Nick Timothy MP: written questions 2025
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Solar Power and Wind Power: ImportsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of cellular internet modules on (a) wind turbines, and (b) solar panels imported from China.
Answer: Recognising the importance of renewable and smart energy systems for flexibility and decarbonisation, the Department is working to ensure the system is developed in a way that is secure by design, and protects energy supply, infrastructure and consumers. ...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Structures: SabotageDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to strengthen the law against acts of sabotage to offshore infrastructure.
Answer: DESNZ works closely with subsea and offshore owners, operators, regulators and other stakeholders to ensure offshore infrastructure is proportionately protected against a range of threats, whether from accidental damage or intentional sabotage. This inclu...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRussia: Freezing of AssetsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to seize further Russian assets in the UK.
Answer: The Government is firmly committed to ensuring Russia pays for the damage it has caused and is causing in Ukraine. We have already made progress using sanctioned Russian assets to support Ukraine. Over half of the UK's £2.26 billion contribution to the G7...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMinerals: RussiaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the UK has imported rare earth minerals from Russia since 2022.
Answer: HRMC’s Overseas trade statistics (country of dispatch basis) show that the UK did not import any Rare Earth Elements (REE) products* dispatched directly from Russia, between 2022 and April 2025.*HS codes 280530, 284610, 284690, 360690
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAnti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working GroupMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish a list of the organisations that were invited to provide evidence to the Working Group on Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition.
Answer: The work to provide a definition of anti-Muslim hatred is being undertaken by an independent working group. They will provide advice to Ministers as per the established terms of reference and the Government will provide a response in due course.
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by which date she will (a) appoint a Chair and (b) agree a Terms of Reference for the national inquiry into grooming gangs.
Answer: Further details will be announced in due course.
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61313More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much revenue was raised by NHS penalty charges for (a) prescriptions and (b) other services in each year since 2020.
Answer: The following table shows the revenue raised by National Health Service penalty charges each year from 2020 to 2024:Payment yearTotal payment received from penalty charges for prescriptionsTotal payment received from penalty charges for dental treatment20...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescriptions: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61312More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to investigate NHS penalty charges resulting from errors in direct debits for prescriptions.
Answer: The Department has no plans to investigate National Health Service penalty charges resulting from errors in direct debits for prescriptions.Only the 12-month Prescription Prepayment Certificate (PPC) can be paid for by direct debit, and there are processe...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice and Crime Commissioners: Combined AuthoritiesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2025 to Question 58747 on Police and Crime Commissioners: Combined Authorities, whether she plans to transfer police and crime commissioner powe
Answer: In the English Devolution White Paper we committed to exploring whether a single Mayor can take responsibility for Police and Crime Commissioner functions across two or more police forces, where this would result in coterminous boundaries, and bring forwa...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: BuildingsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59436More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what processes his Department plans to put in place to ensure clear (a) accountability and (b) alignment with warranty schemes for long-term roof performance following the installation of roo
Answer: For microgeneration technologies under DESNZ schemes, including rooftop solar, a Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) certified (or equivalent) installer is mandatory. The installer must use an MCS-approved product and carry out the installation to ...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Solar PowerMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what role qualified roofing professionals will have in assessing the condition of roofs before solar PV installations under the Future Homes Standard.
Answer: The Future Homes Standard, which will be set through the Building Regulations in autumn this year, will apply to new-build homes only. As solar PV will play a fundamental role in the new standards, we would expect roofs to be designed to accommodate solar...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to (a) develop and (b) adopt a standardised fire testing methodology for rooftop solar PV systems, in the context of the fire safety of residential buil
Answer: For microgeneration technologies under DESNZ schemes, including rooftop solar, a Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) certified (or equivalent) installer is mandatory. The installer must use an MCS-approved product and carry out the installation to ...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: BuildingsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to introduce auditable competency standards for the installation of rooftop solar PV systems to help ensure the (a) structural and (b) waterproofing integrity of
Answer: For microgeneration technologies under DESNZ schemes, including rooftop solar, a Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) certified (or equivalent) installer is mandatory. The installer must use an MCS-approved product and carry out the installation to ...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Solar PowerMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Government press release entitled Rooftop solar for new builds to save people money, published on 6 June 2025, if she will make it her policy to require roo
Answer: The government will publish the Future Homes Standard (FHS) this autumn to ensure new homes are zero carbon ready, meaning they will require no future retrofit work as the electricity grid fully decarbonises.The FHS will apply to all new homes and will en...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGambling: Excise DutiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) affordability checks and (b) the harmonisation of gambling duties on levels of black market gambling.
Answer: The Government recognises the important contribution horseracing and the wider sports sector makes to the national economy and cultural life. We remain committed to engagement with stakeholders across the sector with a view to bolstering and protecting th...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: GamblingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of harmonising gambling duties on (a) horseracing and (b) other sports.
Answer: The Government recognises the important contribution horseracing and the wider sports sector makes to the national economy and cultural life. We remain committed to engagement with stakeholders across the sector with a view to bolstering and protecting th...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGambling: Black EconomyTreasuryTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58751More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) her Department's proposals on gambling harmonisation and (b) affordability checks on levels of black market gambling.
Answer: The Government is consulting on proposals to simplify the current gambling tax system by merging the three current taxes that cover remote (including online) gambling into one – reducing complexity and improving compliance. A new system for financial risk...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGambling: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58750More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of her Department's proposals to harmonise gambling duties on (a) horseracing and (b) other sports.
Answer: The Government is consulting on proposals to simplify the current gambling tax system by merging the three current taxes that cover remote (including online) gambling into one. The Government is committed to engaging with all stakeholders, including repre...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58749More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department collects data on the number of people that have made more than one attempt to illegally enter the UK by crossing the English Channel in each year since 2020.
Answer: No robust or comprehensive data is held in this category, given that many attempts to cross the Channel illegally will fail before an individual has been identified by the UK authorities.
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: LabellingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with food manufacturers on the labelling of (a) phosphorus, (b) potassium and (c) other minerals that are potentially harmful for people on dialysis.
Answer: Labelling of packaged foods and drinks plays an important role in helping individuals access information they need to make informed choices about the food they buy and eat.Where minerals are added to foods, these must be included by law in the list of ing...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice and Crime Commissioners: Combined AuthoritiesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of transferring Police and Crime Commissioner powers to combined authorities on communities.
Answer: As set out in the English Devolution White Paper, the government’s ambition is that where mayoral geographies align with police force geographies, Mayors will be, by default, responsible for exercising Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) functions. By ena...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDouble Taxation: IndiaTreasuryTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58672More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the full cost assessment undertaken by the previous Government of the double contribution convention aspect of the UK-India free trade agreement.
Answer: The OBR will certify the impact of the trade deal including the Double Contributions Convention in the usual way at a fiscal event, once the deal is finalised and ratified. The agreement to negotiate a Double Contributions Convention was made in the conte...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHarassment: ProsecutionsAttorney GeneralTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56428More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what information her Department holds on the number of (a) prosecutions brought and (b) successful prosecutions in relation to offences contrary to Section 4A of the Public Order Act 1986 in each year since 1995.
Answer: The table below shows the number of offences charged by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) by way of section 4A (intentional harassment, alarm or distress) in which a prosecution commenced from 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2024. These figures relate to ...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that dementia care is included in the NHS 10 year plan.
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan will address the challenges diagnosed by Lord Darzi and will set the vision for what good joined-up care looks like for people with a combination of complex health and care needs, including people living with dementia. We are caref...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: ICTHome OfficeTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which companies supplied police ICT systems in each year since 2010; and what the value of contracts awarded to those companies was.
Answer: The Home Office does not centrally collect all of the information requested. Obtaining and verifying this information for the purposes of answering these questions could only be done at disproportionate cost.However, the Hon Member may be interested to re...
Answered 23 May 2025
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