Lee Dillon MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Petrol: NewburyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to take steps to investigate potential disparity in petrol prices between Newbury constituency and its surrounding areas.
Answer: The Government response to the road fuels consultation published on 30 October 2024 confirmed that Government will implement the recommendations made by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to: Set up a statutory open data scheme for fuel prices, c...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPetrol: NewburyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he plans to take to support residents with recent trends in petrol prices in Newbury constituency.
Answer: The Government response to the road fuels consultation published on 30 October 2024 confirmed that Government will implement the recommendations made by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to: Set up a statutory open data scheme for fuel prices, c...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFootball: West BerkshireDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department plans to take to support local football facility plans to developing grassroots football facilities in West Berkshire.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting grassroots football facilities across the UK, and is investing £123 million this year to achieve this. In England, this funding is delivered by the Football Foundation who use Local Football Facility Plans, develo...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordVoting RightsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending voting rights to unenfranchised migrant residents.
Answer: The Government has no plans to extend voting rights to unenfranchised migrant residents. In common with most other democracies, voting rights are limited to citizens. In addition, in UK elections for which the UK Government and Parliament have responsibil...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordObesity: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle childhood obesity; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits introducing measures to improve access to affordable, nutritious food
Answer: The prevention of ill health is a clear priority for the Government, and a cornerstone of this is supporting children to live healthier lives. Under the Health Mission, the Government is committed to prevention and to tackling obesity, creating a fairer, ...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Gender RecognitionDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31690More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish the draft guidance for gender questioning children in schools.
Answer: The department is currently reviewing the draft non-statutory guidance for schools and colleges on gender questioning children, in addition to reviewing the statutory guidance on relationships, sex and health education.My right hon. Friend, the Secretary...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall BusinessesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27052More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department plans to take to strengthen the framework for holding large corporations accountable in their support for small businesses.
Answer: In September 2024 we announced a package of measures to help ensure small businesses are paid promptly by the large businesses they supply.This included launching a new Fair Payment Code and a commitment to including payment performance information in lar...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26261More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2025 to Question 21895 on Benefits for people with disabilities, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the benefits available for people with disabilities.
Answer: There are a wide range of studies and estimates for the extra cost of disability. As such, there is no objective way of deciding what an adequate level of the extra costs disability benefits should be, and everyone has different requirements reflecting th...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: Employers' ContributionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2024 to Question 12879 on Employer national insurance contributions on pharmacies, whether an impact assessment was conducted prior to the decision to increase
Answer: A Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) was published alongside the introduction of the bill containing the changes to employer National Insurance contributions. The TIIN sets out the impact of the policy on the exchequer, the economic impacts of the pol...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGP SurgeriesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26259More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2024 to Question 901298 on leases for GP premises, if he will review the decision to delegate the authority to hold GP leases to integrated care boards.
Answer: The GP (General Medical Services) Contract terms ordinarily require the contractor to hold the premises liability.NHS England also holds the right to hold operational estate and has delegated the power to hold leases to integrated care boards (ICBs). Howe...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24073More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to update hon. Members on the progress of the implementation of the Section106 Affordable Housing Clearing Service.
Answer: The government will continue to monitor the implementation of the Section 106 Affordable Housing Clearing Service that was launched in December and will update parliament in the usual manner.
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSewage: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing penalties for water companies that discharge sewage into (a) watercourses and (b) coastal waters.
Answer: For too long, water companies have pumped record levels of sewage into our rivers, lakes and seas. The Water (Special Measures) Bill will deliver on the Government’s commitment to put water companies under special measures. It will drive meaningful improv...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of benefits for disabled people.
Answer: The extra costs disability benefits, Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance and Personal Independence Payment (PIP), provide a contribution towards the extra costs that may arise from a long-term disability or health condition. The extra costs ...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
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