Mark Pritchard MP: written questions 2024

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Written questions

Schools: SafetyDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure Ofsted includes the adequacy of the physical security of school buildings in their inspection reports.
Answer: Ofsted’s overall role is to make sure that schools provide high and rising standards for every child through its inspection and reporting process. The School Inspection Handbook does not set any specific expectations for schools regarding site security. H...
Answered 1 Aug 2024
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Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: ImportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to prohibit the importing of (a) electric scooters and (b) electric bikes from countries that do not comply with UK safety standards.
Answer: UK product safety legislation requires manufacturers or importers placing products on the UK market, including e-bikes and e-scooters, to ensure those products are safe. Regulators have powers to require that unsafe products are removed from sale.We will ...
Answered 31 Jul 2024
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Soft Drinks: PricesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will have discussions with (a) manufacturers and (b) importers on the public health benefits of making non-alcoholic (i) beer, (ii) lager, (iii) spirits and (iv) wine products lower cost than
Answer: The Government has set out its ambition to create a National Health Service fit for the future, which includes prioritising preventative public health measures to support people to live longer, healthier lives. The Government will continue to consider how...
Answered 1 Aug 2024
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Military Aircraft: SanctionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 38More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to increase the sanctions for flying over (a) military establishments, (b) facilities providing (i) equipment, (ii) goods and (iii) services to the armed forces and (c) other restricted area
Answer: The National Security Act 2023 introduced new and specific sanctions in relation to unauthorised overflying of Defence sites by both conventional and unmanned aircraft. The sanctions range from those applicable to a summary offence for simple, unauthorise...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
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Vehicles: ContractsDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 37More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of ensuring that companies that sub-contract vehicles to (a) delivery, (b) utility and (c) construction companies display the livery of (i) their organisat
Answer: There are no requirements in the goods vehicle operator licensing regime for vehicles used by delivery companies, utility companies, or construction companies to have livery displaying the details of the owning business, and the company using the vehicles...
Answered 22 Jul 2024
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Sudan: FamineForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 36More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help reduce famine in Sudan.
Answer: The conflict in Sudan has created a manmade humanitarian disaster with 8.5 million people facing emergency or famine conditions, more than Gaza, South Sudan, Mali, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan combined. This financial year, UK bilateral ODA to Sudan will i...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
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Shrewsbury-Wolverhampton Railway Line: ElectrificationDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 35More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the feasibility of electrifying the railway line between Birmingham, Wellington and Shrewsbury.
Answer: Midlands Connect, a sub-national transport body which researches, develops and progresses transport projects in the Midlands, is prioritising line speed improvements to this railway line over electrification. They are in the process of refreshing the Busi...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
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Russia: ShippingForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 34More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that companies that (a) manage and (b) insure the shipping of liquefied natural gas are compliant with the UK's sanctions against Russia.
Answer: The UK has taken extensive action to limit Russian energy revenues, including prohibiting the import of Russian liquid natural gas (LNG) and an export ban on energy-related goods to target Russia's longer-term LNG production. The new Government is committ...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
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