Michael Wheeler MP: written questions 2025

Written questions

• Electricians: CertificationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27048More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of replacing the competent person schemes model for domestic electrical installation.

  Answer: The Government takes electrical safety very seriously and the Building Regulations require work to homes’ fixed electrical systems to be carried out safely to protect people from fire and injury. Government-backed schemes exist to ensure domestic electric...

  Answered 11 Feb 2025

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• Inland Waterways: Flood ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26731More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department are taking to help protect properties bordering (a) the Bridgwater Canal, (b) the Manchester Ship Canal and (c) other (i) natural and (ii) artificial waterway

  Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) does not have any regulatory powers for flood risk management for the Bridgewater Canal or Manchester Ship Canal which are both privately owned assets. The owners are responsible for operating and maintaining their assets. The ...

  Answered 10 Feb 2025

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• Low IncomesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22819More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many workers earn under the lower earnings limit in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.

  Answer: The Department’s latest estimate is that in Quarter 1 of the financial year 2022/23 there were around 1-1.3 million employees in the UK who earned below the LEL. This figure does not include workers who are self-employed. Of these employees, (a) 86% were ...

  Answered 22 Jan 2025

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