Harriett Baldwin MP: written questions 2024
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Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Autumn Budget 2024 on the automotive sector.
Answer: The Budget’s announcements represent a vote of confidence in our automotive industry, enabling future jobs and growth.Over £2bn of capital and R&D funding to 2030 will support the latest research and development, accelerate commercial scale up, and un...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordManufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2024 on the advanced manufacturing sector.
Answer: Advanced Manufacturing is vital to UK prosperity. The Autumn Budget awarded over £2.5bn towards advanced manufacturing, including £16m to continue the Made Smarter digitalisation programme for SMEs, £2bn towards the automotive sector, £975m to aerospace, ...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: EmploymentTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17091More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2024 on the (a) number of family businesses and (b) employment levels within those businesses.
Answer: The Government inherited a difficult fiscal situation and so we are asking businesses to contribute to fixing the foundations and our public services. As part of the decisions made at Budget, the Government assessed the impact of measures introduced on bu...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth: CharitiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17090More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with representatives of health charities since the Autumn Budget 2024.
Answer: My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, meets regularly with external stakeholders on a variety of issues.
Answered 10 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHospicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17089More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with representatives of hospices since the Autumn Budget 2024.
Answer: At the Autumn Budget 2024, we took necessary decisions to fix the foundations in the public finances, enabling the Spending Review settlement of a £22.6 billion increase in resource spending for the Department from 2023/24 outturn to 2025/26. These change...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordStorms: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what new financial support is available to local authorities affected by Storm Bert.
Answer: The impact of flooding, wherever it occurs, is traumatic for the communities impacted and I have great sympathy for all those affected. The government is ready to consider local authority requests for Bellwin Scheme support which can help with the reimbur...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNational Landscapes: AgricultureDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14960More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much he plans to allocate to the Farming in Protected Landscapes Fund in (a) 2025/26 and (b) 2026/27.
Answer: We will confirm plans for Farming in Protected Landscapes in 2025/26 in due course. The budget beyond 2025/26 is to be settled in phase 2 of the Spending Review.
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRural England Prosperity FundDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much he plans to allocate to the Rural England Prosperity Fund in (a) 2025/26 and (b) 2026/27.
Answer: The Autumn Statement on 30 October confirmed Defra’s budgets for 2024-25 and 2025-26. Funding allocations for individual programmes for the next financial year will be determined in upcoming months through the department’s business planning exercise. The ...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCohabitation: Inheritance Tax and PensionsTreasuryTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12710More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to point 28 of Table 5.1 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, whether unmarried couples will be liable for inheritance tax on Death-in-Service benefits over £325,000 payabl
Answer: As announced at Autumn Budget 2024, from 6 April 2027 most unused pension funds and death benefits will be included within the value of a person’s estate for Inheritance Tax purposes.The inheritance tax treatment of death-in-service depends on where the r...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: TransportDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12410More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what reforms she is considering to the eligibility rules for free school transport.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for West Worcestershire to the answer of 4 November 2024 to Question 901015.
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9708More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what meetings (a) he and (b) other Ministers in his Department have had with the (i) British Dental Association and (ii) Association of Dental Groups since 5 July 2024.
Answer: Since 5 July 2024, the Government has had two meetings with the British Dental Association (BDA). My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, met with the BDA in July, and I had a further meeting in August. I also met with the As...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Written QuestionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to respond to Question 7449 on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Private Education, tabled by the Rt hon. Member for West Worcestershire on 7 Octobe
Answer: We are grateful to the Honourable member for bringing this matter to our attention. We apologise for the delay. The FCDO published a response to Question 7449 on 17 October 2024.
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordWest Midlands Trains: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she publish data on the performance of West Midlands Rail services on the Birmingham to Hereford line in each of the last six reporting periods.
Answer: Specific route performance for the West Midlands Railway (WMR) operated Birmingham to Hereford line can be found online for the most recent period (18 August to 14 September) online at: //www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/about-us/train-performance. This data...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMyanmar: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help improve the humanitarian situation in Myanmar.
Answer: Since the coup in February 2021, the UK has provided more than £150 million for life-saving humanitarian assistance, healthcare, education and support for civil society and local communities in Myanmar. Since September 2022, UK funding has provided over 5...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMyanmar: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7766More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle the human rights situation in Myanmar.
Answer: The UK condemns human rights abuses by the Myanmar military regime and is clear that there must be accountability for atrocities committed. The UK has provided £800,000 to the Independent Mechanism for Myanmar and established the Myanmar Witness programme...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMyanmar: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7765More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the situation in Myanmar.
Answer: This government will continue to support the Myanmar people and their aspirations for a free and democratic future. The UK will continue to use its role as penholder at the UN Security Council to maintain an international spotlight on Myanmar. We will con...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Private EducationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2024 on Question 1266, what recent estimate he has made of the potential impact of the introduction of VAT on private school fees on his Dep
Answer: From 1 January 2025, VAT will be charged on private school fees at 20 percent. We have contacted the schools to ask how they intend to implement the introduction of VAT, but we do not yet have a full picture. Based on an assumption of how schools might ap...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Private EducationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2024 to Question 1266 on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Private Education, if he will make an estimate of the potential impac
Answer: It has been long-standing practice under successive governments for the FCDO to support children of staff who have been, are, or will be posted abroad to complete key stages of their education without disruption. The FCDO cannot accurately estimate the im...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Herefordshire and WorcestershireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data he holds on the number of dentists accepting new NHS patients in the Worcestershire and Herefordshire Integrated Care Board area in July (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.
Answer: While there is no data available for 2023, as of 10 July 2024, there were 87 dentistry practices in the Worcestershire and Herefordshire Integrated Care Board (ICB), 12 of which stated they were accepting new adult National Health Service patients, when a...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Herefordshire and WorcestershireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data he holds on the impact of the £200 million NHS Dental Recovery Plan announced in February 2024 on the availability of NHS dental appointments in the Worcestershire and Herefordshire Integ
Answer: No assessments have yet been made on the impact of the £200 million NHS Dental Recovery Plan announced in February 2024.The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to p...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Private EducationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the financial impact of a 20% VAT increase on school fees on his departmental budget in (a) 2024/25 and (b) 2025/26.
Answer: The FCDO cannot accurately estimate the impact of a 20 percent VAT increase on school fees, since we do not know if schools will transfer the costs of fees to parents, or from what date the VAT will be introduced.
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Private EducationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many staff in his Department are currently eligible to have their children's school fees paid by his Department.
Answer: In 2023/24, 341 FCDO staff were in receipt of Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) funding for their children to attend a UK boarding school. 699 FCDO staff based overseas with children were attending an overseas school funded by the FCDO. The FCDO Hea...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
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