Martin Wrigley MP: written questions
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Refugees: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the identity and nationality documents for the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme applications must be pre-translated.
Answer: In response to the invasion, the Government set up three generous schemes – the Ukraine Family Scheme, Home for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme and the Ukraine Extension Scheme – and have provided temporary sanctuary for over 300,000 Ukrainians fleeing the war...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUSA: DefenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March to Question 35454, whether he has made an assessment of the level of defence procurement can be moved to the UK from the US.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review will guide the Ministry of Defence's future investment priorities and will also shape the Defence Industrial Strategy. To support the UK’s Armed Forces we procure a diverse range of systems both domestically and in collaborati...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: NeurodiversityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41313More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2025 to Question 39206 on Personal Independence Payment: Neurodiversity, if she will make it her policy to maintain the level of the Personal Independence Payment for
Answer: Our intention is that the new eligibility requirement in Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in which people must score a minimum of four points in one daily living activity to be eligible for the daily living component, will apply to new claims and award...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Oral Statement of 24 February 2025 on Ukraine, Official Report, columns 513 to 515, what diplomatic steps he is taking with his international counterpar
Answer: We remain in close contact with the United States, our European partners, and Ukraine on how to achieve a just and lasting peace that safeguards Ukraine's security and sovereignty. The UK, alongside France, is leading efforts to build a 'Coalition of the ...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41248More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the HM Revenue and Customs' Policy paper entitled Alcohol Duty uprating, published on 30 October 2024, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the 3.4% increase in alcohol duties
Answer: At Autumn Budget the Chancellor announced that she would uprate alcohol duty in line with RPI inflation on 1 February 2025. This decision weighed the impacts on businesses, cost-of-living pressures on people who drink moderately and responsibly, and the p...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: DartmoorDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of agri-environmental scheme investment in Dartmoor National Park since 2015.
Answer: Data related to the boundaries of the Dartmoor National Park is not held. The Government’s commitment to our farmers remains steadfast. In the budget in October 2024, we committed £5 billion to the farming budget over two years. This means more money than...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department has issued to (a) local authorities and (b) schools on (i) annual reviews for EHC plans and (ii) the responsibilities of all parties involved.
Answer: Education, health and care (EHC) plans should be used to monitor children and young people’s progress towards their outcomes and longer term aspirations. Local authorities have a statutory duty to review EHC plans every 12 months as a minimum.The local au...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of schools being unable to challenge placement decisions made by local authorities on children with special educational needs.
Answer: Where a local authority has issued an education, health and care (EHC) plan for a child or young person, they must consult a school or college before naming it in the plan and the school or college can express concerns about being named.When responding to...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on local authorities' ability to meet special educational needs because of delays by local authorities in reviewing schools' funding requests for
Answer: Mainstream schools are funded through the formula set by their local authority. The funding formula is decided by each local authority in consultation with its schools and often uses factors such as low prior attainment and free school meals to give an es...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the time spent by schools in requesting assessments for EHC plans on the provision of SEND services.
Answer: Schools are required to identify and address the special educational needs (SEN) of the pupils they support and, in the case of mainstream settings, to use their best endeavours to make sure that a child or young person who has SEN gets the support they n...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordExport ControlsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39787More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish details of all active export licences.
Answer: The status of an export license is subject to change at any time. Individual licences typically have expiry dates of 2 years (Standard Individual Export Licences) and 5 years (Open Individual Export Licences).Export licensing information is published in t...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 37398 on Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund, will if she will respond to the email from the hon. Member for Newton Abbot on the Adoption and Speci
Answer: A response to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Newton Abbot on the adoption and special guardianship support fund was sent on 10 March 2025.
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Allowance and Maternity PayDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the change in the weekly rate of Statuary Maternity Pay and Maternity Allowance from April 2025 on child poverty in Devon.
Answer: Maternity pay is primarily a health and safety provisions for pregnant working women. It is not, and has never been, intended to replace a woman's earnings completely, nor is it intended to help with the cost of having a baby. Rather it provides a measure...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Allowance and Maternity PayDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to increase (a) Statutory Maternity Pay and (b) Maternity Allowance beyond the rate of inflation over the next four years.
Answer: The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is required by law to undertake an annual review of benefits and State Pensions, including Statutory Maternity Pay and Maternity Allowance. She announced her decision from the latest review of benefits in a Wri...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBeer and Public Houses: Economic GrowthTreasuryTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39712More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps her Department is taking to support the growth of the (a) beer and (b) pub sector.
Answer: Pubs, brewers and distillers make a significant contribution to our economy, which is recognised in the tax system. According to the Office for National Statistics' 2023 Business Register and Employment Survey, there were a) 14,000 people employed in dist...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBeer and Public Houses: Economic SituationTreasuryTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39711More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate her Department has made of the contribution of the (a) brewery, (b) distillery and (b) pub sector to the UK economy in the 2024-25 financial year.
Answer: Pubs, brewers and distillers make a significant contribution to our economy, which is recognised in the tax system. According to the Office for National Statistics' 2023 Business Register and Employment Survey, there were a) 14,000 people employed in dist...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBeer and Public Houses: Import DutiesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39709More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department is taking steps to help protect the (a) brewery, (b) distillery and (c) pub sector from US tariffs.
Answer: The UK and US have a strong economic relationship which is fair, balanced and reciprocal. We have £1.2 trillion invested in each other’s economies and over 2.5 million jobs across both countries.Breweries, distilleries and pubs play a key role in the UK e...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBeer and Public HousesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39708More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential contribution of the (a) brewery and distillery and (b) pub sector to (i) economic growth and (ii) job creation.
Answer: Hospitality businesses, including pubs and breweries, are at the heart of our communities and play a vital role in supporting economic growth across the UK. The Government is creating a fairer business rate system, reducing alcohol duty on qualifying drau...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBeer and Public HousesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39707More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support the (a) beer and (b) pub sector to increase (i) economic growth and (ii) business investment in the context of his industrial strategy.
Answer: Hospitality businesses, including pubs and breweries, are at the heart of our communities and play a vital role in supporting economic growth across the UK. The Government is creating a fairer business rate system, reducing alcohol duty on qualifying drau...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39660More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that disabled people are adequacy supported through the benefits assessment process.
Answer: It is important that all claimants to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) are able to access our services and that they do not face obstacles in applying and communicating with the Department and its providers. We have a variety of reasonable adjustments ...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Parks: DartmoorDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, further to his Department's policy paper, Government response to the independent review of protected site management on Dartmoor: full report, published 11 April 2024, if he will incre
Answer: In response to the independent review, Defra has set up the new Dartmoor Land Use Management Group (DLUMG). The group is now working to implement the 25 recommendations attributed to it in the government response. This Government is proud to have secured ...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Local GovernmentDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department issues to local authorities on determining the level of funding allocated for each EHC plan.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.If a pupil’s education, health and care plan requires...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Local GovernmentDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39656More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department has issued on the use of third-party consultants by local authorities to (a) assess and (b) re-assess EHC plans.
Answer: Local authorities are responsible for ensuring that there is effective coordination of education, health and care (EHC) needs assessments and the development process for an EHC plan.Practitioners in all services involved in the assessment and planning pro...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications: ConsumersDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans his Department has to enable Ofcom to regulate poor customer service.
Answer: Ofcom’s principal duty, established by the Communications Act 2003, is to further the interests of citizens and consumers, and Ofcom sets its regulatory framework to promote good outcomes for consumers, in line with this duty.For telecoms, Ofcom has a dut...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: Devon and SomersetDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with (a) Connecting Devon and Somerset and (b) Airband on (i) resuming full-scale operations and (ii) the effectiveness of communications between the three p
Answer: Building Digital UK (BDUK) is working with both Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) and Airband to identify premises which will no longer be connected via its Superfast contracts for the area. Premises that have been descoped from the Airband contracts an...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
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