasuryTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69733More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to provide exemptions to Developing Countries Trading Scheme countries for Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms.
Answer: The UK has no current plans for an exemption from the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) for least developed countries (LDCs). UK imports from LDCs make up a very small proportion of total CBAM imports, approximately 0.03% (HMRC origin data 2023). ...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: EducationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66483More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) the International Finance Facility for Education and (b) other innovative finance models on deliv
Answer: It is too early to assess the impact of the International Finance Facility for Education (IFFEd) which was established only in 2024. The first investment cases will be approved by IFFEd's Board at the end of 2025 and projects will then begin implementatio...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
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