Jenny Riddell-Carpenter MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Defibrillators: Entertainments and Tourist AttractionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of mandating the installation of defibrillators in all (a) visitor attractions and (b) entertainment venues in the UK that accommodat
Answer: No assessment has been made and there are no plans to mandate the installation of defibrillators at such locations, in light of the rapid expansion of automated external defibrillators across the United Kingdom.There are now over 100,000 defibrillators in...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: LabellingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of developing an accessible food labelling system to improve transparency.
Answer: The availability and accessibility of essential food information to all consumers is vitally important. It is already a requirement that mandatory food information must be easily visible, clearly legible and where appropriate indelible, in addition to the...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFire and Rescue Services: Health and SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46335More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to University of Central Lancashire's report entitled Minimising firefighters’ exposure to toxic fire effluents, published in November 2020, what steps she is taki
Answer: The University of Central Lancashire’s report was helpful in highlighting this particular issue. This must be considered alongside other relevant academic research and study in this area.We are continuing to review the evidence around risks to firefighter...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGCSE: AssessmentsDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46334More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve the educational support system for post-16 students who missed GCSE examinations due to unforeseen circumstances.
Answer: If a student is unable to sit an exam or assessment for a qualification for an acceptable reason, but has completed at least one other exam or assessment in that subject, schools and colleges may be able to apply for special consideration.When in post-16 ...
Answered 9 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIndividual Savings Accounts: Widowed PeopleTreasuryTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46333More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of legislation on the inheritance of Individual Savings Account allowances from a deceased (a) spouse and (b) civil partner.
Answer: The Individual Savings Account (ISA) regulations allow the surviving spouse or civil partner of a deceased ISA saver an additional ISA allowance, equal to the value of the deceased saver’s ISA holdings on their date of death, subject to certain conditions...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFuel Oil: Rural AreasDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46332More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help people in rural communities who use oil to heat their homes to transition to low carbon heating systems.
Answer: The Warm Homes Plan will support investment in households, including oil-heated homes, to install energy efficiency measures and low carbon heating to save families money on their bills. The Government has committed £3.4 billion over the next 3 years towa...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCountryside: AccessDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46331More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to (a) improve responsible access to nature and (b) increase the right to roam.
Answer: Our countryside and green spaces are a source of great national pride and boost public health and wellbeing, but too many across the country are left without access to the great outdoors. That is why the last Labour Government expanded public access by in...
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: SuffolkDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46330More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much additional funding for special educational needs and disabilities has been allocated to Suffolk County Council since July 2024.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.In July 2024, the government announced that an...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordShared Ownership SchemesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40846More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to review provisions within the Building Safety Act 2022 on removing the leasehold protection provisions for shared ownership leaseholders who staircase to 100%
Answer: The Building Safety Act ensures that those who built defective buildings take responsibility for remedying them, that the industry contributes to fixing the problem, and that leaseholders are protected in law from crippling bills for historical safety def...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40844More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish the full tranching model from the Building Safety Regulator setting out the approach to be taken for calling in applications for building assessment certifica
Answer: The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) advised the Department on 26 March 2025 that: (a) 1454 directions have been issued(b) 1368 BAC applications have been submitted(c) 12 Building Assessment Certificates have been issued(d) 1 application has been refused ...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBuilding RegulationsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to review it's guidance on competent person schemes: conditions of authorisation.
Answer: The Building Safety Regulator is responsible for oversight of the competent person schemes and has committed in its Strategic Plan 2023-2026 to carry out a review of the conditions of authorisation, which must be met by all competent person schemes to en...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBuilding RegulationsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40840More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to review the types of building work that can be undertaken through (a) competent person schemes and (b) third party certification schemes.
Answer: The Building Safety Regulator is responsible for oversight of the competent person schemes and has committed in its Strategic Plan 2023-2026 to carry out a review of the conditions of authorisation, which must be met by all competent person schemes to en...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBuilding RegulationsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to review authorised competent person schemes providers.
Answer: The Building Safety Regulator is responsible for oversight of the competent person schemes and has committed in its Strategic Plan 2023-2026 to carry out a review of the conditions of authorisation, which must be met by all competent person schemes to en...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of the average time taken to receive building control decisions on applications to carry out works on higher risk buildings o
Answer: Our priority with the new regime is to ensure buildings are safe and decent. The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has 12 weeks to determine a building control approval application for new higher-risk buildings and 8 weeks to determine the applications for ...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40837More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many (a) directions to apply for a building assessment certificate have been issued, (b) applications for a building assessment certificate had been received, (c) building sa
Answer: The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) advised the Department on 26 March 2025 that: (a) 1454 directions have been issued(b) 1368 BAC applications have been submitted(c) 12 Building Assessment Certificates have been issued(d) 1 application has been refused ...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40836More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of the time spent by the Building Safety Regulator to (a) determine and (b) issue a decision on an application for a
Answer: The Building Safety Act 2022 (“the Act”) requires the Principal Accountable Person to apply for a Building Assessment Certificate when directed to do so by the Building Safety Regulator (BSR). Under the Act, accountable persons may pass on costs they incu...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Tribunals Service: SuffolkDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the potential cost to the public purse was of funding from her Department to Suffolk County Council to help pay for Tribunal fees for each year between 2019-2023.
Answer: The department does not fund local authorities to cover the costs associated with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) first-tier tribunal hearings. Local authorities fund their legal costs from their operational budgets.
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: First-tier TribunalDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding her Department has provided to local authorities for Special Educational Needs and Disability First-tier Tribunal hearings in the past 12 months.
Answer: The department does not fund local authorities to cover the costs associated with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) first-tier tribunal hearings. Local authorities fund their legal costs from their operational budgets.
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35897More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered amending the eligibility criteria for the Employment Allowance to include pre-schools.
Answer: As set out in the response to your written question on 26 February 2025, eligibility for the Employment Allowance (EA) is dependent on individual circumstances, in line with HMRC guidance. However, most private childcare providers, including pre-schools, ...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: Public BodiesTreasuryTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34101More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support public bodies that are ineligible for the Employment Allowance.
Answer: The Government will provide support for departments and other public sector employers for additional Employer NICs costs, i.e., central government, public corporations and local government, not including self-financed organisations. This is the usual appr...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: Nurseries and Pre-school EducationTreasuryTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34100More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether pre-schools can receive the same (a) National Insurance and (b) Employment Allowance benefits as nurseries.
Answer: Most businesses and all charities can claim the EA (subject to the connected persons rules); where an organisation is conducting work of a public nature, they need to consider HMRC’s guidance in more detail. This is dependent on individual circumstances i...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ApplicationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33702More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that the application process for (a) Pension Credit and (b) other benefits is (i) accessible and (ii) supportive to (A) elderly and (B) vulnerable people.
Answer: Claims for Pension Credit can be made online at: www.gov.uk/pension-credit/how-to-claim. The service is available to use 24/7, and provides those who may struggle to make their claim alone the flexibility to have a friend or family member to support them ...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: GrantsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Improving Farm Productivity solar grant will be made available for farmers.
Answer: We are committed to supporting all farming sectors to increase levels of productivity whilst increasing their sustainability and resilience. We are looking carefully at how to position further investment and support to enable the delivery of this Governme...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31251More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether business rates apply to onshore converter stations that connect offshore energy to the National Grid.
Answer: The Valuation Office Agency assesses onshore converter stations and the cables which transmit the power for non-domestic rating purposes. The cables are rateable between low water mark and the point the cable connects with the National Grid transmission s...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordThalidomide: Compensation and Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to ensure that thalidomide survivors have effective representation in negotiations with Diageo on long-term (a) assistance and (b) compensation.
Answer: There is a Deed of Covenant agreed between Diageo plc and the Thalidomide Trust, which is subject to periodic review by both parties, with beneficiary representatives involved in the process. The Department has no role in these periodic reviews.
Answered 6 Feb 2025
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