Leigh Ingham MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Pigs: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58850More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of farrowing crates on the welfare of pigs.
Answer: We remain firmly committed to maintaining and improving animal welfare and want to work closely with the farming sector to deliver high standards. Defra’s statutory welfare Code of Practice for Pigs states that the aim is for farrowing crates to no longer...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUrgent Treatment Centres and Accident and Emergency DepartmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a comparative assessment of the effectiveness of (a) Urgent Treatment Centres and (b) Accident and Emergency Departments.
Answer: Urgent treatment centres and emergency departments, also known as accident and emergency, provide a different range of services to patients.Our Urgent and Emergency Care Plan for this year will continue the expansion of urgent treatment centres that are c...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50766More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State fir Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of property aggregation by wealth funds on the affordability of housing.
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government regularly engages with other government departments on matters relating to housing affordability.
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLandlords: TaxationTreasuryTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50765More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a banded tax on landlord profits.
Answer: If landlords own properties directly, they are taxed at their marginal rate under income tax rules, and profits made on the sale of properties are charged to capital gains tax. Where landlords operate through a company, the company will have to pay corpor...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: First Time BuyersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of working with private sector organisations to expand rent-to-buy schemes to support first-time buyers.
Answer: Rent to Buy is funded through the Affordable Homes Programme (AHP) 2021 to 2026.To own and manage rent to Buy homes funded through the AHP an organisation must be a Registered Provider with the Regulator of Social Housing.Some private sector organisations...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty: Foreign Investment in UKMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of accumulation of UK residential property by foreign investors; and what assessment she has made of the potential
Answer: The Department has not conducted a specific assessment of trends in the level of residential property ownership by foreign investors in the UK. Data on property ownership by overseas companies in England and Wales is published by HM Land Registry and is p...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSexual HarassmentHome OfficeTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will set out a timeline for bringing forward guidance to bring the Protection from Sex-Based Harassment in Public Act 2023 into force.
Answer: We are going further than ever before to deliver a cross-government transformative approach to tackle violence against women and girls, which will be underpinned by a new VAWG strategy to be published this year.Public sexual harassment is a crime that oft...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Homes: Private SectorDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46542More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the benefits of regulating private-owned retirement residential services.
Answer: In November 2024, the Government published the independent Older People’s Housing Taskforce report, originally commissioned prior to the July 2024 General Election. The Taskforce undertook an assessment of public and private specialised and supported olde...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordContinuing Care: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46541More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of appeals against decisions on NHS Continuing Healthcare funding by integrated care boards were upheld in favour of the applicant in the last 12 months.
Answer: If an individual disagrees with the outcome of an NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) assessment, they may apply to the integrated care board (ICB) for a Local Resolution procedure. Where it has not been possible to resolve the matter through the Local Resolu...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison Officers: HMP/YOI Drake HallMinistry of JusticeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to support prison officers working in HMP Drake Hall in Stafford.
Answer: HMP Drake Hall provides early days support for new Officers to ensure they are well informed pre-start date. The New Colleague Mentor supports staff in their first year along with an assigned mentor in addition to their Line Manager.Line Mangers support s...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil of EuropeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41350More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Council of Europe.
Answer: The Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary had discussions with the former Council of Europe Secretary General at the European Political Community (EPC) Summit last July. The Prime Minister met with the current Secretary General at the Budapest EPC Summit i...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGurkhas: Conditions of EmploymentMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41349More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to provide information for Gurkha personnel at recruitment and transition about their rights and entitlements.
Answer: The Government greatly values the Service of the Gurkhas who have a long and distinguished history of service to the UK, both at home and overseas. We take the welfare of our Gurkha personnel extremely seriously and remain committed to supporting them and...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Physical Education and SportsDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40082More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her planned timetable is for confirming 2026-27 funding for (a) the PE and sport premium and (b) School Games Organisers.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Stafford to the answer of 10 March 2025 to question 33607.
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Physical Education and SportsDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40081More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the access to (a) sport and (b) physical education for (i) primary and (ii) secondary school-aged children.
Answer: This government is committed to providing all children and young people with more opportunities to be physically active. This government has set out its intention to support more children to be active by protecting time for physical education (PE) in scho...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: FloodsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37837More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of trends in the level of people being required to pay full council tax after vacating properties due to flooding.
Answer: The government does not collect data on the council tax paid by all homes which are empty due to flooding. However, where a property is assessed as uninhabitable it may be removed from the council tax list, making it no longer liable for council tax. Coun...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBark.comDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37836More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will have discussions with Bark.com on their effectiveness in vetting tradespeople employing their services.
Answer: All traders, including online platforms, must exercise professional diligence in their commercial practices in order to comply with the requirements in the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations (2008), restated and updated in the DMCC Act 20...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAge: DiscriminationWomen and EqualitiesTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37835More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Equality Act 2010 in tackling age discrimination in job applications.
Answer: The Equality Act 2010 has strong protections that enable people to challenge age discrimination across a range of fields, including recruitment processes. Where age discrimination cannot be objectively justified and is unlawful, individuals can seek redre...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordJob Centres: StaffordDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of job centres on economic growth in Stafford.
Answer: Supporting everyone to find good, meaningful work and helping them to progress is vital for economic growth. Stafford Jobcentre works in partnership with local employers, the NHS, colleges and the voluntary sector on initiatives that support people to get...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle drug related crime in Stafford constituency.
Answer: The Government recognises the considerable impact of drug use and dealing on individuals, families and communities. Tackling this is a vital part of our missions to deliver safer streets, improve health outcomes and contribute to opportunities. That is wh...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAutism: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing guidelines to social workers for parents with autism.
Answer: Social workers involved in an autistic person’s care have a duty to promote their human rights, safety and wellbeing, assess their needs and help facilitate access to the right services.The regulator for the social work profession, Social Work England, se...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBanks: Older People and DisabilityTreasuryTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36291More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of the (a) closure of local banks and (b) opening of banking hubs on people who are elderly or disabled.
Answer: Banking has changed significantly in recent years with many customers benefiting from the ease and convenience of remote banking. While branch closures are commercial decisions for banks, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) guidance expects firms to car...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTransport: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the capacity of the UK transport network to facilitate the delivery of Special Order category abnormal indivisible loads required to achieve the Government’s Net Zero
Answer: National Highways manage the High and Heavy Loads Grid on behalf of the Department to facilitate the movement of abnormal indivisible loads. Management of assets (such as bridges) is a devolved matter with responsibility falling to the relevant owner, suc...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAmbulance Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the levels of ambulance delays for Category (a) 1, (b) 2, (c) 3 and (d) 4 calls; and what assessment he has made of the impact of ambulance delays on healthcar
Answer: Ambulance services in Stafford are provided by the West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust, with responsibility for commissioning services a matter for the local Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board. Any assessment of the specific loca...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordParks: Special Educational NeedsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the inclusivity of public parks for children with Special Educational Needs and Disability.
Answer: The government is firmly committed to creating better access to public parks. They are an essential part of local social infrastructure which supports more connected, stronger communities.Local authorities must consider their obligations under the Equalit...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: StaffordDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of open NHS Dentists (a) on the most recent date for which figures are held and (b) in 2010 in Stafford Constituency.
Answer: As of 4 February 2025, in the Stafford constituency, there were 13 National Health Service dentist practices, with five showing as ‘accepting new child patients when availability allows’ and two showing as ‘accepting new adult patients when availability a...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
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