Martin Wrigley MP: written questions 2025
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Water Companies: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Ofwat's powers to enforce compliance with (a) environmental and (b) financial regulations by water companies.
Answer: Ministers and officials have regular discussions with a range of stakeholders, and representatives, on various issues, including issues related to the water sector in England. As part of our Plan for Change, we have delivered on our promise to put water c...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: LicensingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will review the conditions on which water companies' licences are renewed where there is repeated (a) pollution or (b) non-compliance.
Answer: Where companies have failed to meet their statutory or licence obligations, Ofwat have the power to take action through an enforcement order or financial penalty. This Government will continue to work with water sector regulators to hold water companies t...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: InsolvencyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50998More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that costs incurred by the Government for water companies entering special administration are recovered from that company's creditors.
Answer: Ministers and officials have regular discussions with a range of stakeholders, and representatives, on various issues, including issues related to the water sector in England. As part of our Plan for Change, we have delivered on our promise to put water c...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWater CompaniesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50997More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings officials in his Department have held with (a) investor groups, (b) asset managers and (c) shareholder representatives with interests in UK water companies since July
Answer: Ministers and officials have regular discussions with a range of stakeholders, and representatives, on various issues, including issues related to the water sector in England. As part of our Plan for Change, we have delivered on our promise to put water c...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDistrict Councils: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50996More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to hold district council elections in 2027.
Answer: Under the local government reorganisation programme, we anticipate that, on the most ambitious timelines, there could be elections to ‘shadow’ unitary councils in May 2027, ahead of “go live” of new councils on 1 April 2028. For Surrey, our expectation is...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUnitary Councils: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government plans to delay planned local elections for new unitary authorities after 2027.
Answer: Under the local government reorganisation programme, we anticipate that, on the most ambitious timelines, there could be elections to ‘shadow’ unitary councils in May 2027, ahead of “go live” of new councils on 1 April 2028. For Surrey, our expectation is...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50994More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her Department's timetable is for responding to submissions from local authorities in relation to local government reorganisation, received by 21 March 2025.
Answer: The government’s invitation on 5 February 2025 to two-tier authorities asked them to develop interim plans by 21 March 2025 for local government reorganisation. All proposals will be assessed against all the criteria in the invitation.We are currently rev...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBeaches: ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50663More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help protect beaches between the mouth of the River Exe and mouth of the River Dart.
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) has recruited two new Water Industry Regulation teams who are increasing regulation of water company sites in Devon, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, undertaking more compliance checks (including unannounced inspections), translat...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCompulsorily Detained Psychiatric PatientsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50662More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what representations he has received from people who have previously been sectioned under the Mental Health Act 1983.
Answer: Representations received from people who have previously been sectioned under the Mental Health Act 1983 have been used to modernise the Mental Health Act, to give patients greater choice, autonomy, enhanced rights and support, and to ensure that everyone...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: DevonDepartment for EducationTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50661More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much capital funding she plans to make available for schools in Devon in the 2026-27 financial year.
Answer: Ensuring schools have the resources and buildings they need is a key part of the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and give every child the best start in life.Capital funding for the 2026/27 financial year to improve the condition...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPsychiatric HospitalsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50660More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve conditions in psychiatric hospitals.
Answer: In January 2025, the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) concluded its series of investigations into mental health inpatient settings. These identified ways we can improve mental health care, protect patients and the public, and create a sa...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Rural AreasDepartment for EducationTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50659More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with local authorities in (a) rural areas and (b) Devon on (i) reducing the time taken for patients to be seen by and (ii) expanding SEND hubs.
Answer: The department has worked closely with statutory partners in Devon since the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) inspection in May 2022, which found insufficient progress on four significant weaknesses identified in the previous inspection i...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: DevonDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to increase levels of access to (a) educational psychologists, (b) speech and language therapy and (c) child and adolescent mental health services in Devon.
Answer: We know that too many children and young people are not receiving the support they need, including in Devon, and that waits for accessing mental health services and community health services, such as speech and language therapy, are too long. We are deter...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung People: Self-harmDepartment for EducationTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that safeguarding teams in schools follow up with young people who have self-harmed.
Answer: The Department for Health and Social Care is primarily responsible for child mental health, including self-harm. Schools and colleges also have an important role to play in supporting the mental health and wellbeing of their pupils. ‘Keeping children safe...
Answered 30 May 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: DevonDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50656More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting lists for ADHD treatment in Devon.
Answer: It is the responsibility of the integrated care boards (ICBs) in England to make appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) treatment, in line with relevant ...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: DevonDepartment for EducationTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of additional funding required for SEND support in schools in Devon.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.Overall schools funding is increasing by £3.2 ...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: DevonDepartment for EducationTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase SEND funding in Devon.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.Overall schools funding is increasing by £3.2 ...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordClass Sizes: DevonDepartment for EducationTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support is available to schools in Devon with class sizes over 35 pupils.
Answer: In Devon, the average infant class size is 24.9 pupils and the average primary class size is 25.5 pupils. These are both less than the national average of 26.6. The average secondary class size is 22.6 pupils, which is similar to the national average of 2...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she will take to ensure that the proposed pay award for teachers does not adversely impact (a) staffing levels and (b) educational provision.
Answer: The overall core schools budget (CSB) is increasing by £3.2 billion in the 2025/26 financial year, meaning the CSB will total over £64.8 billion.Final decisions on the teachers’ pay award for 2025 will be made following recommendations from the independen...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: DevonDepartment for EducationTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50651More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to increase per-pupil funding in Devon to the national average.
Answer: The purpose of the national funding formula (NFF) is not to give every school the same level of per pupil funding. It is right that schools with more pupils with additional needs, such as those indicated by measures of deprivation, receive extra funding t...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the National Funding Formula on (a) rural areas and (b) Devon.
Answer: The purpose of the national funding formula (NFF) is not to give every school the same level of per pupil funding. It is right that schools with more pupils with additional needs, such as those indicated by measures of deprivation, receive extra funding t...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Disclosure of InformationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 May 2025 to Question 48666 on NHS: Disclosure of Information, whether his Department plans to begin collecting data on the number of National Health Service staff who ha
Answer: The Department has no plans to begin collecting information from National Health Service bodies on the use of non-disclosure agreement, or instances where confidentiality clauses are included in a local settlement agreement.
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: ShellfishHome OfficeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 2 May 2025 to Question 48655 on Shellfish; Animal Experiments, for what reason her Department is awaiting a decision from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affai
Answer: The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is responsible for the Animal Welfare Act 2006 which provides a framework for animal protection and welfare. It is therefore within Defra's expertise to consider if decapods should come under ...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNurseries: South WestDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many new school based nurseries will be located in the (a) Plymouth Unitary Authority, (b) Torbay Unitary Authority and (c) Devon County Council area.
Answer: Under the School-Based Nurseries Capital Grant 2024 to 2025 schools could apply to create or expand school-based nursery provision. Three schools received funding in Plymouth Unitary Authority, two in Torbay Unitary Authority and five in Devon County Coun...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordForests: CommoditiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2025 to Question 46277 on Forests: Commodities, what his planned timetable is to set out plans for tackling deforestation.
Answer: The Government recognises the need to take action to ensure that UK consumption of forest risk commodities is not driving deforestation and we will set out our approach to addressing this in due course.
Answered 9 May 2025
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