Luke Evans MP: written questions 2025
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NHS Business Services Authority: Workplace PensionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of remedial pension savings statements (a) remain outstanding and (b) have been issued.
Answer: As of 22 July 2025, 108,742 remedial pension savings statements have been issued to NHS Pension Scheme members. 34,404 members either have a statement outstanding or require further calculations to determine whether a statement is needed.
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68834More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the underspend in the additional roles reimbursement scheme has been reallocated.
Answer: The table attached provides a funding and spending summary for the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme, from 2019/20 to 2024/25.
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the underspend was in the additional roles reimbursement scheme in each year since it was launched.
Answer: The table attached provides a funding and spending summary for the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme, from 2019/20 to 2024/25.
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the recovery pathways for the care of patients who have had a sudden cardiac arrest not related to myocardial infarction.
Answer: A cardiac arrest is caused by a dangerous abnormal heart rhythm, which occurs when the heart isn’t working properly and causes the heart to stop beating. Each year approximately 30,000 people receive resuscitation for an out of hospital cardiac arrest in ...
Answered 5 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Improvement DistrictsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68781More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with local authorities on the potential impact of Business Improvement Districts on levels of local business investment.
Answer: The Government recognises the important role Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) can play in improving the local trading environment and attracting investment to their area. We frequently engage with local authorities and BID membership bodies such as, ...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordKinship Care: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with local authorities on the Kinship Allowance Pilot Scheme; and when that scheme will begin.
Answer: The department is ensuring that a fair and transparent process is used to identify which local authorities are best placed to deliver the Kinship Allowance Pilot, through a published expression of interest process. The application window for the expressio...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: LeicestershireDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2025 to Question 61898 on Railways: Midlands, whether any funding announced in the Spending Review 2025 has been allocated to support Network Rail's work to develop a business c
Answer: The first phase of Midlands Rail Hub (‘Western’ scope) would enable additional trains each hour between Birmingham and South Wales and the South West, and on Birmingham’s Cross City Line. This includes extending Chiltern services from Moor Street to Snow ...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that decision making about the return of the BCSSS investment reserve can be made as swiftly as possible.
Answer: I met the BCSSS Trustees on 22 April, 11 June and 22 July and confirmed the Government’s commitment to considering their proposals regarding the reserve and the future of the scheme. DESNZ will now engage HM Treasury with a view to agreeing a way forward ...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled 10 Year Health Plan for England: fit for the future, published on 3 July 2025, if he will publish his Department’s assumptions of NHS produc
Answer: We will publish our 10 Year Workforce Plan by the end of this year. The plan will set out the workforce needed to deliver the transformed service, and the key assumptions used in determining that workforce. That plan will set out assumptions about product...
Answered 8 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS England: RedundancyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67474More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the (a) cost of abolishing NHS England and (b) resulting redundancy package will be paid for from his Department’s settlement at the Spending Review 2025.
Answer: We have recently announced the Spending Review settlement, which provides an additional £29 billion of annual day-to-day spending in real terms by 2028/2029 compared to 2023/2024. Ahead of asking the National Health Service to commence a multi-year planni...
Answered 8 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordTransport: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64116More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much and what proportion of funding the National-Level Transport Scheme allocates to the (a) investigation and (b) completion of business cases; and to the immediate construction of schemes that are ready t
Answer: The department does not recognise the ‘National-Level Transport Scheme.’ and is therefore unable to provide an answer to this question.
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64115More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to replace the business rates system from 2026-27; and whether she plans to hold a consultation to inform the new system.
Answer: Over the course of this Parliament, the Government will create a fairer business rates system that protects the high street, supports investment, and is fit for the 21st century. The Government published a Discussion Paper at Autumn Budget 2024 setting ou...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64114More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in employer National Insurance contributions on the (a) fiscal position and (b) sustainability of independent SMEs.
Answer: A Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) was published alongside the introduction of the Bill containing the changes to employer NICs. The TIIN sets out the impact of the policy on the exchequer, the economic impacts of the policy, and the impacts on indi...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall BusinessesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with independent SMEs on the impact of his Department's policies.
Answer: The UK has 5.5m SMEs and we are committed to hardwiring their voice into government policy, engaging with them in various ways including through roundtables, visits and events.Hundreds of individual SMEs have been engaged across all sectors and regions as...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTransport: Capital InvestmentDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has completed the capital review of transport projects.
Answer: The Capital Review was undertaken by an external panel of independent experts, and has now concluded.
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: PublicityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to launch a campaign to increase pension credit uptake before winter 2025-2026.
Answer: The Government wants all pensioners to get the support to which they are entitled. That is why since Autumn 2024 we have been running the biggest ever Pension Credit take-up campaign. The Department’s campaign to raise awareness of Pension Credit has cont...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordResponsible Dog Ownership Working GroupDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 61897 on Responsible Dog Ownership Working Group, who the members of the taskforce are; which members are leading on each of the four
Answer: The Responsible Dog Ownership Taskforce is convened by Defra officials, and the membership is made up of representatives from animal welfare organisations, local authorities, the police and Welsh government. Each of these groups is represented on the four...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Solar PowerDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of good quality agricultural land being used for the development of large scale solar farms.
Answer: Defra produces statistical estimates of agricultural land areas each year from the annual June Survey of Agriculture: In 2024, the utilised agricultural area (UAA) in England was 8.7 million hectares and this has remained broadly stable, only changing by ...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Vocational GuidanceDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64100More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of school career services in (a) highlighting and (b) encouraging apprenticeships.
Answer: The department has introduced a ladder of support and intervention, as set out in our careers statutory guidance, to support compliance with the provider access legislation which requires schools to offer pupils encounters with providers of technical educ...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLevel Crossings: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to highlight the importance of safety at railway level crossings during the school summer holidays.
Answer: Educating users is critical to ensuring that level crossings are used safely and we look to Network Rail as the owner of these assets to do this. Network Rail produces a wide range of educational material on safety on and around the railway, including on ...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic TransportDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64097More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that local leaders work across county borders to ensure the (a) development and (b) sustainability of cross-border public transport services.
Answer: With regard to bus services, Local Transport Authorities (LTAs) already work closely together when tendering routes that cross shared boundaries, and in delivering their Bus Service Improvement Plans (BSIP). There are also requirements set out in the Tran...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: Rural AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64096More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of demand responsive travel in rural areas in (a) the UK and (b) Leicestershire.
Answer: The government believes demand responsive transport (DRT) has an important role to play in ensuring communities can access transport services in areas where more traditional, regular stopping services may not be viable. The Department has funded 17 innova...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: LeicestershireDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to provide funding for public transport in Leicestershire.
Answer: This Government is committed to supporting public transport across the country. That is why we have confirmed £955 million for 2025/26 to support and improve bus services in England outside London. On our trains, the planned Great British Railways will ha...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2025 to Question 59764 on Chagos Islands: Sovereignty, what estimate he has made of the cost of payments to Mauritius for the (a) FCDO and (
Answer: The payments to Mauritius will be split between the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Ministry of Defence. They will be published in the normal manner alongside other departmental spend in the annual accounts.
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of AI companion software on (a) children's mental health, (b) children's social skills and (c) trends in the level of children's loneliness.
Answer: The department is working to build evidence of the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) tools for education, both on the opportunities and the risks. We are supporting the sector to use AI safely.We are funding the development of global guidelines for t...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
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