Luke Taylor MP: written questions
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Dogs: Animal welfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70181More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that dogs are removed from unfit owners.
Answer: Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, it is an offence to cause any animal unnecessary suffering or to fail to provide for its welfare. Anyone who is cruel to an animal, or does not provide for its welfare, may be banned from owning animals. They may also fa...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDangerous Driving: FinesMinistry of JusticeTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to introduce stricter penalties for dangerous driving.
Answer: Safety on our roads is an absolute priority for this Government. That is why the Department for Transport is committed to delivering a new Road Safety Strategy – the first in over a decade. They will set out next steps on this in due course.Provisions in ...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCycling: TrainingDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70178More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to encourage cyclists to undertake Bikeability training.
Answer: In February, the Department and Active Travel England (ATE) announced £30 million to provide Bikeability cycle training to children. The Bikeability Trust operates a number of outreach programmes to encourage more people to access cycle training, includin...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMetropolitan Police: StaffHome OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Mayor of London on staffing levels at the Metropolitan Police Service.
Answer: The Home Office regularly meets with the Mayor of London and the Metropolitan Police Commissioner to discuss policing issues facing the capital.This year (2025/26), the Metropolitan Police Service will receive a total of up to £3.8 billion of funding, as ...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMetropolitan Police: StaffHome OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70062More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of levels of Metropolitan Police Service (a) staffing numbers and (b) 24/7 front desk services on the safety of Londoners.
Answer: The Home Office regularly meets with the Mayor of London and the Metropolitan Police Commissioner to discuss policing issues facing the capital.This year (2025/26), the Metropolitan Police Service will receive a total of up to £3.8 billion of funding, as ...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCarers: LonelinessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of caring responsibilities on levels of social isolation among unpaid carers.
Answer: The Government has launched an independent commission into adult social care as part of our critical first steps towards delivering a National Care Service. The commission will start a national conversation about what care and support working age adults, ...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGrasslands: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to add meadows to the list of irreplaceable habitats in England.
Answer: Irreplaceable habitat includes some of England’s most ecologically valuable habitats. The list of irreplaceable habitats in the biodiversity net gain regulations reflects the non-exhaustive list of examples of irreplaceable habitat in the National Plannin...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHospices: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67606More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce ring-fenced funding for hospice clinical services.
Answer: Palliative care services are included in the list of services an integrated care board (ICB) must commission. To support ICBs in this duty, NHS England has published statutory guidance and service specifications. The statutory guidance states that ICBs mu...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: TemperatureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67605More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure social housing providers have the resources to keep residents (a) safe and (b) comfortable during extreme heat events.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 2 July 2025 (HCWS771).
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of waiting times on children and young people seeking urgent mental health support.
Answer: We know that too many children and young people are not receiving the mental health care they need, and that waits for mental health services are far too long. We are determined to change that, as we recognise the importance of timely access to mental hea...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWeather: Health HazardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to protect vulnerable people during periods of extreme heat.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency delivers the Adverse Weather and Health Plan (AWHP) and Weather-Health Alerting (WHA) System, which provides alerts for the public and public sector organisations to prepare for impacts of adverse weather, including heat.Risk...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: PalestiniansForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to the Government of Israel on the forced transfer of Palestinian residents from Masafer Yatta.
Answer: We are deeply concerned by the levels of settler violence, settlement growth, and demolition of Palestinian homes in the West Bank. More than 1,000 people in Masafer Yatta face the prospect of demolitions and evictions. In all but the most exceptional cas...
Answered 6 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Health ServicesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help prevent the destruction of (a) hospitals and (b) medical facilities in the Gaza Strip.
Answer: The healthcare system in Gaza is now on the brink of collapse. As the Minister for International Development said in August, essential medicines are running our while all of Gaza's hospitals have been damaged, with most no longer functioning at all. Human...
Answered 6 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordIslamophobiaMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding her Department has allocated to preventing Islamophobia.
Answer: In 2025/26, up to £650,000 of funding is available to the British Muslim Trust to monitor hate targeting Muslims and facilitate support for victims. The government will provide the police with funding of £80,000 for True Vision, an online hate crime repor...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Commission on Community & CohesionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65977More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when recommendations are expected to be published by the Independent Commission for Community and Inclusion.
Answer: The Independent Commission on Community and Cohesion is not affiliated with the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government. As such, the department has not allocated any funding to the commission and does not hold information on its timelines.
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Commission on Community & CohesionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many meetings the Independent Commission on Community and Cohesion have had since it was established.
Answer: The Independent Commission on Community and Cohesion is not affiliated with the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government. As such, the department has not allocated any funding to the commission and does not hold information on its timelines.
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Commission on Community & CohesionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding has been allocated to the Independent Commission on Community and Cohesion since it was established.
Answer: The Independent Commission on Community and Cohesion is not affiliated with the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government. As such, the department has not allocated any funding to the commission and does not hold information on its timelines.
Answered 16 Jul 2025
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