Mike Amesbury MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Large Goods Vehicles: ConcreteDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an economic and environmental impact assessment of the potential impact of making temporary the (a) 38.4 and (b) 44 tonne weight limits on volumetric concrete mobile plants.
Answer: The Department ran a call for evidence from October to December 2023 seeking views on three potential options on weight limits for Volumetric Concrete Mixers (VCMs). Evidence was provided to the Department on both the pros and cons of allowing VCMs to con...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordTri Fire: InsulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Tri Fire is an approved panel member for the Cladding Safety Scheme.
Answer: Robust auditing processes are in place to ensure that all Fire Risk Appraisals of External Walls (FRAEWs) for buildings in the Government’s remediation funding programmes meet appropriate standards before the associated funding application can progress.Wh...
Answered 10 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: InsulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Joint plan to accelerate developer-led remediation and improve resident experience, published on 2 December 2024, whether
Answer: Robust auditing processes are in place to ensure that all Fire Risk Appraisals of External Walls (FRAEWs) for buildings in the Government’s remediation funding programmes meet appropriate standards before the associated funding application can progress.Wh...
Answered 10 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21354More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to introduce a Building Safety Leaseholder Support Scheme for people in financial hardship.
Answer: The Building Safety Act includes multiple protections and support mechanisms for leaseholders. These measures ensure that those who built defective buildings are responsible for fixing them and protect leaseholders from facing huge bills for historical sa...
Answered 10 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordViva Midco: InsulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Joint plan to accelerate developer-led remediation and improve resident experience, published on 2 December 2024, whether
Answer: Yes. The department has invited all signatories to the Developer Remediation Contract to also sign up to the joint plan to accelerate developer-led remediation and improve resident experience. The full list of contract signatories can be found at: www.gov...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordConstruction: ComplaintsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20707More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference her Department's policy paper entitled Joint plan to accelerate developer-led remediation and improve resident experience, published on 2 December 2024, what the t
Answer: We will start reporting on audit results in 2025.Under the terms of the developer remediation contract, signatory developers committed to use all reasonable endeavours to resolve third party disputes fairly and as quickly as possible.In the joint plan we ...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRoyal Fleet Auxiliary: Industrial DisputesMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps he has taken to resolve the industrial dispute in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
Answer: Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) personnel are highly valued specialists. We are dedicated to hearing their concerns and maintaining an ongoing dialogue to address the issues raised during the current pay dispute. As negotiations are still in progress, it woul...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: Dispute ResolutionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 2h of her Department's policy paper entitled Joint plan to accelerate developer-led remediation and improve resident experience, published on 2 Decemb
Answer: We will start reporting on audit results in 2025.Under the terms of the developer remediation contract, signatory developers committed to use all reasonable endeavours to resolve third party disputes fairly and as quickly as possible.In the joint plan we ...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the number of qualified brick layers required to help meet the Government's new house building targets.
Answer: The government are working with industry to ensure the housebuilding sector has access to the skilled workers needed to build 1.5 million new homes in this Parliament. This includes a £140 million package of industry investment to deliver 5,000 more appre...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of houses of (a) all tenure and (b) social housing tenure expected to be built in (a) Halton and (b) Chester West and Chester Council are
Answer: The standard method for calculating local housing need figures for each local authority, including Halton, and Chester West and Chester, is set out in the Government Response to the ‘Proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other cha...
Answered 24 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHalton Haven Hospice and Hospice of the Good ShepherdDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take additional steps to support (a) Halton Haven and (b) Good Shepard Hospice in Runcorn and Helsby constituency.
Answer: Palliative care services are included in the list of services an integrated care board (ICB), such as the Cheshire and Merseyside ICB, which covers the Runcorn and Helsby constituency, must commission. This promotes a more consistent national approach and...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: InsulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Joint plan to accelerate developer-led remediation and improve resident experience, published on 2 December 2024, when he
Answer: We will start reporting on audit results in 2025.Under the terms of the developer remediation contract, signatory developers committed to use all reasonable endeavours to resolve third party disputes fairly and as quickly as possible.In the joint plan we ...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBuildings: InsulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's Remediation Acceleration Plan, published on 02 December 2024, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of providing supp
Answer: In accordance with the Regulator’s Code, regulators must carry out their activities in a way that supports those they regulate to comply and grow. This includes making sure they take a proportionate approach to enforcement, and educate those they regulate...
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMotor Insurance: Young PeopleDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19766More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to her Answer on 9 December to UIN 17876 on motor insurance - young people, how many meetings of the cross-government motor insurance taskforce have taken place; and what progress has been made in redu
Answer: We are committed to tackling the increased costs of motor insurance, to deliver on our manifesto commitment. As set out in my previous response, the Taskforce, including the Stakeholder Panel, met for the first time on 16th October. The Taskforce is curre...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: ConcreteDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19765More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential economic impact of not making the 38.4 tonnes and 44 tonne weight arrangement permanent for volumetric concrete mobile plants.
Answer: The Department ran a call for evidence from October to December 2023 seeking views on three potential options on weight limits for Volumetric Concrete Mixers (VCMs). Evidence was provided to the Department on both the pros and cons of allowing VCMs to con...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: ConcreteDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of making the temporary 38.4 tonnes and 44 tonnes weight arrangement permanent for volumetric concrete mobile plants.
Answer: The Department ran a call for evidence from October to December 2023 seeking views on three potential options on weight limits for Volumetric Concrete Mixers (VCMs). Evidence was provided to the Department on both the pros and cons of allowing VCMs to con...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBuildings: InsulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's Remediation Acceleration Plan, published on 02 December 2024, what is her planned timetable for working with insurers to consider the potential
Answer: Buildings insurance premiums remain unacceptably high for many leaseholders in buildings with fire safety issues, who have been paying too much for too long.My officials have already started working with the insurance industry, as announced in the Remedia...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordWarrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: Capital InvestmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19762More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the level of capital investment required for Warrington and Halton hospital campus sites.
Answer: The Government recognises that delivering high quality National Health Service healthcare services requires the right facilities and support systems in the right places, and we understand that strategic, value for money investments in capital projects, wh...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNeurodiversity: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19761More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for (a) autistic and (b) ADHD diagnostic assessments in the Cheshire and Merseyside area.
Answer: It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) to make available appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessments, in line with r...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19760More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of retaining new homes bonus payments.
Answer: As set out in the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement on 18 December, the government have committed to a further year of the New Homes Bonus (NHB) in 2025-26 which will provide £290m of funding to local government in recognition of a net incre...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19759More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what percentage of housing development on grey belt land will be required to be homes for social rent.
Answer: Our golden rules require that where development occurs on the grey belt, it delivers 15 percentage points more affordable housing than the existing local plan affordable housing requirements, up to a maximum of 50% (except where the local plan requirement...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19758More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the safety of electric (a) cars, (b) bikes and (c) scooters.
Answer: Road safety and the safety of electric vehicles is of paramount importance to the Government and is kept under regular review. The Government monitors road safety for all vehicles, these official statistics are regularly published on Department for Transp...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: BatteriesHome OfficeTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19757More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of battery fires there have been relating to electric (a) cars, (b) bikes and (c) scooters since 2022.
Answer: The Home Office collects data on incidents attended by Fire and Rescue Services (FRSs), with this data including the cause of the fire and the source of ignition. This data is published in a variety of publications, available here: https://www.gov.uk/gove...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDisability and Ethnic Groups: EqualityWomen and EqualitiesTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19756More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to consult with (a) disabled and (b) Black peoples’ organisations on the planned implementation of the draft Equality (Race and Disability) Bill.
Answer: We are committed to championing the rights of everyone and boosting opportunity for people of all backgrounds. The Equality (Race and Disability) Bill will introduce mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting for large employers and enshrine in ...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSexual HarassmentWomen and EqualitiesTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19755More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how she plans to monitor the effectiveness of the new preventative duty on sexual harassment.
Answer: The Office for Equality and Opportunity will formally review the Worker Protection (Amendment to the Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 after five years to evaluate its effectiveness.We will use Employment Tribunal data and Acas management information to monitor...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
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