Gregor Poynton MP: written questions

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Written questions

Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had discussions with the British Business Bank on eligibility of the Enable Build programme; and whether its origination criteria that a substantial majority of t
Answer: The ENABLE Build scheme is open to banks and non-bank lenders for the purpose of lending to small and medium-sized housebuilders across the United Kingdom, including those based in Scotland.ENABLE Build is a ‘portfolio product’ where a guarantee is provid...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
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Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30508More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the origination criteria of the British Business Bank’s Enable Build scheme permits lending to all small and medium sized home builders whose operations and development a
Answer: The ENABLE Build scheme is open to banks and non-bank lenders for the purpose of lending to small and medium-sized housebuilders across the United Kingdom, including those based in Scotland.ENABLE Build is a ‘portfolio product’ where a guarantee is provid...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
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Paternity Leave: DisadvantagedDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25845More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of improving paternity leave provisions on health disparities in lower-income families.
Answer: The government is committed to supporting working families and is already delivering on this commitment. The Employment Rights Bill will make Paternity Leave and Unpaid Parental Leave ‘day one’ rights, increasing flexibility for families and helping them ...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
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Parental Leave: Take-upDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25844More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the level of uptake of Shared Parental Leave.
Answer: The government is committed to supporting working families and is already delivering on this commitment. The Employment Rights Bill will make Paternity Leave and Unpaid Parental Leave ‘day one’ rights, increasing flexibility for families and helping them ...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
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Paternity LeaveDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the potential lessons learned from the parental leave policies of other countries in the OECD.
Answer: The government is committed to supporting working families and is already delivering on this commitment. The Employment Rights Bill will make Paternity Leave and Unpaid Parental Leave ‘day one’ rights, increasing flexibility for families and helping them ...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
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Paternity Leave: ChildcareDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the potential impact of extending the statutory minimum paternity leave on (a) early childhood development and (b) relian
Answer: The government is committed to supporting working families and is already delivering on this commitment. The Employment Rights Bill will make Paternity Leave and Unpaid Parental Leave ‘day one’ rights, increasing flexibility for families and helping them ...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
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Paternity Leave: Economic SituationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25841More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the statutory minimum level of paternity leave on the economy.
Answer: The government is committed to supporting working families and is already delivering on this commitment. The Employment Rights Bill will make Paternity Leave and Unpaid Parental Leave ‘day one’ rights, increasing flexibility for families and helping them ...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
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Warm Homes Plan: ScotlandDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has had discussions with the Scottish Government on (a) facilitating and (b) improving delivery of the Warm Homes Plan across Scotland.
Answer: The Government’s ambitious Warm Homes Plan will upgrade millions of homes across the country by making them cleaner and cheaper to run, from installing new insulation to rolling out solar and heat pumps. We will partner with combined authorities and local...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
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Warm Homes Plan: Small BusinessesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of taking steps to use the energy efficiency SME supply chain to deliver the Warm Homes Plan.
Answer: The Government’s ambitious Warm Homes Plan will upgrade millions of homes across the country by making them cleaner and cheaper to run, from installing insulation to rolling out solar and heat pumps. The Plan will set out proposals to facilitate growth of...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
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Internet: Offences against ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14202More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with private messaging platforms on (a) ensuring compliance with the Online Safety Act 2023 and (b) tackling (i) grooming of children and (ii) sharing of chi
Answer: The government is committed to protecting children from these devastating crimes. The Online Safety Act will place strict safety duties on online platforms to protect children from being groomed by online predators, and to tackle child sexual exploitation...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
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Audit: ReformDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to reform the audit sector; what his planned timetable is for (a) introducing the Draft Audit and Corporate Governance Reform Bill and (b) establishing a new audit r
Answer: As set out in the King’s Speech, the Government intends to publish a draft Audit Reform and Corporate Governance Bill in this session. The Government will keep the House updated as we work towards publication and scrutiny of a draft Bill. This involves ca...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
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Clinical Priorities Advisory Group: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13961More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the funding allocation from NHS England for the Clinical Priorities Advisory Group was in (a) 2022-23 and (b) 2023-24.
Answer: The information requested is not available as it is commercially sensitive.
Answered 19 Nov 2024
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Health Services: ScotlandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13960More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients in Scotland were supported by specialised services provided by NHS England in the last 12 months.
Answer: This information is not held centrally, as health is a devolved matter in Scotland.
Answered 18 Nov 2024
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