Laurence Turner MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Road Traffic Control: ComplaintsDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15992More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2024 to Question 14413 on Road Traffic Control: Complaints, how many objections were made to Traffic Regulation Orders in (a) Birmingham, (b) the West Midlands and (c) Engl
Answer: Whilst the Department holds information on Temporary Traffic Regulation Orders, there would be a disproportionate cost to provide this information for the timeframes and the areas requested within the deadline set for answering this question.
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPrimodos: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2024 to Question 12696 on Primodos: Research, whether the meeting of the Commission on Human Medicines has taken place.
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), together with wider Government, have committed to reviewing any new scientific evidence which comes to light.The new publication by Danielsson et al has been reviewed by the MHRA and advice h...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress he has made on establishing the Adult Social Care Negotiating Body.
Answer: On 10 October 2024, the Government introduced the Employment Rights Bill in Parliament. Among other powers, and as currently drafted, the bill confers powers on my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to establish a body to ne...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSchool Support Staff Negotiating BodyDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15610More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress she has made on establishing the School Support Staff Negotiating Body.
Answer: School support staff are an essential part of the school workforce, and the department recognises that they are crucial to ensuring we give children the best possible life chances. That is why the reinstatement of the School Support Staff Negotiating Body...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: Birmingham NorthfieldDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15084More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Birmingham Northfield constituency have (a) applied for and (b) been awarded Pension Credit since 29 July 2024.
Answer: Data on how many Pension Credit applications we received by the Department between 1 April 2024 and 22 September 2024 was recently published on gov.uk. This data is published at National level. It is not currently possible to provide application data at a...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNon-teaching Staff: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to section 7.2.12 of her Department's publication entitled School workforce census guide 2024: Guide for schools including academies within a Multi Academy Trust, published on 11 October 2024, ho
Answer: Information on the school workforce is published in the ‘School Workforce in England’ statistical publication, which can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england.The attached table prov...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: SuicideDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15053More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2024 to Question 14142 on Roads: Suicide, and with reference to the Answer of 12 July 2016 to Question 42206 on Roads: Suicide, for what reason data on incidents logged as
Answer: This limitation is not unique to the Strategic Road Network (SRN) and is also the case for all UK roads. National Highways record incidents using operational data and plan interventions based on this. National Highways cannot be confident that every incid...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: West MidlandsDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many live bus service registrations there were in (a) Birmingham and (b) the West Midlands in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2023-24.
Answer: The Office for the Traffic Commissioner (OTC) only publish data on a traffic area wide basis. In the West Midlands, the term traffic area wide would include the West Midlands conurbation, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Shro...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic Control: ComplaintsDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department holds information on the number of objections made to Traffic Regulation Orders.
Answer: I can confirm the Department holds information on the number of objections made to Traffic Regulations Orders and is able to supply it in respect of any defined time period in the last 5 years.
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14412More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2024 to Question 3558 on Access to Work Programme, whether applicants who have been assigned a Case Manager can correspond with that Case Manager in writing.
Answer: Applicants can correspond with their allocated Access to Work case manager in writing via email once it has been established that communication by email is required as a reasonable adjustment due to the applicant’s disability or health condition.
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: SuicideDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14142More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) suicides and (b) attempted suicides were recorded as having taken place on the strategic road network in each of the last ten years.
Answer: Whilst National Highways undertakes considerable work to use all intelligence and operational data to prevent suicide, it does not have definitive datasets on suicide related incidents on the Strategic Road Network (SRN) because classification of deaths i...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Employers' ContributionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13962More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2024 to Question 11851 on Employers' Contributions: Local Government, whether local authorities will be compensated in full for the additiona
Answer: As per our response to Question UIN 11851 on 8 November 2024, the Government has committed to provide support for departments and other public sector employers for additional employer NICs costs. This applies to those directly employed by the public secto...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: BirminghamDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average time was between referral and first contact for mental health services for people aged 17 years and under in Birmingham in each of the last five years.
Answer: Tables showing the average time between referral and first contact for mental health services for people aged 17 years old and under in Birmingham in each of the last five years are attached. There are a number of caveats that should be taken into account...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2024 to Question 11046 on General Practitioners: Finance, when he plans to determine the overall GP contract investment in the 2025-26 financial year.
Answer: The Department will confirm funding for general practices (GPs) for 2025/26 as part of the usual GP contract process later in the year, including through consultation with the sector.
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of capping single bus fares at £3 in 2025.
Answer: On Monday 28 October, the Prime Minister confirmed that the government will introduce a new £3 cap on single bus fares in England outside London from 1 January 2025 through to 31 December 2025. The government will provide funding of over £150 million to d...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSchool Rebuilding Programme: Birmingham NorthfieldDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12316More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 7 October 2024 to Question 5620 on Schools: Buildings, what stage of the School Rebuilding Programme are (a) Green Meadow Primary School and (b) King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy in B
Answer: Green Meadow Primary School is in group 2 of the School Rebuilding Programme. Projects in group 2 are expected to commence with planning and feasibility work from April 2025.King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy is in group 3 and is currently expected to com...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFishing CatchesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12018More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to address the issue of overfishing.
Answer: Sustainability is at the heart of the UK’s approach to fisheries management. Through negotiations with other coastal States, we ensure that catch limits are set sustainably, consistent with the best scientific advice. This Government is also pleased to re...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFishing CatchesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science's report entitled Assessing the susta
Answer: As an independent coastal State, the UK sets total allowable catches (TACs) each year for many fish stocks through negotiations with other coastal States. UK positions in those negotiations are informed by the best available scientific advice, including a...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: SlaughterhousesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will (a) make an assessment of the adequacy of access to mental health support provisions for abattoir workers and (b) take steps to ensure that workers in this industry have access to such s
Answer: There are no plans to make such an assessment. Access to mental health services in the National Health Service is based on clinical need, including for abattoir workers.Too many people with mental health issues are not getting the support or care they nee...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSlaughterhouses: CCTVDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12007More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of The Mandatory Use of Close Circuit Television in Slaughterhouses (England) Regulations 2018.
Answer: Published in June 2023, the Post Implementation Review of The Mandatory Use of Closed Circuit Television in Slaughterhouses (England) Regulations 2018 confirmed that the legislation has met its objectives of improving animal welfare and providing assuranc...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFireworks: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2024 to Question 10062 on Animal Welfare: Fireworks, what form of engagement the Government plans to undertake with charities on its review of existing policy.
Answer: To inform any future decisions on fireworks policy I intend to engage with businesses, consumer groups and charities shortly after the fireworks season to gather evidence on the issues and impacts with fireworks. Officials regularly meet and correspond wi...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFireworks: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2024 to Question 10062 on Animal Welfare: Fireworks, what the Government’s planned timetable is for reviewing the existing policy.
Answer: To inform any future decisions on fireworks policy I intend to engage with businesses, consumer groups and charities shortly after the fireworks season to gather evidence on the issues and impacts with fireworks. Officials regularly meet and correspond wi...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: Capital InvestmentDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 35 of the minutes of the Office of Rail and Roads Board meeting of 25 June 2024, when National Highways plans to publish the Delivery Plan Update for 2024/25.
Answer: National Highways intend the publish the Delivery Plan Update for 2024/25 later this year.
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployment: SurveysDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the report by the former Department for Business, Innovation and Skills entitled Workplace Employment Relations Study, published on 23 January 2013, if he will make an assessment of t
Answer: There are currently no plans to undertake a new Workplace Employee Relations Study (WERS). The survey methodology is challenging to replicate as it relies on sampling via the employer which is harder to obtain due to increased privacy concerns in recent y...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: Capital InvestmentDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date her Department provided proposals to Highways England for the Road Investment Strategy 2.
Answer: The Department for Transport published the Draft second Road Investment Strategy on 29 October 2018, setting out the Governments objectives and funding available for RIS2, to allow National Highways (then Highways England) to prepare its Draft Strategic B...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
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