Matt Vickers MP: written questions 2025
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Teachers: Labour TurnoverDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73642More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of teacher recruitment and retention incentives on teacher recruitment and retention in areas of high deprivation in the (a) North East and (b) England.
Answer: As part of our Plan for Change, the government is committed to recruiting an additional 6,500 new expert teachers across secondary and special schools, and our colleges, over the course of this parliament.Delivery is already under way. We agreed a 5.5% pa...
Answered 8 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAirguns: RegulationHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71397More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has considered reviewing controls on the (a) purchase and (b) possession of air weapons, in the context of recent trends in attacks on animals.
Answer: The possession and purchase of air weapons is subject to statutory controls. Higher powered air rifles that are over 12 foot pounds, must be held on a firearm certificate and air pistols over 6 foot pounds are prohibited weapons.Although lower powered air...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Animals: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71396More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with animal welfare organisations on tackling the misuse of air weapons against pets.
Answer: Defra regularly engage with animal welfare organisations on a range of issues. Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, it is an offence to cause any animal unnecessary suffering or to fail to provide for its welfare. Anyone who is cruel to an animal, or does n...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Animals: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71395More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of trends in air weapon attacks on domestic animals; what steps he is taking to improve data collection of these incidents.
Answer: Defra does not hold data on cases of domestic animals being attacked with air weapons. Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 (the 2006 Act), it is an offence to cause any animal unnecessary suffering or to fail to provide for its welfare. Anyone who is cruel ...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCoeliac Disease: Gluten-free FoodsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71394More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is available for people with coeliac disease in areas where gluten-free prescriptions have been reduced or withdrawn.
Answer: Decisions about the commissioning and funding of local health services are the responsibility of local integrated care boards (ICBs). It is the responsibility of ICBs, working with clinicians, service users, and patient groups, to develop local services a...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCoeliac Disease: Gluten-free FoodsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71393More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with (a) Coeliac UK and (b) other patient representative groups on access to gluten-free staple products in England.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has not held any meetings with integrated care boards (ICBs) or patient groups on the provision of gluten free (GF) bread and flour mixes for patients diagnosed with coeliac disease.Foll...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCoeliac Disease: Gluten-free FoodsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to share best practice between (a) Integrated Care Boards that continue to provide gluten-free staple foods on prescription and (b) those that do not.
Answer: Decisions about the commissioning and funding of local health services are the responsibility of local integrated care boards (ICBs). It is the responsibility of ICBs, working with clinicians, service users, and patient groups, to develop local services a...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCoeliac Disease: Gluten-free FoodsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71391More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps eh has taken to ensure that Integrated Care Boards comply with national guidance on prescribing gluten-free products to patients with coeliac disease.
Answer: Decisions about the commissioning and funding of local health services are the responsibility of local integrated care boards (ICBs). It is the responsibility of ICBs, working with clinicians, service users, and patient groups, to develop local services a...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCoeliac Disease: Gluten-free FoodsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71390More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to monitor the affordability of gluten-free staple foods for people with coeliac disease.
Answer: The Department carried out an analysis of this issue as part of its Equalities Impact Assessment, which was published as part of the consultation on the availability of gluten-free (GF) foods on prescription in primary care, launched in March 2017. A copy...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCoeliac Disease: Gluten-free FoodsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71389More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increases to the cost-of-living on the ability of people with coeliac disease to maintain a medically required gluten-free diet.
Answer: The Department carried out an analysis of this issue as part of its Equalities Impact Assessment, which was published as part of the consultation on the availability of gluten-free (GF) foods on prescription in primary care, launched in March 2017. A copy...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCoeliac Disease: Gluten-free FoodsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71388More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with Integrated Care Boards on the provision of gluten-free bread and flour mixes for patients diagnosed with coeliac disease.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has not held any meetings with integrated care boards (ICBs) or patient groups on the provision of gluten free (GF) bread and flour mixes for patients diagnosed with coeliac disease.Foll...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCoeliac Disease: Gluten-free FoodsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Integrated Care Board decisions to reduce or withdraw gluten-free prescribing on patient health outcomes for people with coeliac disease.
Answer: The Department carried out an analysis of this issue as part of its Equalities Impact Assessment, which was published as part of the consultation on the availability of gluten-free (GF) foods on prescription in primary care, launched in March 2017. A copy...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCoeliac Disease: Gluten-free FoodsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that people diagnosed with coeliac disease have equitable regional access to gluten-free staple foods.
Answer: Decisions about the commissioning and funding of local health services are the responsibility of local integrated care boards (ICBs). It is the responsibility of ICBs, working with clinicians, service users, and patient groups, to develop local services a...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPensioners: IncomeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71385More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of pensioners (a) have no private (i) pension and (ii) savings and (b) rely solely on the state pension.
Answer: In financial year ending 2024, 30% of UK pensioners received no private pension income. This includes income from occupational pension income and personal pension income. In financial year ending 2024, 10% of UK pensioners had no savings. In financial yea...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: Income TaxTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71384More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on ensuring that pensioners with no other income do not pay income tax on the state pension.
Answer: This Government remains committed to supporting pensioners and giving them the dignity and security they deserve in retirement. The commitment to protect the Triple Lock saw over 12 million pensioners benefit from a 4.1% increase to their basic or new Sta...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPensioners: Income TaxTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71383More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a separate personal allowance for pensioners.
Answer: This Government remains committed to supporting pensioners and giving them the dignity and security they deserve in retirement. The commitment to protect the Triple Lock saw over 12 million pensioners benefit from a 4.1% increase to their basic or new Sta...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: Income TaxTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71382More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the additional annual revenue received from taxing state pensions from April 2026.
Answer: This Government remains committed to supporting pensioners and giving them the dignity and security they deserve in retirement. The commitment to protect the Triple Lock saw over 12 million pensioners benefit from a 4.1% increase to their basic or new Sta...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPensioners: IncomeTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71381More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) the withdrawal of winter fuel payments, (b) frozen tax thresholds and (c) state pension taxation on pensioner households.
Answer: This Government remains committed to supporting pensioners and giving them the dignity and security they deserve in retirement. The commitment to protect the Triple Lock saw over 12 million pensioners benefit from a 4.1% increase to their basic or new Sta...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPensioners: Income TaxTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71380More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of pensioners brought into paying income tax in the next financial year as a result of the state pension exceeding the personal allowance.
Answer: This Government remains committed to supporting pensioners and giving them the dignity and security they deserve in retirement. The commitment to protect the Triple Lock saw over 12 million pensioners benefit from a 4.1% increase to their basic or new Sta...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: Income TaxTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71379More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with relevant stakeholders on exempting the state pension from income tax.
Answer: This Government remains committed to supporting pensioners and giving them the dignity and security they deserve in retirement. The commitment to protect the Triple Lock saw over 12 million pensioners benefit from a 4.1% increase to their basic or new Sta...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPensioners: Income TaxTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71378More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of freezing the personal allowance on pensioners whose sole income is the state pension.
Answer: This Government remains committed to supporting pensioners and giving them the dignity and security they deserve in retirement. The commitment to protect the Triple Lock saw over 12 million pensioners benefit from a 4.1% increase to their basic or new Sta...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPoliceHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish a list of police forces without a named officer assigned to each ward.
Answer: The Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee set out commitments for police forces to implement by July 2025. These foundation commitments have now been achieved. The public can now expect forces to be delivering on the guarantee across England and Wales to ensur...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Lone ParentsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support her Department provides to help single parents in Teesside access (a) training and (b) employment.
Answer: The Government is committed to reducing child poverty. Evidence suggests that if parents work, including second earners and lone parents, this substantially reduces the risk of child poverty; and that growing up in poverty is a strong predictor of childre...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUnemploymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress she has made on integrating (a) employment and (b) health services for people out of work long-term.
Answer: Good work is generally good for health and wellbeing, so we want everyone to get work and get on in work, whoever they are and wherever they live. Disabled people and people with health conditions are a diverse group so access to the right work and health...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: North EastDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71374More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the levels of (a) fraud and (b) error in the welfare system in the North East.
Answer: Estimates of the levels of fraud and error in the benefit system for the financial year 2024-25 can be found at: Fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2024 to 2025 estimates - GOV.UKWe do not provide sub-national estimates of fraud and err...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
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