Martin Wrigley MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Access to Work Programme: ComplaintsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number of complaints submitted by disabled service users to the Access to Work scheme which were not resolved within the 20-working-day target in the last 12
Answer: The standard definition of a complaint across DWP is: Any expression of dissatisfaction about the service provided which is not resolved by operational staff as normal business. An ‘Official’’ complaint would be received in writing and usually via the loc...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work Programme: ComplaintsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is His Department's standard response time for resolving official complaints submitted to Access to Work.
Answer: Complaints received about Access to Work are handled in line with the overall Departmental complaints process published on Gov.uk. We aim to contact customers within 15 working days to clear the complaint or agree how to investigate it if it will take lon...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department has provided to access to work administrators on communication with (a) service users, (b) employers and (b) providers.
Answer: Access to Work guidance is publicly available on gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/access-to-work-staff-guide/access-to-work-staff-guide). All requisite information is contained therein. Access to Work staff receive training and coaching ...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the number of Access to Work decisions that have not aligned with Access to Work guidelines in the last 12 months.
Answer: We have interpreted “Access to Work decisions that have not aligned with Access to Work guidelines” as cases where a customer has challenged a decision and requested a reconsideration.From November 2024 to October 2025:1,517 reconsideration requests were ...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the (a) methodology and (b) benchmarks used to determine hourly rates for self-employed job coaches under the Access to Work scheme; and whether these are shared
Answer: The hourly rates for payment were developed following research into wages paid to support workers, including job coaches, based on live job listings and a job listing aggregation website. The hourly rates are used as a guide and if a customer is unable to...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, who is able to reduce agreed hours for (a) self-employed job coaches and (b) support providers who have both (i) an agreed support plan under Access to Work and (ii) not had a consultation on the reduct
Answer: The support that a customer will receive from Access to Work is dependent upon their needs and circumstances at the time they make an application. Case managers will use the current guidance to ensure Access to Work principles are considered when making a...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for MP caseworker teams contacting his Department's correspondence email address.
Answer: The Department treats correspondence from Members of Parliament as a high priority. We are committed to improving response times and have taken steps to enhance the timeliness of replies to MP emails sent to the Department’s correspondence address. Over t...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89818More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will (a) conduct and (b) publish a data protection impact assessment on plans to introduce digital ID.
Answer: We will ensure that a Data Protection Impact Assessment is conducted in line with legal requirements under Article 35 of the UK GDPR, before implementing digital ID. Decisions on publication will be taken in accordance with ICO guidance.
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabis: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the availability of medicinal cannabis for epilepsy patients in Devon.
Answer: The licenced cannabis-based medicine Epidyolex is available on the National Health Service in England for the treatment of seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, Dravet syndrome, and tuberous sclerosis complex. This follows approval from the Me...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAerials: HousingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89816More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of preventing (a) housing developers, (b) management companies and (c) housing associations from imposing blanket bans on amateur radio antennas.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade has no plans to make an assessment on preventing companies from imposing blanket bans on amateur radio antennas.
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Newton AbbotDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the level of pay of NHS staff in Newton Abbot constituency.
Answer: Pay for most staff employed by National Health Service organisations is set at a national level. The Government has remitted the independent NHS Pay Review Body and the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration to make recommendations on headline...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Newton AbbotDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support NHS staff working in Newton Abbot constituency.
Answer: The health and wellbeing of all National Health Service staff is a top priority. Local employers across the NHS have in place arrangements for supporting staff including occupational health provision, employee support programmes, and a focus on healthy wo...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Employers' ContributionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the increase in employers' National Insurance contributions on trends in the level of NHS staff on (a) GP practices, (b) care providers and (c
Answer: We are investing an extra £1.1 billion in general practice, the biggest cash increase in a decade. That funding has allowed us to recruit an extra 2,500 general practitioners and improve access for patients.General practices are valued independent contrac...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPaternity Leave: Newton AbbotDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending paternity leave for the residents of Newton Abbot constituency.
Answer: We recognise that more can be done to support working families. That is why, through the Employment Rights Bill, we are making Paternity Leave a ‘day one’ right, which will bring an extra 32,000 fathers and partners into scope of the entitlement.On 1 July...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFood Insecurity: ChildrenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department plans to take in 2026 to assist with ending international child hunger around the world.
Answer: The UK is deeply concerned by the high levels of food insecurity around the world, particularly the impact this has on children; nutrition related factors contribute to an estimated 45 per cent of deaths in children under 5 years of age.The UK established...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: Food PovertyDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to end child hunger in Devon.
Answer: This government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity and tackling child hunger. That is why the department is introducing a new eligibility threshold for free school meals (FSM). This ensures that all children from households in receipt o...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNatural Gas: SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of making it a legal requirement that all operatives entering a UK home to undertake gas work must display their Gas Safe Register accreditation an
Answer: The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations (1998) place a legal requirement on those who undertake gas work to be competent and Gas Safe Registered. The Gas Safe Register Rules of Registration require engineers to carry an in-date, valid ID card wh...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNatural Gas: EquipmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89029More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will will make an assessment of the potential merits of forming a national digital verification tool such as a gas tag to allow only qualified professionals to purchase gas critical products and
Answer: The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations (1998) requires gas-fuelled appliances to be installed by a competent and Gas Safe Registered engineer. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has no power to restrict online or physical sale of gas applian...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNatural Gas: EquipmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to form a UK inventory of gas critical (a) parts and (b) products.
Answer: The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations (1998) place a legal requirement on those who undertake gas work to be competent and Gas Safe Registered. The Gas Safe Register Rules of Registration require engineers to carry an in-date, valid ID card wh...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her department plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. member for Newton Abbot case ref MW08073 submitted on 26 September 2025.
Answer: A response was sent on 12 November 2025.
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he will reply to the correspondence from the hon. member for Newton Abbot about case ref MW09732 / CMPT12025/78972 sent on 18 August 2025.
Answer: A response has been issued to the MP on 12th November 2025. We apologise for the delay and are committed to improving response times. We have taken a number of steps, including deploying additional resource, to improve the timeliness of responses to MP en...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to respond to the correspondence of 26 September 2025 submitted by the hon. member for Newton Abbot with case ref MW10473.
Answer: The Department of Business and Trade aims to respond to correspondence in 15 working days. I have instructed officials at the department to investigate the delay and expect a response to be issued in the coming days.
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIntersex: DevonWomen and EqualitiesTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89024More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to support equality for intersex people in Devon.
Answer: This Government believes that intersex people deserve our support, respect and understanding. The Government is committed to furthering our understanding of intersex people and the challenges they face. The Office for Equality and Opportunity regularly en...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLivestock: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89023More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to reduce the number of animal crates used for (a) pigs and (b) chickens in Devon.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 29 April 2025 to the hon. Member for Mid Dorset and North Poole, PQ UIN 47556.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture and Business: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89022More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of not implementing the proposed changes to agricultural property relief and business property relief for farmers in the Autumn Budget 2025.
Answer: The Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses, fixing the public finances, and funding public services. The reforms reduce t...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
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