Lincoln Jopp MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Ukraine: ChinaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of Chinese citizens deployed by Russia in the war on Ukraine.
Answer: Russia's increasing recruitment of foreign nationals to fight in its illegal invasion of Ukraine demonstrates its underlying weakness. We have noted recent reports of Chinese citizens deployed by Russia in Ukraine. We have seen no evidence of state sponso...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFebrile SeizuresDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of information in the parent leaflet for febrile seizures; and whether he plans to further update them.
Answer: Individual providers are responsible for the content in the leaflets they produce, and trusts have the freedom to decide what to include in their local leaflets.Information on febrile seizures can be found on the NHS.UK website, which contains the nationa...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSudden Unexplained Death in ChildhoodDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of launching a public awareness campaign on sudden unexpected death in childhood.
Answer: We recognise the devastating impact of sudden unexplained death in childhood (SUDC) on affected families and communities, and the importance of raising awareness of SUDC among relevant professionals, communities, and parents. Information on SUDC is availa...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Northern IrelandMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the £50 million allocated to the new VALOUR comes from his Department's existing budget.
Answer: VALOUR is a new commitment to establish the first-ever UK-wide approach to veteran support. A new VALOUR HQ within the Ministry of Defence, a network of field officers, regional VALOUR-recognised support centres, and development funding to support local d...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: WomenCabinet OfficeTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 903980More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, If he will take steps to ensure the implementation of the Supreme Court judgment on biological sex in Government department workplaces.
Answer: We will review and update policy wherever necessary to ensure it complies with the latest legal requirements.
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChina: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the key milestones of the China Audit are.
Answer: The Government is carrying out an Audit of the UK's interests with regards to China, to bring a long term and strategic approach to managing our relations. The timeline for the Audit is driven by the need for sufficient consultation, not just across gover...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: Public AppointmentsHome OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what stages of recruitment are still to be completed for the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration role.
Answer: The Home Affairs Select Committee’s pre-appointment hearing with the Government’s preferred candidate took place on 11 February.Once Ministers have finalised the appointment and the terms of appointment have been agreed, the new ICIBI will be announced in...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMagistrates: SentencingMinistry of JusticeTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to the sentencing powers of magistrates on court backlogs since October 2024.
Answer: Last November, we extended magistrates’ court sentencing powers from 6 to 12 months. It is premature to assess the impact of the policy due to the time it has been in place. The change enables more cases to be retained in the magistrates’ courts, freeing ...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: ReservoirsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the water quality of water from places with floating solar panels on the source.
Answer: Defra has made no such assessment. The Government takes the quality of all of our waterways very seriously; cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas is a top Government priority and that is why we have commissioned an independent review to fundamentally tra...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving TestsDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2025 to Question 35580, how far does a person have to travel to a driving test centre for it to be considered accessible.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s travel distance criteria service level agreement, states that most customers live within a certain distance of a driving test centre (DTC) dependent on the population density of the local authority they live in. F...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: ReservoirsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 36002 on Solar Power: Reservoirs, which legislation could impact what can and cannot be done regarding installing solar panels on a
Answer: While Defra is responsible for policy on water, including on reservoirs, it is not responsible for the legislation that is likely to apply concerning the installation of solar panels on a reservoir.
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: ReservoirsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of floating solar panels on reservoirs on the Environment Agency's risk designation for such reservoirs.
Answer: When considering the risk designation of reservoirs, the Environment Agency looks at the volume of water that could be stored by the reservoir, along with the potential loss of life that could occur should there be an uncontrolled release of that water. T...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: SpelthorneDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35580More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure adequate (a) provision and (b) accessibility of driving test centres in Spelthorne.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is committed to providing its customers with the best service possible. DVSA continually reviews its estate to ensure it represents good value for money and is efficient. It currently has no plans for any ad...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: EEA NationalsHome OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who are subject to a live deportation order have applied under the EU Settlement Scheme in Spelthorne.
Answer: The information requested is not available from published statistics.
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAutism: Air PollutionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31395More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of whether air quality is a contributing factor to autism.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s Clinical Knowledge Summary on autism states that the precise cause of autism is unknown, but that genetic factors play a substantial role in the aetiology, and a number of environmental factors are a...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordChange of UseMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to take legislative steps to instruct councils to overturn decisions on use class properties.
Answer: The government has no plans to legislate to require planning decisions, including those related to change of use, to be overturned.Local planning authorities have the power to revoke or modify planning permission under section 97 of the Town and Country P...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help protect small businesses from regulatory burden.
Answer: The Government is developing an ambitious regulatory reform agenda to ensure that future regulation, or reforms to regulation, work for businesses and supports the Government’s growth mission. It is essential that we continue to identify areas where the c...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAutism: DietsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of whether diet is a contributing factor to autism.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s Clinical Knowledge Summary on autism states that the precise cause of autism is unknown, but that genetic factors play a substantial role in the aetiology, and a number of environmental factors are a...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAutism: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential causes of the diagnoses of autism in young people.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s Clinical Knowledge Summary on autism states that the precise cause of autism is unknown, but that genetic factors play a substantial role in the aetiology, and a number of environmental factors are a...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic Venues: Government AssistanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29707More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to help protect small music venues.
Answer: The Government response to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee's report on grassroots music venues sets out our commitment to working with the sector to support the sustainability of the entire music ecosystem. In particular, the Government is u...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRivers: DredgingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29705More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to reinstate dredging to increase river capacity.
Answer: Where watercourse maintenance is the responsibility of the Environment Agency (EA), it focuses its efforts on those activities which will achieve the greatest benefit in terms of protecting people and property from flooding. This includes dredging, which ...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSixth Form Education: SpelthorneDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29368More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to take steps to support the provision of sixth form education in Spelthorne constituency.
Answer: The department is committed to improving access to educational opportunities for all young people by ensuring that they can access a quality educational offer that adds value and helps them to achieve their long term career aspirations and goals.There are...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: RentsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department plans to take to help small businesses with rent increases.
Answer: Small businesses are vital to our high streets and communities, and an essential part of the government’s mission for economic growth. Financial support for small businesses is available through the British Business Bank. Further advice and support are av...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordShepperton Studios: Domestic VisitsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29362More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will visit Shepperton Studios.
Answer: Yes, ministers are keen to visit studios across the country, including Shepperton, and to continue to support the UK’s incredible film and HETV sector, which contributes billions to our economy, fuels tens of thousands of jobs and is a huge source of soft...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTravel Cards: SpelthorneDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Transport for London on including Spelthorne within the Oyster Zone.
Answer: Ministers and officials have regular conversations with Transport for London on a variety of issues. Transport in London is devolved to the Mayor and TfL is responsible for operational decisions. Operators can consider and propose zonal changes where a po...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
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