Lizzi Collinge MP: written questions
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Written questions
Chemicals: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the readiness of the chemicals sector for the 2026 UK REACH registration deadline for substances over 1,000 metric tonnes; and whether
Answer: We are aware of stakeholder concerns about the feasibility of these dates. We will provide further information in due course.
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: VATTreasuryTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64275More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact on (a) energy efficiency and (b) indoor air quality of adding mechanical ventilation with heat recovery systems to the list of energy saving materials eligible
Answer: This Government is committed to improving the quality and sustainability of the country’s housing stock, through improvements such as low carbon heating, insulation, solar panels, and batteries. This will be vital to making the UK more energy resilient an...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNon-Native SpeciesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has (a) evaluated the outcomes of the Invasive Species Management Fund and (b) considered (i) renewing the fund, (ii) establishing a successor scheme and (iii) p
Answer: Over the last two years, Defra has funded twelve Local Action Groups (LAGs) across all regions in England to control invasive species through its Local Invasive Species Management Fund. The funding period has now come to an end and Defra is currently eval...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMileage AllowancesTreasuryTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59234More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent comparative assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the (a) Approved Mileage Allowance Payment rate for self-employed people and (b) average vehicle running costs.
Answer: Approved Mileage Allowance Payments (AMAPs) are used by employers to reimburse an employee’s expenses for business mileage in their private vehicle. These rates are also used by self-employed drivers to claim tax relief on business mileage (simplified mot...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: Skilled WorkersHome OfficeTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59228More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a bespoke skilled worker visa route for people working on NI-GB ferries.
Answer: The Immigration White paper, published 12 May, set out proposed reforms in a number of areas including raising the skills threshold to RQF level 6 and for RQF levels 3-5 roles, with time-limited and conditional access to the immigration system only to be ...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Insurance: Fees and ChargesTreasuryTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58491More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending regulations preventing existing customers from being charged higher premiums than new customers to include homecare insurance.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that insurers treat all customers fairly and insurance companies are required to do so under the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) rules. The FCA is the independent body responsible for regulating and supervising...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: Government AssistanceTreasuryTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56464More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what lessons her Department has learnt from the covid-19 pandemic support schemes to ensure that adequate protection is provided to for (a) directors of small limited companies and (b) shielding households.
Answer: Decisions on eligibility for Covid-19 financial support were taken by the previous Government. The previous Government decided to provide support through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) based on two principles: a) targeting support at th...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSole Traders: Mileage AllowancesTreasuryTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55880More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the Approved Mileage Allowance Payment rate for sole traders; and whether she plans to review the rate.
Answer: Approved Mileage Allowance Payments (AMAPs) are used by employers to reimburse an employee’s expenses for business mileage in their private vehicle. These rates are also used by self-employed drivers to claim tax relief on business mileage (simplified mot...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNon-native Species: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to provide (a) funding and (b) support for the control of (i) Himalayan Balsam, (ii) Japanese Knotweed and (iii) other invasive non-native species i
Answer: The Government recognises the threats posed by invasive species including Himalayan balsam and Japanese knotweed and has a comprehensive Great Britain Non-native Species Strategy designed to co-ordinate action to tackle these threats. Himalayan balsam is ...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBill Discount SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether people living near (a) new and (b) certain upgraded network transmission infrastructure and who would otherwise be an eligible person under clause 22 of the Planning and Infrastructur
Answer: We know that some eligible households do not have a direct relationship with an electricity supplier, so will not be able to receive a bill discount automatically. This includes households whose electricity is paid by their landlord or park home site owne...
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: StudentsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed Ground 4A in the Renters’ Rights Bill on landlords who rent (a) one and (b) two-bedroom properties to s
Answer: The proposed new ground for possession (Ground 4A) in the Renters’ Rights Bill is intended to facilitate the maintenance of the annual cycle of student letting for most typical students, namely groups of full-time students living together in Houses in Mul...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordShingles: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51666More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to extend shingles vaccine eligibility to all immunocompetent people aged over 65.
Answer: In 2019, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advised that the shingles vaccination programme should switch to using a two-dose vaccine called Shingrix, to better protect individuals from the effects of shingles, provide better clini...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: SyriaHome OfficeTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49210More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to resume processing indefinite leave to remain applications from Syrian nationals that have been paused.
Answer: Following the fall of the Assad regime, the Home Office withdrew the Country Policy Information Notes and guidance relating to Syria and has temporarily paused all asylum interviews and decisions.Settlement Protection applications from Syrian nationals wh...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCarers: Self-employedDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49209More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a requirement for self-employed carers to be regulated by the Care Quality Commission.
Answer: The Department has understood that the term ‘self-employed carer’ refers to self-employed personal assistants. There are no current plans to introduce a requirement for self-employed carers to be regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).Currently, a...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49208More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many vehicles manufactured prior to the 2020 changes to Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) rates are subject to the increased diesel vehicle supplement due to their first registration date falling after those changes; wh
Answer: Since 1 April 2020, the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedures (WLTP) have been used by the DVLA to measure the CO2 emissions of a car, rather than the CO2 emissions stated by an EU Certificate of Conformity or a UK approval certificate. Where...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: SyriaHome OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to resume decision-making on applications for indefinite leave to remain from Syrian nationals resettled under the Community Sponsorship Scheme.
Answer: Following the fall of the Assad regime, the Home Office withdrew the Country Policy Information Notes and guidance relating to Syria and has temporarily paused all asylum interviews and decisions.Settlement Protection applications from Syrian nationals ar...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Design and TechnologyDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve retention rates among Design and Technology teachers.
Answer: High-quality teaching is the most important in-school factor to a child’s educational outcomes. Recruiting and retaining more qualified, expert teachers is critical to the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and boost the life chanc...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood Compensation SchemeCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48014More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Infected Blood Compensation Authority plans to begin making compensation payments to affected individuals under the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme.
Answer: In December 2024, the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) began making payments to people who are infected and as of 24 April, over £78 million has been paid in compensation. In March Parliament approved Regulations to give the IBCA the power to ...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood Compensation Scheme: Administration of EstatesCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48013More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Infected Blood Compensation Authority plans to provide (a) support and (b) resources to people disputing the distribution of compensation paid to the estates of those who died intestate.
Answer: The Infected Blood Compensation Authority’s priority is to deliver compensation to those who are legally entitled to it under the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Regulations 2025, which includes infected people, affected people and estates of those inf...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning Inspectorate: StaffMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many planning inspectors are qualified to run local planning examinations; and whether her Department plans to increase staffing at the Planning Inspectorate in the context o
Answer: The Planning Inspectorate (PINS) currently has 60 Inspectors (55FTE) trained to carry out Local Plan Examinations.The government is committed to achieving a more efficient and consistent local plans examination process. This includes ensuring there is suf...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Performance Certificates: Business PremisesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45318More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to implement the second phase of the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for non-domestic private rented buildings.
Answer: We have analysed the responses to our consultation on Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards in the non-domestic private rented sector and we are reviewing the policy design to ensure it remains fair and appropriate for landlords and tenants, and plan to pub...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNorthern: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to (a) tackle (i) delays and (ii) cancellations and (b) improve the performance of Northern Rail services (A) in general and (B) on the Morecambe line.
Answer: Northern Trains’ current performance is not acceptable and we have issued it with a notice requiring it to develop an improvement plan to address the issues underlying its current lack of reliability. The Secretary of State also recently met with Northern...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordElectric Bikes and Electric ScootersHome OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7142More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will include measures on (a) the legal use of, (b) enforcement of and (c) education on the risks of using (i) e-bikes, (ii) e-scooters and (iii) similar vehicles in the Crime and Policing Bill.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government, and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission to take back our streets. The Government will give police the powers they need to tackle the dangerous and antisocial use of e-vehicles off t...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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