Lee Dillon MP: written questions
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A34: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to provide additional funding to National Highways to improve road safety on the A34 around Newbury constituency.
Answer: Safety remains the Department and National Highways top priority as we develop the third Road Investment Strategy, which will set out National Highways strategic objectives, deliverables and funding to operate and maintain the strategic road network for t...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordA34: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of slip roads on the A34 in Newbury on passenger safety.
Answer: National Highways has undertaken several studies across various sections of the A34 to understand where improvements could be made. In 2017, the Department commissioned National Highways to conduct an in-depth safety review of the route to study incident ...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordA34: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve road safety on slip roads on the A34 in Newbury.
Answer: In 2017, the Department commissioned National Highways to conduct an in-depth safety review of the route to study incident hotspots, which identified and delivered £12.1m of improvements to the route between Newbury and Oxford, including to the slip roads...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: NewburyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to increase access to NHS dental services in Newbury constituency.
Answer: The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and recruit new dentists to the areas that need them most. To rebuild den...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFloods: HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of new GIS flood mapping on housebuilders' ability to secure affordable insurance for new homes.
Answer: Flood risk is an important consideration in the planning system. The Government has committed to ensure we are building more high-quality, well-designed and sustainable homes and creating places that increase climate resilience and promote nature recovery...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPetrol: 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
Original Parliament recordThames WaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will hold discussions with Ofwat on the potential impact of the levels of Thames Water's (a) debt and (b) dividend payments on its customers.
Answer: Water companies are commercial entities, and it would be inappropriate to comment further on the specific situation of any individual company. We understand the financial pressures hardworking families are currently facing and we are pushing the sector to...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: NewburyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to support pharmacies in Newbury constituency with the increased cost of employers National Insurance contributions.
Answer: We have taken necessary decisions to fix the foundations in the public finances at Autumn Budget 2024, which enabled the Spending Review settlement of a £22.6 billion increase in resource spending for the Department from 2023/24 outturn to 2025/26. The em...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordProject Gigabit: BerkshireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans hi Department has expand the roll out of Project Gigabit in (a) Kintbury, (b) Boxford, (c) Lambourn, (d) Great Shefford and (e) Newbury constituency.
Answer: According to the independent website Thinkbroadband.com, 99% of premises in the Newbury constituency can already access superfast broadband speeds (>=30 Mbps), and almost 87% can access a gigabit-capable broadband connection.To extend gigabit-capable c...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: FloodsDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21440More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department holds plans for supporting rail networks affected by flooding.
Answer: Network Rail and other operators are responsible for planning for flooding events and have contingency plans in place. The Department keeps in close contact with these operators in such events and would take appropriate action as necessary.
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21439More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of preventing planning inspectors from overturning decisions made in line with neighbourhood plans.
Answer: Appeal decisions by planning inspectors must be taken in accordance with policies in the development plan for the area, including any neighbourhood plan, unless material considerations indicate otherwise. The revised National Planning Policy Framework, wh...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: LambournDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress has been made on Project Groundwater in Lambourn Valley.
Answer: Project Groundwater is funded by the £150 million Flood & Coastal Resilience Innovation programme, managed by the Environment Agency (EA). The programme includes 25 local projects around the country that are testing practical ways of bolstering resili...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: NewburyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support research in the pharmaceutical sector in Newbury.
Answer: The Department funds research and research infrastructure, which supports patients and the public to participate in high-quality research across the United Kingdom, through the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR).Development and delivery...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
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