Luke Evans MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Agriculture: SubsidiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14691More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12597 on Agriculture: Subsidies, what steps his Department is taking to consult (a) fruit and (b) vegetable growers on future fin
Answer: The Government appreciates and values the vital work of our fruit and vegetable growers and recognises their important role in maintaining a secure supply of home – grown fresh produce. As part of our mission-driven Government, and in partnership with the...
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAnimal Welfare: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Nov 2024WithdrawnUIN 13278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is for setting out further grants through the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to continue to support the TRANSFORM prostate cancer screening trial.
Answer: Research is crucial in tackling cancer, and the Government is strongly committed to supporting research into cancer. The Department spends £1.5 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Res...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordLivestock: Animal HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway in encouraging cage free systems of farming.
Answer: We are firmly committed to maintaining and improving animal welfare and want to work closely with the farming sector to deliver high standards. The Animal Health and Welfare Pathway has made grants available to improve the health and welfare of livestock....
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAnimal Welfare: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13010More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is for setting out further grants through the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway.
Answer: We are looking carefully at how to position further investment including grants as part of the Spending Review process. Eligible cattle, sheep and pig farmers can still apply for a funded vet visit to improve their animals’ health and welfare.
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Employers' ContributionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to support (a) hospices, (b) GPs and (c) care homes, in the context of proposed changes to employer National Insurance contributions.
Answer: We have taken necessary decisions to fix the foundations in the public finances at the Autumn Budget, which enabled the Spending Review settlement of a £22.6 billion increase in resource spending for the Department from 2023/24 outturn to 2025/26. The emp...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: SubsidiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to extend the Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Aid Scheme after 2025.
Answer: The Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme is an EU legacy scheme and legislation in place which will close it on the 31 of December 2025. The Government has committed to championing British farming, whilst protecting the environment, and is currently considering...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordLeicestershire Police: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support the long-term funding of Leicestershire Police.
Answer: The 2024-25 police funding settlement provides Leicestershire Police with funding of up to £256.0 million in 2024-25. The Home Office will provide additional government grant funding of £175 million to policing in 2024-25 to support the costs of the 2024 ...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDogs: SmugglingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle puppy smuggling.
Answer: This Government was elected on a mandate to introduce the most ambitious plans to improve animal welfare in a generation. As outlined in our manifesto we will end puppy smuggling. We are considering the most effective ways to deliver our commitments and w...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: Health ServicesTreasuryTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12552More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.40 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential impact of changes to N
Answer: Resource spending for the Department of Health and Social Care is set to increase by £22.6 billion in 2025-26 compared to 2023-24 outturn, providing a real-terms growth rate of 4% for the NHS, the largest since before 2010 excluding Covid-19 years. The Go...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12445More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answers of 10 September 2024 to Questions 3805 and 3806 on Electric Vehicles: Charging Points, if she will hold discussions with (a) public and (b) private bodies on taking steps to ensure that
Answer: The Government communicates regularly with chargepoint operators, trade associations and industry to discuss the rollout of fast and reliable chargepoints.
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates and Inheritance Tax: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11924More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to (a) agricultural property relief and (b) business rate relief on lon
Answer: The Government has published information about the reforms to agricultural property relief at https://www.gov.uk/government/news/what-are-the-changes-to-agricultural-property-relief#:~:text=From%206%20April%202026%2C%20the,rather%20than%20the%20standard%2...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordClassroom Assistants: Conditions of Employment and PayDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) increasing levels of pay and (b) reviewing conditions for teaching assistants.
Answer: School support staff play a vital role in children’s education and the smooth running of schools. They are crucial to ensuring children are given the best possible life chances.In the survey ‘Use of teaching assistants in schools’, carried out by the depa...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordClassroom Assistants: Labour Turnover and RecruitmentDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11907More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of retention of teaching assistants; and what steps her Department is taking to support recruitment of teaching assistants.
Answer: School support staff play a vital role in children’s education and the smooth running of schools. They are crucial to ensuring children are given the best possible life chances.In the survey ‘Use of teaching assistants in schools’, carried out by the depa...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordArts Council England: ReviewsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 25 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to conclude her review of Arts Council England.
Answer: The previous public body review of Arts Council England was paused during the election and has now been closed.We have announced a new review of Arts Council England and further details will be announced in due course.After 14 years of indifference and cu...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFilm and Television: Government AssistanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 25 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help support the (a) TV and (b) film industry outside of London.
Answer: The government is firmly committed to supporting the growth of the TV and film industry across every nation and region.Our TV sector, in particular, is centralised in London and the South East, which is why my Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of Stat...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2024 to Question 5385 on Pension Credit, how much extra funding her Department has secured for additional staffing to improve processing times.
Answer: The details of the departmental budgets for 24/25 and 25/26 will be agreed through the Spending Review. This will include details of funding to support Pension Credit claims.
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNewspaper Press: Foreign Investment in UKDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to publish the Government’s response to the consultation entitled The Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2024.
Answer: We are currently considering the responses to the consultation that we received, and hope to publish a response in the near future.
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordUniversal Studios: BedfordshireDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of Universal Studios’ proposed theme park to be situated in Bedfordshire.
Answer: DCMS supports NBCUniversal’s proposal to invest in Bedfordshire. A world-class, large-scale resort and theme park has the potential to transform the area, drive growth, create thousands of jobs and boost UK tourism.The details of conversations between pri...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordUniversal Studios: BedfordshireDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with Universal Studios on proposals for a theme park in Bedfordshire.
Answer: DCMS supports NBCUniversal’s proposal to invest in Bedfordshire. A world-class, large-scale resort and theme park has the potential to transform the area, drive growth, create thousands of jobs and boost UK tourism.The details of conversations between pri...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: DrugsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department plans to take through the new joint government working group on children’s online safety to assess the impact of the illegal sale of IPEDs and anabolic steroid
Answer: The UK’s Online Safety Act places duties on online platforms to tackle illegal content and protect children’s safety by mitigating risks identified. Platforms will need to put in place proactive measures to prevent the unlawful supply, or offer to supply,...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordInternet: Young PeopleDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8882More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department plans to take through the new joint government working group on children’s online safety to assess the impact of digitally-manipulated body images on young peo
Answer: Under the UK’s Online Safety Act relevant services will need to prevent children from accessing the most harmful content, including content promoting eating disorders. Ofcom has also proposed in its draft child safety codes that platforms take steps to pr...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: HorsesDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8881More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will introduce a road safety campaign to reinforce the importance of safe driving around horses and their riders.
Answer: The Government's flagship road safety campaign, THINK!, aims to reduce the number of people killed and seriously injured on our roads. The THINK! Campaign plays an important role in raising awareness of, and encouraging compliance with, new road safety le...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: Special Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of charging VAT on independent school fees on local authority costings to support displaced former private school children with special education needs.
Answer: This government is committed to ending the VAT exemption that private schools enjoy and will confirm the introduction of these changes at the Budget on 30 October. The Office for Budget Responsibility will also certify the government’s costings for these ...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: Special Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with local educational authorities on the potential costs of supporting displaced former private school children with special educational needs.
Answer: This government is committed to ending the VAT exemption that private schools enjoy and will confirm the introduction of these changes at the Budget on 30 October. The Office for Budget Responsibility will also certify the government’s costings for these ...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
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