Martin Wrigley MP: written questions 2025
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Food BanksDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the article by the Trussell Trust entitled Almost one in five people receiving Universal Credit and disability benefits u
Answer: No one should have to turn to a food bank. This is why we are committed to tackling poverty and ending mass dependence on emergency food parcels. We know that good work can significantly reduce the chances of people falling into poverty. As set out in the...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41345More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will develop a longer term child poverty strategy.
Answer: The Child Poverty Taskforce is progressing urgent work to publish the Child Poverty Strategy, and we are exploring all available levers to drive forward short and long-term actions across government to reduce child poverty. Our focus is on bringing about ...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMeans-tested Benefits: Take-upDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41344More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to increase the take up of means-tested benefits amongst households with children in poverty.
Answer: The Child Poverty Taskforce is progressing urgent work to publish the Child Poverty Strategy, and we are exploring all available levers to drive forward short and long-term actions across government to reduce child poverty. Our focus is on bringing about ...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Income: Social Security BenefitsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of OBR forecasts on the percentage of GDP spent on social security benefits in the next four years.
Answer: The OBR forecast for welfare spending as a percentage of GDP is expected to be 10.8% in 2029-30 once Spring Statement 2025 policy measures have been factored in. This compares to 10.9% without the incorporation of policy measures. These figures exclude sp...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordClimate Change and Nature Conservation: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41339More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure all planning decisions do not impact the UK’s climate and nature targets.
Answer: As set out in Paragraph 7 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), the purpose of the planning system is to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development, including the provision of homes, commercial development and supporting infrastr...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNature Restoration FundDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41338More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the nature restoration fund on (a) peatlands, (b) ancient woodlands and (c) other irreplaceable habitats.
Answer: The Planning and Infrastructure Bill provides an opportunity to accelerate housebuilding and infrastructure delivery by using development to fund nature recovery. This will create a win-win outcome, benefitting both the economy and nature, where both are ...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDangerous DogsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce dog bites in the UK.
Answer: Defra continues to work with the police, local authorities and animal welfare groups to explore measures to reduce dog attacks and promote responsible dog ownership across all breeds of dog.
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41327More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Ukrainians who have (a) jobs, (b) homes and (c) families in the UK will be able to stay once the war has ended.
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 recordRefugees: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41324More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support Ukrainians living in the UK on a long-term residency basis.
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 recordRefugees: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41323More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her Department's policy that the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme is a humanitarian protection route.
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 recordUniversal Credit: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41320More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of abolishing the lower standard rate of Universal Credit for under 25s.
Answer: There are no current plans to remove the under 25 Standard Allowance rate. Young people in work typically earn less than those over 25 and are also more likely to live in someone else’s household, with lower living costs. A reduced Universal Credit rate m...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: 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
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