Joshua Reynolds MP: written questions
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Written questions
General Practitioners: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme.
Answer: We are investing an additional £889 million through the GP Contract to reinforce the front door of the National Health Service, bringing total spend on the GP Contract to £13.2 billion in 2025/26. This is the biggest increase in over a decade.Under recent...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Labour Turnover and RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support GP practices to (a) recruit and (b) retain skilled practitioners.
Answer: We are investing an additional £889 million through the GP Contract to reinforce the front door of the National Health Service, bringing total spend on the GP Contract to £13.2 billion in 2025/26. This is the biggest increase in over a decade.Under recent...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: UnemploymentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce levels of GP unemployment.
Answer: We are investing an additional £889 million through the GP Contract to reinforce the front door of the National Health Service, bringing total spend on the GP Contract to £13.2 billion in 2025/26. This is the biggest increase in over a decade.Under recent...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSchool LibrariesDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of making it a statutory requirement for schools to have libraries; and whether her Department is taking steps to ensure that all schools have access to we
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Maidenhead to the answer of 28 January 2025 to Question 25150.
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordVE Day: AnniversariesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she will issue guidance to local authorities to waive street party fees for celebrations commemorating the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe.
Answer: On 5 March 2025, Minister Peacock, Minister for Sport, Media, Civil Society and Youth at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) wrote to all local authorities regarding the 80th anniversaries of Victory in Europe (VE) and Victory over Japan (V...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: MaidenheadDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33806More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent persistent flooding in (a) Cookham and (b) Hurley.
Answer: Environment Agency (EA) teams are working with colleagues from Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council to improve knowledge and understanding of the flooding that has occurred during the last two years of higher-than-average rainfall. The EA is en...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordIran: Capital PunishmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government plans to take steps to intervene in the case of Iranian citizens Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani; and whether he plans to have discussions with his Ir
Answer: The UK opposes the death penalty in all circumstances as a matter of principle. We have repeatedly called on the Islamic Republic to establish a moratorium on executions, including through a Human Rights Ambassadors joint statement at the Human Rights Cou...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFluorinated Gases: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will meet with manufacturers from the (a) heating, (b) refrigeration and (c) air conditioning industries to discuss the inclusion of mandatory training for flammable refrigerants
Answer: The GB F-gas review is ongoing, and we are in the process of developing proposals for amending the F-gas legislation in Great Britain. We intend to go out to consultation on proposals for reform in due course. Defra officials have ongoing and valued engag...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFluorinated Gases: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department will publish the consultation on fluorinated gas regulation.
Answer: The GB F-gas review is ongoing, and we are in the process of developing proposals for amending the F-gas legislation in Great Britain. We intend to go out to consultation on proposals for reform in due course. Defra officials have ongoing and valued engag...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: IsraelMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was the most recent date on which Israeli officials entered the Department's buildings on Whitehall.
Answer: The last visit by Israeli officials to the Ministry of Defence Main Building took place on Wednesday 5 February 2025.
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCarer's AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 902516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to reform the Carer’s Allowance system.
Answer: We have announced the highest ever increase to the Carers Allowance earning limit, started considering the feasibility of a taper instead of the earnings threshold and launched an independent review of Carers Allowance overpayments.
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of Personal Independence Payments in covering additional costs associated with disability.
Answer: Personal Independence Payment (PIP) provides a contribution to the extra costs that may arise from a long-term disability or health condition. PIP is a non-contributory, non-means-tested, additional cost benefit and can be worth over £9,500 a year, tax fr...
Answered 24 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24388More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people HMRC has identified as being liable for the Loan Charge who have not yet (a) paid and (b) settled to avoid it (i) in total and (ii) by Parliamentary constituency.
Answer: HMRC has previously estimated that around 40,000 individuals and 5,000 employers were liable to the Loan Charge and were yet to settle with HMRC, including those who had settled some but not all of their liabilities. This information is not available at p...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Diagnostic Centres: MaidenheadDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22857More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to open one of the new seven day Community Diagnostic Centres at St Mark's Hospital in Maidenhead.
Answer: St Marks Hospital is currently hosting temporary activity for Slough Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) in Maidenhead whilst the permanent site at Upton Community Hospital in Slough is being completed. All diagnostic activity will move to Upton Hospital la...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: DisinformationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 901955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle disinformation through AI-generated deepfakes.
Answer: We have recently announced that we are delivering on our manifesto commitment to ban the creation of sexually explicit deepfakes through the Crime and Policing Bill.Deepfakes more broadly are captured by the Online Safety Act where they are shared on soci...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordEquitable Life Assurance Society: CompensationTreasuryTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21417More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to pay additional compensation to people impacted by the collapse of Equitable Life.
Answer: The Equitable Life Payment Scheme has been fully wound down and closed since 2016 and there are no plans to reopen any decisions relating to the Payment Scheme or review the £1.5 billion funding allocation previously made to it. Further guidance on the st...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBoilers: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19211More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of zero emission domestic boilers on the transition to net zero.
Answer: Zero emission boilers, or heat batteries are a promising technology because they utilise time-of-use tariffs, do not require outside space, and can be cheaper to install than heat pumps in some circumstances. However, they are also less efficient than hea...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his definition is of progressive realism; and what steps he is taking to implement a progressive realist foreign policy.
Answer: In his article in Foreign Affairs (April 2024), the Foreign Secretary defined progressive realism as "using realist means to pursue progressive ends". He is clear that this approach will underpin FCDO policies and will require using all the tool...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: PricesDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 17056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to stop driving tests being bulk booked and re-sold at a higher cost.
Answer: To ensure fairness for everyone wanting to book a practical driving test, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) continues to work hard to combat the unscrupulous practice of reselling tests, very often at significant profit. It is not possible to...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 17054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking help tackle homelessness.
Answer: The Government recognises that homelessness levels are far too high and this can have a devastating impact on those affected, including young people. We will consider youth homelessness as we develop our long-term cross-government strategy, working with m...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCompanies: RegistrationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring a company to confirm an address before registering it at Companies House.
Answer: Through the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 we have given the registrar more powers to ensure address (and other) information on the register of companies is as accurate and complete as reasonably possible. Additionally, next year will ...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Employers' ContributionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16693More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to employer National Insurance contributions on the number of available GP appointments.
Answer: Primary care providers, including general practices (GPs), are valued independent contractors who provide nearly £20 billion worth of National Health Services. Every year we consult with each sector both about what services they provide, and the money pro...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9385More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help secure the financial sustainability of (a) the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead and (b) all local councils.
Answer: This Government recognises that council funding has been under pressure since 2010. Any council that has unmanageable pressures and is concerned about its financial position should approach the department.We will provide councils with more stability and c...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHeart DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7370More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting lists for heart care treatments, in the context of recent statistics published by the British Heart Foundation on trends in the number of prema
Answer: Tackling waiting lists is a key part of our Health Mission. The waiting list at the end of July stood at 7.62 million patient pathways, with 417,864 incomplete pathways waiting for treatment for cardiology.We will deliver an extra 40,000 operations, scans...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRivers: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 900430More
Question: What steps he is taking to improve the water quality of rivers.
Answer: After 14 years of Conservative failure, we share the public’s fury at the levels of sewage being released into our rivers, lakes and seas.That is why this Government has introduced legislation to put the water companies under special measures to end their...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
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