Laurence Turner MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Roads: EquipmentDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department plans to respond to the consultation entitled Enabling road use of hydrogen-powered non-road mobile machinery, published on 27 March 2024.
Answer: Following a consultation that closed in April 2024, the Department for Transport is developing an amendment to The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 to allow hydrogen-powered off-road machinery to be used on the road. Legislation is ex...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordParliamentary Archives: LocationHouse of Commons CommissionTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30490More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what recent progress has been made on the Parliamentary archives relocation programme; and whether that programme is still expected to be completed in 2025
Answer: The Archives Relocation Programme is on track to be completed in 2025.To date 65% of the physical records have been removed from the Victoria Tower with the remaining moves scheduled to be completed by the autumn.The partnership agreement with The Nationa...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDangerous Dogs: InjuriesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30370More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department holds information on the number of injuries caused by dangerous dogs to (a) postal workers and (b) courier workers broken down at (i) national, (ii) local author
Answer: Defra does not hold data on the total number of dog attacks or on the number of injuries caused by dangerous dogs on postal or courier workers as enforcement authorities and healthcare services are not required to report this information to Defra. This in...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCriminal Injuries CompensationMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30369More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2012 to Question 124834, on Criminal Injuries Compensation, if she will uprate the figures given in that Answer to 2024 prices.
Answer: The following table sets out the value of each of the tariff bands in the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme (CICS) along with how much each of the tariff bands would be worth in 2012 and 2024, if they had increased by the rate of inflation since 1996 ...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFines: SurchargesMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30368More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funds have been raised through the victim surcharge in each year since its creation.
Answer: The surcharge (often referred to as the victim surcharge) was first introduced in April 2007 and changes were introduced on 1 October 2012, 1 September 2014, 8 April 2016, 28 June 2019, 14 April 2020 and then again on 16 June 2022.When a court passes a se...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCriminal Injuries CompensationMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30367More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the expenditure of her Department's criminal injuries hardship fund has been in each year since its creation.
Answer: The below table shows the compensation spend under the Hardship Fund in each financial year. It does not include the running costs of the Hardship Fund. The Hardship Fund opened on 27 November 2012.Financial YearAmount Paid2012/13£883.032013/14£1,116.0520...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCriminal Injuries CompensationMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 08 July 2019 to Question 261492, on Criminal Injuries Compensation, if she will publish the same information for each year since 2017-18.
Answer: The information in the table below sets out the criminal injuries compensation spend for each of the years shown (as published in the CICA Annual Report and Accounts). It does not include compensation awarded under the Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compen...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTraffic OfficersDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Highways England traffic officers were employed on 15 March in each year since 2016.
Answer: The number of traffic officers employed by National Highways on 15 March in each year since 2016 was as follows: YearTraffic officer headcount on 15 March20161,43520171,41020181,41920191,54620201,47220211,41220221,39020231,48820241,553
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUK International Consumer CentreDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29383More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2025 to Question 25524 on UK International Consumer Centre, if he will place a copy of the agreement referenced in the Commons Library.
Answer: I regret that the grant funding agreement cannot be submitted to the Commons Library. Grant letters and details are commercially sensitive for both the parties.Releasing these details would, or would be likely to, prejudice the interests of those concerne...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Season TicketsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the cost of a standard-class annual rail season ticket from (a) Longbridge, (b) Northfield and (c) Kings Norton stations to Birmingham New Street in 2010.
Answer: In 2010, annual season tickets from both Longbridge and Northfield to Birmingham New Street cost £597.00, and from Kings Norton to Birmingham New Street cost £523.00.
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: BidfoodDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2025 to Question 26736 on Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Bidfood, what contracts (a) under the value of £12,000 and (b) tendered before 2015 and sub
Answer: Core Department: DCMS does not hold any active contracts, nor any contracts since 1st April 2015 with BFS Group Limited and its subsidiaries. To the best of our knowledge, we do not hold any information on Bidfood contracts tendered before 2015, noting th...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordWales Office: BidfoodWales OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26996More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what contracts (a) BFS Group Limited and (b) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited hold with (i) his Department and (ii) agencies of his Department.
Answer: None. The Wales Office does not have any contracts with BFS Group Limited or its subsidiary companies.
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: BidfoodScotland OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what contracts (a) BFS Group Limited and (b) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited hold with (i) his Department and (ii) agencies of his Department.
Answer: The Scotland Office has no contracts with BFS Group Limited or any subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited.
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Office: BidfoodNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26994More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what contracts (a) BFS Group Limited and (b) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited hold with (i) his Department and (ii) agencies of his Department.
Answer: The Northern Ireland Office does not hold any contracts with BFS Group Limited or subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited.
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: BidfoodMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what contracts (a) BFS Group Limited and (b) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited hold with (i) her Department and (ii) agencies of her Department.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice holds one contract with BFS Group, under Bidfood, for the supply of food to all public prisons. Details can be found at: Prisoner & Non-Prisoner Food Supply - Contracts Finder.
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: BidfoodMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26749More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what contracts (a) BFS Group Limited and (b) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited hold with (i) her Department and (ii) agencies of her Department.
Answer: Information about contracts awarded by Ministry for Housing Communities and Local Government and its agencies is available on Contracts Finder or Find a Tender Service, as required under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.Details can be found at: https...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: BidfoodMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contracts (a) BFS Group Limited and (b) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited hold with (i) his Department and (ii) agencies of his Department.
Answer: Bidfood, a trading division of BFS Group Limited, currently holds a contract for the Supply of UK Deployable Food. No other contracts between the Department and BFS Group Limited or any of its subsidiary companies have been identified.
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: BidfoodHome OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what contracts (a) BFS Group Limited and (b) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited hold with (i) her Department and (ii) agencies of her Department.
Answer: Home Office have no direct contractual relationship with this supplier for the core departmental estate.
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTreasury: BidfoodTreasuryTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26745More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what contracts (a) BFS Group Limited and (b) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited hold with (i) her Department and (ii) agencies of her Department.
Answer: HM Treasury and its executive agencies do not hold any such contracts.Details of government contracts over £10,000 are published on the Contracts Finder website.
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: BidfoodForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what contracts (a) BFS Group Limited and (b) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited hold with (i) his Department and (ii) agencies of his Department.
Answer: Based on review of available data held centrally, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) does not have any contracts with the company 'BFS Group Limited' or any of its subsidiaries. There have only been a handful of low-value transitions ...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: BidfoodDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what contracts (a) BFS Group Limited and (b) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited hold with (i) his Department and (ii) agencies of his Department.
Answer: Neither the Department or its executive agencies, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and the UK Health Security Agency, hold any contracts with BFS Group Limited or any of its subsidiary companies.
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: BidfoodDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what contracts (a) BFS Group Limited and (b) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited hold with (i) her Department and (ii) agencies of her Department.
Answer: DWP has no contracts listed with (a) BFS Group Limited or (b) any of its known subsidiary companies. Similarly, we have identified no contracts listed between DWP Arm’s Length Bodies with (a) BFS Group Limited or (b) any of its known subsidiary companies.
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: BidfoodDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what contracts (a) BFS Group Limited and (b) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited hold with (i) her Department and (ii) agencies of her Department.
Answer: After a review of DfT central’s (DfTc) internal systems, we can confirm no contracts were identified with BFS Group Limited and subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited. Following a commission to DfTc’s Executive Agencies, we can confirm that Driver and ...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: BidfoodDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what contracts (a) BFS Group Limited and (b) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited hold with (i) his Department and (ii) agencies of his Department.
Answer: DSIT and its agencies do not hold any information on contracts with BFS Group Limited and its subsidiary companies.
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: BidfoodDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contracts (a) BFS Group Limited and (b) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited hold with (i) his Department and (ii) agencies of his Department.
Answer: In response to this question neither Defra of any of its agencies have any contracts with BFS Group or any of its subsidiaries.
Answered 5 Feb 2025
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