Karl Turner MP: written questions
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Written questions
Taxis: LicensingDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of out-of-town (a) taxi and (b) private hire vehicle licensing on local authority enforcement capabilities and public safety; and what steps she i
Answer: Since coming into Government, I have been actively looking at safeguarding in relation to taxis and private hire vehicles. I welcome the work by Baroness Casey in her audit of group-based child sexual exploitation and abuse and her report adds valuable ev...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordInnovate UKDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31851More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with small business organisations on the performance of Innovate UK.
Answer: Supporting innovative small firms is a key objective of the government’s growth mission. My department regularly engages with business organisations to understand the needs of their members. 86% of Innovate UK grant funding goes to SMEs, with 8,000 SMEs s...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Government AssistanceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31850More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he plans to take to improve his Department’s support for UK SMEs.
Answer: The Department is committed to improving support for SMEs, working cross-government to remove barriers to growth, ensuring that SMEs have access to resources and expertise needed to develop and scale. For example, over the last 2 years, Innovate UK has aw...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordInnovate UK: GrantsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to review the decision of Innovate UK to close the Smart Grants Scheme.
Answer: Supporting innovative firms to flourish in the UK will be vital to delivering our Growth Mission. Innovate UK is redesigning its approach to better support these firms to scale and grow. Innovate UK has paused its Smart Grants offer so that it can work wi...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordInnovate UK: GrantsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31848More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has held with Innovate UK on their decision to close the Smart Grants Scheme.
Answer: Supporting innovative firms to flourish in the UK will be vital to delivering our Growth Mission. Innovate UK is redesigning its approach to better support these firms to scale and grow. Innovate UK has paused its Smart Grants offer so that it can work wi...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordInnovate UK: GrantsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the accessibility of Innovate UK funding for UK SMEs.
Answer: Supporting innovative small firms is a key objective of the government’s growth mission. My department regularly engages with business organisations to understand the needs of their members. 86% of Innovate UK grant funding goes to SMEs, with 8,000 SMEs s...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTonnage Tax: RegistrationDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the number of (a) company groups that have been entered into the Tonnage Tax scheme and (b) vessels entered into the scheme by those company groups in each year since 2000; and w
Answer: The Department does not maintain cumulative records of all companies that have participated in the Tonnage Tax system, as there is no business requirement to do so. The training obligation is assessed annually. However, we can provide the most recent figu...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisoner EscortsMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2024 to Question 14304 on Prisoners Escort, how her Department defines agreed court start times.
Answer: The team in HM Prison & Probation Service responsible for managing the Prisoner Escort & Custody Service (PECS) contracts collects data relating to trial delays from several sources. HM Courts and Tribunal Service submits a Court Exceptions Report...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisoner EscortsMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2024 to Question 14304 on Prisoners Escort, how her Department collects data on prisoner delays.
Answer: The team in HM Prison & Probation Service responsible for managing the Prisoner Escort & Custody Service (PECS) contracts collects data relating to trial delays from several sources. HM Courts and Tribunal Service submits a Court Exceptions Report...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisoner EscortsMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14304More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12397 on Prisoners Escort, what the average time for a late delivery of a prisoner is to (a) Crown Court and (b) Magistrates Court.
Answer: Delays attributable to prisoner escort supplier failure are calculated from the point at which court proceedings are ready to commence, provided this is within the agreed court start times and the delay is greater than 15 minutes. Penalties (known as serv...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisoner Escorts: Magistrates' CourtsMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12397 on Prisoners Escort, how many penalties for late delivery of a prisoner to the Magistrates Court were issued in (a) 2024 and (b) 2023.
Answer: Delays attributable to prisoner escort supplier failure are calculated from the point at which court proceedings are ready to commence, provided this is within the agreed court start times and the delay is greater than 15 minutes. Penalties (known as serv...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisoner Escorts: Crown CourtMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12397 on Prisoners Escort, how many penalties for late delivery of a prisoner to the Crown Court were issued in (a) 2024 and (b) 2023.
Answer: Delays attributable to prisoner escort supplier failure are calculated from the point at which court proceedings are ready to commence, provided this is within the agreed court start times and the delay is greater than 15 minutes. Penalties (known as serv...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordWind Power: Seas and OceansDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13440More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many offshore wind turbines were installed at locations within (a) UK territorial waters and (b) the UK Exclusive Economic Zone in each year between 2017 and 2023.
Answer: The Crown Estate’s Offshore Wind Report 2023 states there were 2,776 operational offshore wind turbines in UK waters at the end of 2023. The Department does not hold data on the number of installed turbines over time or whether they are located in UK Terr...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: Wind PowerHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13439More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2024 to Question 7745 on Migrant Workers: Wind Power, if she will contact employers that utilised the concession to obtain data on the number of workers brought to
Answer: The offshore wind workers immigration rules concession ended on 30 April 2023. There are no plans to collect this data.
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisoner EscortsMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12397More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the contractual penalties are for the late transfer of prisoners to court; and at what point the penalty starts if a prisoner is transferred late to court.
Answer: The contracts for the Prisoner Escort and Custody Service set out the penalties, referred to as “service credits”, applied to suppliers found culpable for late delivery of a prisoner to court, where this has the effect of delaying the hearing. The delay i...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAllotmentsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) ensure the accessibility of allotments for members of the community and (b) support local authorities in (i) improving facilities and (ii) ensuring inclu
Answer: Defra is not currently taking any such steps. Allotments policy is a matter for local Government.
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAllotmentsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9918More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to (a) review and (b) amend the Allotments Act 1950 to strengthen the rights of allotment tenants.
Answer: Defra is not currently taking any such steps. Allotments policy is a matter for local Government.
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to increase investment in the children's mental health system to (a) reduce waiting times and (b) ensure that more (i) children and (ii) young people can access support
Answer: It is unacceptable that too many children and young people are not receiving the mental health care they need, and we know that waits for mental health services are far too long. That is why we will recruit 8,500 additional mental health workers across bo...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: Wind PowerHome OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to identify the number of non-UK national workers that were brought to work on the construction and maintenance of offshore wind farms within UK territorial waters under the Off
Answer: All those who came to the UK under the concession were stamped at the Border rather than through visa routes and therefore no data was collected.
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: ShippingHome OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Register of licensed sponsors: workers, published on 7 October 2024, how many seafarers were sponsored to work on ships (a) in UK waters, (b) on international routes from UK port
Answer: All those who came to the UK under the concession were stamped at the Border rather than through visa routes and therefore no data was collected.
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: Sri LankaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to increase the volume of trade between the United Kingdom and Sri Lanka.
Answer: The Government uses a range of programmes and levers to increase the volume of trade between UK and Sri Lanka. These include the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS), which cuts tariffs and simplifies trading rules for Sri Lankan exporters. The Gove...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordQualificationsDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether students will be able to enrol on all existing applied general qualifications up to and including the 2026-27 academic year.
Answer: In July 2024, my Right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, announced a short pause to the defunding of qualifications to enable a review of post-16 qualification reforms at Level 3 and below. The review will begin immediately and will exami...
Answered 6 Sept 2024
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