Martin Wrigley MP: written questions
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Deposit Return Schemes: Newton AbbotDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will ensure that the proposed deposit return scheme has adequate collection zones in (a) rural areas and (b) villages in Newton Abbot constituency.
Answer: The scheme administrator, UK Deposit Management Organisation Ltd. (UK DMO), is responsible for ensuring there is a comprehensive network of return points so that consumers can easily return their containers, including in rural areas. The scheme requires a...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMultiple Sclerosis: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of service specifications for multiple sclerosis.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning services for their local populations, including for multiple sclerosis (MS). The Government expects ICBs to assess the demand for service provision when designing their local services.Nationa...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNeurology: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73440More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of neurology departments in NHS hospitals.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning most services for people with long term conditions, including neurological conditions. ICBs are allocated funding by NHS England to meet local need and priorities and to improve outcomes. NHS...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMultiple Sclerosis: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has commissioned research into multiple sclerosis services in the last year.
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care delivers research via the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR delivers research into multiple sclerosis across a range of areas, including services associated with the condition.For exa...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDeposit Return SchemesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73382More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the proposed deposit return scheme will include (a) drink bottles and (b) food containers.
Answer: The Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) in England, Northern Ireland and Scotland will include single-use drinks containers from 150ml to 3 litres. Materials included are polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic, steel, and aluminium drink containers. All other p...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will take steps to help ensure that administrative delays in the processing of solar panel installation applications do not reduce levels of public confidence in renewable g
Answer: The Government is pleased that public support for renewable energy, including solar, remains very high. We continue to monitor the experiences of those seeking to install rooftop solar panels. We are aware that, in some cases, customers have been affected...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring tariff payments for electricity exported to the grid from solar panels to be backdated to the commissioning date of the
Answer: Backdating payments made under the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) to an installation’s commissioning date is not permitted, as exports cannot be accurately measured until an export Meter Point Administration Number (MPAN) is in place. An MPAN can only be is...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the potential impact of delays in (a) processing applications for solar panel installations and (b) issuing Distributor Network Operator reference numbers on hous
Answer: No estimate has been made. Most domestic solar installations (<3.68kW) can be made under G98 regulations, whereby no application is required – the installer must merely notify the DNO within 28 days of commissioning. Households can benefit from bill sa...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the National Grid is under a (a) statutory and (b) regulatory obligation to process solar panel installation applications within a specified timeframe.
Answer: For solar installations of 3.68kW per phase, or below, no application is required. The Distribution Network Operator (DNO) must only be notified within 30 days of the installation. For larger projects, DNOs are required to provide a connection offer withi...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what data his Department holds on the average time taken by the National Grid to (a) process applications for solar panel installations and (b) issue Distributor Network Operator reference nu
Answer: The Department does not hold the data requested.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCorporation Tax and VAT: RegistrationTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73198More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make a comparative assessment of the average processing times for (a) VAT and (b) Corporation Tax registration by (i) HMRC and (ii) other countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Devel
Answer: HMRC is not able to provide a comparative assessment of the average processing times for (a) VAT and (b) Corporation Tax registration by (i) HMRC and (ii) other countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The OECD do no...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCorporation Tax and VAT: RegistrationTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73197More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) digitising and (b) streamlining the HMRC process for issuing (i) VAT registration numbers and (ii) corporation tax authentication codes.
Answer: As part of the Government’s commitment to improve customer experience through reform and modernisation of tax and customs administration, HMRC recently published the Transformation Roadmap. As part of this plan, HMRC will continue to explore opportunities...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCompanies House and Revenue and Customs: ICTTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73196More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment she has made of the effectiveness of IT systems used by (a) Companies House and (b) HMRC.
Answer: No comparative assessment has been completed of the IT systems. HMRC and Companies House have a joint commitment on sharing data and analytics to tackle corporate fraud relating to accounting and registration services.
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Telephone ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73088More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to improve the MP hotlines for Members staff.
Answer: The Department recently streamlined the MP hotline service for Universal Credit, by consolidating multiple telephone numbers into a single national contact number.
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear Weapons: DecommissioningMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70232More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual cost is of the warhead dismantlement programme across Atomic Weapons Establishment sites; and what protocols are in place for the secure (a) handling, (b) storage and (c) disposal of radioactive m
Answer: The Mk4 warhead components are being disassembled and re-used, recycled or safely disposed of at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Burghfield site, following the transition to the Mk4A warhead in 2023. The cost of disassembling our nuclear warheads a...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRosyth Dockyard: InfrastructureMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of planned infrastructure upgrades at Rosyth Dockyard; whether those upgrades include the (a) removal and (b) treatment of legacy radioactive materials; and how many redundan
Answer: The preliminary plans for infrastructure upgrades at Rosyth Dockyard have been approved and industry have been engaged to begin progressing the scheme design. Once the scheme design is complete final costs for the project will be negotiated. The work wil...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDevonport Dockyard: InfrastructureMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of infrastructure improvement works at HMNB Devonport; and whether those works involve the (a) removal, (b) containment and (c) replacement of equipment identifie
Answer: The current estimate for the costs of infrastructure improvement works at Devonport including the Naval Base and Dockyard are £5 billion. This important activity, which includes works at HMNB Devonport and investment in Devonport Dockyard, will support th...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordClyde Naval Base: Radioactive MaterialsMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70225More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Establishment Management Plan at HMNB Clyde includes actions to monitor and manage any potential discharges of radioactive material into surrounding environments.
Answer: The Establishment Management Plan (EMP) at His Majesty’s Naval Base (HMNB) Clyde does not include actions to monitor and manage any potential discharges of radioactive material into surrounding environments. Its focus is on maintaining safe, secure, and h...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear Weapons: DecommissioningMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much plutonium has been recovered as part of the Mk4A Trident warhead dismantlement programme; what proportion has been re-used in current warhead systems; where remaining material is stored; and what the tot
Answer: The Mk4 warhead components are being disassembled and re-used, recycled or safely disposed of at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Burghfield site, following the transition to the Mk4A warhead in 2023. The cost of disassembling our nuclear warheads a...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDevonport Dockyard and Rosyth Dockyard: SubmarinesMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of dismantling the pressurised water reactors from redundant submarines at (a) Devonport Dockyard and (b) Rosyth Dockyard; and what ongoing collaboration
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question 65493 from the hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell (Helen Maguire) on 14 July 2025.https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-07/65493#
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to extend the Ukrainian Permission Extension scheme.
Answer: Individuals in the UK under one of the Ukraine Schemes can apply to extend their permission by up to an additional 18 months through the Ukraine Permission Extension (UPE) scheme, which opened to applications on 4 February 2025. The scheme provides the sa...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: DatabasesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what guidance his Department provides to departments using suppliers who operate (a) Foundry, (b) Gotham and (c) other cross-sector data platforms on the risk of cross-domain data use.
Answer: All departments must adhere to the UK Data Protection legislation to manage risk and protect personal data when they are using cross-sector data platforms provided by suppliers. All departments are controllers of the personal data they hold and are indivi...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPalantir: Freedom of InformationHome OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason she did not provide a substantive response to the Freedom of Information Act request with reference number 359A/25 on her Department's use of services provided by Palantir Technologies
Answer: The Home Office issued a substantive response to the requester in May 2024, which stated:We have carried out a thorough search and we have established that no current Palantir contracts or use of Palantir software were identified within the Home Office.
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSouth West Main Line: DevonDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2025 to Question 66340 on the South West Rail Resilience Programme, whether her Department has received the assessments completed by Network Rail in 2024 on the outline design
Answer: Following receipt of the Outline Business Case for Phase 5 of the Resilience Programme from Network Rail in 2024, the Department is funding further cliff monitoring and drainage works on this section of route. The project will be kept under review at futu...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPalantir: ContractsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of contracts held by Palantir Technologies in (a) strategic competitor and (b) other countries on (i) hi
Answer: The UK continues to support the open, responsible, secure, and resilient development and innovation of technologies globally, through collaboration with governments, technology companies, and academia. Under the UK data protection regime, organisations mu...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
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