Mike Amesbury MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Children: Bereavement CounsellingDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16997More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a new protocol to ensure that (a) local authorities and (b) public bodies inform children who have recently been bereaved about the (i) loca
Answer: This government is committed to improving the support available to all children and young people, including those struggling with bereavement. This is why we are prioritising improving mental health support for all children and young people, which include...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordInsulation: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16996More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a national programme to encourage more people to insulate their homes.
Answer: The Government has kickstarted delivery of the Government’s ambitious Warm Homes Plan, which will transform homes across the country by making them cleaner and cheaper to run, from installing new insulation to rolling out solar and heat pumps. On 30th Oct...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFuel Poverty: Runcorn and HelsbyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle fuel poverty in Runcorn and Helsby constituency.
Answer: There are multiple targeted schemes to deliver energy efficiency measures to low-income and fuel poor households. The Warm Home Discount schemes also provide a £150 rebate off bills to eligible low-income households across Great Britain. The Government ha...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: Runcorn and HelsbyDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16994More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of adequacy of the support provided for people with mobility issues to access train stations in Runcorn and Helsby constituency.
Answer: This government is committed to improving the accessibility of Britain’s railway and recognise the social and economic benefits this brings to communities. Since its launch in 2006, the Access for All programme has delivered step free access at more than ...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordProsthetics: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce the time taken for patients to be fitted with prosthetics.
Answer: The Government is committed to putting patients first. This means making sure that patients are seen on time, and ensuring that people have the best possible experience during their care, including patients awaiting a prosthetic fitting. Following amputat...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordTemporary Accommodation: ChildrenMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16807More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of children living in temporary accommodation.
Answer: Local authorities in England report the numbers of households in temporary accommodation and this data is published each quarter as part of the Homelessness Case Level Information Collection (H-CLIC). The most recent figures for April - June 2024 showed t...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCarers: LonelinessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help prevent social isolation of carers.
Answer: We want to ensure that people who care for family and friends are better able to look after their own health and wellbeing.Local authorities have duties to support people caring for their family and friends. The Care Act 2014 requires local authorities to...
Answered 30 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDogs: SmugglingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16791More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the number of pregnant dogs illegally smuggled into the UK in the last three years.
Answer: By its very nature, robust data on the full extent of illegal pet smuggling is not readily available. Therefore, the number of pregnant dogs illegally smuggled into the UK is difficult to quantify accurately.
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFloods: North WestDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16786More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential flood risks to (a) Runcorn and Helsby constituency and (b) the North West.
Answer: Flood and coastal risk management investment takes place where the risk is highest, wherever it is across the country. The Environment Agency (EA) publishes the National Flood Risk Assessment (NaFRA), an assessment of flood risk from rivers and the sea fo...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: Runcorn and HelsbyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to prevent flooding in rural communities in Runcorn and Helsby constituency.
Answer: In just five months in Government, we have introduced a series of measures to better protect Runcorn & Helsby from flooding including: Investing £2.4 billion over the next two years to maintain, repair and build flood defences to protect communities a...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Pension SchemeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Local Government Pension Scheme in supporting local and regional economic growth.
Answer: The LGPS already invests approximately 30% of its assets in the UK, as part of its duty to invest to pay pensions. The government believes that the LGPS can make a distinctive contribution to local and regional economic growth building on its local role a...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: LonelinessDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of improving bus services on social isolation.
Answer: The government knows a modern transport network is vital to preventing social isolation and providing access to services. That is why the government has committed to improving bus services to ensure they meet the needs of the communities who rely on them....
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBus ServicesDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of (a) the average mileage of buses and (b) bus passenger numbers in the last (i) 12 months, (ii) two years, (iii) five years and (iv) 10 years.
Answer: The number of vehicle miles and passenger journeys on local bus services is available in the Annual Bus Statistics. In the table below we have calculated the average annual vehicle miles and passenger journeys on local bus services in England for the past...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Runcorn and HelsbyMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16531More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support veterans in Runcorn and Helsby constituency.
Answer: This is a Government of service that will always stand up for those who serve our country, no matter which community they are based in. I am working across government and with civil society to ensure veterans, including those in Runcorn and Helsby, and th...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBroadband: Runcorn and HelsbyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help support rural households to receive broadband connections in Runcorn and Helsby constituency.
Answer: According to the independent website ThinkBroadband.com, over 98% of premises in the Runcorn and Helsby constituency have access to superfast broadband speeds (>=30 Mbps) and over 92% can access a gigabit-capable (>1000 Mbps) connection.To extend gi...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Bodies: Business InterestsCabinet OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16224More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will set a timeline for introducing central electronic registers for all public bodies; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making these registers public.
Answer: The most recent Public Bodies Directory, which contains the details of every administratively classified arms length body, can be found on gov.uk. An updated version will be published in due course.
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Conflict of InterestsCabinet OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16223More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to improve conflicts of interest management across the public sector.
Answer: We are committed to restoring public confidence in government and ensuring that all those in public service are held to the highest standards. We will consider carefully the National Audit Office’s recommendations in its recent report ‘Managing Conflicts ...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGrenfell Tower InquiryMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent progress her Department has made on implementing the recommendations in the phase (a) one and (b) two reports of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.
Answer: The Government has overseen progress against Phase 1 and has committed to publishing regular progress updates on the relevant section of gov.uk, with a final update due to be published in the new year. Of the Inquiry’s 46 Phase 1 recommendations, all but ...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16220More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take additional fiscal steps after the Autumn Budget 2024 to help deliver more homes for social rent before the end of this Parliament.
Answer: At the multi-year Spending Review next year, the government will set out details of new investment to succeed the 2021-26 Affordable Homes Programme.
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Housing AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support people in receipt of Local Housing Allowance with housing costs.
Answer: In April 2024, Local Housing Allowance (LHA) increased to the 30th percentile of local market rents for one year at a cost of £7bn over 5 years. For those in receipt of LHA who need further support with housing costs, Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs)...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16210More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with (a) mayors and (b) local authorities in the level of support provided to local government help tackle (i) rough sleeping and (ii) other homeless
Answer: We are already taking the first steps to get back on track to ending homelessness. As announced at the Budget, funding for homelessness services is increasing next year by £233 million compared to this year (2024/25). This increased spending will help to ...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRecovery Strategy UnitMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16207More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the objectives are for the Recovery Strategy Unit; and how many live cases is it processing.
Answer: In April 2022, the Building Safety Act was passed, providing a range of new powers to hold to account those responsible for unsafe buildings. The Recovery Strategy Unit uses those new powers to:a) expose and pursue the most egregious actors, to ensure tha...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBuildings: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department collects once building safety enforcement action has been taken by local regulators; and if she will make an estimate of the number of buildings w
Answer: Decants arise in one of two ways – either in a planned way as part of a schedule of works or as an emergency situation due to emerging safety concerns. Not all decants are reported to the department, particularly if they are planned. Emergency decants are...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBuildings: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16205More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department collects on the number of buildings where residents have been decanted due to building safety concerns.
Answer: Decants arise in one of two ways – either in a planned way as part of a schedule of works or as an emergency situation due to emerging safety concerns. Not all decants are reported to the department, particularly if they are planned. Emergency decants are...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBuildings: InsulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16204More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the National Audit Office's report entitled Dangerous cladding: the government’s remediation portfo
Answer: My officials and I have carefully considered the National Audit Office’s recommendations and expect to come before the Public Accounts Committee next year.The Deputy Prime Minister will also set out shortly, further steps on remediation, as promised by th...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
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