Laurence Turner MP: written questions
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Employment: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45320More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employers have had Disability Confident status rescinded in each of the last five years.
Answer: To date the Department has not suspended any employer from the scheme. We have worked with several employers who have been the subject of a complaint to improve their compliance with the scheme criteria.There is a Disability Confident complaints process i...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: ExpenditureTreasuryTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44140More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 42342 on Railways: Public Expenditure, if her Department will make the calculations for each of the last five years for which figures are available.
Answer: It is possible to reproduce English regional railway expenditure excluding HS2 for the last five years using the Country and Regional Analysis (CRA) dataset. The table below shows the impact for the most recent CRA publication from November 2024:Railway s...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCharcot Marie Tooth Disease: CannabisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of prescribing medical cannabis to treat Charcot-Marie-Tooth Syndrome.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) does not recommend the use of any cannabis-based medicines to manage chronic or neuropathic pain in adults and that cannabidiol (CBD) only be offered as part of a clinical trial.NICE recognises ...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBirmingham City Council: StaffMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43306More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of her Department's intervention at Birmingham City Council since October 2023.
Answer: The Commissioners’ fees and expenses are published on Birmingham City Council’s website at regular three-month intervals. There are additional costs associated with the admin support team provided by Birmingham City Council. Commissioners’ fees and expens...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNetwork Rail: Public AppointmentsDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress she has made on the appointment of a new Chair of Network Rail.
Answer: The Department plans to launch an open and fair recruitment to appoint a new permanent Chair of Network Rail and has appointed an Executive Search Agency to run the recruitment.
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: ExpenditureTreasuryTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42342More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to table 10.10 of her Department's publication entitled Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2024, published on 30 July 2024, if she will publish a version of the regional breakdown of per capita r
Answer: The country and region tables shown in chapters 9 and 10 of PESA including table 10.10, were originally published the previous December as part of the Country and Regional Analysis (CRA) dataset. It is possible to reproduce railway expenditure excluding H...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the report entitled Impact of Changes to the Ukraine Visa Schemes on Ukrainians in the UK, published by the University
Answer: The Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme, referenced by the report, continues to provide certainty and security for Ukrainians, allowing those with permission under one of the Ukraine schemes to apply for a further 18 months to stay in the UK. This will al...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWest Coast Main LineDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41754More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase capacity on the West Coast Main Line north of Birmingham.
Answer: The Department recognises concerns about capacity on the West Coast Main Line north of Birmingham and are considering advice before setting out detailed plans in due course. The Department is evaluating possible interventions to improve capacity north of ...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDual Jobholding and Overtime: TaxationTreasuryTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41700More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of reports of NHS staff being taxed as a second job for working overtime.
Answer: All income earned through employment is taxable, including income from further employment, such as from overtime or through additional employment. Tax is paid on individual’s overall income, regardless of the source of that income. Not all individuals who...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPigs: Animal HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to make Animal Health and Welfare Pathway grants available to pig farmers to install free farrowing systems.
Answer: We will simplify and rationalise our grant funding, ensuring that grants are targeted towards those who need them most and where they can deliver the most benefit for food security and nature.
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPigs: Animal HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish a public consultation this year that would enable the Government to provide the best support to farmers to end the use of pig farrowing crates.
Answer: We are firmly committed to maintaining and improving animal welfare and want to work closely with the farming sector to deliver high standards. The use of farrowing crates for pigs is an issue we are currently considering very carefully.
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children in state-funded schools were educated in special schools in each year from 2010-11.
Answer: The department publishes data on the number of children in special schools and the total number of pupils in state-funded schools in the following publication: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/special-educational-needs-i...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: Special Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40395More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to support the SEND-specialist Further Education sector; and what central capital grants have been provided to that sector during the last ten years.
Answer: The department has now published allocations for £740 million of high needs capital funding for the 2025/26 financial year. Of this funding, Birmingham has been allocated a total of just under £15 million which can be used to deliver new places in mainstr...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordColombia: Trade AgreementsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Colombia on the potential renewal of the UK-Colombia Bilateral Investment Treaty.
Answer: The Government has not been formally approached by the Colombian government about proposals to amend the UK-Colombia Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT). The Government regards the UK-Colombia BIT as playing an important role in the investment relationship ...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTransport FocusDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when Transport Focus last published minutes of meetings of its Board.
Answer: Transport Focus is currently in the process of updating numerous sections of its website. This includes records such as the board minutes, and the board committee terms of reference. Transport Focus is committed to upholding the principles of transparency...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38307More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on the 2025-26 NHS Payment Scheme consultation.
Answer: Ministers will work with the new transformation team at the top of NHS England, led by James Mackey, to lead this transformation. As we work to return many of NHS England’s current functions to the Department, we will ensure that we continue to evaluate i...
Answered 21 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: InfrastructureDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Office of Rail and Road's letter to Network Rail of 11 February 2025, entitled Management of structures – structures examination and assessment noncompliance, what recent assessment she ha
Answer: The Office of Rail and Road (ORR), in its capacity as the independent rail safety regulator for Great Britain, is responsible for assessing the adequacy of the measures taken by Network Rail to examine, assess and evaluate the safety of the structural ass...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: ContractsCabinet OfficeTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36272More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to develop weightings for trade union (a) access and (b) recognition when (i) awarding public contracts and (ii) determining strategic suppliers.
Answer: The Social Value Model has been updated to ensure that in-scope organisations can implement the government’s new National Procurement Policy Statement (NPPS). Procurement Policy Note 002: The Social Value Model sets out the government’s approach to social...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: BirminghamDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35088More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2025 to Question 28794 on Railways: Season Tickets, what the cost of a standard-class annual rail season ticket from (a) Longbridge, (b) Northfield and (c) Kings Norton sta
Answer: The price of the standard class annual season ticket for all these journeys was £971.
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNorthern: Rolling StockDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the levels of corrosion on the Class (a) 150/0, (b) 150/1, (c) 150/2, (d) 155, (e) 156 and (f) 158 vehicles operated by Northern Trains.
Answer: The Department does not hold information with regards to the levels of corrosion on the specified rolling stock. It is a matter for the operator, rolling stock owner and maintainer to ensure that their rolling stock remains in an appropriate condition for...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBirmingham New Street Station: Air PollutionDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps Network Rail takes to monitor air quality at Birmingham New Street station.
Answer: Network Rail monitors air quality at Birmingham New Street station as part of a £4.5 million air quality monitoring network, which is funded by the Department for Transport and managed by the Rail Safety and Standards Board. The network, which began opera...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPregnancy: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32711More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cases of neonatal abstinence syndrome there were in each of the last 10 years.
Answer: The following table shows the number of cases of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) since 2014: YearToken Person ID20141,28720151,27920161,19820171,18420181,19520191,08320201,05820211,16320221,09520231,05620241,107 (provisional)Source: NHS England Notes:T...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAcademies: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff employed by single academy trusts were paid (a) between £150,000 and £199,999, (b) between £200,000 and £249,999 and (c) in excess of £250,000 in each of the last five years by trust.
Answer: The department collates and publishes data annually in the ‘Academies sector annual report and accounts’ on the number of academy trusts with an individual staff member whose emoluments are above £100,000. The data is available in the attached spreadsheet...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: BirminghamDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32399More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of NHS (a) operations, (b) appointments and (c) tests that took place in Birmingham between July-November (i) 2024 and (ii) 2023.
Answer: The scope of this data is limited to elective services consistent with consultant-led referral to treatment waiting times. It excludes emergency care, maternity, and mental health services. Birmingham has four trusts excluding these services, data for whi...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMulti-academy Trusts: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff employed by multi academy trusts were paid (a) between £150,000 and £199,999, (b) between £200,000 and £249,999 and (c) in excess of £250,000 in each of the last five years by trust.
Answer: The department collates and publishes data annually in the ‘Academies sector annual report and accounts’ on the number of academy trusts with an individual staff member whose emoluments are above £100,000. The data is available in the attached spreadsheet...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
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