Max Wilkinson MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Asylum: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14382More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that asylum seekers are not deported prior to a final judgement on their case.
Answer: Every asylum claim admitted to the UK asylum system is carefully considered on its individual merits by assessing all the evidence provided by the claimant against a background of published country information. No one who is at risk of persecution or seri...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDriving: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to implement the policies in her Department's policy paper entitled The plan for drivers, published on 2 October 2023.
Answer: “The Plan for Drivers” was published by the previous government. The Department is considering the measures within it in the light of this Government’s priorities.
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordWest Midlands Pension FundMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had recent discussions with representatives of the West Midlands Pension Fund on (a) delays in payments and (b) planned resolutions.
Answer: Members of the local government pension scheme should be able to expect that their pensions are paid in a timely manner. I am aware of some delays to the pension payments at the West Midlands Penson Fund, which is responsible for the administration of the...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEmpty PropertyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to bring forward legislative proposals to allow local authorities to make (a) empty and (b) abandoned houses available to people on housing waiting lists.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 6686 on 14 October 2024.
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordContinuing Care: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13791More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of waiting times for accessing services through the NHS Continuing healthcare programme on patient outcomes; what assessment he has made of the
Answer: Statutory guidance and assurance regimes are in place so that people are assessed and receive care in a timely way. For example, NHS England’s assurance standard requires that integrated care boards (ICBs) must ensure that in more than 80% of cases procee...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGender Based ViolenceWomen and EqualitiesTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 901195More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the potential impact of Part II of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 on the effe
Answer: This Government has set out an unprecedented mission to halve violence against women and girls in a decade and we are determined to deliver on that ambition.We will keep all legislation under review as we develop our approach to tackle sexual exploitation...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: AdvertisingCabinet OfficeTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13118More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much funding the Government allocated to spend on advertising in each year since 2015, broken down by Department.
Answer: The Cabinet Office operates spend control on behalf of HMT on an annual basis. During this process departments and ALBs submit an overview of any spend (including marketing and advertising) planned for the next financial year. Historical data on advertisi...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: AdvertisingCabinet OfficeTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13117More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much funding the Government has allocated for spending on advertising (a) in total and (b) by Department over the next Parliament.
Answer: The Cabinet Office operates spend control on behalf of HMT on an annual basis. During this process departments and ALBs submit an overview of any spend (including marketing and advertising) planned for the next financial year. Historical data on advertisi...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: DeathHome OfficeTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the ability of local authorities to resource Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews.
Answer: Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRs) offer a vital opportunity for national and local agencies, local communities and society as a whole to learn lessons from domestic abuse related deaths and treat every death as preventable.The funding for DHRs is provided ...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMagistrates' Courts: MediaMinistry of JusticeTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of reduced media coverage of magistrates' courts on (a) democracy and (b) transparency of the justice system.
Answer: We are aware of the reduced number of journalists to cover magistrates' proceedings. The Ministry of Justice is committed to open justice and ensuring that the media can report on proceedings effectively. Allowing the public to scrutinise and understand c...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGreat Western Railway: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the impact of train cancellations by Great Western Railway on passengers travelling to and from Cheltenham Spa station on (a) weekdays and (b) weekends.
Answer: The Rail Minister recently met with Great Western Railway and Network Rail Western route to review recent performance and made it clear that both organisations must address issues contributing to cancellations. Officials continue to monitor both organisat...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDefibrillators: VATTreasuryTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9246More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing VAT from defibrillators in the forthcoming Budget.
Answer: The Government currently provides VAT reliefs to aid the purchase of defibrillators. This means that charities pay no VAT if they purchase a defibrillator and then donate it to an eligible body. VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption, and exceptions to t...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing Benefit: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7923More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will (a) lower the Housing Benefit taper rate and (b) increase the applicable amount to help young homeless people into work.
Answer: People in receipt of Housing Benefit are always better off in work than someone wholly reliant on benefits. In addition to any financial advantage, there are important non-financial benefits of working. These benefits include learning new skills, improved...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSex Establishments: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3850More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to amend the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 to remove exceptions to licensing laws that allow sexual entertainment to take place i
Answer: The 1982 Act gives local authorities who adopt the legislation the ability to regulate lap dancing clubs as sexual entertainment venues. Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 (legislation.gov.uk)
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCross Country LineDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the (a) punctuality and (b) performance of Cross Country rail services (i) to and (ii) from Cheltenham Spa.
Answer: CrossCountry has recently been placed on a formal Remedial Plan to ensure it takes action to address performance issues across its network and increases essential driver training. This is expected to result in a more reliable service following the impleme...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCycling: GloucestershireDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3848More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has had discussions with Network Rail about its intentions to allow its land between Cheltenham Spa rail station and Lansdown Road, Cheltenham to be used to facilitate the development of
Answer: The Department has not directly discussed land access with Network Rail for this route but is supporting and providing funding to Sustrans and Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) to deliver a route between Cheltenham Spa Station and Lansdown Road as part...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCheltenham Hospital: Accident and Emergency DepartmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1161More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the accident and emergency department in Cheltenham General Hospital will continue to be a Type 1 consultant-led A&E department between 8am and 8pm, in the context of proposed changes to th
Answer: The Gloucestershire health system carried out public consultation in 2020, as well as further engagement between 2022 and 2023, on shaping the future of hospital services. As set out in the proposals, Cheltenham General Hospital will continue to provide a...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordPlanning: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 345More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to ensure that (a) conservation areas and (b) listed buildings are treated sensitively during planning reform.
Answer: The Government will set out proposed changes to national planning policy in the forthcoming National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) update. We remain committed to conserving and enhancing areas of special architectural or historic interest and buildings...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness: InnovationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the £20 million funding provided to the National Cyber Innovation Centre in Cheltenham under the Levelling Up Fund Round 3, whether his Department plans to prov
Answer: Local places will rightly be seeking clarity on existing funding commitments. The Government is giving full consideration to this matter, including the hard work undertaken on projects to date, and will continue dialogue with local leaders.
Answered 26 Jul 2024
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