John Cooper MP: written questions 2024

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Written questions

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: MediaMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20498More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The department has not incurred any expenses on media or voice training for ministers since 5 July 2024.
Answered 24 Dec 2024
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Wales Office: MediaWales OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20497More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The Department has not spent any money on either media or voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Scotland Office: MediaScotland OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20496More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The Scotland Office has spent £5,416.25 (excluding VAT) on media training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.
Answered 19 Dec 2024
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Northern Ireland Office: MediaNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20495More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The Northern Ireland Office has not incurred any spend on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.
Answered 19 Dec 2024
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Ministry of Justice: MediaMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The Department carries out media training in-house and so did not spend any money on media or voice training for Ministers in this period.
Answered 24 Dec 2024
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Ministry of Defence: MediaMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The Directorate of Defence Communications in the Ministry of Defence Head Office spend on media and voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024 is nil.
Answered 6 Jan 2025
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: MediaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.
Answer: Since 5 July 2024, £1848 has been spent by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on media or voice training for junior Ministers.
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Home Office: MediaHome OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.
Answer: There has been no spend on media or voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.
Answered 23 Dec 2024
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Treasury: MediaTreasuryTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20489More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.
Answer: Since 5 July 2024, the Department has spent £9.7k on media training for members of the Ministerial team. No costs on voice training for Ministers have been incurred since the 5th July 2024.
Answered 23 Dec 2024
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Department of Health and Social Care: MediaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The Department has spent at total of £840 including VAT on media training for ministers, since 5 July 2024.
Answered 6 Jan 2025
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Department for Work and Pensions: MediaDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.
Answer: At the time of writing, there has been NIL spend on this type of training for ministers.
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Department for Transport: MediaDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The Department has had no spend on media and voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.
Answered 23 Dec 2024
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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: MediaDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The Department has spent no money on (a) media or (b) voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.
Answered 24 Dec 2024
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: MediaDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The department has not spent any money on media or voice training services for Ministers since 5 July 2024.
Answered 22 Jan 2025
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: MediaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.
Answer: There has been no spend on either (a) media or (b) voice training for Ministers since 5th July 2024 in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Department for Education: MediaDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The department has not spent any money on media or voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.
Answered 24 Dec 2024
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport: MediaDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20479More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The department has not spent any expenses on media or voice training for ministers since 5 July 2024.
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Department for Business and Trade: MediaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20478More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade has not spent anything on media and voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.
Answered 24 Dec 2024
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A75: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral contribution of the Leader of the House in response to the question from the hon. Member for Dumfries and Galloway of 14 November 2024, Official Report, column 935, when she plans to
Answer: In the Autumn Budget 2024, the Chancellor committed to move forward feasibility work on improvements to the A75 by providing up to £5 million to the Scottish Government in 2025-26. Initial work has been done by Transport Scotland to scope out possible opt...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
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Armed Forces: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with his counterparts in Scotland on (a) the potential impact of armed forces' training activities on (i) nature conservation and (ii) public access to the countryside in Dumfries a
Answer: Ministry of Defence (MOD) officials have engaged with Scottish counterparts on the impact of Armed Forces training on nature conservation and public access to the countryside in Dumfries and Galloway.MOD officials have developed Integrated Rural Managemen...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
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Great British Energy: AberdeenDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7384More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what (a) evaluation and (b) assessment process his Department undertook when choosing Aberdeen as the headquarters of GB Energy.
Answer: We considered a range of factors including (1) labour market analysis, (2) mapping of Government estate availability and costs, and (3) proximity to strategic partners and establishments. I am confident that Aberdeen is the right place for Great British E...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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Harbour Energy: LetterOneCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5757More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Scotland in response to the question from the hon. Member for Dumfries and Galloway of 4 September 2024, Official Report, column 298, when he
Answer: This was an acquisition of Harbour Energy shares by BASF and LetterOne, with LetterOne receiving a class of non-voting shares which does not give it the ability to influence Harbour Energy. On 30 July 2024, following a detailed national security assessmen...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
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Investment Zones: Northern IrelandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4334More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to (a) implement the Northern Ireland Enhanced Investment Zone and (b) extend that zone to cover Stranraer and Cairnryan.
Answer: The Government remains committed to working in partnership with the Northern Ireland Executive on delivering growth for Northern Ireland. Given the need to repair the public finances we must ensure that we are making responsible decisions about public spe...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
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A75: ScotlandScotland OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent progress his Department has made with the Scottish Government on upgrading the A75.
Answer: The previous Government publicly committed to providing £8m in development funding to complete a detailed feasibility study for specific upgrades to the A75 and to fund targeted improvements identified by the study, subject to the Scottish Government’s bu...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
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