Jim McMahon MP: written questions 2025
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Roads: OldhamDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94778More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether National Highways has included improvement works at Costco, Broadway, Oldham in its capital programme.
Answer: National Highways is considering the case for improvements to Junction 21 of the M60 as part of its proposed new National Programme of small scale enhancements to the strategic road network, for possible delivery in the third Road Investment Strategy peri...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: LiftsDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many days were disabled accessible lifts at train stations recorded as being out of use for each year from 2015 to date.
Answer: This information is not held by the Department. The Office of Rail and Road publish biannual statistics containing data on passenger lifts at Network Rail owned stations in Great Britain on its data portal at the following link: https://dataportal.orr.gov...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFarms: Educational VisitsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps with the Secretary of State for Education to encourage schools in urban areas to visit farms and learn about farming, food and the environment.
Answer: There are clear benefits of schools in urban areas arranging farm visits for their students to learn about farming, food and the environment. With our educational access actions, farmers and land managers can be funded to host educational visits to their ...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTickets: Price CapsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the number of visitors to live events she expects to benefit from the cap on ticket resales at face value.
Answer: The measures we have announced relating to ticket resales will protect consumers and improve fans’ access to live events, while ensuring that people have a safe and secure means to resell tickets. They will also ensure that revenue flows back into the liv...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: TaxationTreasuryTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94774More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what was the tax income from (a) domestic (b) commercial energy customer bills for each year from 2015 to date.
Answer: VAT is chargeable at the reduced rate of 5% on domestic fuel and power. HMRC publishes estimates of the Exchequer cost of tax reliefs, see https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/main-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs. The estimated cost of non-str...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCinemasDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of trends in cinema usage since 2015; and what steps she has taken to support the industry.
Answer: The government recognises the hugely important role that cinemas play in the UK's film industry, in our local communities, and in driving economic growth. While we have seen some positive signs in the UK’s box office figures in recent years, we recognise ...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMission Boards: Departmental CoordinationCabinet OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94772More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of cross-Government working in the context of the disbanding of Mission Boards.
Answer: Mission Boards have been reformed to become delivery-focused forums benefitting from external and industry expertise, led by the relevant Secretary of State. Departments will continue to work collaboratively with each other and external experts to achieve...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: Musical InstrumentsDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her department holds on musical instrument take up by secondary school children by social class in England.
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally. To support music education, the government has committed £76 million per year grant funding for the Music Hubs programme, including the 2025/26 academic year. The 43 Music Hub partnerships across England of...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordIndustrial Waste: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the level of unlicensed dumping of commercial waste in England for each year from 2015 to date; and what steps she is taking to help tackle it.
Answer: Local authorities in England are required to report fly-tipping incidents, including commercial waste, to Defra, which the department has published annually since 2012. Data for the 2024/25 reporting year is still being collected. The Government has anno...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescription Drugs: Lost PropertyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94769More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the number of reported patient safety incidents as a result of prescription medicines being lost in delivery in each of the last five years.
Answer: Patient safety data is routinely collected by NHS England, including a breakdown of the proportion of incidents linked to community pharmacy. However, the Department does not hold data on the number of reported patient safety incidents that are a result o...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCriminal Proceedings: EvidenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many criminal prosecutions in England and Wales collapsed due to (a) lost (b) missing and (c) damaged evidence for each year from 2015 to date.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on criminal court prosecutions that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: Criminal justice statistics quarterly - GOV.UK.The Ministry of Justice cannot provide data on cases that a...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Lost PropertyHome OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reports of lost and missing (a) police warrant cards (b) police uniform items were made for each year from 2015 to date.
Answer: The Home Office does not hold data centrally on how many police warrant cards or police uniform items are lost.
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Lost PropertyHome OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94766More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reports have there been of lost or missing items from police force evidence stores for (a) cash (b) drugs (c) weapons (d) jewellery (e) electronic goods (f) personal ID documents for each yea
Answer: The Home Office does not hold central information on the number of reports there have been of lost or missing items from police force evidence stores. The information may be held by individual police forces.
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice and Crime CommissionersHome OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the transition costs to the public purse of the proposed abolition of Police and Crime Commissioners.
Answer: There will be a small programme team in the Home Office to oversee the transition of police governance functions from Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) to Strategic Authority Mayors or, where that is not possible, new Policing and Crime Boards. This w...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Lottery: GrantsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what comparative assessment her Department of made of the (a) social class (b) regional breakdown of National Lottery customers and the beneficiaries of lottery-funded grant programmes.
Answer: The Gambling Commission, the regulator for the National Lottery and an arm’s-length body of DCMS, publishes annual data on National Lottery participation rates, including a breakdown by sex, age and region. A regional breakdown of lottery grant recipients...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity RelationsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to implement policies to help build community cohesion in areas with segregated communities.
Answer: The Ministry for Communities, Housing and Local Government is leading cross-Government efforts to consider a longer-term, more strategic approach to social cohesion - working in partnership with communities and local stakeholders to rebuild, renew and add...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBuses: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new buses her Department funded annually since 2015; and how many of those were made in the UK annually since 2015.
Answer: Through the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) programmes, the Department has provided funding which has procured 1300 buses through ZEBRA 1, 1,955 buses through ZEBRA 2 and a further 319 buses due to scope increases. These buses were funded in 2021...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHorizon IT System: CompensationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many sub postmasters have had claims (a) settled and (b) not settled related to the Horizon issue.
Answer: As of 31 October 2025, around 9,300 claims have been settled across the Horizon redress schemes, with around 3,000 claims received not yet settled. The total number of settled claims includes 71 full and final settlements made under the former Overturned ...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBBC: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with BBC on the potential impact of its proposed budget savings on its (a) television, (b) radio, (c) streamed content and (d) website content.
Answer: The Prime Minister and Secretary of State believe public service broadcasting, and the BBC in particular, are vital British assets that contribute to our national life, and help to shape and define our nation. The Secretary State meets with the BBC leader...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Working ClassCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94261More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of civil servants have working class backgrounds.
Answer: As committed in the Declaration on Government Reform and in order to better serve the public, the government must ensure it draws on the talent of people from the widest possible range of geographical, social and career backgrounds. We will make sure that...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordArtworks: Local GovernmentDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate her Department has been made of the value of artwork sold by local authorities in England since 2010.
Answer: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport does not hold information on the value of artworks that may have been sold by local authorities since 2010, as local authorities are responsible for the management of their own assets, which are held and display...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOffenders: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94259More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offenders awaiting (a) trial (b) sentencing were removed from the UK under a voluntary agreement prior to the completion of the legal process annually since 2015.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.The Home Office publishes data on returns in the ...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: HousingMinistry of JusticeTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2025 to Question 90780 on Prisoners' Release: Housing, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the (a) saturation and (b) clustering of housing facilitie
Answer: Statutory responsibility for housing and homelessness provision in both England and Wales lies with local authorities. To supplement this, His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) offers a three-tier structure of temporary accommodation, known a...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMotorways: AdvertisingDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to tackle unauthorised advertising adjacent to motorways in England.
Answer: The Department does not permit advertising within the boundary of the Strategic Road Network, and National Highways removes any unauthorised signage from its land. For adverts on private land adjacent to motorways, enforcement is carried out by local plan...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCreditTreasuryTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94256More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the level of illegal doorstep lending in England for which the latest data is available.
Answer: Illegal money lenders — more commonly known as loan sharks — are dangerous criminals capable of inflicting terrible harm on their victims. To combat this, the Government funds specialist Illegal Money Lending Teams (IMLTs) operating across the UK. These t...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
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