Jonathan Davies MP: written questions
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Teachers: MusicDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of primary and secondary school music teachers are within 5 years of retirement age.
Answer: Information on the school workforce, including the number of teachers in state-funded schools and teacher entrants and leaver rates, is published in the ‘School workforce in England’ statistical publication, which is available at: https://explore-educatio...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: QualificationsDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department collects data on the (a) degree subjects of primary school teachers and (b) number of primary school teachers who hold a music degree or degree in a music-related subject.
Answer: Information on the school workforce, including the number of teachers in state-funded schools and teacher entrants and leaver rates, is published in the ‘School workforce in England’ statistical publication, which is available at: https://explore-educatio...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: MusicDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of retention rates among secondary school music teachers compared to other subject teachers between 2015 and 2025.
Answer: Information on the school workforce, including the number of teachers in state-funded schools and teacher entrants and leaver rates, is published in the ‘School workforce in England’ statistical publication, which is available at: https://explore-educatio...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: MusicDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of secondary school music teachers left the profession in each year from 2010 to 2025; and how that proportion compares to those that joined in each of those same years.
Answer: Information on the school workforce, including the number of teachers in state-funded schools and teacher entrants and leaver rates, is published in the ‘School workforce in England’ statistical publication, which is available at: https://explore-educatio...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBadgersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100089More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the results of the forthcoming badger population survey will be published.
Answer: The first major badger population survey in a decade began in February 2025 to estimate badger abundance and population recovery. Surveying work will take place over the next two winters and a report will be published once that has concluded.
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBovine Tuberculosis: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the estimated timeframe is for the publication of the Department's TB eradication strategy.
Answer: The current plan is to publish a refreshed bovine TB strategy in 2026.
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: AgeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans her Department has to (a) make alternative forms of identification available as proof of age for venues and (b) work with industry partners to ensure acceptance of other form
Answer: The government has developed a set of requirements (under UK Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (UK DIATF)) for the creation and use of trusted digital verification services, underpinned by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025. While use of the...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic Venues: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82149More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to introduce a new valuation method for the business rates of grassroots music venues above the £500,000 rateable venue that (a) have restricted opening hours and (b) cannot make commercial use of
Answer: Please see the response to UIN 22711 here: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-08/22711
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic Venues: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82148More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the reduction in business rate relief on grassroots music venues with a rateable value of over £500,000.
Answer: As set out at Autumn Budget 2024, the Government will introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties with rateable values (RVs) below £500,000, including grassroots music venues, from 2026-27. This permanent ta...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic Venues: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82147More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to introduce a new valuation method for the business rates of grassroots music venues.
Answer: Please see the response to UIN 22711 here: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-08/22711
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic Venues: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82146More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she had held discussions with grassroots music venues on business rates reform.
Answer: As set out at Autumn Budget 2024, the Government will introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties with rateable values (RVs) below £500,000, including grassroots music venues, from 2026-27. This permanent ta...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces Compensation SchemeMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80500More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that veterans with recognised service-related conditions are able to access specialist-prescribed private treatments under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.
Answer: The Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) may cover medical expenses for seriously injured veterans living abroad after discharge, provided the treatment aligns with UK best clinical practice at the time of decision. This is a specific exception and the...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces Compensation SchemeMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80499More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme provides reimbursement for clinically prescribed private (a) healthcare and (b) medication in cases where NHS treatment pathways are (i) unavailable and (ii) ineffecti
Answer: The Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) may cover medical expenses for seriously injured veterans living abroad after discharge, provided the treatment aligns with UK best clinical practice at the time of decision. This is a specific exception and the...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEnfortumab VedotinDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80498More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to improve access to Padcev for (a) patients who have undergone chemotherapy and (b) all patients.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) makes recommendations for the National Health Service in England on whether new licensed medicines should be routinely funded for eligible patients based on an assessment of the evidence of clin...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTickets: SalesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80497More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2025 to Question 65111 on Tickets: Sales Methods, when her Department plans to publish its response to the consultation entitled Putting Fans First: consultation
Answer: This Government is committed to introducing new protections for consumers on ticket resales, which is why we launched the Putting Fans First consultation on the resale of live events tickets.We are considering the evidence provided in response to our cons...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCompanies: RegistrationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80496More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what proportion of registered company directors had verified their identity on Companies House by 10 October 2025; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all directors have verified the
Answer: Over 700,000 individuals have successfully completed step 1 of the IDV process, thereby creating a verified identity. From 18 November, it will be possible to link this information with specific appointments, dependant on the due date of each company’s co...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Travel Authorisations: ToutingHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80495More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made a comparative assessment of measures taken to prevent or restrict third-party resellers of Electronic Travel Authorisations in (a) the UK and (b) other countries.
Answer: We would always recommend that applications for an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) be made via the official ETA app, and have consistently advised against the use of third party websites that offer ETAs. The overwhelming majority of applications are...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSequestration of Assets: VehiclesHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the consultation entitled Amendments to secondary legislation on the police removal, storage and disposal of vehicles, closed on 8 July 2025, if her Department will make and assessme
Answer: The Home Office has no plans to regulate the method of disposal following vehicle seizure. Decisions on the best method of vehicle disposal is an operational matter for Chief Officers of local forces to decide based on the specific circumstances and how t...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordVaccine Damage Payment SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of (a) reviewing and (b) increasing the level of payment provided under the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme.
Answer: I would like to reiterate my deepest sympathies to all those individuals who have experienced harm following vaccination, and to their families.I recognise many of the concerns that campaigners have raised regarding the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVaccine Damage Payment SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) applications have been received under the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme from people reporting disabilities resulting from the COVID-19 vaccination and (b) awards related to covid-19 va
Answer: The latest data from the National Health Service Business Services Authority, the administrators of the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS), show that as of 3 October 2025 (a) 22,079 VDPS applications have been received through the scheme relating to COV...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVaccine Damage Payment Scheme: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme.
Answer: I would like to reiterate my deepest sympathies to all those individuals who have experienced harm following vaccination, and to their families.I recognise many of the concerns that campaigners have raised regarding the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77857More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to support the continued (a) development and (b) implementation of NHS England’s elective toolkit given NHS England's planned abolition.
Answer: The NHS England Elective toolkit does not have one single function, as there are multiple different toolkits available. For example, the Children and young people’s elective recovery toolkit and the Getting It Right First Time toolkit, to support the deve...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAortic Dissection: Medical EquipmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77856More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to continue supporting the implementation of NHS England’s acute aortic dissection toolkit after the proposed abolition of NHS England.
Answer: The Department will continue to support the implementation of NHS England’s acute aortic dissection toolkit.In 2022, NHS England published the Acute Aortic Dissection Toolkit to support service transformation across England. Initial implementation support...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPets: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of potential impact of pet pesticide products on the environment.
Answer: The Veterinary Medicines Regulations (VMR) 2013, as amended, ensure that all veterinary medicines undergo rigorous scientific assessment, including environmental risk assessments, before being authorised for use. The Veterinary Medicines Directorate has f...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPesticides: Local GovernmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support local authorities to (a) reduce and (b) replace their use of pesticides.
Answer: The Government’s first priority with regard to pesticides is to ensure that they will not harm people or animal health or pose unacceptable risks to the environment.There is a legal requirement to minimise the use of pesticides along roads and in areas us...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
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