Lewis Cocking MP: written questions 2025

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Written questions

Special Educational Needs: TransportDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support private providers of school transport for SEND pupils.
Answer: Home-to-school travel is an integral part of the school system. It provides a valuable service on which many families rely. The department is grateful to the many transport operators for the crucial role they play in ensuring that children receive the edu...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
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Special Educational Needs: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions on SEND transport to educational institutions.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Broxbourne to the answer of 29 January 2025 to Question 26397.
Answered 7 Feb 2025
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Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure adequate infrastructure is in place before new housing is built.
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework sets out that the purpose of the planning system is to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development, including the provision of supporting infrastructure in a sustainable manner.Local development plans sh...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
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FraudHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle financial scams.
Answer: We are committed to working with law enforcement, industry, civil society and international partners to tackle financial scams. This includes blocking fraud at its source, disrupting it before it reaches the public, and providing preventative advice and s...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
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Fares: Non-paymentDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with Transport for London to reduce fare evasion.
Answer: Ministers and officials have regular conversations with Transport for London on a variety of issues including fare evasion on their network. Transport in London is devolved to the Mayor and TfL is responsible for operational decisions to support reduced f...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
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Asylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23511More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on ending the use of hotels to accommodate asylum seekers.
Answer: This government inherited an asylum system under exceptional strain, with tens of thousands of people stuck in limbo without any prospect of having their claims processed. At their peak use under the previous government, in the autumn of 2023, more than 4...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
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Road WorksDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the utilities industry on minimising disruption caused by street works.
Answer: The Department for Transport works closely with industry stakeholders, including utility companies, as we continue to review our legislation, statutory guidance and guidance, to identify areas where the regime can be improved to minimise the impact of str...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
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Road WorksDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many street works carried out under emergency procedures she considers as evidence of misuse.
Answer: The Department have examined data from our Street Manager digital service and spoken to industry representatives and found no evidence of misuse. Emergency works are needed to deal with danger to life and urgent works are needed, for example, to repair le...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
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Small BusinessesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23185More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2024 to Question 15845 on Small Businesses: Recruitment, when he plans to publish the small business strategy.
Answer: The Government will publish a Small Business Strategy Paper later this year. This will set out the Government’s vision for all small businesses, from boosting scale-ups to growing the co-operative economy, across key policy areas such as creating thriving...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
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