Lee Dillon MP: written questions 2025
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Special Educational Needs: Rural AreasDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that families of children with SEND in rural areas have equitable access to early parenting support.
Answer: Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life sets out how the government will invest close to £1.5 billion over the next three years to expand and strengthen family services.This will include £500 million for rolling out Best Start Family Hubs in every local...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of digital parenting programmes in supporting families of children with SEND.
Answer: Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life sets out how the government will invest close to £1.5 billion over the next three years to expand and strengthen family services.This will include £500 million for rolling out Best Start Family Hubs in every local...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Business Rates and VATTreasuryTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89893More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) VAT and (b) business rates on the hospitality sector.
Answer: In April 2026, the Government will introduce permanently lower business rates multipliers for retail, hospitality, and leisure properties with ratable values below £500,000. This permanent tax cut will ensure that eligible hospitality businesses, includin...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity AssetsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89891More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed Community Right to Buy on the establishment of community owned businesses.
Answer: Through the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, we are introducing a new community right to buy to give communities stronger powers to protect a range of assets which are important to them. This will help to ensure that community owned busi...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Rural AreasDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89890More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps he has taken to ensure rural community owned businesses are included in the Small Business Strategy.
Answer: The Small Business Plan outlines how we will make thriving small businesses a reality across the UK, whether across towns or countryside. Rural areas offer significant growth potential and fulfilling the needs of people and businesses in rural areas is at...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Assets: Rural AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89889More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a rural community ownership fund.
Answer: The Department commissioned an evaluation of the Community Ownership Fund in May 2023 to measure the social and economic impacts of different kinds of asset ownership, which will conclude in March 2026. Interim findings will be published in the coming mon...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of specialist evidence-based parenting support for families with children with SEND.
Answer: Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life sets out how the government will invest close to £1.5 billion over the next three years to expand and strengthen family services.This will include £500 million for rolling out Best Start Family Hubs in every local...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcare and Social Security Benefits: FamiliesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90090More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to help support the financial needs of families, including their (a) eligibility for benefits and (b) access to childcare support.
Answer: Universal Credit is designed to be a flexible benefit which offers support for both those in and out of work. It provides an invaluable safety net for millions of customers through the standard allowance and additional elements. The government recognises ...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChoirs: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88123More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of extending Orchestra Tax Relief to (a) vocal performance groups and (b) choirs.
Answer: The Government supports the creative industries, including orchestras, through funding and through the tax system. To qualify for Orchestra Tax Relief, a concert must be performed by a group of at least 12 instrumentalists. The voice is not considered to ...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: NewburyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88122More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of late-night pharmacy provision in Newbury constituency.
Answer: Local authority health and wellbeing boards have a statutory responsibility to assess if local provision, including pharmacies’ opening hours, is adequate to meet local needs for pharmaceutical services and to publish their assessments every three years.
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Services TaxTreasuryTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88121More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Digital Services Tax; and whether she plans to review the rate at which it is set.
Answer: Decisions on tax are a matter for the Chancellor and any changes will be announced at the budget in the usual way. The Digital Services Tax is an interim solution to widely held concerns with the international corporate tax framework, and the UK remains c...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88120More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of risk-stratified screening on improving early detection of prostate cancer.
Answer: The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), which advises ministers on all screening matters, commissioned an evidence review modelling the clinical effectiveness and cost of several approaches to prostate cancer screening. This included different poten...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Speech and Language DisordersDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve support for children with speech and language challenges in schools.
Answer: The department, in collaboration with NHS England, has extended the Early Language and Support for Every Child (ELSEC) programme to strengthen early identification and intervention for children with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) in early...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Horse RacingTreasuryTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88118More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to the business rates system from 1 April 2026 on businesses in the horseracing industry.
Answer: The Government is creating a fairer business rates system that protects the high street, supports investment, and is fit for the 21st century. To deliver our manifesto pledge, from 2026/27, the Government intends to introduce permanently lower tax rates f...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Horse RacingTreasuryTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88117More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of ending temporary business rates reliefs for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses from 1 April 2026 on racehorse training yards.
Answer: The Government is creating a fairer business rates system that protects the high street, supports investment, and is fit for the 21st century. To deliver our manifesto pledge, from 2026/27, the Government intends to introduce permanently lower tax rates f...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82899More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to extend the (a) 38.4 and (b) 44 tonne limits for lower carbon construction vehicles after 2028.
Answer: The Department ran a call for evidence from October to December 2023 seeking views on three potential options on weight limits for Volumetric Concrete Mixers (VCMs). The outcome of this review was published on 18 March 2025. VCMs will continue to be permi...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82898More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to amend the NHS dental contract to prevent NHS patients from being required to pay the full cost of treatment at the time of booking an appointment.
Answer: The dental contract does not provide any legal basis for a dental practice to take payment for National Health Service dental work before a course of treatment has been delivered. An NHS dentist or dental professional should not charge a deposit before as...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82897More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department provides (a) training and (b) support to teachers working with children experiencing alienation from a (i) parent and (ii) grandparent.
Answer: The Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework sets out the core content that defines great teaching and must be used by all providers of initial and early career teacher training to create their curricula. The framework sets out that trainees an...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMagistrates: Conditions of EmploymentMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Courts and Tribunals Judiciary on improving the terms and conditions for magistrates.
Answer: As magistrates are volunteers, they do not have formal terms and conditions. However, their role is governed by the Lord Chancellor’s Directions, which set out expectations and guidance for their role. While these Directions are issued by the Lord Chancel...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMagistratesMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the recommendations in the report by the Magistrates' Association entitled Magistrates Matter, published on 5 June 2025
Answer: The Ministry of Justice is dedicated to ensuring all magistrates feel valued for their work. We have considered the Magistrates’ Association report on improving recognition of magistrates and its recommendations for Ministers and the Senior Judiciary. We ...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: LiabilityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Department is taking to ensure that all potential liabilities associated with unadopted assets in the housing sector are (a) identified and (b) accounted for.
Answer: My Department has not made a specific assessment of the potential liabilities associated with unadopted assets in the housing sector.An overview of the government’s plans in respect of private and mixed-tenure housing estates can be found in the Written M...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Health and SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82893More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking with businesses to help ensure that staff working in high street businesses have adequate safety measures in place when working alone on the shop floor.
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the previous answer 71094
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: PublicityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the public receive (a) timely and (b) relevant information on flood risks.
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) aims to issue flood alerts and warnings 30 minutes to 12 hours before flooding. The EA regularly reviews and improves its warning service, including better forecast models, adjusted thresholds for triggering alerts and warnings...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: Older PeopleDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the accessibility of the Environment Agency’s new flood warning service for older people.
Answer: The Get flood warnings service was designed with input from many users including older adults and those with access needs to ensure good accessibility for all. Their feedback led to improvements like clearer navigation, screen reader compatibility and com...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: NewburyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what flood (a) protection, (b) mitigation and (c) response measures are in place in Newbury constituency.
Answer: In Newbury constituency there are a variety of flood defences that benefit communities. These have been delivered by organisations including the Thames Regional Flood and Coastal Committee, West Berkshire Council and the Environment Agency (EA). A full li...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
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