James Wild MP: written questions
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Written questions
Covid-19 Inquiry: Cost EffectivenessCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49442More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's publication entitled UK Covid-19 Inquiry Management Statement, published in August 2022, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the Covid-19 public inquiry represents valu
Answer: The UK Covid-19 Inquiry is an independent public inquiry, established by the previous administration.In line with the UK Covid-19 Management Statement, the Inquiry’s Accounting Officer must conform to value for money and good financial management requirem...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSoft Drinks: TaxationTreasuryTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49441More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department's consultation Strengthening the Soft Drinks Industry Levy, published on 28 April 2025, what estimate she has made of the annual revenue which would be generated from the proposed ch
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024 the Chancellor announced her intention to review the Soft Drinks Industry levy (SDIL) – which has incentivised producers to remove almost half (46%) the sugar in relevant drinks – to further drive product reformulation. The ‘Strength...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Disclosure of InformationDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49440More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2025 to Question 23863 on Department for Education: Disclosure of Information, what recent progress her Department has made on the inquiry; and whether special advisers have
Answer: The investigation remains ongoing and the department is unable to comment further on the progress or specifics of an ongoing investigation.
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown Estate: Great British EnergyTreasuryTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48538More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress has been made on negotiating a partnership agreement between the Crown Estate and Great British Energy.
Answer: The Crown Estate and Great British Energy have maintained a continuous dialogue as the Great British Energy Bill progresses through Parliament. The partnership agreement will be finalised following the conclusion of legislative scrutiny to ensure all amen...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown Estate Act 2025TreasuryTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48537More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her Department has had with the Crown Estate on using the borrowing powers in the Crown Estate Act 2025.
Answer: The Treasury and The Crown Estate continue to have regular dialogue, including on The Crown Estate’s business plan and the use of the borrowing powers contained in the Crown Estate Act 2025.
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMV Solong and MV Stena Immaculate: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the total cost of the environmental clean-up operation, following the North Sea vessel collision on 10 March 2025.
Answer: Both ships were insured by reputable insurance companies and UK authorities have spoken with both. Liability for the pollution sits with the shipowner and their insurers. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and Local Authorities will work with them o...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMV Solong and MV Stena Immaculate: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46848More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an estimate of the cost of the environmental clean-up operation to (a) charities and (b) local authorities, following the North Sea vessel collision on 10 March 2025.
Answer: Liability for the pollution sits with the shipowner, and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and Local Authorities will work with them once clean-up operations are concluded to recover costs. The ‘polluter pays’ principle is a dominating principle in...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMV 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
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