Lizzi Collinge MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Migrant Workers: Skilled WorkersHome OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the guidance entitled Skilled Worker visa: minimum salary if you’re under 26, studying, training or in a postdoctoral role, last updated on 22 July 2025, what assessment her Departme
Answer: As set out in the Immigration White Paper ‘Restoring Control over the Immigration System’, published on 12 May, this Government’s approach is to link migration policy and visa controls to skills and labour market policies, so that immigration is not used ...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Health Certificates: Fees and ChargesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he is considering taking steps to standardise fees charged by veterinary practices for issuing animal health certificates.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 12 May 2025 to the hon. Member for Harpenden and Berkhamsted, PQ 49603.
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Ownership FundMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) reopening or (b) replacing the Community Ownership Fund to support communities seeking to take local assets into
Answer: Although the Community Ownership Fund is now closed, this Government remains committed to the communities’ sector and to community empowerment. Through the English Devolution Bill, we will introduce a new Community Right to Buy to help local people to acq...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: Rural AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of the £39 billion allocated for affordable housing delivery will be spent in rural areas; and whether her Department plans to ringfence funding to support the de
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement I made on 2 July 2025 (HCWS771).
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDisabled Facilities GrantsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle (a) delays, (b) administrative burdens and (c) the availability of approved contractors to improve the operation of the Disable
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of timely and efficient delivery of home adaptations, including through the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG), to help enable older and disabled people to live as independently as possible in a safe and suitable envi...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOlder WorkersDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help support people in (a) physically and (b) emotionally demanding jobs who are unable to continue working in their current role into their late 60s.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions currently offers employment support for older jobseekers including those affected by low confidence, menopause, health and disability or caring pressures, and out of date skills or qualifications.Through Midlife MOT re...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOlder WorkersDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps is she taking to support people in (a) physically and (b) emotionally demanding jobs who are unable to continue working in their current role into their late 60s.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions currently offers employment support for older jobseekers including those affected by low confidence, menopause, health and disability or caring pressures, and out of date skills or qualifications.Through Midlife MOT re...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to expedite decisions on access to new treatments for secondary breast cancer.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) makes recommendations for the National Health Service on whether new licensed medicines should be routinely funded by the NHS based on an assessment of clinical and cost effectiveness. The NHS i...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordActive TravelDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70082More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Active Travel England recognises equestrians as users of active travel routes; and if she will take steps to ensure that equestrian access is (a) included and (b) considered in future active travel (i)
Answer: The needs of equestrians should be considered in the design of active travel routes. New or upgraded traffic-free paths or quiet country lanes can be designed to be attractive and safe for equestrians as well as walking, wheeling and cycling although in s...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: EmploymentHome OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70081More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies on the rights of asylum seekers to work of the approach taken in Belgium.
Answer: Those who claim asylum in the UK can apply for permission to work in the UK if their claim has been outstanding for 12 months or more, through no fault of their own. Allowing asylum seekers the right to work sooner could enable migrants to bypass establis...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70080More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to speed up the revaluation process for business rates when commercial units are subdivided into smaller premises.
Answer: The VOA is focused on speeding up its service by upskilling its workforce so they can handle multiple types of cases, improving its digital services to make it easier for customers to self-serve, recruiting new people and moving existing staff to better m...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDisabled Facilities GrantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70079More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review the (a) application process and (b) delivery timescales for the Disabled Facilities Grant.
Answer: The Government has no immediate plans to review the application process or delivery timescales for the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG). We continue to keep all aspects of the DFG under consideration. Recently, we carried out a review of the upper limit fo...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNeurology: WheelchairsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70078More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for NHS-provided wheelchairs for adults with degenerative neurological conditions.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the provision and commissioning of local wheelchair services.NHS England is taking a number of steps to reduce regional variation in the quality and provision of NHS wheelchairs, and to support ICBs to red...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Heysham and KendalDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70077More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of driving tests in (a) Kendal and (b) Heysham; and what steps her Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for practi
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is aware that car practical driving test waiting times remain high and understands the impact this is having on learner drivers. DVSA is continuing to recruit as many driving examiners (DE) as possible, inclu...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordChemicals: 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
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