Matt Vickers MP: written questions
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Ground RentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90811More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of properties whose ground rent has been raised to over £250 each year, in the last five years.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 73504 on 15 September 2025.
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Waiting ListsDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time was for a practical driving test at driving test centres in (a) Darlington, (b) Middlesbrough (c) Hartlepool,(d) Northallerton and (e) England in the latest period for which data i
Answer: The average waiting time in weeks, as of October 2025, for driving test centres in (a) Darlington, (b) Middlesbrough (c) Hartlepool (d) Northallerton and (e) England, can be found in the table below. LocationAverage Waiting Times Oct 25Darlington23.0 Week...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGround RentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of long leases that have been turned into Assured Shorthold Tenancies because their ground rent was increased to more than £25
Answer: My Department does not hold data on long leases that have been treated as assured shorthold tenancies as a result of ground rent increases. Nor does it hold data on the number of leases that have been forfeited due to ground rent arrears.The government ha...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGround RentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of leases that have been forfeited because the leaseholder fell into ground rent arrears of 3 months in each of the last five
Answer: My Department does not hold data on long leases that have been treated as assured shorthold tenancies as a result of ground rent increases. Nor does it hold data on the number of leases that have been forfeited due to ground rent arrears.The government ha...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHazardous Substances: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Environment Agency on the regulation of hazardous waste storage at industrial sites in Teesside.
Answer: Industrial sites must only store hazardous waste in accordance with an environmental permit.
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIndustrial Waste: North EastDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the availability of permitted landfill capacity for industrial waste in the North East.
Answer: The Environment Agency publishes data of landfill capacity on an annual basis which can be accessed here: Remaining Landfill Capacity - data.gov.uk
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLandfill Tax: Waste ManagementTreasuryTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87456More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reforms to the Landfill Tax on businesses engaged in environmentally-responsible waste (a) treatment and (b) recycling.
Answer: The Government recently consulted on proposals to reform Landfill Tax to ensure the regime remains effective in encouraging waste to be diverted away from landfill and to support the Government’s circular economy objectives. As part of the consultation, t...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLandfill Tax: Tees ValleyTreasuryTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87455More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of recent changes to Landfill Tax rates on chemical manufacturing operations in Teesside.
Answer: The Government recently consulted on proposals to reform Landfill Tax to ensure the regime remains effective in encouraging waste to be diverted away from landfill and to support the Government’s circular economy objectives. As part of the consultation, t...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDeportation and Repatriation: PaymentsHome OfficeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many number payments were made to people (i) deported and (ii) voluntarily returned under Home Office schemes since July 2024; and what the value of those payments were.
Answer: The Home Office publishes all available information on returns expenditure in the Home Office Annual Report and accounts at Home Office annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK(opens in a new tab)(opens in a new tab)The number of foreign national offenders re...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDeportation: PaymentsHome OfficeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of deported individuals received financial assistance to leave since July 2024.
Answer: The Home Office publishes all available information on returns expenditure in the Home Office Annual Report and accounts at Home Office annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK(opens in a new tab)(opens in a new tab)The number of foreign national offenders re...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms are in place to recover public funds from people who return to the UK unlawfully after receiving financial support to leave.
Answer: The Home Office publishes all available information on returns expenditure in the Home Office Annual Report and accounts at Home Office annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK(opens in a new tab)(opens in a new tab)The number of foreign national offenders re...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordOffenders: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for (a) voluntary and (b) enforced removal schemes of foreign national offenders in the 2025-26 financial year.
Answer: We will not provide a running commentary on discussions between the Home Office and HMT on in-year funding for removal schemes. The costs associated with voluntary and enforced removals (including foreign national offenders) are varied. The total amount s...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDeportation and RepatriationHome OfficeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of (a) voluntary return and (b) deportation schemes since July 2024.
Answer: The Home Office publishes all available information on returns expenditure in the Home Office Annual Report and accounts at Home Office annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK(opens in a new tab)(opens in a new tab)The number of foreign national offenders re...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSheepDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the reduction in the sheep population over the last three years on wildfire risk.
Answer: Defra has made no assessment of the potential impact of the reduction in the sheep population over the last three years on wildfire risk. The sheep sector is an important component of our rural landscape. The size of the flock changes year to year and she...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAvoidant/Restrictive Food Intaker Disorder: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of practicing clinicians who have received specialist training in (a) diagnosing and (b) treating Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.
Answer: In 2021, NHS England commissioned training for staff delivering treatment in inpatient children and young people’s mental health services to improve the understanding and management of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID).NHS England does not...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAvoidant/Restrictive Food Intaker Disorder: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department have made of potential (a) savings to the NHS and (b) improved or increased quality of life for patients from the early diagnosing of people with Avoidant/Restrictive
Answer: NHS England has not made a specific assessment of the potential savings to the National Health Service or the improvements in quality of life arising from the early diagnosis of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID). However, early identificat...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAvoidant/Restrictive Food Intaker Disorder: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87446More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance and information his Department issues to clinicians to assist in early diagnosis of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.
Answer: NHS England is working with eating disorder services and local commissioners to improve access to assessment and treatment for all children and young people with a suspected eating disorder, including those presenting with Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAvoidant/Restrictive Food Intaker Disorder: North EastDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87445More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to improve the assessment and diagnosis for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder in (i) Teesside and (ii) the North East of England.
Answer: NHS England is working with eating disorder services and local commissioners to improve access to assessment and treatment for all children and young people with a suspected eating disorder, including those presenting with Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPost-mortemsMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87444More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department plans to take to encourage an increased uptake of coronial post-mortems by pathologists.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice recognises that the system for commissioning pathologists to undertake post-mortems for coroners needs to function effectively to help coroners determine causes of death and meet the needs of bereaved families. Ministry of Justice ...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDeath CertificatesMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken was for (a) Teesside Coroner's Officer and (b) Coroner's Offices in England and Wales to issue a final death certificate from the date of when deaths are referred to them in each of th
Answer: At the conclusion of an inquest or if it is suspended pending the conclusion of proceedings associated with the death the coroner certifies the cause of death for the purposes of registration. The registration of the death itself is carried out by the Reg...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDeath CertificatesMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) number and (b) proportion of final death certificates remained unissued by Coroner's Offices in England and Wales after (i) 3 months (ii) 6 months, (iii) 12 months, (iv) 18 months and (v) 24 months after
Answer: At the conclusion of an inquest or if it is suspended pending the conclusion of proceedings associated with the death the coroner certifies the cause of death for the purposes of registration. The registration of the death itself is carried out by the Reg...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDeath Certificates: Tees ValleyMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) number and (b) proportion of final death certificates remained unissued by the Teesside Coroner's Office for (i) 3 months (ii) 6 months, (iii) 12 months, (iv) 18 months and (v) 24 months after the deaths
Answer: At the conclusion of an inquest or if it is suspended pending the conclusion of proceedings associated with the death the coroner certifies the cause of death for the purposes of registration. The registration of the death itself is carried out by the Reg...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that financial support offered to facilitate voluntary return does not incentivise future illegal migration.
Answer: Financial support is designed to help with reintegration once migrants have returned to their home country, ensuring the return is sustainable, and not as an incentive to re-enter the UK illegally. The various voluntary schemes operate under clear guidanc...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDeportation and Repatriation: PaymentsHome OfficeTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to help ensure transparency in payments made to individuals (a) deported and (b) voluntarily returned from the UK since July 2024.
Answer: The information requested regarding the specific value of payments made under the Voluntary Returns Service (VRS) and Facilitated Return Scheme (FRS) are not separately available from published statistics.The Home Office publishes all available informatio...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDeportation and Repatriation: PaymentsHome OfficeTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average payment has been to individuals (a) deported and (b) removed from the UK under voluntary return schemes since July 2024.
Answer: The information requested regarding the specific value of payments made under the Voluntary Returns Service (VRS) and Facilitated Return Scheme (FRS) are not separately available from published statistics.The Home Office publishes all available informatio...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
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