Laurence Turner MP: written questions 2025
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Life Sciences: ExpenditureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49627More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the (a) total and (b) per capita public expenditure on life sciences was in each of the last five years by region.
Answer: Public expenditure on life sciences is funded by various public organisations. The Government does not aggregate data from these organisations regarding their total, regional and per capita expenditure.
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEnterprise ZonesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the process is for amending an enterprise zone's boundaries.
Answer: Enterprise Zone sites were carefully selected and are designated in law. We currently have no plans to allow for boundaries to be redrawn
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMultiple Sclerosis: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) his Department, (b) his Department's agencies and (c) his Department's advisory bodies have made comparative assessments of the efficacy of (i) natalizumab Tysabri and (ii) natalizumab
Answer: Tyruko and Tysabri are United Kingdom licensed medicines. Tyruko is a biosimilar to the originator Tysabri. A biosimilar is a biological medicinal product that contains a version of the active substance of an already authorised original biological medicin...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBirmingham City Council: StaffMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2025 to Question 46451 on Birmingham City Council: Finance, what the estimated cost of providing central support to that intervention was in (a
Answer: It is established practice for MHCLG to provide a Chief of Staff function to support Commissioners appointed to local authorities in statutory intervention. In line with normal practice, the Department does not comment on the detail of civil service staff...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBirmingham City Council: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2025 to Question 46451 on Birmingham City Council: Finance, whether her Department has made an inexact estimate of the cost of providing centra
Answer: It is established practice for MHCLG to provide a Chief of Staff function to support Commissioners appointed to local authorities in statutory intervention. In line with normal practice, the Department does not comment on the detail of civil service staff...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2024 to Question 45320 on Employment: Disability, how many complaints have been made against employers in each year for which figures are available.
Answer: The number of complaints received by the Disability Confident scheme made against employer members are as follows: 2020 – 35 (part year from June to December)2021 – 652022 – 502023 – 542024 – 962025 – 21 (part year from January to March)
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSchool Support Staff Negotiating Body: Public AppointmentsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her timetable is for appointing a new Chair of the School Support Staff Negotiating Body.
Answer: The government values and recognises the professionalism of the entire school workforce. School support staff play a vital role in children’s education and are crucial to ensuring we give children the best possible life chances.The School Support Staff Ne...
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Greater ManchesterDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47053More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of remodelling Manchester Oxford Road railway station on rail capacity.
Answer: Improving rail capacity and performance are key aims of the Government’s investment programme for Manchester, hence the prioritisation of improvements to Oxford Road station which is a key constraint on the network. As the Oxford Road project develops ove...
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSouth Western Railway: Rolling StockDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47052More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of the additional time taken to introduce the South Western Railway Arterio rolling stock fleet.
Answer: Arterio delays were initially caused by manufacturing and software issues, the responsibility of Alstom. There have been a number of more recent issues including driver training and platform infrastructure readiness, the responsibility of South Western Ra...
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSteel CouncilDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47051More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has for the future composition of the Steel Council.
Answer: Following the publication of the Strategy, the Secretary of State intends to continue to convene the Steel Council throughout this Parliament, so we can make sure we drive implementation of the Strategy. Discussions will be held with members of the Counci...
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: Special Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 11 April to Question 40395 on Further Education: Special Educational Needs, whether any ringfenced capital grants have been made to the SEND-specialist further education sector in the
Answer: The statutory duty to provide sufficient school places for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or who require alternative provision sits with local authorities.The department provides funding to local authorities to support the...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordJingye GroupDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference of the oral contribution by the Rt hon. Member for North West Essex of 12 April 2025, Official Report, column 846, what estimate his Department made of the potential impact of the propos
Answer: This Government has not been able to assess the potential impacts of the last Government’s proposed commercial deal with Jingye given it does not exist. We do know there had been a lack of progress before this Government took office. This Government has w...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBirmingham City Council: StaffMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 43306 on Birmingham City Council: Finance, whether Birmingham City Council has reimbursed her Department for any costs associat
Answer: It is established practice for MHCLG to provide a Chief of Staff function to support Commissioners appointed to local authorities in statutory intervention. There are currently two full-time equivalent roles attached to the intervention in Birmingham City...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBirmingham City Council: StaffMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 43306, on Birmingham City Council: Finance, how many officials in her Department provide support to that intervention on a (a)
Answer: It is established practice for MHCLG to provide a Chief of Staff function to support Commissioners appointed to local authorities in statutory intervention. There are currently two full-time equivalent roles attached to the intervention in Birmingham City...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: 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
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