Ian Sollom MP: written questions
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Written questions
Child Maintenance Service: StandardsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to increase the percentage of applications cleared by the Child Maintenance Service within six weeks.
Answer: In the year to June 2024 there were 138,000 new applications to the Child Maintenance Service, an increase of 10% since June 2023. The Department’s most recently published statistics show that 76% of applications received were cleared within 6 weeks (up t...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data her Department holds on the number of parents who did not receive their child maintenance payments on time in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service does not hold data on the timeliness of payments; however, we do hold data on the number of Child Maintenance arrangements on the statutory scheme and the collection of maintenance. The Department publishes the quarterly stat...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that all parents receive the correct amount of child maintenance payment on time.
Answer: A principle of child maintenance is to increase levels of cooperation between separated parents and encourage parents to meet their responsibilities to provide their children with financial support. Where a family-based child maintenance arrangement is no...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFood: AllergiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to help ensure safe dining in restaurants for people with food allergies.
Answer: The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has a statutory role in leading government policy on food safety, including in gathering evidence and advising the government. Following the FSA Board decision in December 2023, FSA officials are progressing a programme of ...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordJobcentres: St NeotsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13084More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of opening a jobcentre in St Neots.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions continually keeps under review the location of Jobcentres across Great Britain to balance customer demand and the range of services required, while also providing value for money for the taxpayer. There are no plans to...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: St NeotsDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13083More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of opening a driving test centre in St Neots.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is committed to providing its customers with the best service possible. DVSA continually reviews its estate to ensure it represents good value for money and is efficient.
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of the updated 2024-2025 Nuvaxovid™ COVID-19 Vaccine.
Answer: All vaccines in the United Kingdom must be authorised by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) before they can be placed on the UK market. The MHRA assesses all applications for authorisations of vaccines promptly, to ensure their...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: ConcreteDepartment for TransportTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will carry out an assessment of the impact of the regulatory changes to volumetric concrete mobile plants in 2018 on the construction industry.
Answer: The Department ran a call for evidence from October to December 2023 seeking views on three potential options on weight limits for VCMs. Any potential changes to the current policy position on VCM weight limits will need to consider the implications for r...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordWines: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10360More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make the temporary duty easement for wines permanent from 1 February 2025.
Answer: In August 2023 the Government introduced reforms to alcohol duty so that products are taxed in proportion to their alcoholic strength, not volume. The reforms aimed to modernise and simplify the system, to prioritise public health and incentivise consumpt...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: ReformDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of delaying the outcome of her short review of post-16 qualification reforms until December 2024 on (a) schools’ ability to provide effectiv
Answer: In July, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, announced a short review of qualifications reform. The rapid review is focused on Level 3 qualifications currently scheduled to have funding removed on 31 July 2025.The department unders...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
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