James Wild MP: written questions
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MV Solong and MV Stena Immaculate: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department will be pursuing financial redress from the operators of the (a) MV Solong and (b) MV Stena Immaculate for the clean up operation, following the North Sea vessel collision on 10 March 202
Answer: HM Coastguard’s Counter Pollution and Salvage team are in the process of compiling a comprehensive cost recovery claim following the allision incident off the Humber Estuary between the MV SOLONG and MT STENA IMMACULATE. The claim will seek to recover the...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironment: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46846More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether (a) local authorities and (b) charities can claim financial compensation for environmental clean-up costs.
Answer: With regards to marine pollution, liability sits with the polluter. Local Authorities and other responders should work with the responsible party and its insurer to recover costs once clean-up operations are concluded.
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: CompensationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45887More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he expects fixed sum payments to be awarded to people harmed by Sodium Valproate and surgical mesh implants during 2025.
Answer: The Government is carefully considering the valuable work done by the Patient Safety Commissioner and the resulting Hughes Report, which set out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. This is a complex area of work, involving s...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: CompensationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to create a two-stage financial redress scheme for people harmed by Sodium Valproate and surgical mesh implants.
Answer: The Government is carefully considering the valuable work done by the Patient Safety Commissioner and the resulting Hughes Report, which set out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. This is a complex area of work, involving s...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArms Length BodiesCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44566More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to reduce the (a) number and (b) administrative costs of arms length bodies.
Answer: The Prime Minister has commissioned departments to assess all current and proposed arms length bodies against new principles to determine which should continue, close, merge, or have functions returned to departments. This is part of the government's miss...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Homes: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43204More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has received any representations on fire safety guidance and the time within which care homes should aim to evacuate residents from protected areas.
Answer: The Fire Risk Assessment: Residential Care guide is being updated as part of a major work programme to update all fire safety guidance under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, and will address evacuation times in premises such as care homes. ...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordIncome Tax: PensionersTreasuryTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43160More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2025 to Question 40654 on Income Tax: Pensioners, what estimate she has made of the number of pensioners that will be affected in each year.
Answer: HMRC publish the number of income tax payers by age. This information can be found in Table 2.1 of the collated income tax liabilities statistics tables for the years up to 2024-25, available here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66798d4797...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCourt of Protection: Child Trust FundMinistry of JusticeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42863More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average cost of applying to the Court of Protection for a deputyship order was in cases relating to Child Trust Funds in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: It is not possible to provide information on the numbers of applications for a deputyship order in cases relating to Child Trust Funds as Court of Protection data is not broken down by the type of asset held.Locally collected management information relati...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCourt of Protection: Child Trust FundMinistry of JusticeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42861More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications to the Court of Protection for a deputyship order in cases relating to Child Trust Funds were made in each year since 2019.
Answer: It is not possible to provide information on the numbers of applications for a deputyship order in cases relating to Child Trust Funds as Court of Protection data is not broken down by the type of asset held.Locally collected management information relati...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Trust FundDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42859More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the DWP appointee scheme to cover Child Trust Funds with a value up to £5,000.
Answer: The DWP will not be extending its appointeeship scheme to include Child Trust Funds. The scheme only applies to Government benefits which help with day-to-day living expenses, as opposed to a capital asset like a Child Trust Fund which matures overtime. F...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Trust FundMinistry of JusticeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42858More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what options she is considering for improving access to matured Child Trust Funds for people who lack capacity.
Answer: Where a young adult lacks mental capacity, including due to a disability, the law requires parents or a guardian to have legal authority to make decisions on their behalf about financial assets or property. This requirement to have legal authority is vita...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: RegulationTreasuryTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42324More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has commissioned any independent assessments of the compliance costs of financial regulations since 4 July 2024.
Answer: The government has committed to cutting the administrative costs of regulation for business by 25% by the end of the Parliament. This will take a whole-of-government approach to establish a baseline for the administrative costs of regulation and deliver a...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial ServicesTreasuryTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42323More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the level of compliance costs for financial services.
Answer: The government has committed to cutting the administrative costs of regulation for business by 25% by the end of the Parliament. This will take a whole-of-government approach to establish a baseline for the administrative costs of regulation and deliver a...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRecycling: Public HousesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41144More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Extended Producer Responsibility fees on trends in the levels of pub closures; and what steps his Department is taking to support
Answer: In October 2024, the Government published an updated assessment of the impact of introducing the pEPR scheme on packaging producers as a whole. This impact assessment did not split the assessment by sector. The Government has worked closely with industry,...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: CostsTreasuryTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41143More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make a comparative estimate of the cost to pubs of (a) the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme, (b) VAT and (c) beer duty compared to other major European countries.
Answer: Policies related to packaging alcohol taxation vary between European countries. In October 2024, the Government published an updated assessment of the impact of introducing the pEPR scheme on packaging producers. It has worked closely with industry, inclu...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordListed Places of Worship Grant SchemeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to publish updated guidance for the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme.
Answer: Updated guidance was published on the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme website on 19 March 2025.
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordIncome Tax: PensionersTreasuryTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40654More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution of the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury in the debate on the Finance Bill on 3 March 2025, Official Report, column 92, whether her Department has calculated the number of p
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that older people are able to live with the dignity and respect they deserve, and the State Pension is the foundation of state support for older people. The Government is committed to the Triple Lock for the duratio...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTobacco: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40653More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the tobacco duty escalator on tobacco excise revenues.
Answer: Alongside any changes to Tobacco Duty at Budget, the Government publishes a Tax Information and Impact Note, including an impact assessment, to detail the expected impacts. The summary of impacts from the latest changes to tobacco duty at Autumn Budget 20...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving: DisqualificationMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending legislation so that driving disqualification periods commence at the end of any custodial sentence imposed.
Answer: Courts can impose a driving disqualification for any offence committed after 01 January 1998.Driving bans generally start from the day they are imposed at sentencing. This is because, if the offender’s ban was set to commence at the usual point of release...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: AttendanceDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34332More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on what the average fine was for parents who had failed to secure their child’s regular attendance at school under section 444(1) of the Education Act 1996 in the latest pe
Answer: Information held on the average values of fines for parents who had failed to secure their child’s attendance at school will be held by local authorities.The amount payable was £60 if paid within 21 days of receipt, rising to £120 if paid between 22 and 2...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: AttendanceDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34331More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of fines in tackling levels of attendance at schools.
Answer: Tackling absence is at the heart of the government’s mission to break down the barriers to opportunity. If children are not in school, it does not matter how effective or well-supported teaching and learning is, they will not benefit. Thanks to the hard w...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCertification Quality MarksMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32190More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to (a) update guidance on the use of Conformité Européenne marking for construction products and (b) expand testing and certification capacity in the UK.
Answer: (a) The guidance pages on the use of CE marking for construction products are regularly updated. They were most recently updated on 26th of February 2025. You can find the guidance here: Construction Products Regulation in Great Britain - GOV.UKConstructi...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many operational drones are held by the (a) Royal Navy, (b) Royal Air Force and (c) Army.
Answer: Details of the number of Unmanned Aircraft Systems held by the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and Army are published in the UK Armed Forces Equipment and Formations on gov.uk. The statistics for 2024 can be found at the following link: UK armed forces equipm...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSickness BenefitsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people waiting for elective treatment are claiming sickness benefits.
Answer: The information requested is not held by the Department. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) plans to link NHS waiting times data to Census, DWP Benefits and HMRC PAYE records to analyse the relationship between waiting time duration (for various hea...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: MinistersMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February 2024 to Question 28652 on Ministers: Aviation, how much air passenger duty has been paid for ministerial travel on the RAF Envoy since 5 Jul 2024.
Answer: The total amount of Air Passenger Duty paid for Ministers who travelled on the RAF Envoy between 5 July and 31 December 2024 is £4,282.
Answered 28 Feb 2025
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