Martin Wrigley MP: written questions
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Metals: ImportsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49147More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will ensure that imports of (a) lithium, (b) nickel, (c) cobalt, (d) manganese and (e) graphite do not come from mining operations that commit human rights violations.
Answer: The UK is committed to promoting responsible business practice to reduce and prevent human rights violations. We work through a number of international mechanisms to deliver on this, including supporting the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Deve...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMining: Sustainable DevelopmentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to ensure that the mining of (a) lithium, (b) nickel, (c) cobalt, (d) manganese and (e) graphite is (i) sustainable and (ii) does not negatively impact net zero targets.
Answer: While recognising these critical minerals are crucial for the energy transition, Government supports efforts to reduce the environmental impact of mining operations themselves. At present, the UK only has mining operations for lithium. As with any UK dome...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48671More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 45216 on Visas: Ukraine, if she will take steps to ensure financial reasons are not used as a factor when deciding to give Ukrainians indefinite lea
Answer: The UK continues to provide Ukrainian nationals and their family members, where they qualify, a specific route so that they are able to seek sanctuary in the UK. Permission to stay in the UK under the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme provides entitleme...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEU Nationals: Voting RightsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing EU citizens with settled status in the UK the right to vote in local and parliamentary elections.
Answer: EU citizens who were legally resident in the UK prior to withdrawal from the EU, or whose countries have a bilateral reciprocal voting rights agreement with the UK, can vote in local elections in England and Northern Ireland. Citizens of EU Member States ...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Circular Economy Taskforce on reducing waste in his Department.
Answer: On 27 March, the Secretary of State gave a speech on circular economy to leading industry practitioners, in which he announced that the Government’s upcoming Circular Economy Strategy for England will focus first on five priority sectors: agrifood; built ...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRecycling: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the repair and re-use economy.
Answer: This Government committed in its manifesto to reducing waste by moving to a Circular Economy. Defra recognises that repair and re-use are fundamental tenets of any circular economy, and a successful circular transition will deliver increased supply chain ...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRecycling: Electronic EquipmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48667More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help reduce e-waste.
Answer: This Government is committed to transitioning to a circular economy. We have convened a Circular Economy Taskforce to help us develop a Circular Economy Strategy for England. The Strategy will be supported by a series of roadmaps detailing the interventi...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Disclosure of InformationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48666More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS staff have left the NHS in (a) Devon & Cornwall and (b) the UK under non-disclosure agreements.
Answer: The Department does not hold information on the number of National Health Service staff who have left the NHS in Devon and Cornwall or across England under non-disclosure agreements.
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: Organised CrimeHome OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48665More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of (a) Operation Scorpion and (b) other initiatives in reducing drug trafficking and county lines activity in Devon and Cornwall.
Answer: Through the County Lines Programme, we will continue to target exploitative drug dealing gangs and break the organised crime groups behind the trade. To deliver our pledge to halve knife crime in the next decade it is crucial that we tackle the drug gangs...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: Organised CrimeHome OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48664More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to (a) disrupt county lines operations and (b) reduce exploitation of vulnerable people in Devon and Cornwall.
Answer: Through the County Lines Programme, we will continue to target exploitative drug dealing gangs and break the organised crime groups behind the trade. To deliver our pledge to halve knife crime in the next decade it is crucial that we tackle the drug gangs...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: Newton AbbotDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48663More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will provide additional funding for pothole repair in Newton Abbot constituency.
Answer: This Government takes the condition of our country’s roads very seriously and is committed to supporting local highway authorities in maintaining and renewing the local highway network and tackling the maintenance backlog.Devon County Council is the highw...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: ParentsDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48662More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February 2025 to Question 28734 on Prisoners: Parents, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of having a parent in prison on SAT performances; and whether
Answer: The department does not hold information on the impact of having a parent in prison on end of key stage 2 attainment nor does it carry out such analysis.The purpose of the end of key stage 2 assessments is to understand pupils' attainment, including areas...
Answered 9 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHMP Channings Wood: Prison AccommodationMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48661More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Rapid Deployment Cells are in use at Channings Wood.
Answer: Whilst there are not any Rapid Deployment Cells (RDCs) currently in use at HMP Channings Wood, there are 30 RDCs in construction at the site. We expect these to be operational by the end of 2025.
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSewage: ShaldonDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48660More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce sewage discharges at Shaldon.
Answer: For too long, water companies have discharged unacceptable levels of sewage into our rivers, lakes and seas. That is why we are placing water companies under special measures through the Water (Special Measures) Act. The Act will drive meaningful improvem...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSewage: DawlishDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48659More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce sewage discharges at Dawlish Town.
Answer: For too long, water companies have discharged unacceptable levels of sewage into our rivers, lakes and seas. That is why we are placing water companies under special measures through the Water (Special Measures) Act. The Act will drive meaningful improvem...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSewage: TeignmouthDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce sewage discharges at Teignmouth Holcombe.
Answer: For too long, water companies have discharged unacceptable levels of sewage into our rivers, lakes and seas. That is why we are placing water companies under special measures through the Water (Special Measures) Act. The Act will drive meaningful improvem...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSewage: DawlishDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce sewage discharges at Dawlish Coryton Cove.
Answer: For too long, water companies have discharged unacceptable levels of sewage into our rivers, lakes and seas. That is why we are placing water companies under special measures through the Water (Special Measures) Act. The Act will drive meaningful improvem...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: ShellfishDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48656More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to reduce animal testing on decapod crustaceans in scientific research.
Answer: The Labour Manifesto includes a commitment to “partner with scientists, industry, and civil society as we work towards the phasing out of animal testing”, which is a long-term goal.The Government will publish a strategy to support the development, validat...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: ShellfishHome OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to include decapod crustaceans in the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.
Answer: The Home Office will be guided by decisions made under the Animal Welfare Act regarding any consideration as to whether decapod crustaceans are regulated under the Animals (Scientific Procures) Act 1986.
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: DevonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of private parking companies on motorists in Devon.
Answer: The Government recognises that the matter of private parking enforcement of local authority land is a complex issue that affects local authorities, private operators and motorists. I can confirm that the Government is looking into this matter, and will be...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: Private SectorMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number and proportion of local authorities that have transitioned to using private parking companies for local parking enforcement.
Answer: The Government recognises that the matter of private parking enforcement of local authority land is a complex issue that affects local authorities, private operators and motorists. I can confirm that the Government is looking into this matter, and will be...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: Private SectorMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 23/04/20225 to Question 45236 on private parking sector, if she will publish the minutes of her upcoming meetings with both private parking trade associ
Answer: The Department does not usually publish minutes between Ministers and stakeholders. However, my officials would be happy to share a note of the meeting with your office after it takes place.
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: TeignbridgeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure Teignbridge District Council receives additional funding for the building of social homes.
Answer: My Department published an update on targets in the 2021-26 Programme on 30 July 2024 which can be found on gov.uk here. At Spring statement, the government announced an immediate injection of £2 billion to support delivery of the biggest boost in social ...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordM5Department for TransportTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the M5 into Newton Abbot constituency.
Answer: National Highways routinely assesses the current performance and potential future needs of the strategic road network through its Route Strategies process. The routes serving the Newton Abbot constituency and surrounding area have been considered as part ...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Health: DisinformationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of health misinformation on public health decision making.
Answer: The Department has not made a specific assessment of the impact of health misinformation on public health decision making, but recognises the importance of accurate health information being available to the public and of preventing misinformation.The Depa...
Answered 1 May 2025
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