Gregory Stafford MP: written questions 2025
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Crown Estate: Great British EnergyTreasuryTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28779More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue the Crown Estate will generate from the partnership with GB Energy.
Answer: Like other commercial businesses, The Crown Estate does not provide forecasts of its future profits. As announced in July 2024, Great British Energy and The Crown Estate will work together to accelerate the development of the seabed and supporting infrast...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHeathrow Airport: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28778More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Heathrow Airport (a) expansion and (b) increased flight traffic on reducing emissions to meet net-zero targets.
Answer: The government is committed to reaching net zero by 2050 and meeting our climate change obligations, as set out in the Climate Change Act. Delivering greener transport to help make Britain a clean energy superpower is a Department for Transport priority. ...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the potential impact of GB Energy on the cost of energy bills.
Answer: Great British Energy is a key part of the government's mission to make Britain a clean energy superpower by achieving clean power by 2030. This is part of a sustainable, long-term plan to protect all UK billpayers from volatile international gas markets. ...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHome EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will issue guidance to home educator parents on the steps they will need to take to meet new requirements set out in the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill.
Answer: As part of the Children Not in School measures, the department will publish statutory guidance outlining the steps that local authorities and parents need to take to comply with the new provisions. This guidance will be consulted on, ensuring families hav...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHeathrow Airport: ConstructionDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the proposed expansion of Heathrow Airport will be privately funded.
Answer: The Government is clear that Heathrow expansion will be financed by the private sector.Heathrow costs are regulated by the independent CAA, who are set up to ensure costs balance between airlines and the consumer. The specifics would need to be considere...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPakistan: AhmadiyyaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in Pakistan on ensuring the safety of Ahmadiyya Muslims, in the context of the destruction of the UN mosque in Daska, Pakist
Answer: Promoting the rights of religious minorities is an important part of the UK's diplomatic engagement in Pakistan. I underlined the importance of promoting religious tolerance and harmony when I met Pakistan's Human Rights Minister on 19 November, and discu...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordWater: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the findings of the consultation entitled Reform of the Bathing Water Regulations 2013, published on 12 November 2024.
Answer: The consultation on Reforms to the Bathing Water Regulations 2013 closed on 23 December 2024. We are currently analysing responses and evaluating how any proposed changes may impact the application and designation process. We will issue a formal governmen...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMultiple Occupation: StudentsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of giving landlords the power to offer students fixed term house in multiple occupation tenancies for the academic year.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to my answer to Question UIN 26549 on 6 February 2025.
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon EmissionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of net zero policies since 2000.
Answer: The Net Zero transition is critical to sustainable UK growth because of the economic costs of unmitigated climate change. The Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR) published its analysis of the cost of reaching net zero by 2050 in chapter 3 of the July 20...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPakistan: AhmadiyyaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help stop the persecution of Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan; and if he will have discussions with his Pakistani counterpart on steps to pro
Answer: Promoting the rights of religious minorities is a core part of the UK's diplomatic engagement in Pakistan. I underlined the importance of promoting religious tolerance and harmony when I met Pakistan's Human Rights Minister on 19 November, and discussed t...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBuses: Electric VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22225More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to (a) support British companies bidding for electric bus contracts and (b) ensure that (i) BYD, (ii) Yutong and (iii) other foreign companies do not have a disproportionate share of Go
Answer: The transition to zero emission buses represents a great opportunity for UK bus manufacturers, both to supply the zero emission buses needed here in the UK and to win export orders abroad as other countries upgrade their bus fleets. On 8 October, the Depa...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: Ethnic GroupsHome OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish perpetrator ethnicity data for (a) grooming and (b) sexual violence collected by the Tackling Organised Exploitation Programme.
Answer: The Tackling Organised Exploitation Programme (TOEX) continues to work to develop a whole system approach to improving intelligence, analysis, and tasking to enhance the law enforcement response to the exploitation of vulnerable people, including sexual e...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCricket: AfghanistanDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the England and Wales Cricket Board on the scheduled Champion's Trophy match with Afghanistan.
Answer: The UK Government condemns the appalling erosion of women and girls’ rights in Afghanistan.Participation in the ICC Champion’s Trophy match is a matter for the England and Wales Cricket Board and the International Cricket Council. My officials are in cont...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBicycles: LightingDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989.
Answer: All manufacturers must demonstrate that their vehicles and equipment comply with international vehicle approval requirements before they are permitted to offer their products for sale, and these include detailed provisions for vehicle lighting. The approv...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordEmpty PropertyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of repurposing vacant (a) shops, (b) offices and (c) houses; and whether this would reduce local new-build housing targets.
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that substantial weight should be given to the value of using suitable brownfield land within settlements, including bringing back into residential use empty homes and the development of under-utilised la...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Companies: Sri LankaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with Sri Lankan authorities on strengthening business relations for British citizens who have set up companies in Sri Lanka.
Answer: DBT has a team dedicated to supporting the UK-Sri Lanka trade and investment relationship. Officials have regular contact with Sri Lankan authorities through the annual UK-Sri Lanka Strategic Dialogue to promote areas of mutual interest, including bilater...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
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