Max Wilkinson MP: written questions
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Newspaper Press: OwnershipDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the partial
Answer: The new foreign state intervention (FSI) regime, set out in the Entreprise Act 2002, seeks to preserve the freedom of the press. It applies to all foreign powers that may seek to acquire control or influence a UK newspaper or news periodical and will be a...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNewspaper Press: OwnershipDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64906More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the press release of 15 May 2025 entitled Media law reforms to boost press sustainability and protect independence, whether a company (a) wholly owned by and (b) under the major
Answer: The new foreign state intervention (FSI) regime, set out in the Entreprise Act 2002, seeks to preserve the freedom of the press. It applies to all foreign powers that may seek to acquire control or influence a UK newspaper or news periodical and will be a...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: Economic GrowthDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential conflict between the impact of exemptions to copyright law for AI development on the creative sector and the creative sector being listed
Answer: The government’s Industrial Strategy identifies eight growth-driving sectors with the greatest growth potential over the next decade including the Creative Industries, with more detail in the Creative Industries Sector Plan. As part of this, we have said ...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: CateringDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department will have direct responsibility for the quality of (a) hot drinks and (b) other catering on nationalised rail services.
Answer: Catering services are a matter for each train operating company, whether publicly or privately owned, and they are responsible for their catering offer. The Department expects operators to tailor their catering provision to local needs while driving value...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSouth Yemen: General Service MedalMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of awarding the General Service Medal to military veterans who served in Aden during the early 1960s.
Answer: The award of the General Service Medal (GSM) for those who served in Aden during the early 1960s would be a matter for the independent Advisory Military Sub-Committee (AMSC) to consider, rather than the Ministry of Defence (MOD). The AMSC is a sub-committ...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust and Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62682More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his speech to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists World Congress, published on 23 June 2025, what his planned timetable is for the NHS Chief Executive and Chief
Answer: An initial meeting between the Chief Executive of the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the NHS Chief Executive, and the Chief Nursing Officer for England to discuss maternity and neonatal services took place on 25 June 2025. Further in-dept...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: FinanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62402More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of regional investment groups introduced under the SME Finance Charter.
Answer: The SME Finance Charter was an awareness-raising initiative introduced in 2019 and updated in 2022 following the Covid-19 pandemic.The British Business Bank's Nations and Regions Investment Funds provide debt and equity finance to businesses outside Londo...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat Western Main Line: Rolling StockDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the Great Western Railway franchise fleet maintenance regime.
Answer: My officials receive regular updates from Great Western Railway (GWR) with regard to its train fleet. Detailed maintenance arrangements are a matter for GWR, its maintenance providers and the rolling stock owning companies. GWR works closely with its main...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat Western Main Line: Rolling StockDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the mechanical adequacy of Great Western Railway's fleet of trains.
Answer: My officials receive regular updates from Great Western Railway (GWR) with regard to its train fleet. Detailed maintenance arrangements are a matter for GWR, its maintenance providers and the rolling stock owning companies. GWR works closely with its main...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: NutritionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61311More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase accessibility to healthier foods.
Answer: Under the Health Mission, the Government is committed to prevention and to tackling obesity, creating a fairer, healthier food environment. We are taking action to restrict the advertisements of less healthy food and drink products to children on televisi...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordObesity: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61310More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce youth obesity rates.
Answer: We face a childhood obesity crisis, and the Government will take action to tackle the root causes of obesity head on, easing the strain on our National Health Service and creating the healthiest generation of children ever.We are delivering an ambitious p...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordObesity: CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has his Department has made of the potential impact of childhood obesity on risk of cancer.
Answer: A specific assessment of a direct link between childhood obesity and the risk of cancer has not been made. However, there is evidence that children and adolescents living with obesity are more likely to remain living with obesity as adults. There is also ...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the risk of children and young people developing cancer.
Answer: The Department is committed to getting the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster, so that more patients survive this horrible set of diseases, including children and young people. The Government has now exceeded its pled...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: CheltenhamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help support Cheltenham Borough Council to run high street rental auctions.
Answer: This government has introduced High Street Rental Auctions, powers available to local authorities in England to require landlords, regardless of their country of residence, to rent out vacant commercial premises. As a deterrent it is a criminal offence fo...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Empty PropertyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60963More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is taking steps to require overseas landlords who own empty retail units to engage with local authorities.
Answer: This government has introduced High Street Rental Auctions, powers available to local authorities in England to require landlords, regardless of their country of residence, to rent out vacant commercial premises. As a deterrent it is a criminal offence fo...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Repairs and MaintenanceHome OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60962More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to include policies on tackling the backlog of (a) maintenance and (b) repairs to policing infrastructure in the forthcoming White Paper on policing.
Answer: The Home Office plans to publish a Police Reform White Paper later this year. It will set out a comprehensive package of reforms to policing in England and Wales that will drive quality, consistency and efficiency and ensure that all police forces are equ...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice Stations: Repairs and MaintenanceHome OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60961More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025, how much funding has been allocated to her Department for police station (a) maintenance and (b) repairs.
Answer: Paragraph 5.35 of the Spending Review document, published on 11 June, sets out the overall financial allocation for policing in England in Wales.It is up to Chief Constables and directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners to make decisions on local re...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMidwives: Recruitment and TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60960More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding he plans to allocate to midwife (a) training and (b) recruitment in the next 12 months.
Answer: The NHS Education and Training tariff funds clinical midwife placements at approximately £5,000 per full time equivalent post. The rate is adjusted by the Market Forces Factor and varies by region. In addition, eligible midwifery students can apply for th...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding his Department is allocating to reduce the maintenance backlog at sites owned by Gloucestershire NHS Foundation Hospitals Trust.
Answer: The Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is set to receive £9.7 million in funding through the Estates Safety Fund 2025/26. This funding will help deliver vital safety improvements at the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and the Cheltenham General...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung People: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Spending Review 2025 on the National Youth Strategy.
Answer: This Government fully recognises the importance of youth services to help young people live safe and healthy lives, and we are committed to giving all young people the chance to reach their full potential. The funding commitments within the National Youth...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTennis: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Spending Review 2025 on the Park Tennis Courts Programme.
Answer: The Government is determined to ensure that everyone has access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities. On 20 June, my Rt Hon Friend, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, committed £400 million to continued investment in loca...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDisadvantaged: CheltenhamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what postcodes in Cheltenham her Department has identified as falling in the eligible Income Deciles 1-2 of the Indices of Multiple Deprivation.
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government published the most recent iteration of the English Indices of Deprivation in September 2019. All data tables and resources are available on gov.uk here. Our Open Data Communities platform provides ...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes Plan: GloucestershireDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the capacity of skilled workers in Gloucestershire to implement the Warm Homes Local Grant before winter 2025.
Answer: The Government has not made a specific assessment of the capacity of skilled workers in Gloucestershire to implement the Warm Homes: Local Grant.Prior to beginning to upgrade homes, and drawing down the funding allocated for this, all local authorities pa...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes Plan: GloucestershireDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how Retrofit Information Support and Expertise is supporting contractors to implement the Warm Homes Local Grant in Gloucestershire.
Answer: Retrofit, Information, Support, and Expertise (RISE) is a free support service funded by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), which provides training, guidance and support to help housing providers and their supply chains across Englan...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes Plan: CheltenhamDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when the next batch of funding from the Warm Homes Local Grant will be available for Cheltenham Borough Council.
Answer: Cheltenham Borough Council participates in the Warm Homes: Local Grant (WH:LG) as part of a consortium led by Stroud District Council. Stroud District Council is expected to receive the initial payment of WH:LG funding shortly, subject to the Council comp...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
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