Joe Robertson MP: written questions 2025

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Department for Culture, Media and Sport: ReviewsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) internal policy reviews, (b) independent reviews, (c) external reviews, (d) taskforces, (e) public consultations, (f) investigations and (g) other reviews their Department launched b
Answer: This Government has outlined its ambitions through the Plan for Change, which sets out an ambitious set of milestones – across the missions – for this Parliament.As the House would expect, the Government continually reviews its work to ensure that it is d...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
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Department for Business and Trade: ReviewsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many (a) internal policy reviews, (b) independent reviews, (c) external reviews, (d) taskforces, (e) public consultations, (f) investigations and (g) other reviews their Department launched between
Answer: This Government has outlined its ambitions through the Plan for Change, which sets out an ambitious set of milestones - across the missions - for this Parliament. As the House would expect, Government continually reviews its work to ensure that it is deli...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
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Cabinet Office: ReviewsCabinet OfficeTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24032More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) internal policy reviews, (b) independent reviews, (c) external reviews, (d) taskforces, (e) public consultations, (f) investigations and (g) other reviews their Department launched between 5 July 20
Answer: This Government has outlined its ambitions through the Plan for Change, which sets out an ambitious set of milestones - across the missions - for this Parliament. As the House would expect, Government continually reviews its work to ensure that it is deli...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
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Waste: Codes of PracticeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2024 to Question 19918 on Waste: Codes of Practice, what representations he has received, on outsourced private enforcement firms issuing fines in
Answer: Current littering enforcement guidance for local authorities is clear that where external contractors are used, private firms should not be able to receive greater revenue or profits just from increasing the volume of penalties and that local authorities ...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
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Domestic Waste: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has commissioned modelling on the reduction in residual waste collection frequency as a consequence of the Simpler Recycling programme.
Answer: For too long, households in England have been presented with a muddled and confusing patchwork of approaches to bin collections. This Government inherited legislation that could have required households to have up to 7 bins, placing an unnecessary burden ...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
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Domestic Waste: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2024 to Question 19922 on Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal, whether the Government has issued guidance on the issuing of fixed penalty notices for h
Answer: We are considering whether further guidance is necessary with regards to fly-tipping enforcement. Any announcements on this will be made in the usual way.
Answered 17 Jan 2025
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Public Sector: CateringDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the introduction of meat-free Mondays in public sector canteens.
Answer: Defra welcomes innovations that increase customer choice around food served in public sector settings. Defra is responsible for the Government Buying Standards for Food and Catering Services (GBSF) which apply to Government Departments and Agencies, Hospi...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
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Domestic Waste: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department issues guidance to local authorities on the size of (a) household rubbish and (b) recycling bins.
Answer: No, Defra has not issued guidance on the size of household rubbish and recycling bins. Local authorities are best placed to determine the effective delivery of local services. Through Simpler Recycling, Government is providing the framework in which they ...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
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Domestic Waste: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2024 to Question 19922, on Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal, if he will take steps to ensure households are not fined for leaving items by the curti
Answer: We are considering whether further guidance is necessary with regards to fly-tipping enforcement. Any announcements on this will be made in the usual way.
Answered 17 Jan 2025
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Domestic Waste: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23651More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department holds data produced by WRAP on the number of containers required for waste and recycling collections by each waste collection authority.
Answer: No, Defra does not hold this data. The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) collect local authority-reported data on dry recyclable and organic waste stream collection models, which is publicly available on WRAP’s local authority data portal.
Answered 23 Jan 2025
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Domestic Waste: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the policy paper entitled Simpler Recycling in England: policy update, published on 29 November 2024, what the evidential basis is for the statement that he inherited
Answer: The Environment Act 2021 created a requirement for the six recyclable waste streams to be collected separately from each other and be re-collected separately from residual waste for all households in England. The Government has now laid regulations to str...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
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Waste: Codes of PracticeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2024 to Question 19918 on Waste: Codes of Practice, if he will publish the responses to the consultation on making the Code of Practice statutory.
Answer: At this stage, the Government has not yet made an assessment of how it can further support local authorities to tackle litter. Any decisions or updates will be communicated in due course.
Answered 17 Jan 2025
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Waste: Codes of PracticeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of (a) 20 December 2024 to Question 19918 and (b) 3 January 2025 to Question 19918 on Waste: Codes of Practice, for what reason his Department has not issued the
Answer: At this stage, the Government has not yet made an assessment of how it can further support local authorities to tackle litter. Any decisions or updates will be communicated in due course.
Answered 17 Jan 2025
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Planning Permission: Air PollutionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2024 to Question 18950 on Planning Permission: Air Pollution, if he will place in the Library a copy of the (a) equality impact and (b) environmen
Answer: The interim guidance on the consideration of the Environment Act PM2.5 targets in planning decisions aims to provide developers and planning authorities with clarity while Defra develops substantive technical guidance. As it is interim guidance, environme...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
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LitterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2024 to Question 14343 on Litter, if he will publish each response to the consultation on statutory litter enforcement guidance that closed in Apr
Answer: At this stage, the Government has not yet made an assessment of how it can further support local authorities to tackle litter. Any decisions or updates will be communicated in due course.
Answered 17 Jan 2025
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Housing: Older PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the recommendations of the report entitled Our Future Homes: Housing that promotes wellbeing and community fo
Answer: The government are giving careful consideration to the recommendations in the final report of the Older People’s Housing Taskforce. We are committed to enhancing provision and choice for older people in the housing market and we will continue to consider ...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
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Mental Health Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with (a) charitable organisations and (b) community groups on helping to (i) reduce pressure on mental health services and (ii) ensure comprehensive mental health suppor
Answer: Ministers and departmental officials hold discussions regularly with stakeholders in the mental health sector on a range of mental health issues.
Answered 14 Jan 2025
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Mental Health Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to measure the potential impact of the (a) amount and (b) distribution of funding for mental health services on the (i) quality and (ii) accessibility of those s
Answer: All integrated care boards met the Mental Health Investment Standard for 2023/24, meaning that their investment in mental health services increased in line with their overall increase in funding for the year. Information for 2024/25 is expected to become ...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
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Mental Health Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure access to mental health services in (a) England, (b) areas with fewer mental health services and (c) rural areas.
Answer: Waiting lists for those referred for support are too high all across England, especially in areas with fewer mental health services, including for those in rural communities. People with mental health issues are not getting the support or care they deserv...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
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Mental Health Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking the reduce the time taken for people to receive urgent mental health care.
Answer: It is unacceptable that too many people are not receiving the mental health care they need, and we know that waits for mental health services are far too long. We are determined to change that.As part of our mission to build a National Health Service that...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
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Mental Health Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that increased funding for mental health services is (a) improving patient outcomes and (b) reducing waiting times.
Answer: All integrated care boards met the Mental Health Investment Standard for 2023/24, meaning that their investment in mental health services increased in line with their overall increase in funding for the year. Information for 2024/25 is expected to become ...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
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Mental Health Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress his Department has made on meeting the Mental Health Investment Standard; and how this is reflected in the funding allocated to mental health services in the NHS.
Answer: All integrated care boards met the Mental Health Investment Standard for 2023/24, meaning that their investment in mental health services increased in line with their overall increase in funding for the year. Information for 2024/25 is expected to become ...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
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Environment Agency: Motor VehiclesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 December 2024 to Question 20098 on Environment Agency: Motor Vehicles, what colour wheel lug nuts are standard for vehicles purchased by the Environment Ag
Answer: The Environment Agency does not specify a colour for wheel lug nuts on its vehicles and does not cosmetically alter them. All wheel nuts on the Environment Agency’s commercial vehicles have plastic wheel nut indicators attached, which act as a safety feat...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
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Environment Agency: Motor VehiclesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 December 2024 to Question 20097 on Environment Agency: Motor Vehicles, whether livery expenditures are classified as (a) essential and (b) non-essential mo
Answer: The Environment Agency does not specify a colour for wheel lug nuts on its vehicles and does not cosmetically alter them. All wheel nuts on the Environment Agency’s commercial vehicles have plastic wheel nut indicators attached, which act as a safety feat...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
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Environment Agency: Motor VehiclesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 December 2024 to Question 20098 on Environment Agency: Motor Vehicles, whether wheel lug nuts on Environment Agency vehicles are (a) painted and (b) otherw
Answer: The Environment Agency does not specify a colour for wheel lug nuts on its vehicles and does not cosmetically alter them. All wheel nuts on the Environment Agency’s commercial vehicles have plastic wheel nut indicators attached, which act as a safety feat...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
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