Joshua Reynolds MP: written questions 2025
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LeaseholdMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of publishing the (a) lease length, (b) ground rent (c) service charges and (d) other relevant matters of leasehold tenures (i
Answer: On 6 October 2025, the government published a consultation on proposals to improve to the home buying and selling process. It can be found on gov.uk here.The consultation includes proposals to require sellers and estate agents to provide upfront property ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPermitted Development Rights: Multiple OccupationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions his Department has had with local planning authorities on the impact of permitted development for Houses in Multiple Occupation on parking provision.
Answer: My Department has not had any such discussions with local planning authorities. Local authorities can remove the permitted development right for smaller Houses in Multiple Occupation to protect local amenity or wellbeing of an area by introducing an ‘Arti...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRiver Thames: Public FootpathsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of reinstating (a) full public access and (b) navigation at Temple Footbridge in Hurley.
Answer: Full navigation access at Temple Footbridge will be reinstated once the central section of the bridge is removed and taken off site for inspection and secure storage. This is now expected to take place in November 2025, at a cost of approximately £450,000...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRiver Thames: Public FootpathsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to provide additional resources to the Environment Agency to support works to restore full navigation under Temple Footbridge in Hurley.
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) will continue to invest in its Navigation infrastructure. Once the indicative costs of completing the Temple Footbridge project is known, the amount of additional grant in aid available to the EA for this project will be calcul...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRiver Thames: Public FootpathsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Environment Agency has allocated funding for the (a) repair and (b) reopening of Temple Footbridge in Hurley.
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) is investing up to £500k this financial year to progress the initial phases of the Temple Footbridge (Hurley) and Marsh Horsebridge (Henley on Thames) projects. This includes the preparation of outline designs, which are expect...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBillingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81010More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the effectiveness of late payment reforms.
Answer: This Government is committed to tackling late payments and will introduce the most significant legislation aimed at tackling late payments in 25 years. Late payments cost the UK economy £11bn per year and close down 38 UK businesses every day.Large busine...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: BillingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of late payment reform on cash flow for small and medium-sized enterprises.
Answer: This Government is determined to tackle late payments. On 31st July, alongside the Plan for Small Business, we launched a public consultation to seek views on our proposed legislative measures to ensure companies pay their suppliers quickly and on time. T...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: BillingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to provide the Small Business Commissioner with additional powers to help tackle persistent late payment by large firms.
Answer: This Government is committed to tackling late payments and supporting small businesses and the self-employed.We launched a consultation in July alongside the Plan for Small Business which closes on the 23rd of October which sets out measures we intend to ...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBillingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81007More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure compliance with statutory maximum payment terms for suppliers.
Answer: This Government is committed to tackling late payments and supporting small businesses and the self-employed.We launched a consultation in July alongside the Plan for Small Business which closes on the 23rd of October which sets out measures we intend to ...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: FoodDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department’s policy is on the use of cash for food vendor payments in NHS hospitals.
Answer: The Department does not have a policy on the use of cash for the payment of food vendors in National Health Service hospitals. These decisions are taken locally by NHS organisations.
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDoors: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of creating an accreditation scheme for fire door replacement works to allow approved contractors to carry o
Answer: The government introduced the higher-risk building control regime to ensure more stringent oversight and accountability during the design and construction of higher-risk buildings, backed by stronger enforcement and sanctions. All proposed higher-risk bui...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty Development: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to publish guidance for managing agents and freeholders on how costs should be allocated for remedial works relating to historic building defects whe
Answer: The Building Safety Act allows for civil cases to be brought against companies which were associated with those responsible for historic building defects, even when these responsible parties are no longer in existence or are making use of complex corporat...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMarriageMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he is taking steps to (a) speed up the marriage application process, (b) expand the scope of legal marriage venues and (c) review the 28-day notice period prior to the marriage ceremony.
Answer: The 28-day notice period implemented by the Immigration Act 2014 remains in place not only for administrative reasons but also to support safeguards against sham marriages. The Government has no plans to review this.The Law Commission’s 2022 report on wed...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNurseries: Road TrafficMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of nurseries falling within Class E of the Town and Country Planning Order 1987 on neighbouring residents; and if he wil
Answer: My Department has made no such an assessment. We continue to keep planning regulations under review.
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: Telephone ServicesTreasuryTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76206More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the service level target is for HM Revenue and Customs for answering telephone calls; and when that target was last reviewed.
Answer: HMRC’s published historic data series includes figures for 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17. This data sets out the number of telephony contacts and the percentage of total call attempts handled by HMRC Contact Centres. These figures, along with the length of...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: Telephone ServicesTreasuryTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76205More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the additional level of funding that would be required to enable HM Revenue and Customs to answer all telephone calls.
Answer: HMRC’s published historic data series includes figures for 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17. This data sets out the number of telephony contacts and the percentage of total call attempts handled by HMRC Contact Centres. These figures, along with the length of...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: Telephone ServicesTreasuryTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76204More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average length of time was that callers to HM Revenue and Customs waited before ending their call without speaking to an adviser in (a) 2015 and (b) 2016.
Answer: HMRC’s published historic data series includes figures for 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17. This data sets out the number of telephony contacts and the percentage of total call attempts handled by HMRC Contact Centres. These figures, along with the length of...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: Telephone ServicesTreasuryTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76203More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many telephone calls were received by HM Revenue and Customs in (a) 2015 and (b) 2016.
Answer: HMRC’s published historic data series includes figures for 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17. This data sets out the number of telephony contacts and the percentage of total call attempts handled by HMRC Contact Centres. These figures, along with the length of...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: Telephone ServicesTreasuryTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76202More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of telephone calls to HM Revenue and Customs were answered in (a) 2015 and (b) 2016.
Answer: HMRC’s published historic data series includes figures for 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17. This data sets out the number of telephony contacts and the percentage of total call attempts handled by HMRC Contact Centres. These figures, along with the length of...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps her Department has taken to ensure local authorities have sufficient resources to repair and maintain residential roads; and what steps she plans to take to improve the long-term funding settl
Answer: The Government takes the condition of our country’s roads very seriously and is committed to supporting local authorities in maintaining and renewing the local highway network. This Government has made a record investment of almost £1.6 billion for local ...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a diplomatic humanitarian convoy to facilitate the delivery of aid through the Rafah Crossing; and what recent discussi
Answer: The political and security conditions in Gaza are not currently suitable for the deployment of diplomatic convoys and escorts. Israel must allow the full range of humanitarian relief supplies to enter and be distributed within Gaza via all crossings and r...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPeople SmugglingHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps is she taking to dismantle organised people smuggling gangs; and how recent (a) legislative and (b) operational measures will (i) improve border security and (ii) protect vulnerable individ
Answer: The Border Security Command (BSC) continues to focus on tackling the organised immigration crime gangs that are facilitating small boat crossings, working with domestic partners such as the National Crime Agency, and overseas counterparts in a range of co...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPeople SmugglingHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her timetable is for ending the operations of organised people smuggling gangs; and how she will measure progress towards this goal under the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill.
Answer: The Border Security Command (BSC) continues to focus on tackling the organised immigration crime gangs that are facilitating small boat crossings, working with domestic partners such as the National Crime Agency, and overseas counterparts in a range of co...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: BillingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment the Government has made of the potential impact of large businesses repaying SME invoices 60 or 90 days after receipt of the invoice on levels of interruption to SME cashflow.
Answer: On 31st July DBT published new research showing that late payments cost the UK economy £11bn per year and closes down 38 UK businesses every day, with a disproportionate impact upon small businesses.Government is putting in place the most significant legi...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMidwives: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of midwifery recruitment freezes on maternal health outcomes in England; and what steps his Department is taking to reduce sta
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling the retention and recruitment challenges that face the National Health Service.NHS England is leading a range of initiatives to boost the retention of existing staff. This includes building a compassionate and inclu...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
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