Leigh Ingham MP: written questions 2025

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Written questions

Pension Credit: StaffordDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Stafford constituency have (a) applied for and (b) been awarded Pension Credit since 10 July 2024.
Answer: On 27th February we published Pension Credit applications and award statistics. This publication provides application volumes up to 23 February 2025. Pension Credit Applications - February 2025 We do not hold data at regional or constituency level for ap...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
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Business: StaffordshireDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to (a) meet the Staffordshire Chamber of Commerce and (b) visit businesses in Stafford constituency.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is committed to driving long-term, inclusive and secure economic growth in all parts of the country, and engagement with businesses and communities in all regions, including the West Midlands, is therefore a pri...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
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Science and Mathematics: StaffordDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what comparative assessment she has made of the level of attainment of (a) girls and (b) boys under 11 in (i) maths and (ii) sciences in Stafford constituency.
Answer: A breakdown of attainment is not available for the Stafford constituency, however a breakdown for Staffordshire local authority is as follows. Data for Stafford Constituency is available at key stage 2, however this is not split by sex. In the 2023/24 aca...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
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Roads: StaffordDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been allocated to (a) Stafford Constituency for (i) road maintenance and (ii) pothole filling since July 2024.
Answer: For the 2024/25 financial year, the previous Government allocated Staffordshire County Council £28.935 million for local highway maintenance. For the 2025/26 financial year, this Government is providing Staffordshire County Council with £39.4 million, an ...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
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Rural England Prosperity FundDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Rural England Prosperity Fund will receive funding for 2025-2026.
Answer: The Autumn Statement on 30 October confirmed Defra’s budgets for 2024-25 and 2025-26. Funding allocations for individual programmes for the next financial year will be determined through the department’s business planning exercise. The Department are work...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
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Flood Control: StaffordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30874More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people have accessed financial support through the (a) Property Flood Resilience grant and (b) Flood Recovery Framework in Stafford constituency.
Answer: Defra currently has two active Property Flood Resilience (PFR) Grant schemes running, one for Storm Babet from October 2023 and a second for Storm Henk from January 2024. Staffordshire County Council are participating in both. PFR Grant schemes run for 18...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
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British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme: StaffordDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many former British Coal employees were recipients of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme in Stafford constituency.
Answer: As of 30 October 2024, there were 141 members of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme in Stafford constituency.
Answered 10 Feb 2025
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Infected Blood Compensation Scheme: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27744More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of ensuring that compensation payments for victims of the infected blood scandal are not subject to Inheritance Tax in circumstances where payments are transfer
Answer: Infected Blood compensation payments are relieved from inheritance tax under Schedule 15 of the Finance Act 2020. This is applied to the estate of the recipient of the compensation payment. Where these payments are subsequently inherited, they become part...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
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Day Care Services: DisabilityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of regulating companies that are funded by local government to provide day activity services to adults with disabilities.
Answer: The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and social care in England. The CQC has powers under the Health and Care Act 2008 to regulate adult social care services to make sure they provide safe, effective, compassionate, and...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
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