Luke Evans MP: written questions

Written questions

• Winter Fuel Payment: EligibilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3120More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish the equality impact assessment for changes to winter fuel payment entitlement.

  Answer: The Regulations will come into force on 16 September, the first day of the Winter Fuel Payment qualifying week. In making a decision on Winter Fuel Payment eligibility, the Government had regard to an equality analysis in line with the Public Sector Equal...

  Answered 12 Sept 2024

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• Pension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3119More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to ensure that the pension credit application process is (a) streamlined and (b) user friendly to complete.

  Answer: We are streamlining all Pension Credit application routes by using information held internally to reduce the number of questions the citizen must answer. A key objective of DWP’s Service Modernisation Programme is to utilise end user research to understan...

  Answered 11 Sept 2024

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• Pension Credit: East MidlandsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3118More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to encourage pension credit take up in (a) Leicestershire and (b) the East Midlands.

  Answer: The Deputy Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions wrote to all local authorities on 20 August. The letter acknowledged the vital role local authorities play in supporting their communities. The Government recognises that many loca...

  Answered 12 Sept 2024

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• PaymentsTreasuryTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3117More

  Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the report entitled UK Payment Markets Report, published by UK Finance in July 2024, what discussions she has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues, (b) financial institutions and (c) business groups on

  Answer: While the ongoing trend in payments in the UK has been away from cash and towards digital payment methods, the government recognises that cash continues to be used by millions of people across the UK, including those who may be in vulnerable groups or who...

  Answered 5 Sept 2024

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• SV TenaciousDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1564More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will hold discussions with representatives of the Save Tall Ship Tenacious campaign on saving the SV Tenacious to support future generations of seafarers with disabilities and long-term he

  Answer: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is aware of the campaign regarding the future of the SV Tenacious after its owner and operator, The Jubilee Sailing Trust (Tenacious) Limited, entered administration. Unfortunately, the department does no...

  Answered 1 Aug 2024

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• Roads: Capital InvestmentDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1563More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on the RIS3 road improvement programme.

  Answer: The Government is considering the content and timing of the third Road Investment Strategy (RIS3) alongside all transport infrastructure spend.

  Answered 1 Aug 2024

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• A5Department for TransportTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1371More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of proposed upgrades to the A5 between Hinckley and Tamworth on the regional economy.

  Answer: Improvements to the A5 between Hinckley and Tamworth have been considered extensively by National Highways as part of the pipeline of possible future enhancements to the strategic road network. The business case has been developed and considered the local...

  Answered 31 Jul 2024

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