James Wild MP: written questions
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Driving Tests: NorfolkDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) average and (b) longest waiting time was for a (i) practical and (ii) theory driving test by driving test centre in (A) Norfolk and (B) North West Norfolk constituency in each of the last five year
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times. On the 23 April, the Secretary of State for Transport appeared before the Transport S...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity: EU CountriesCabinet OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55041More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the (a) UK-EU Summit - Joint Statement, updated 19 May 2025, (b) UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, updated 19 May 2025 and (c) UK-EU security and defence partnership, published 19 May 2025,
Answer: On 19 May, the Government published a renewed agenda for UK-EU cooperation. The Government agreed with the European Commission to proceed swiftly with the commitments and will keep Parliament updated on significant developments.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEuropean Union Drugs Agency: Information SharingCabinet OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55040More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the (a) UK-EU Summit - Joint Statement, updated 19 May 2025, (b) UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, updated 19 May 2025 and (c) UK-EU security and defence partnership, published 19 May 2025,
Answer: On 19 May, the Government published a renewed agenda for UK-EU cooperation. The Government agreed with the European Commission to proceed swiftly with the commitments and will keep Parliament updated on significant developments.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCriminal Records: EU CountriesCabinet OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55039More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the (a) UK-EU Summit - Joint Statement, updated 19 May 2025, (b) UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, updated 19 May 2025 and (c) UK-EU security and defence partnership, published 19 May 2025,
Answer: On 19 May, the Government published a renewed agenda for UK-EU cooperation. The Government agreed with the European Commission to proceed swiftly with the commitments and will keep Parliament updated on significant developments.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEuropean Union Drugs Agency: Information SharingCabinet OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55038More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the (a) UK-EU Summit - Joint Statement, updated 19 May 2025, (b) UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, updated 19 May 2025 and (c) UK-EU security and defence partnership, published 19 May 2025,
Answer: On 19 May, the Government published a renewed agenda for UK-EU cooperation. The Government agreed with the European Commission to proceed swiftly with the commitments and will keep Parliament updated on significant developments.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: EU CountriesCabinet OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55037More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the (a) UK-EU Summit - Joint Statement, updated 19 May 2025, (b) UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, updated 19 May 2025 and (c) UK-EU security and defence partnership, published 19 May 2025,
Answer: On 19 May, the Government published a renewed agenda for UK-EU cooperation. The Government agreed with the European Commission to proceed swiftly with the commitments and will keep Parliament updated on significant developments.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEU Countries: Immigration ControlsCabinet OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55036More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the (a) UK-EU Summit - Joint Statement, updated 19 May 2025, (b) UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, updated 19 May 2025 and (c) UK-EU security and defence partnership, published 19 May 2025,
Answer: The UK-EU Common Understanding confirms that there will be no legal barriers to eGate use for British Nationals traveling to and from EU Member States after the introduction of the EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES). This is a positive step forward and we are n...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPets: TravelDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the UK-EU Summit - Joint Statement, updated 19 May 2025, when measures on taking pets on holiday to the EU will take effect.
Answer: As announced at the UK-EU Leaders Summit on May 19, 2025, the UK and EU have agreed to work towards a common Sanitary and Phytosanitary Zone to reduce delays and paperwork at the border. Taking pets on holiday into the EU will be easier and cheaper. Inste...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: UK Trade with EUDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the UK-EU Summit - Joint Statement, updated 19 May 2025, when (a) fresh sausages and burgers, (b) certain shellfish from domestic waters and (c) seed potatoes will be
Answer: As announced at the UK-EU Leaders Summit on May 19, 2025, the UK and EU have agreed to work towards a common Sanitary and Phytosanitary Zone to reduce delays and paperwork at the border. British products that were banned under the last Government’s Brexit...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Trade with EU: Import ControlsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the UK-EU Summit - Joint Statement, updated 19 May 2025, when routine checks on (a) agri-foods and (b) imports from the EU of (i) milk, (ii) dairy, (iii) eggs and (iv
Answer: As announced at the UK-EU Leaders Summit on May 19, 2025, the UK and EU have agreed to work towards a common Sanitary and Phytosanitary Zone to reduce delays and paperwork at the border. Once the agreement is in place, routine SPS border checks for goods ...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Trust Fund: Mental CapacityMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 42858 on Child Trust Fund, whether her Department has taken recent steps to (a) update and (b) publicise the guidance entitled Making Financial Decisions for young p
Answer: Although the parent and carer toolkit ‘Making Financial Decisions for young people’ is almost two years old, the information it contains is still current.The Ministry of Justice regularly considers how to publicise the tool kit and raise awareness of the ...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Trust Fund: Mental CapacityMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information her Department holds on the number of providers that have allowed carers of young people without capacity to access Child Trust Funds up to £5,000 without legal authority.
Answer: Providers of Child Trust Funds are financial organisations who are independent of government.As a result, my Department does not hold information on volumes of matured, unclaimed Child Trust Funds belonging to people who lack capacity, or information on t...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Trust FundTreasuryTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51950More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the market value is of matured Child Trust Funds that are unclaimed.
Answer: HMRC assists young people in accessing their matured CTFs through its online tracing service and through targeted communications appropriate to the age group. It will continue its work with providers, industry representatives and other stakeholders, explo...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Trust Fund: Mental CapacityMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of matured Child Trust Funds that are unclaimed belong to people who lack capacity.
Answer: Providers of Child Trust Funds are financial organisations who are independent of government.As a result, my Department does not hold information on volumes of matured, unclaimed Child Trust Funds belonging to people who lack capacity, or information on t...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Trust FundTreasuryTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51948More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of matured Child Trust Funds that have not been claimed were opened by HMRC on the child’s behalf.
Answer: HMRC assists young people in accessing their matured CTFs through its online tracing service and through targeted communications appropriate to the age group. It will continue its work with providers, industry representatives and other stakeholders, explo...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Trust FundTreasuryTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51947More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many matured Child Trust Funds are unclaimed.
Answer: HMRC assists young people in accessing their matured CTFs through its online tracing service and through targeted communications appropriate to the age group. It will continue its work with providers, industry representatives and other stakeholders, explo...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Trust FundTreasuryTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51946More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of matured Child Trust Funds have not been claimed.
Answer: HMRC assists young people in accessing their matured CTFs through its online tracing service and through targeted communications appropriate to the age group. It will continue its work with providers, industry representatives and other stakeholders, explo...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Trust FundTreasuryTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51945More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HMRC is taking to improve communication with Child Trust Fund beneficiaries.
Answer: HMRC assists young people in accessing their matured CTFs through its online tracing service and through targeted communications appropriate to the age group. It will continue its work with providers, industry representatives and other stakeholders, explo...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: NorfolkDepartment for TransportTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to agree a multi-year public transport settlement with Norfolk County Council from 2026.
Answer: This government is committed to providing greater stability to local government by giving councils multi-year funding settlements and ending wasteful competitive bidding. Funding to local authorities, including for transport in future years will be confir...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to section 2.1 of HM Treasury’s policy paper entitled New approach to ensure regulators and regulation support growth, updated on 31 March 2025, which new initiatives ha
Answer: Defra, jointly with Welsh Government are currently consulting on proposals to streamline the process for setting and amending exemptions within the environmental permitting framework, empowering regulators to operate in an agile and outcome-driven fashion...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironment Agency: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51446More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to section 2.1 of HM Treasury's policy paper entitled New approach to ensure regulators and regulation support growth, updated on 31 March 2025, how much the Environment
Answer: The Environment Agency launched the priority tracked service on 1 April 2025. The priority tracked service is an optional service paid for by service users. The service will fully recover its costs and scale up to reflect uptake. Currently, charges are £1...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironment Agency: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51445More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to section 2.1 of HM Treasury's policy paper entitled New approach to ensure regulators and regulation support growth, updated on 31 March 2025, when the Environment Age
Answer: The Environment Agency launched the priority tracked service on 1 April 2025. The priority tracked service is an optional service paid for by service users. The service will fully recover its costs and scale up to reflect uptake. Currently, charges are £1...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRegulation: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51444More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to section 2.1 of her Department's policy paper entitled New approach to ensure regulators and regulation support growth, updated on 31 March 2025, what progress s
Answer: A new clause (NC39) was tabled by my Department as an amendment to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill and has been incorporated into it in PBL Committee.This will allow the government to set a surcharge on planning fees to fund the costs incurred by key...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCompanies House: Regulator of Community Interest CompaniesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to section 2 of her Department's policy paper entitled New approach to ensure regulators and regulation support growth, updated on 31 March 2025, what the estimated saving is from mergin
Answer: The Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies (“CICs”) (“the Regulator”) plays a crucial role in maintaining the CIC model as an effective form of social enterprise. By exploiting the considerable overlap between the Regulator and Companies ...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Hallmarking Council: Operating CostsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to section 2 of the policy paper entitled New approach to ensure regulators and regulation support growth, updated on 31 March 2025, what the annual operating cost is of the British Hal
Answer: The British Hallmarking Council currently employs one part time member of staff.In 2024 the annual operating cost of the British Hallmarking Council was £112,650.
Answered 20 May 2025
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