Max Wilkinson MP: written questions
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Food: 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
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes Plan: CheltenhamDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the support provided by Retrofit Information Support and Expertise to Cheltenham Borough Council for implementing works funded throu
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 social housing providers, local authorities and their s...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes PlanDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what support his Department is providing for local authorities to implement the Warm Homes Local Grant.
Answer: To support local authorities to implement the Warm Homes: Local Grant, the Government is funding a free Technical Assistance Facility called the Retrofit Information, Support and Expertise: ‘RISE’. RISE provides technical support for local authorities fro...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: CheltenhamCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60950More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of moving civil servants to Cheltenham on his Departments staffing costs.
Answer: The 2025 Spending Review confirmed £244 million investment supporting the relocation of roles out of Whitehall to complete the development of new hubs in the regions. Cheltenham will continue to be a vibrant Civil Service location and home to one of GCHQs...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCybersecurity: FinanceCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60949More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025, whether he plans to allow cyber security entrepreneurs to have access to a proportion of the additional funding provided to the Single Intel
Answer: As has been the policy of successive governments, the government does not comment on matters relating to the intelligence agencies.
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: CheltenhamCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60948More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much and what proportion of the £244 million to be spent on the development of new government hubs fund will be spent on relocating civil servants to Cheltenham.
Answer: The 2025 Spending Review confirmed £244 million investment supporting the relocation of roles out of Whitehall to complete the development of new hubs in the regions. Cheltenham will continue to be a vibrant Civil Service location and home to one of GCHQs...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: South EastDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of mobile phone signal on westbound rail routes from London.
Answer: Having travelled westbound from London to Wales and back again on a weekly basis for twenty four years I know how poor the signal is. That is why I am delighted that DfT have secured funding to introduce low-earth-orbit satellite connectivity on all mainl...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Education: RegistrationDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60185More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of Children Not In School registers at helping to prevent abuse of home-schooled children.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Cheltenham to the answer of 23 June 2025 to Question 57754.
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: MidlandsDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding her Department has been allocated for the Midlands Rail Hub.
Answer: The Chancellor’s commitment to progress Midlands Rail Hub West in the 2025 Spending Review follows the release of £123 million last year to design the first phase, which could be delivered by the early 2030s.
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: TicketsDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the percentage of first class train seats that were purchased in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Department has not made an assessment of the percentage of first class train tickets sold within the last 12 months.
Answered 20 Jun 2025
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