Jodie Gosling MP: written questions

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Written questions

Insolvency Service: ReformDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9665More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reforming the Insolvency Service to ensure (a) greater transparency, (b) faster investigations and (c) greater accountability for insolvency pract
Answer: The work of the Insolvency Service is kept under continual review by the Department and Ministers. The Insolvency Service, on behalf of the Secretary of State, performs a crucial function in overseeing the Recognised Professional Bodies’ regulation of Ins...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
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Housing: InfrastructureDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that key water infrastructure is (a) constructed and (b) adopted alongside the development of new housing.
Answer: Water companies have a statutory duty to provide a secure supply of water for customers and set out how they plan to do this through Water Resources Management Plans (WRMPs). To develop their plans, water companies must consult local authorities and consi...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
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Empty PropertyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing local authorities to (a) buy unoccupied housing in longstanding disrepair at a reduced rate and
Answer: Local authorities have strong powers and incentives to tackle empty homes. They have the discretionary powers to charge additional council tax on properties which have been left unoccupied and substantially unfurnished for one or more years. The maximum p...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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Patient Choice SchemesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6685More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients are aware of the right to choose medical care.
Answer: The Government is committed to putting patients back at the heart of care. This includes supporting a patient’s right to choose, if they wish, where they go for their first appointment when referred to consultant-led care as an outpatient. Further details...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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Patient Choice SchemesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that General Practitioners are (a) aware of and (b) able to communicate effectively the right for patients to choose medical care.
Answer: The Government is committed to putting patients back at the heart of care. This includes supporting a patient’s right to choose, if they wish, where they go for their first appointment when referred to consultant-led care as an outpatient. Further details...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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Solar Power: IndustryDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of using (a) car parks and (b) other elements of the built environment for industrial solar energy projects; and if he will take step
Answer: The Government supports the deployment of solar on rooftops, including those of car parks and other buildings. Many smaller-scale commercial rooftop projects are covered by permitted development rights, which allow them to be installed without applying fo...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
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Special Educational Needs: NuneatonDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of SEND provision services in Nuneaton constituency; and what steps she is taking to work with local authorities in Nuneaton to improve SEND provision.
Answer: Following the last Ofsted inspection, departmental officials have been working with Warwickshire County Council to closely monitor progress against the areas for improvement identified by inspectors.The areas were:(i) Autism spectrum disorder waiting time...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
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Young Futures Hubs: NuneatonHome OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the suitability of Nuneaton constituency for a youth hub in the context of plans relating to the young futures unit.
Answer: The Government is committed to rolling out a network of Young Futures Hubs which will bring together services to help improve the way young people can access the support they need.Over the coming weeks we will be engaging with local communities, the polic...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
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Buildings: InsulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4960More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on levels of prevalence of aluminium composite material cladding on buildings in Nuneaton constituency.
Answer: There are no buildings in the Nuneaton constituency that have been identified with unsafe cladding.
Answered 12 Sept 2024
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Pupils: Per Capita CostsDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the real-terms funding per pupil in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Nuneaton constituency has been in each financial year since 2010.
Answer: Local authorities receive their core funding for schools through the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG). Local authorities are then responsible for designing a local formula, within certain parameters, to distribute the funding that they receive from the depar...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
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Combined AuthoritiesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing district councils to be constituent members of Combined County Authorities.
Answer: Existing combined county authority legislation provides that only upper tier local authorities in the area of a combined county authority can be constituent members. District councils are an important part of local government, and as non-constituent membe...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
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Gender Based Violence: Crime PreventionHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support primary prevention regarding violence against women and girls.
Answer: This Government will treat tackling violence against women and girls as a national emergency and prevention will be a key element of our approach.With a mission to halve violence against women and girls within a decade.
Answered 17 Sept 2024
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Domestic Abuse: SentencingMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of differences in sentencing for violent crimes committed (a) within domestic settings and (b) outside the home.
Answer: Sentencing in individual cases is a matter for the independent courts. Courts take into account the specific facts of each case and have a statutory obligation to follow any relevant sentencing guidelines. The Sentencing Council’s guideline on domestic ab...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
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