Nadia Whittome MP: written questions
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Further Education: VATTreasuryTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24274More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether if Further Education colleges will be eligible to o reclaim VAT for renewable energy installations.
Answer: Further Education (FE) colleges cannot reclaim the VAT they pay on goods and services.However, FE colleges benefit from a zero rate of VAT on installations of qualifying energy-saving materials if their buildings meet the definition of being used “solely ...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support further education colleges to invest in low-carbon (a) technology and (b) infrastructure.
Answer: Ensuring that every young person has a pathway through further and higher education and into employment is a key pillar of the government’s opportunity and growth missions. The department wants to build a world class further education (FE) system which de...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBashar al-AssadForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24272More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it her policy to seize UK-based assets of Bashar al-Assad and redirect the funds to Syrian civil society.
Answer: After decades of atrocities committed by the Assad regime, we stand with the people of Syria.UK-based assets of the Assad regime remain frozen. As with all our sanctions, we keep our approach under review. We do not comment on future designations as to do...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23495More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of assessing council tax value based on the number of bedrooms within a property.
Answer: The Valuation Office Agency considers a range of factors in determining a dwelling’s council tax band, including the size, layout, location and character of the dwelling. The government has no plans to change how dwellings are assessed for council tax.
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAlaa Abd El-FattahForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22373More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government plans to raise case of Alaa Abd el-Fattah at the upcoming Universal Periodic Review session for Egypt at the United Nations.
Answer: The UK Government remains committed to securing the release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah. We continue to raise Mr El-Fattah's case at the highest levels with the Egyptian Government.The FCDO will use the upcoming Universal Periodic Review session on Egypt in Jan...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAlaa Abd El-FattahForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22372More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with international allies on efforts to help secure the release of Alaa Abd el-Fattah in Egypt.
Answer: The UK Government remains committed to securing the release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah. We continue to raise Mr El-Fattah's case at the highest levels of the Egyptian Government.FCDO officials speak regularly with likeminded partners on how to enhance internat...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth Work: Accident and Emergency DepartmentsHome OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22371More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will embed youth work in A&Es.
Answer: Halving knife crime over the next decade is a key part of the Government’s Safe Streets mission. We are taking a range of steps to realise this ambition, including creating a new Young Futures Programme to intervene earlier to stop young people being draw...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidTreasuryTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22370More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the overseas development assistance budget to 0.7% of gross national income without applying a fiscal test.
Answer: The Government remains committed to international development. This is why we allocated £13.3 billion to ODA in 2024/25 and £13.7 billion in 2025/26 at Autumn Budget 2024. We will restore Official Development Assistance (ODA) spending to the level of 0.7 ...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: Young PeopleHome OfficeTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21711More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to protect teenagers from violence and abuse in relationships.
Answer: This Government is considering a wide range of actions to address teenage relationship violence and abuse, including assessing whether any changes to the law are needed and supporting our education system to teach children about respectful and healthy rel...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21710More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the findings of the 2024 report by the Youth Endowment Fund entitled Children, violence and vulnerability.
Answer: The Home Office works closely with the Youth Endowment Fund to ensure that their findings on what works to reduce violence amongst young people are carefully considered to positively influence the development of youth services.We will carefully consider t...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: SyriaHome OfficeTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21709More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to resume processing asylum applications from Syrian nationals.
Answer: We keep all country guidance relating to asylum claims under constant review, so we can respond to emerging issues. Following the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, the Home Office has withdrawn the Country Policy Information Notes and Guidance relating t...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21708More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the increase to employers' National Insurance contributions will be covered in full for schools.
Answer: The government has agreed that public sector employers will receive compensation in recognition of the increase in their National Insurance contributions (NICs). That compensation will be additional to the £2.3 billion increase to the core schools budget ...
Answered 10 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21707More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the (a) impact of the proposed pay rise for teachers on school budgets and (b) potential merits of providing additional funding to cover such a pay rise.
Answer: On 10 December 2024, the department published its written evidence to the School Teachers’ Review Body, to inform their recommendations for school teachers’ pay in the next academic year. This included a proposed pay award of 2.8% for teachers for the 202...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal MailDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the sale of Royal Mail on its (a) workforce and (b) customers.
Answer: The Government has ensured that the potential takeover of Royal Mail has been properly scrutinised and that appropriate guarantees have been put in place to protect the interests of the workforce, customers and the country. These guarantees include the bi...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Nottingham EastDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21705More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the availability of GP appointments in Nottingham East constituency.
Answer: We are committed to improving capacity and access to local services across the country, including in Nottingham East. That is why we have already begun recruiting 1,000 newly qualified general practitioners (GPs) through an £82 million boost to the Additi...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSupply TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21704More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of supporting the expansion of (a) local authority supply pools and (b) not-for-profit supply provision on (i) supply teachers and (ii) schools.
Answer: Supply teachers perform a valuable role and the department is grateful for their important contribution to schools across the country. Schools and local authorities are responsible for the recruitment of their supply teachers. Local authority supply pools...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDiscriminationWomen and EqualitiesTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20047More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of time limits to bring discrimination cases under the Equality Act 2010.
Answer: The time limit to bring discrimination cases to a tribunal is being extended from 3 to 6 months through the Employment Rights Bill, which is currently progressing through Parliament. This measure will allow certain claims to be made that currently are eit...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployment Tribunal Service: Legal Aid SchemeMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20046More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to Legal Aid for discrimination claims in the Employment Tribunal.
Answer: Legal aid is available for legal advice and assistance in relation to discrimination cases which fall under the Equality Act 2010 or previous discrimination legislation, subject to passing the means and merits tests. Legal aid for other employment matters...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordConditions of Employment: DisabilityDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20045More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a standalone employment right to disability-related leave.
Answer: The Government is invested in protecting and enhancing the rights of vulnerable groups in the workplace. The Equality Act 2010 requires employers to accommodate the needs of disabled em-ployees through reasonable adjustments. This is likely to include pro...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordParking: Pedestrian AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of introducing national restrictions on pavement parking on pedestrians with a visual impairment.
Answer: In 2020, the Department undertook a public consultation on options for changing the way pavement parking is managed outside London. The consultation asked specific questions about impacts on people with protected characteristics and we will use the inform...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMedicine: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of financial support provided to medical students through the NHS bursary.
Answer: The NHS Bursary funding arrangements are reviewed annually ahead of the start of each academic year.We have applied an uplift of 2% to all NHS Bursary maintenance grants and allowances for the academic year 2024/25. This is the first time the maintenance ...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: BuildingsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18234More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her Department's regional office closures on (a) staff who are unable to relocate and (b) all staff.
Answer: The department is consulting staff and Trade Unions on the decision to close six offices over the next two years. This consultation will consider the impact on the individuals affected with a view to putting in place measures to mitigate that impact and e...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: RecyclingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that vehicle recycling sites are established across the country; and what steps he is taking to publicise incentives to ensure participation in scrappage sch
Answer: Under the End-of-Life Vehicles (Producer Responsibility) Regulations 2005, vehicle manufacturers and importers have a responsibility to establish free collection systems.The regulations require that by weight, at least 85% of the materials from end-of-lif...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRadicalismHome OfficeTabled 22 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15694More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the terms of reference for the ongoing rapid review into extremism.
Answer: The Home Secretary will report on the Government’s plans to tackle extremism in due course, including setting out the scope and findings of the rapid review carried out in this area.
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordIndia: Political PrisonersForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14136More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the imprisonment of (a) Yasin Malik and (b) other political prisoners under the Public Safety Act in India
Answer: HM Government has made no specific assessments related to the case of Yasmin Malik or others detained in India under the Public Safety Act. It is not for the UK to comment on an independent judicial process in another country. However, we encourage all st...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
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