James Wild MP: written questions 2025
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Child Arrangements OrdersMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has recently assessed the potential merits of reviewing the weighting given to a child's views in child arrangement orders in cases where there is an unresolved disagreement between parents
Answer: The Government does not have any plans to undertake a formal assessment of the efficacy of child arrangement orders. However, we have recently published a review of the courts’ application of the presumption of parental involvement that explored the impac...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Arrangements OrdersMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has considered changes to child arrangement orders that would affect child maintenance requirements for parents without custody.
Answer: The Government does not have any plans to undertake a formal assessment of the efficacy of child arrangement orders. However, we have recently published a review of the courts’ application of the presumption of parental involvement that explored the impac...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCAFCASS: AccountabilityMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has recently considered measures to improve the accountability of CAFCASS.
Answer: As a Non-Departmental Public Body sponsored by the Ministry of Justice, the oversight and assurance arrangements for Cafcass are carried out in accordance with the Arms-Length Body Code of Practice. Specific areas of oversight are also covered in the Fram...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Conciliation Services: Voucher SchemesMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2025 to Question 87077 on Children: Custody, what plans his Department has to fund the Family Mediation Voucher Scheme beyond March 2026.
Answer: Since my response to PQ 87077 on 10 November 2025, uptake of the Mediation Voucher Scheme has continued to grow. The scheme has now helped over 51,000 families access mediation services since its launch.Decisions on the continuation or expansion of the Me...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Conciliation Services: NorfolkMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2025 to Question 87077 on Children: Custody, what estimate he has made of the number of families reached by the Family Mediation Voucher Scheme in a) Norfolk and b) North Wes
Answer: Since my response to PQ 87077 on 10 November 2025, uptake of the Mediation Voucher Scheme has continued to grow. The scheme has now helped over 51,000 families access mediation services since its launch.Decisions on the continuation or expansion of the Me...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Conciliation Services: Voucher SchemesMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2025 to Question 87077 on Children: Custody, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of expanding the Family Mediation Voucher Scheme.
Answer: Since my response to PQ 87077 on 10 November 2025, uptake of the Mediation Voucher Scheme has continued to grow. The scheme has now helped over 51,000 families access mediation services since its launch.Decisions on the continuation or expansion of the Me...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Arrangements OrdersMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2025 to Question 87080 on Child Arrangement Orders, if he will make such an assessment.
Answer: The Government does not have any plans to undertake a formal assessment of the efficacy of child arrangement orders. However, we have recently published a review of the courts’ application of the presumption of parental involvement that explored the impac...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic BodiesCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97927More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the press release entitled, Hundreds of quangos to be examined for potential closure as Government takes back control, published on 7 April 2025, if he will provide an update on progress of the
Answer: The ALB Review, formally launched on 7th April 2025 is ongoing, its outcomes will be communicated in due course.
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to section 5.3: Tackling child poverty and reforming welfare of the Budget 2025, when he expects to bring forward legislative changes.
Answer: Our Autumn Budget emphasised our commitment to a fairer welfare system that is fit for the future and provides value for taxpayers. This includes removing the two child limit from April 2026. This will lead to a substantial reduction in child poverty, hel...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown EstateTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96701More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will provide a list of assets held by the Crown Estate.
Answer: This information can be found on The Crown Estate website.
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown Estate: Great British EnergyTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96700More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of of 7 May 2025 to question 48538, what the timetable is for the Crown Estate negotiating a Partnership Agreement with GB Energy.
Answer: Great British Energy's Strategic plan, published on 4 December 2025, sets out detail regarding arrangements between the two organisations.
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRussia: WarshipsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93994More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral answer of 20 November 2025, Official Report, column 851, whether she will make it her policy to summon the Russian Ambassador if lasers are directe
Answer: It is the long-standing policy of the UK Government not to set out the circumstances in which we would or would not summon the Russian Ambassador, but we maintain a number of channels for communicating with the Russian Government and holding them accounta...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: Islamic StateForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2025 to Question 82390 on Iraq and Syria: Islamic State, what contribution the UK is making to Coalition efforts to address the security
Answer: As stated in the answer to which the Hon Member refers, the UK's priority remains the enduring defeat of Daesh in all regions where they or their affiliates are operating, and we continue to work closely with a wide range of international partners towards...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIslamic State: InternetForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2025 to Question 82390 on Iraq and Syria: Islamic State, what steps she is taking with Coalition partners to (a) leverage new technologie
Answer: As stated in the answer to which the Hon Member refers, the UK's priority remains the enduring defeat of Daesh in all regions where they or their affiliates are operating, and we continue to work closely with a wide range of international partners towards...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIraq and Syria: Islamic StateForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2025 to Question 82390 on Iraq and Syria: Islamic State, what part the UK is taking in the re-structure of the Global Coalition against D
Answer: As stated in the answer to which the Hon Member refers, the UK's priority remains the enduring defeat of Daesh in all regions where they or their affiliates are operating, and we continue to work closely with a wide range of international partners towards...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIslamic StateForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93162More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2025 to Question 82390 on Iraq and Syria: Islamic State, what work her Department is undertaking with partners through the ISIS-Khorasan
Answer: As stated in the answer to which the Hon Member refers, the UK's priority remains the enduring defeat of Daesh in all regions where they or their affiliates are operating, and we continue to work closely with a wide range of international partners towards...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIslamic StateForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93161More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2025 to Question 82390 on Iraq and Syria: Islamic State, what role the UK is playing in the Terrorist Travel Working Group of the Global
Answer: As stated in the answer to which the Hon Member refers, the UK's priority remains the enduring defeat of Daesh in all regions where they or their affiliates are operating, and we continue to work closely with a wide range of international partners towards...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSchool Libraries: NorfolkDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93156More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary schools in a) Norfolk and b) North West Norfolk constituency do not have a school library.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for North West Norfolk to the answer of 22 October 2025 to Question 81502.
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92307More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2025 to Question 87415 on Solar Power, how much solar power generating capacity from installations smaller than 150kW capacity are (a) operational, (b) u
Answer: The Government does not hold this information. The monthly deployment statistics I cited in my previous answer use different capacity thresholds but indicate that, as of September 2025, 7.72GW of capacity was available from installations smaller than 50kW...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAgricultural Products: UK Trade with EUDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92306More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to protect gene editing provisions in ongoing trade negotiations with the European Union.
Answer: Under the UK-EU Common Understanding, it is recognised that there will be areas where the UK will retain its own rules. The scope and detail of those areas are now part of ongoing negotiations. Throughout this process, we have been clear on the importance...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSugar Beet: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92305More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures are being taken to ensure that the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act supports research and field trials involving the genetic editing of sugar beet to improve r
Answer: The secondary legislation needed to implement The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 for plants in England commenced on 13 November 2025. This marks a major milestone, enabling research trials to take place and providing a route to market fo...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWeapons: Self-defenceHome OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92304More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of permitting self-defence weapons on personal safety.
Answer: The Government has no plans to permit the possession or use of currently prohibited weapons, such as pepper sprays or tasers, for self-defence purposes. Pepper sprays and tasers are prohibited under section 5 of the Firearms Act 1968.The Government consid...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAntisocial Behaviour: North West NorfolkHome OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of current powers available to police officers to address anti-social behaviour in North West Norfolk constituency.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government. The Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 provides the police, including Norfolk Constabulary, with a range of tools and powers that they can use to respond to anti-social ...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to provide additional support to police officers to tackle drug-related crime .in North West Norfolk constituency.
Answer: To deliver on our pledge to halve knife crime in the next decade, it is crucial that we tackle the gangs that lure children and young people into crime and run county lines through violence and exploitation. County Lines is the most violent model of drug ...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordShoplifting: North West NorfolkHome OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support police forces in tackling shoplifting in North West Norfolk constituency.
Answer: Shop theft continues to increase at an unacceptable level. We will not stand for this.We are ensuring the right powers are in place. Through the Crime and Policing Bill, we are bringing in a new offence of assaulting a retail worker to protect the hardwor...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
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