John Milne MP: written questions
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Written questions
Universal Credit: ReviewsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to lay out the terms of reference for the Government’s review into Universal Credit.
Answer: There are no terms of reference for the review process and we expect the review to take place throughout 2025. The Government is fulfilling its manifesto commitment to review Universal Credit in a range of ways. We have already announced dedicated strands...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Trust Fund: Mental CapacityMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she plans to take to resolve the issue where Child Trust Funds are inaccessible to disabled children who have been assessed as lacking the mental capacity to manage their own finances.
Answer: Where a young adult lacks mental capacity, including due to a disability, the law requires parents or a guardian to have legal authority to make decisions on their behalf about financial assets or property. This includes in relation to accessing funds hel...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of applicants that started a Pension Credit online application did not complete it or submit the form in the latest period for which figures are available.
Answer: The total number of Pension Credit online applications started is unavailable because only data from users who opt-in to performance cookies on GOV.UK is collected.
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Trust FundMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28782More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make it her policy to allow release of Child Trust Funds to family members where those funds are inaccessible to disabled children unable to manage their finances.
Answer: Where a young adult lacks mental capacity, including due to a disability, the law requires parents or a guardian to have legal authority to make decisions on their behalf about financial assets or property. This includes in relation to accessing funds hel...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: MaladministrationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the number of employees working on benefit (a) underpayments and (b) overpayments.
Answer: His Majesty’s Treasury allocated DWP £110m to deliver on the fraud, error and debt Autumn Budget measures over the next financial year. As part of this, the Department is hiring an additional 3,000 staff to expand DWP’s Fraud, Error and Debt (FED) operati...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ResearchDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27790More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will meet with Dr Susan Michaelis to discuss funding of research into invasive lobular breast cancer.
Answer: The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and Office for Life Sciences Officials have met with Dr Michaelis to discuss lobular breast cancer. The Government does not ringfence funding for specific cancer types. DSIT invests approximatel...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGivinostatDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26401More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will urge CEOs of relevant Trusts to provide (a) financial and (b) personnel support so that administration of givinostat can begin in weeks.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) makes recommendations for the National Health Service on whether new licensed medicines should be routinely funded by the NHS independently, based on an assessment of their costs and benefits. T...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordParadise Golf and Beach ResortForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Moroccan counterpart on the potential merits of a compensation scheme for UK citizens that lost their investments in the Paradi
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office remains committed to helping all British investors affected by the failure of the Paradise Golf & Beach Resort (PGBR) development and will continue in its efforts to work with the Moroccan authorities t...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: PovertyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21923More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the level of dependence on emergency food parcels.
Answer: We are committed to tackling poverty and reducing mass dependence on emergency food parcels. On 30 July, the Secretary of State held a food poverty roundtable with key food poverty stakeholders to understand the key priorities in this area. We know that g...
Answered 10 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Cost of LivingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of creating an independent process to set benefit levels according to the cost of essentials.
Answer: No assessment has been made. The Social Security Administration Act 1992 requires the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to review benefit and State Pension rates each year to see if they have retained their value in relation to the general level of...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department's guidance entitled Pension freedoms and DWP benefits, published on 27 March 2015, what assessment she has made of the impact of that policy on defined contribution pens
Answer: The Government is committed to enabling savers to achieve security in retirement. We’ve announced as part of the King’s Speech that the Pensions Bill will include measures to give savers the benefit of guided retirement products, with a retirement income;...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAdvisory Services: Older WorkersDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to publish research on the (a) Midlife MOT initiative and (b) digital Midlife MOT website.
Answer: The Midlife MOT initiative consists of three key work strands: the Job Centre Plus (JCP) Midlife MOT, the Private Sector Midlife MOT and the Digital Midlife MOT. The Private Sector Midlife MOT pilot programmes concluded at the end of June 2024. Findings f...
Answered 10 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPensions: Advisory ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of defined contribution pensions were accessed after a Pension Wise guidance appointment in each of the last five years.
Answer: The information is not available. There are two sources which provide relevant data in relation to the request. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) publish the number accessing a pension pot in the contract-based market (from 2015/16 to 2023/24) and whe...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ResearchDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 901958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to fund research into lobular breast cancer.
Answer: The Government doesn’t ringfence funding for specific diseases but is committed to funding cancer research, including lobular breast cancer. The Department of Health and Social Care spent £121.8 million in 2022/23 on cancer research through the National I...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMuscular Dystrophy: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that the early access programme for people with Duchennes is made available across all NHS trusts.
Answer: Access to the Early Access Programme (EAP) for givinostat must be through one of the 23 NorthStar Centres in the United Kingdom. However, participation in the EAP is decided at an individual National Health Service trust level, and a North Star Centre wil...
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will meet the hon. Member for Horsham and Dr Susan Michaelis, founder of the Lobular Moon Shot Project, to discuss his Department's work on invasive lobular breast cancer.
Answer: The Health Mission sets the objective of building a National Health Service fit for the future. As part of that work, and in response to the Darzi report, we have launched an extensive programme of engagement to develop a 10-Year Health Plan to reform the...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Plans: HorshamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20812More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if (a) she and (b) the Minister for Housing and Planning will meet the hon. Member for Horsham to discuss Horsham's Local Plan, the hearing process and water neutrality.
Answer: Due to the Secretary of State’s quasi-judicial role in the planning system, it would not be appropriate for me to discuss the details of the Horsham Local Plan and its progress through examination. However, I am happy to meet the hon. Gentleman to discuss...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Capture and Storage: Tees ValleyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many projects in the Teesside carbon capture and storage cluster are (a) existing projects being retrofitted and (b) new developments.
Answer: The Teesside Carbon Capture and storage cluster includes the projects mentioned below: NEP (Transport and Storage Network) - New network with Northern Endurance PartnershipNet Zero Teesside (NZT) - New dispatchable gas-fired power station with carbon capt...
Answered 13 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Prostate Cancer UK's research entitled Optimising the use of the prostate-?specific antigen blood test in asymptomatic men for early prostate cancer detection in primary care: rep
Answer: The UK National Screening Committee is aware of the Prostate Cancer UK report, and this will be considered as part of its evidence review process, with further information available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-nsc-e...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: HorshamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will meet the hon. Member for Horsham to discuss the obligations on Horsham District Council (a) to build more than 900 houses a year and (b) not to build new houses that
Answer: Paragraph 60 of the National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that local authorities should plan for as much of an area’s identified housing need as possible, including with an appropriate mix of housing types for the local community.Addressing the i...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPlanning: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13994More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's closed consultation entitled Proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system, updated 24 Se
Answer: The consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework closed on the 24 September and officials in my department are currently analysing responses with a view to publishing a government response before the end of the year.
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13993More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for publishing an updated version of the Housing Delivery Test.
Answer: The 2023 Housing Delivery Test outcomes will be published by the end of the year.
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordTreesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will amend planning regulations in situations where a tree is found to be endangering the foundations of an adjacent building so that local authorities may recommend optio
Answer: Existing procedures are designed to support options other than felling. The relevant guidance makes clear that applications to address tree-related subsidence damage are to be supported by appropriate information, and the standard application form require...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBatteries: StorageMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to designate (a) Fire and Rescue services, (b) the Environment Agency and (c) the Health and Safety Executive as statutory consultees in the planning process fo
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 5520 on 11 October 2024.
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBatteries: StorageDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to introduce (a) new national standards for the construction of facilities and (b) operational safety regulations for battery energy storage systems.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of having robust measures in place to manage battery energy storage system (BESS) safety. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) regulates BESS under a regulatory regime which requires BESS designers, installers, an...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
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