Max Wilkinson MP: written questions
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Written questions
Derelict Land and Regeneration: TaxationTreasuryTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38701More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of reducing taxes on the developers of brownfield sites on the development of new homes in town centres.
Answer: The government has announced reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework that will deliver key steps to get Britain building, and the reforms introduced through the Planning and Infrastructure Bill will streamline the delivery of new housing and reg...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDerelict Land and Regeneration: TaxationTreasuryTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38700More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential (a) merits of reducing taxes on developers of brownfield sites and (b) impact of doing so on the regeneration of town centres.
Answer: The government has announced reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework that will deliver key steps to get Britain building, and the reforms introduced through the Planning and Infrastructure Bill will streamline the delivery of new housing and reg...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEconomic Policy: ForecastsTreasuryTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38699More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential cumulative impact of her Department's (a) economic forecasting and (b) fiscal rules on economic policy.
Answer: The Treasury does not produce economic forecasts. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is the Government’s independent official economic and fiscal forecaster. The Government uses the forecasts and analysis it produces to inform policy decisions. Th...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCheltenham Hospital: CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Big Space Cancer Appeal on funding for cancer care at Cheltenham General Hospital.
Answer: As set out in the recent Autumn Budget 2024, we are providing an additional £1.8 billion to directly support elective recovery and activity in 2024/25, which includes cancer care. This funding is being provided to reduce waiting times and support the Nati...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCheltenham Hospital: CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with Gloucestershire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust on the potential impact of the Big Space Cancer Appeal on cancer care at Cheltenham General Hospital.
Answer: As set out in the recent Autumn Budget 2024, we are providing an additional £1.8 billion to directly support elective recovery and activity in 2024/25, which includes cancer care. This funding is being provided to reduce waiting times and support the Nati...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: Mental HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the impact of social media addiction on (a) (i) adult and (ii) children's mental health and (b) the cost of mental health provision in the NHS.
Answer: In 2019, the UK’s Chief Medical Officers reviewed the evidence on the relationship between screen time and mental health in children. The commentary found an association between the two but could not establish a causal relationship.In 2023, The National I...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Geothermal PowerMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the potential for deep geothermal energy for new housing developments is being considered in her planning reforms.
Answer: The revised National Planning Policy Framework published on 12 December 2024 makes clear that when determining planning applications, local planning authorities should give significant weight to the benefits associated with renewable and low carbon energy...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: Geothermal PowerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the use of deep geothermal energy on energy bills for hospitals.
Answer: The Department recognises that deep geothermal has the potential to be valuable part of the National Health Service’s energy mix. The clean, consistent energy offered by successful geothermal projects could make a significant contribution to the NHS’s 204...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGeothermal PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his Department's policy is on promoting deep geothermal energy.
Answer: The Government supports the development of geothermal projects, provided they deliver affordable energy for consumers and are environmentally appropriate. The following schemes are open to applications from deep-geothermal projects: Contracts for Differen...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTennis: FacilitiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing funding for the provision of padel courts.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone, regardless of background, should have access to and benefit from quality sport and physical activity opportunities.Sport England provides long term investment to the Lawn Tennis Association, the Natio...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTennis: FacilitiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to renew funding for the Park Tennis Courts programme.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone, regardless of background, should have access to and benefit from quality sport and physical activity opportunities.All future funding of sports facilities will be considered as part of the forthcoming...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTennis: FacilitiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Park Tennis Court project on encouraging more people to take up tennis.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone, regardless of background, should have access to and benefit from quality sport and physical activity opportunities. We recognise that everyone should have access to high quality facilities and opportu...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordOccupational TherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to better integrate occupational therapists in primary care; and whether occupational therapists will be included in any plans for a neighbourhood health service.
Answer: We are committed to moving towards a Neighbourhood Health Service, with more care delivered in local communities to spot problems earlier, supporting people to stay healthier and maintain their independence for longerAchieving our vision for a Neighbourho...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordObesityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential (a) structural and (b) social causes of obesity.
Answer: Obesity is a complex public health issue with multiple interacting factors impacting over a life course. Genetic and physiological factors, growth and development early in life, eating and physical activity behaviours, individual beliefs and attitudes and...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGambling: RegulationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the oral contribution by the Minister for Sport, Media, Civil Society during the debate on gambling harms of 5 February 2025, Official Report, columns 373-377WH, if she will out
Answer: Gambling in Great Britain is independently regulated by the Gambling Commission.The independent Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is responsible for regulating advertising in the UK. There are robust rules in place to ensure that advertising, whenever...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordOccupational TherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of mandating principal occupational therapist roles within (a) local authorities and (b) NHS trusts.
Answer: Whilst the Department is not responsible for decisions about the principal occupational therapist roles in adult social care or National Health Service trusts, the role of mandating would sit with employers and the regulator of principal occupational ther...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordOccupational Therapy: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of qualified occupational therapists in (a) health, (b) social care and (c) community settings.
Answer: The refreshed Long Term Workforce Plan, which will be published in summer 2025, will deliver the transformed health service we will build over the next decade, and will ensure that the National Health Service has the right people, including qualified occu...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: EU CountriesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37354More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Answer to the hon. Member for Cheltenham of 27 February 2025, Official Report, column 919, what the content was of her discussions with EU commissioners on reducing bureaucr
Answer: The Minister for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism, Chris Bryant, met the EU Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport, Glenn Micallef, on 26 February.The Minister communicated the UK’s commitment to seeking a closer, more ...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: RehabilitationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department?has made of the potential impact of community rehabilitation services on (a) people’s well-being and (b) the prevention of ill-health.
Answer: The Government understands the importance of having effective rehabilitation services available to help people recover. By providing an alternative to hospital or care home admission, community rehabilitation supports the Government’s shift from hospital ...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordOccupational TherapyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of occupational therapy-led vocational rehabilitation services in helping people to remain in work.
Answer: Evidence shows that expert support such as Occupational Health services (including vocational rehabilitation services) can be a critical component in helping individuals remain in and return to work, reducing unnecessary sickness absence, increasing produ...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: DisabilityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of making building regulation M4(2) Category 2 accessible and adaptable standards mandatory for new homes.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 12990 provided on 25 November 2024.
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: VATTreasuryTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36823More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a lower rate of VAT for the hospitality sector.
Answer: To support hospitality businesses, the Government intends to introduce permanently lower business rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, with Rateable Values below £500,000, from 2026-27. Ahead of these changes being made, the Govern...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDisabled Facilities GrantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of (a) increasing the maximum mandatory disabled facilities grant and (b) reviewing means test arrangements for that grant.
Answer: In England, we continue to fund the locally administered Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) which helps eligible older and disabled people on low incomes to adapt their homes. We are providing an immediate in-year uplift of £86 million in 2024/25. This is on...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxis: UberDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has a policy on Uber taxi drivers operating outside the local authority area in which those drivers have a licence.
Answer: Legislation allows taxis and private hire vehicles to operate outside of the area in which they are licensed. Taxis can only ply for hire (pick up passengers at taxi ranks or be hailed in the street) in the area in which they are licensed. Pre-booked work...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: DisinformationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34967More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of misinformation created by AI-generated news on public trust.
Answer: The Government takes very seriously the impact that online mis- and disinformation can have, including risks posed by AI. We also recognise the concerns around AI models generating large volumes of content that is indistinguishable from human generated co...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
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