Michael Payne MP: written questions 2024

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Written questions

  • Roads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19124More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 3.19 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, how much of the £500 million funding for pothole repairs will be awarded to each local authority.

    Answer: The Government takes the condition of local roads very seriously and is committed to maintaining and renewing the local highway network. Each local highway authority is responsible for the condition of its local network. Highway maintenance funding alloca...

    Answered 17 Dec 2024

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  • Roads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19123More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total allocation given to each Local Authority is for pothole repairs.

    Answer: The Government takes the condition of local roads very seriously and is committed to maintaining and renewing the local highway network. Each local highway authority is responsible for the condition of its local network. Highway maintenance funding alloca...

    Answered 17 Dec 2024

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  • Veterans: GedlingMinistry of DefenceTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1385More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to support veterans in Gedling constituency.

    Answer: This is a Government of service that will always stand up for those who serve our country, across the whole of the UK. I am working across Government and with civil society to ensure veterans, including those in Gedling, get access to the health, housing,...

    Answered 31 Jul 2024

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  • Pharmacy: GedlingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1384More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to support community pharmacies in Gedling constituency.

    Answer: Pharmacies play a vital role in our healthcare system. We are committed to expanding the role of pharmacies and better utilising the skills of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, including by cutting red tape. That includes making prescribing part of th...

    Answered 30 Jul 2024

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  • Special Educational Needs: NottinghamshireDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1081More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the provision of special education needs and disability (SEND) services for children in Nottinghamshire; and what steps she plans to take to sup

    Answer: The last local area special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) inspection by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for Nottinghamshire was in February 2023. Following the inspection, the department is closely monitoring the areas for priorit...

    Answered 29 Jul 2024

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  • Private Rented Housing: EvictionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1080More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for banning Section 21 evictions.

    Answer: As announced in the King’s Speech on 17 July, the Government will bring forward a Renters’ Rights Bill as a priority. The Bill will level decisively the playing field between landlord and tenant and end Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions.

    Answered 30 Jul 2024

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  • Motor Neurone DiseaseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1079More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to (a) increase research funding, (b) improve access to specialist care and (c) provide better support for (i) people living with motor neurone disease and (i

    Answer: The Government’s responsibility for delivering motor neurone disease (MND) research is shared between the Department of Health and Social Care, with research delivered by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and the Department of Sc...

    Answered 29 Jul 2024

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  • Roads: NottinghamshireDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1078More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve road (a) maintenance and (b) conditions in (i) Gedling constituency and (ii) Nottinghamshire.

    Answer: This Government takes the condition of local roads seriously and is committed to maintaining and renewing our road network as a priority, on which Ministers will say more in future. Maintenance of the local highway network within Nottinghamshire, includin...

    Answered 29 Jul 2024

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  • Schools: NottinghamshireDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1077More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the real terms per pupil funding was for (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Nottinghamshire in each financial year since 2010.

    Answer: The table below provides per-pupil funding units from 2018/19 to 2023/24, which represents the funding provided for schools in Nottinghamshire each year in the schools block of the dedicated schools grant (DSG). The department cannot provide comparable fu...

    Answered 30 Jul 2024

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  • Banking HubsTreasuryTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1076More

    Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her planned timetable is for introducing banking hubs in communities affected by bank branch closures.

    Answer: The Government recognises the importance of banking to communities and high streets and has committed to work closely with banks to roll out 350 banking hubs over the next five years. So far, 147 banking hubs have been recommended and Cash Access UK, the ...

    Answered 29 Jul 2024

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  • Dental Services: GedlingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1075More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many open dentistry practices were accepting adult NHS patients in Gedling constituency (a) on the most recent date for which data is available and (b) in 2010.

    Answer: While the data requested is not available for 2010, as of 10 July 2024, there were 13 open dentistry practices in the Gedling constituency, two of which were showing as accepting new adult patients. This data is sourced from the Find a Dentist website, an...

    Answered 30 Jul 2024

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  • Flood Control: GedlingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 452More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the improvement of flood (a) defences and (b) resilience in Gedling constituency.

    Answer: Environment Agency inspection of flood risk management assets defending the southern edge of Gedling did not identify any significant damage following winter storms. Maintenance of these assets can include blockage removal, vegetation management, and furt...

    Answered 29 Jul 2024

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