Neil Coyle MP: written questions
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High Rise Flats: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43073More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will impose higher penalties on freeholders who do not implement fire safety works within timetables set out in court Remediation Orders.
Answer: The Building Safety Act 2022 (the Act) provides that a First-tier Tribunal decision made under or in connection with section 123 (remediation orders), will be enforceable with the permission of the County Court. Proceedings will function in the same way a...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHigh Rise Flats: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that penalties are enforced for businesses and freeholders that delay works on cladding issues.
Answer: Landlords are legally responsible for making sure their buildings are safe and must do so without delay. Where works on cladding issues are delayed, regulators have legal powers to compel work by a set time and can penalise inaction. In 2023, Newham Counc...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHigh Rise Flats: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42584More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, under what circumstances freeholders become liable for higher insurance fees if they delay fire safety works.
Answer: The terms of individual leases determine when freeholders can pass on insurance costs to leaseholders. This remains the case even if there is a delay to remediating the building. We are pushing for faster remediation as set out in the Remediation Accelera...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMotabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Motability vehicles benefit the person they are intended to support.
Answer: The Motability Foundation (Motability) is a registered charity, incorporated by Royal Charter, to help disabled people with their mobility and transport needs. Only those claimants in receipt of an eligible benefit can choose to join the Motability Scheme...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCompulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients: AutismDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41076More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people with autism have been sectioned under the Mental Health Act 1983 in each of the last five years.
Answer: The following table shows the number of autistic people admitted to mental health inpatient care under the Mental Health Act 1983 within each year between 2020 and 2024, based on the Assuring Transformation data collection as of 28 February 2025:YearNumbe...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Bill (HL)Department of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41075More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have met with the Bring People Home from Psychiatric Hospital campaign to discuss the Mental Health Bill.
Answer: Engagement with stakeholders and people with lived experience is central to the progression of these reforms, and we will consult and engage as we move to implementation planning, including on revisions to the Mental Health Act Code of Practice. The Depar...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Bill (HL)Department of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41074More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which stakeholders (a) he and (b) his officials have met with while (i) preparing, (ii) publishing and (iii) bringing forward the Mental Health Bill.
Answer: The reforms delivered by the Mental Health Bill reflect the recommendations made by the Independent Review into the Mental Health Act, which engaged widely with stakeholders, including people with lived experience. There was extensive consultation followi...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMotabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how her Department ensures the adequacy of Motability vehicles for users.
Answer: Motability Foundation is independent of government and regulated by the Charity Commission so is wholly responsible for the terms and the administration of the Scheme.As Motability is independent of government, the management of the scheme rests with them...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHeat NetworksDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department plans to take to support households with district heating with increases in energy costs.
Answer: The Government is introducing regulation in January 2026 which aims to provide district heating consumers with comparable protections to existing gas and electricity regulations. The heat network regulator, Ofgem, will have powers to investigate and inter...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has plans to change supported housing rules and regulations to allow disabled people to work more hours if they can; and whether she has plans to (a) monitor and (b) enforce how e
Answer: The Department acknowledges there is a challenge presented by the interaction between Universal Credit and Housing Benefit for those living in Supported Housing and Temporary Accommodation and receiving their housing support through Housing Benefit. The d...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMidwives: Self-employedDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34614More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to support self-employed midwives.
Answer: Independent midwives make a valuable contribution to midwifery services across the country. As they are not employed by the National Health Service, we do not have any influence over their pay or terms and conditions, or how they access learning, developm...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMidwives: Self-employedDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to facilitate access to professional indemnity insurance for self-employed midwives.
Answer: In England, most National Health Services are covered by the state indemnity schemes administered by NHS Resolution. Therefore, midwives working in NHS trusts, other member organisations, and general practices are covered by the state indemnity schemes, n...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: PovertyHome OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33477More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the No Recourse to Public Funds policy on trends in the level of child poverty.
Answer: Tackling child poverty is at the heart of this Government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity.The government is working to develop a strategy to drive forward short and long-term actions to reduce child poverty.The strategy will consider lever...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice Pursuits: BicyclesHome OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30637More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of updating guidance issued to police authorities to allow officers to knock suspected criminals off push bikes, in line with moped gu
Answer: The College of Policing has issued guidance on when a roads policing pursuit is justified and proportionate, the Home Office has no plans to issue its own updated guidance on roads policing pursuits involving push bikes.Any decision on when it is appropri...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHoliday AccommodationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of holiday lets on the affordability of rents; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of giving councils
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer to Question UIN 13348 on 18 November 2024.
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Buildings: First AidHome OfficeTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if (a) she and (b) her Department will hold discussions with the British Healthcare Trades Association on the role of first aid kits in ensuring public safety in the context of the Terrorism (Protecti
Answer: The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill does not include a specific requirement relating to the provision of first aid or associated equipment.The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 already make requirements for employers, including provis...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillHome OfficeTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will engage with (a) the British Healthcare Trades Association and (b) other organisations in the first aid industry on the (i) adequacy and (ii) accessibility of first aid provisions in the Te
Answer: The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill does not include a specific requirement relating to the provision of first aid or associated equipment.The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 already make requirements for employers, including provis...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBuilding Safety RegulatorMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to issue new guidance to help reduce Building Safety Regulator workload.
Answer: We are aware that there have been delays for applicants using the building regulation approval process for Higher Risk Buildings. The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has told applicants to currently plan on the basis of 20 weeks to clear gateway two, alth...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBuilding Safety RegulatorMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of Building Safety Regulator processing speeds; and what recent assessment she has made of the
Answer: We are aware that there have been delays for applicants using the building regulation approval process for Higher Risk Buildings. The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has told applicants to currently plan on the basis of 20 weeks to clear gateway two, alth...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: British National (Overseas)Home OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of access to digital gates at Border Control for British National (Overseas) passport holders; and what steps she is taking to ensure equitable treatment f
Answer: e-Passport Gates (eGates) continue to provide a safe, secure and efficient way for millions of British and Irish citizens, and nationals of the EU/EEA, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea and the USA to enter the UK each year.We ...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordInternet: SalesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to enhance the powers of (a) police forces and (b) other relevant authorities under the Digital Markets Act to require the removal of dangerous items for
Answer: The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act will allow all public enforcers of consumer law, including Trading Standards, to apply for online interface orders to take down digital content that breaks the law. These powers are planned to commence in...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: PowersHome OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to provide police forces with the power to require the removal of (a) dangerous items and (b) content (i) online and (ii) for sale online.
Answer: The Online Safety Act requires platforms to take action to prevent the proliferation of illegal content online and ensure that their services are not used for offending. This means they will need to proactively mitigate the risk that their services are us...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRespect OrdersHome OfficeTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24436More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for implementing Respect Orders; and when decisions will be taken on pilot areas.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour (ASB) is a top priority for this Government and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission.The Government recently announced Respect Orders which will be introduced through the Crime and Policing Bill. Respect Orders can be app...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Nationality: Fees and ChargesHome OfficeTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make a comparative assessment of the potential merits of a charging structure for citizenship applications based on recovering the full costs for processing them rather than a full-profit
Answer: Fees for immigration and nationality applications are kept under review and are set taking account of the charging powers provided by Section 68(9) of the Immigration Act 2014, which include the ability to set fees based on: the cost of processing the app...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrants: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the savings to (a) local councils and (b) other public bodies of ending No Recourse to Public Funds restrictions on parents of dependent children.
Answer: It is a well-established principle that migrants coming to the UK should be able to maintain and support themselves and their families without creating a burden on the welfare system. That is the purpose of the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) condition...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
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