Jerome Mayhew MP: written questions
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Horizon IT System: CostsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the cost of replacing the Post Office Horizon IT system.
Answer: As part of the Spending Review 2021 Government provided Post Office with a total of £185m of funding to support investment activities, which included the ongoing maintenance and replacement of the Horizon IT system. In 2023 Government provided a further £...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHorizon IT SystemDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the response to issues arising from the failures of the Horizon IT System on his Department's capacity to deal with other issues.
Answer: No such assessment has been made, however tackling the legacy of the Horizon scandal is a major priority for the Department.
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHorizon IT SystemDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many and what proportion of her Department’s full time equivalent staff have been allocated to working on its response to failures of the Horizon Post Office IT system in each month of the last two
Answer: The table below shows the number and proportion of the Department's Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) staff over the last 2 years working solely on its response to the Post Office Horizon Scandal. The figures do not include a further 15 vacant roles for which re...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFinancial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation AuthorityTreasuryTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10486More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what evidence she has seen of financial services regulators adapting their approach as a result of the secondary objective on international competitiveness and economic growth.
Answer: Effective, proportionate regulation is key to a thriving UK economy and delivering the government’s mission to drive the inclusive growth and international competitiveness of the UK’s financial services sector. The government is working closely with the r...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFinancial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation AuthorityTreasuryTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10485More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that financial services regulators fulfil their obligations under their secondary objective on international competitiveness and economic growth.
Answer: Effective, proportionate regulation is key to a thriving UK economy and delivering the government’s mission to drive the inclusive growth and international competitiveness of the UK’s financial services sector. The government is working closely with the r...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHorizon IT System: ConvictionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of convicted postmasters has her Department contacted to inform them that their conviction has been quashed under the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024.
Answer: I refer the honourable Member to our GOV.UK page where we now publish monthly management information on the progress of the Post Office Convictions casework team. This page can be found at: Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024: Quashed convictio...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployment Rights BillDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9217More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to publish the impact assessment for the Employment Rights Bill.
Answer: On Monday 21 October, the Government published a comprehensive package of analysis on the impact of the Employment Rights Bill (http://www.gov.uk/guidance/employment-rights-bill-impact-assessments).
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHospitals: AdmissionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 900641More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of introducing means-testing for the Winter Fuel Payment on hospital admissions.
Answer: This is not a decision any Government would want to make, but we inherited a £22 billion black hole in the nation’s finances. Difficult decisions are required.We continue to stand behind vulnerable households by:Increasing the state pension by around £460...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHorizon IT System: ConvictionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6474More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many full-time civil servants are working on informing postmasters and former postmasters that their conviction has been quashed under the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024.
Answer: The Horizon scandal was an unprecedented miscarriage of justice and the Government is working to notify all postmasters whose convictions have been quashed as quickly as possible. This work is carried out through a specially trained casework team who asse...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether it is her policy that there is to be a presumption against planning permission for solar farms that are not nationally significant infrastructure projects on best and mos
Answer: The Government places great importance upon our agriculture and food production, and this is reflected in the National Planning Policy Framework. The Framework is clear that local planning authorities should recognise the economic and other benefits of th...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHorizon IT System: CompensationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many civil servants are working only on compensation for postmasters.
Answer: On the 30th of June, there were 45 FTE civil servants working within the Department for Business and Trade, as of the 30th of September, there are 56 full-time equivalent (FTE) civil servants working only on redress for postmasters, an increase of 11 FTE ...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPost Offices: CompensationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many full-time civil servants are working on compensation for postmasters.
Answer: Within the Department for Business and Trade, there are currently 60 full time civil servants working on redress for postmasters across the 4 available redress schemes. Government is determined that all postmasters who suffered as a result of the Horizon ...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness: TaxationTreasuryTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5110More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when her Department plans to publish a business tax roadmap.
Answer: The Government will outline a tax roadmap for business at the Budget to offer the certainty that encourages investment and gives business the confidence to grow, including our commitment to cap corporation tax at 25% for the duration of this Parliament an...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5109More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of the rate of the business rates multiplier in (a) England and (b) Wales.
Answer: Recent trends in the rate of the business rates multiplier can be found at:https://www.gov.uk/calculate-your-business-rates. A number of reliefs are available to support businesses with their business rate liabilities. The eligibility criteria for them ca...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5108More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the burden of business rates on small and medium-sized businesses.
Answer: Recent trends in the rate of the business rates multiplier can be found at:https://www.gov.uk/calculate-your-business-rates. A number of reliefs are available to support businesses with their business rate liabilities. The eligibility criteria for them ca...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHorizon IT System: ConvictionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many letters informing postmasters and former postmasters that their conviction has been quashed under the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024 her Department has sent.
Answer: I refer the honourable Member to the answer I gave on 10 September 2024 to Question 4254 (https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-09-04/4254).The Government will begin to release monthly management information on the progr...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHorizon IT System: ConvictionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many subpostmasters had their convictions quashed as a result of the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act.
Answer: The Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024 quashed all convictions meeting the conditions in the Act immediately upon commencement on 24 May 2024.Following the commencement of the Act, the Ministry of Justice has been working through data from a r...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordNuclear Power: Skilled WorkersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has met with the Secretary of State for Education to discuss the development of skills needed for the growth of the nuclear sector.
Answer: My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State has regular discussions with Ministerial Colleagues on a number of issues.
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordNuclear Power: Supply ChainsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the development of a UK nuclear supply chain.
Answer: To meet our current and future nuclear ambitions, we will work with the civil nuclear sector to ensure the UK has a resilient supply chain with the required capabilities and capacity across a range of activities from the front-end fuel cycle to waste mana...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordNuclear PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of nuclear energy to his net zero goals in 2050; and if he will provide a roadmap for the deployment of nuclear assets.
Answer: Nuclear energy, as one of the most reliable, secure, low-carbon sources of home-produced energy, is an essential part of our journey to net zero. Our manifesto made it clear that we support new nuclear, both large-scale, such as Hinkley Point C and Sizewe...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSmall Modular Reactors: ProcurementDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to announce the results of the Small Modular Reactor competition.
Answer: Great British Nuclear was established in 2023 as an expert nuclear delivery. It is currently running a small modular reactor technology selection process. This is a live procurement and is ongoing; the window for submitting tenders has now closed and Grea...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSmall Modular ReactorsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to announce the results of the Small Modular Reactor (SMR) competition; and what assessment he has made of the contribution of SMRs to net zero energy generation targets in 2030
Answer: Great British Nuclear was established in 2023 as an expert nuclear delivery. It is currently running a small modular reactor technology selection process. This is a live procurement and is ongoing; the window for submitting tenders has now closed and Grea...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordConditions of EmploymentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on (a) SMEs and (b) other employment.
Answer: The Department is producing an impact assessment of the Employment Rights Bill, in line with the HMT Green Book and the Better Regulation Framework, consideration will be given to the potential impact on SMEs and other employment effects.
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 825More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has plans to issue new guidance on social value in procurement.
Answer: Public procurement is a key lever for enabling delivery of the Government’s missions by using procurement policy to drive economic growth, raise employment standards in business, and achieve additional social value through the life of a contract. The Gove...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordGrievance ProceduresDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has plans to simplify the process for employees to raise grievances against (a) their employer and (b) fellow staff.
Answer: The Acas statutory Code of Practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures provides basic practical guidance to employers, employees and their representatives and sets out principles for handling disciplinary and grievance situations in the workplace. A...
Answered 23 Jul 2024
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