James Wild MP: written questions 2025
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Business: 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
Original Parliament recordBritish Hallmarking Council: StaffDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51441More
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, how many people are employed by the British Hallmarki
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
Original Parliament recordBusiness: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51440More
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, when the administrative costs of regulat
Answer: The government has committed to cut the administrative costs of regulation to business by 25% by the end of this Parliament. To do this, we must determine the cumulative administrative costs of regulation which has not been done for 15 years. At that time...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordProject GigabitDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans his Department has to ensure access to gigabit broadband for (a) homes and (b) businesses not covered by (i) Project Gigabit and (ii) commercial rollout plans.
Answer: The vast majority of premises will be covered by commercial activity or Project Gigabit, but it will remain too expensive to build a gigabit capable connection to a very small proportion of premises on either a commercial or subsidised basis. The governme...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordProject GigabitDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will take steps to ensure Project Gigabit includes addresses with (a) PE30 3RW, (b) PE30 3BZ and (c) PE30 3NQ postcodes.
Answer: CityFibre is currently delivering a Project Gigabit contract across Norfolk.However, Building Digital UK’s (BDUK) regular market reviews have indicated that premises in the PE30 3RW, PE30 3BZ and PE30 3NQ postcode areas are likely to be included in suppli...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: RegulationTreasuryTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49793More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps regulators sponsored by her Department are taking to reduce the reporting requirements for firms.
Answer: Our Regulation Action Plan included a whole of Government target to cut the administrative costs of regulation for business, including costs posed by reporting requirements, by a quarter by the end of the Parliament.As first steps to contribute to the del...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: Trade Union OfficialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many hospitals in England provide office space to Unison representatives; and what rental charges are paid in each case.
Answer: The Department does not hold the information requested. Trade union representatives are entitled to time off to enable them to carry out their trade union duties or to take part in union training.It is important that, where possible, employers make availa...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNorfolk and Waveney University Hospitals GroupDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the salaries are for the (a) Chairman and (b) Chief Executive of the new Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group.
Answer: The Department does not hold the information requested. Information on the remuneration of senior staff is published by hospital trusts as part of their annual report and accounts.As the Chair and the Chief Executive of the new Norfolk and Waveney Univers...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: CompetitionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will commission Ofwat to provide an assessment of the potential impacts of extending competition to the residential retail water market.
Answer: Ofwat has a duty to protect the interests of consumers, wherever appropriate, by promoting effective competition and does this through the economic regulation of the sector. As part of the Independent Commission’s call for evidence, the Commission sought ...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: BuildingsCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49452More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been spent on (a) maintenance and (b) refurbishment of 36 Whitehall in each of the last three years.
Answer: Whilst 36 Whitehall is currently unoccupied, the Government Property Agency (as owner of the freehold) has an obligation to maintain essential health and safety systems. Essential fire maintenance costs at 36 Whitehall totalled £5k in 2022-23, £3k in 2023...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: BuildingsCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49451More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans his Department has for the use of 36 Whitehall.
Answer: 36 Whitehall is a GPA freehold building currently unoccupied. Options for the future use of the building continue to be discussed as part of plans for the Government’s London office estate, with any final decisions being made as part of the ongoing Spendi...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the 40 most expensive substitute (a) service family accommodation and (a) single living accommodation properties were by (i) monthly rental and (b) location in each of the last 12 months.
Answer: Since 1 April 2022, substitute accommodation has been delivered under the Rented Living Accommodation Project (RLAP). Under RLAP, Mears Group provide both Substitute Service Family Accommodation (SSFA) and Single Service Substitute Accommodation (SSSA) in...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTreasury: StaffTreasuryTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49449More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full time equivalent staff are employed in (a) each Ministerial office and (b) the Permanent Secretary's office.
Answer: HM Treasury has seven ministers, two of which work jointly with other departments. The Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Private Office has thirteen permanent full-time members of staff. The Chief Secretary to the Treasury Private Office has six permanent ful...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTreasury: CommunicationTreasuryTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49448More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her Department's budget is for (a) advertising, (a) marketing and (c) communications in each year of this Parliament.
Answer: HMT sets its budgets annually. Budgets have not been finalised for future financial years.
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: North West NorfolkDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve access to public transport in North West Norfolk.
Answer: The government knows that a modern public transport network is vital to providing access to services and keeping communities connected. The government introduced the Bus Services (No.2) Bill on 17 December to put the power over local bus services back int...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordThameslink, Southern and Great Northern Rail FranchiseDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49446More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to end the Great Northern franchise at the core term expiry date.
Answer: Great Northern services are operated by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), whose core term expiry date was 1 April 2025. The date on which GTR’s franchise will end, and its services transfer to public ownership, has not yet been decided. The Rail Minister an...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordA47: NorfolkDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49445More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of dualling the A47 between Tilney and East Winch.
Answer: The current performance and potential future needs of the A47 between Tilney and East Winch has been considered as part of National Highways East of England Route Strategy, which will form the basis of future investment planning on the strategic road netw...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric ScootersDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49444More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of privately owned e-scooters in England.
Answer: The Department estimates that across England between 760,000 and 1.2 million people aged 16 and over own an e-scooter.The Government aims to deliver an integrated transport system that reduces emissions, improves journeys, and gives people choice over how...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric ScootersDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she is taking steps to allow the use of privately owned e-scooters on public roads.
Answer: The Department estimates that across England between 760,000 and 1.2 million people aged 16 and over own an e-scooter.The Government aims to deliver an integrated transport system that reduces emissions, improves journeys, and gives people choice over how...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCovid-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
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