John Whitby MP: written questions

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Written questions

Electricity and Natural Gas: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41709More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of decoupling the electricity wholesale price from gas.
Answer: As part of the Review of Electricity Market Arrangements, the Government assessed the merits of decoupling the electricity wholesale price from gas, considering proposals such as a Split Market, Green Power Pool and future-proofed Contracts for Difference...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
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Agriculture: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41708More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to provide funding to help support low carbon farming.
Answer: The Government is committed to our net zero ambitions and boosting nature’s recovery, which are the foundations of a productive and profitable farming sector. Our Environmental Land Management schemes (ELMs) pay farmers to take up land management practice...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
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Parking: Private SectorMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40980More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to regulate private parking companies.
Answer: The Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019 places a duty on the Government to prepare a code of practice containing guidance about the operation and management of private parking facilities. This government is determined to drive up standards in the private ...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
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Community EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39760More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has to support community-based energy projects.
Answer: Government recognises the role community groups play in our efforts to tackle climate change. Great British Energy, through the Local Power Plan, will enhance support for local and community energy by partnering with Mayoral Strategic Authorities, communi...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
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PharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 35591 on Pharmacy: Finance, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of pharmacies using Pharmacy First.
Answer: As of November 2024, 9,308 contractors were delivering at least one Pharmacy First clinical pathway consultation with good coverage across the country, equivalent almost 90% of active pharmacies.We have recently announced the funding arrangements for 2025...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
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Personal Care Services: ApprenticesDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the impact of informal and disguised employment in the beauty sector on the number of apprenticeship places available in hairdressing and beauty.
Answer: Apprenticeships are jobs with training, and it is for employers in the hair and beauty sector to decide how they use apprenticeships to meet their skills needs.The sector has developed several apprenticeship standards, including the level 2 hairdressing p...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
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Pharmacy: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much of the £645 million allocated for Pharmacy First had been used as of 3 December 2024.
Answer: Verified data to the end of November 2024 shows that £82 million has been spent in the 2024/25 financial year on the seven common clinical pathways and the associated incentive payments on expanding blood pressure and contraception services. A comprehensi...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
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Bus Services: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 902023More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help improve local bus services.
Answer: The government is committed to delivering better, more frequent and more reliable bus services for passengers. We have already made significant progress, introducing the Bus Services Bill to help give local leaders the powers they need to take control of ...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
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Consumer Goods: SafetyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support artisans and sole traders in (a) Derbyshire and (b) the UK with (i) the requirement for an EU-based responsible person and (ii) the other requirements und
Answer: The Government is supporting small businesses across the UK to understand and comply with the new EU General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) and its application in Northern Ireland.We have published information on GOV.UK regarding GPSR's application in N...
Answered 27 Dec 2024
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Air Pollution: AshbourneDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce air pollution levels in Ashbourne, in the context of the establishment of an air quality management area following elevated levels of
Answer: When an Air quality management area (AGMA) is declared, local authorities are required to produce an Air Quality Action Plan (AQAP) to bring air pollution down to within statutory limits. Defra has been engaging with Derbyshire Dales District Council to e...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
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