Gregory Stafford MP: written questions
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Mobile Phones: Fees and ChargesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions he has had with mobile phone providers on inflation-linked price increases in fixed-term mobile phone contracts.
Answer: I have not had any such recent discussions but the Government works closely with Ofcom, the independent regulator of telecommunications, to ensure telecom contracts remain fair and transparent, ensuring significant clauses, such as in-contract price incre...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMayors: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60707More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of financial requirements for standing in mayoral elections on the (a) accessibility and (b) diversity of candidates.
Answer: The Government has not made such an assessment. Under electoral law, candidates are required to pay a deposit in certain elections, reflecting the scale of the role, including budget responsibility, role as chair of the Combined Authority or Combined Coun...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60702More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will commission a review into the (a) management arrangements and (b) maintenance outcomes on non-trunk A roads that cross multiple local authority areas.
Answer: It is the responsibility of local highway authorities to maintain the highways network in their area, as per section 41 of the Highways Act 1980. However, the Government is determined to end the pothole plague on our roads, which is the result of a decade...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60701More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department has provided to local highway authorities on the timely removal of (a) cones, (b) sandbags, (c) signage and (d) other abandoned roadworks equipment.
Answer: Removal of roadworks equipment comes under Section 74 of the New Roads and Street Works Act. The Act enables local highway authorities to charge utility companies for delays in completing roadworks on public highways, and since 2001 regulations have been ...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60700More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number of (a) reports and (b) complaints there have been relating to (i) abandoned roadworks equipment and (ii) degraded signage on the (A) A3, (B) A31 and (C) A331
Answer: Removal of roadworks equipment comes under Section 74 of the New Roads and Street Works Act. The Act enables local highway authorities to charge utility companies for delays in completing roadworks on public highways, and since 2001 regulations have been ...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what mechanisms her Department has to coordinate maintenance responsibilities between multiple local authorities on A roads that do not fall under the remit of National Highways.
Answer: Under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 local highway authorities have a duty to maintain the highways network in their area. DfT does not have legal mechanisms under the act to co-ordinate maintenance responsibilities between multiple authorities on A ...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: British Nationals AbroadForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to repatriate British citizens in Tel Aviv.
Answer: Support to British nationals remains our top priority and we have worked at pace to ensure those who wanted to leave left safely. Consular teams have worked round the clock to support British nationals in the region. As soon as Israeli airspace re-opened ...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLandfill: ScotlandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60347More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he is having with his Scottish Government on the timeline for its 31 December 2025 landfill ban; and whether he has received any formal request from the Scottish Gover
Answer: Defra regularly engages with colleagues in the Devolved Governments on resources and waste policy. However, resources and waste policy is a devolved matter and the decision to ban biodegradable waste to landfill in Scotland is a matter for Scottish Govern...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: NationalisationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has considered public ownership as a potential outcome under the special administration regime in circumstances where a regulated water company is found to be in
Answer: The purposes of a Special Administration Regime (SAR) are set out in legislation. Government stands ready to intervene to ensure the continued provision of vital public services – through the application for a SAR – should this be required. It is for the ...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCarer's AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59626More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to review the eligibility rules for Carer’s Allowance for claimants receiving the State Pension.
Answer: Although there is no upper age limit to claiming Carer’s Allowance, it cannot normally be paid with the State Pension. It has been a long-held feature of the GB benefit system, under successive Governments, that where someone is entitled to two benefits f...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordClothing: Import DutiesTreasuryTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59190More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason HMRC applies import duties to mastectomy bras.
Answer: The UK’s tariff schedule, known as the UK Global Tariff (UKGT), adheres to global classification standards. Those classify mastectomy bras under a commodity code that covers a range of other textiles.We continue to monitor the UKGT to ensure our Most Favo...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcare: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59188More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Tax-Free Childcare scheme in reducing childcare costs for working families.
Answer: Tax-Free Childcare (TFC) has been designed with the specific policy aim of supporting parents to return to paid work or work more. For every £8 parents pay into their childcare account, the Government adds £2 up to a maximum of £2,000 in top up per year f...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLGBT Veterans Independent ReviewMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59187More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2025 to Question 57700 on LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme, what progress his Department has made on ensuring eligible individuals receive compensation under the LGBT Veterans I
Answer: Defence’s LGBT Restorative Action team have worked closely with external and internal Defence communications teams to deliver campaigns to drive awareness of, and encourage, eligible LGBT Veterans to claim under the Financial Recognition Scheme (FRS) sinc...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: SurreyDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58877More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Safety Valve Agreement signed with Surrey County Council in 2021, whether her Department has disbursed the full funding allocated to support the delivery of three new SEND schools in Surrey.
Answer: Funding for free school projects is provided at different stages of project development, in line with key delivery milestones.The department provides capital funding for the acquisition of sites, land and construction. For centrally delivered free school ...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: SurreyDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jun 2025WithdrawnUIN 58876More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the progress made by Surrey County Council to provide three new SEND schools under the terms of its safety valve agreement.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58875More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish a progress report on the (a) delivery of specialist school places and (b) other outcomes by all local authorities that entered into safety valve agreements.
Answer: The statutory duty to provide sufficient school places for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or who require alternative provision sits with local authorities.The department provides local authorities with annual High Needs Pr...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: South EastDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58873More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential use of disused school buildings to increase SEND specialist school capacity in (a) Surrey and (b) Hampshire.
Answer: The statutory duty to provide sufficient school places for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or who require alternative provision sits with local authorities.The department provides local authorities with capital funding to sup...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOwner Occupation: TaxationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will make an assessment of trends in the relationship between home ownership levels among under-45s and historic tax support for mortgage holders.
Answer: The government has no plans to consult on new fiscal incentives to support younger people into home ownership. The affordability challenges facing prospective first-time buyers mean that too many people are now locked out of home ownership. In addition ...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOwner Occupation: Young PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to consult on new fiscal incentives to support younger people into home ownership.
Answer: The government has no plans to consult on new fiscal incentives to support younger people into home ownership. The affordability challenges facing prospective first-time buyers mean that too many people are now locked out of home ownership. In addition ...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMortgages: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58868More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of historical mortgage tax relief schemes in supporting access to home ownership.
Answer: The Government must ensure the tax system supports strong public finances whilst targeting support where it is most needed. Mortgage interest relief, which was a historical feature of the UK tax system that was abolished in 2000, benefitted lower income i...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of whether funding allocated to upper-tier authorities adequately reflects (a) inflationary pressures in social care, (b) the increasing cost
Answer: The government is committed to transforming adult social care and making tangible improvements in the short-term. The Spending Review allows for an increase of over £4 billion available for adult social care in 2028-29 compared to 2025-26. This includes a...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: OffendersMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on cross-departmental strategies on (a) the size of the armed forces and (b) the rehabilitation of offenders.
Answer: Defence is dedicated to recruiting, retaining and developing the best talent, drawn from the broadest diversity of thought, skills and background, to reflect the society we serve. We inherited a long running recruitment crisis from the last government.Und...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Change of UseMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of converting decommissioned prison facilities to (a) schools, (b) hospitals, (c) housing and (d) other public uses.
Answer: We are committed to exploring all options for prison build and the expansion and maintenance of the prison estate. Where facilities are not currently suitable or in use as part of the prison estate, we aim to work collaboratively with other Departments to...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAlternatives to Prison: Armed ForcesMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate her Department has made of the comparative annual cost per head of (a) incarceration and (b) military service for non-violent offenders.
Answer: We have no current plans to introduce military service as an alternative to custody. Therefore, no comparative cost analysis has been undertaken.Research indicates that sentences with a military focus do not reduce re-offending. The evidence shows that it...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: OffendersMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the feasibility of integrating non-violent offenders into non-combat military support roles as part of a structured rehabilitation programme.
Answer: Defence is dedicated to recruiting, retaining and developing the best talent, drawn from the broadest diversity of thought, skills and background, to reflect the society we serve. We inherited a long running recruitment crisis from the last government.Und...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
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