Nick Timothy MP: written questions
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Firearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29069More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many firearms licence (a) applications and (b) renewals were completed in (i) the UK, (ii) the East of England and (iii) West Suffolk constituency in each year since 2015.
Answer: The Home Office publishes information annually on the number of firearm and shotgun certificate applications and renewals that have been granted and refused in England and Wales in the statistical publication on firearm and shotgun certificates. The lates...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what service level agreements exist for firearms licensing.
Answer: On 5 February 2025, increased fees came into effect to provide full-cost recovery for firearms licensing applications processed by police forces. This gave effect to a commitment in the Government’s manifesto.The fees were previously increased in 2015 and...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to improve the firearms licensing service.
Answer: On 5 February 2025, increased fees came into effect to provide full-cost recovery for firearms licensing applications processed by police forces. This gave effect to a commitment in the Government’s manifesto.The fees were previously increased in 2015 and...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the revenues from increased firearms licensing fees will be hypothecated to improve the firearms licensing service.
Answer: On 5 February 2025, increased fees came into effect to provide full-cost recovery for firearms licensing applications processed by police forces. This gave effect to a commitment in the Government’s manifesto.The fees were previously increased in 2015 and...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison OfficersMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers recruited since 5 July 2024 are (a) British nationals and (b) foreign nationals, broken down by country of origin.
Answer: Our latest published prison and probation workforce statistics present data up to June 2024. The link to the latest publication is: Recruitment Diversity Statistics: June 2024 - GOV.UK, data tables: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66bcaa1d3...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHM Prison Service: RecruitmentMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2025 to Question 25772 on Prison Service: Recruitment, whether prisons are obligated to (a) advertise positions for British nationals before foreign nationals and (b) hire Bri
Answer: HM Prison and Probation Service publishes vacancies across formal UK advertising boards and welcomes applications from people wishing to work in prisons in England and Wales. The hiring process is the same for both UK and non-UK nationals. Selection is on...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: EqualityHome OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds (a) written and (b) statistical evidence on how police forces treat different identity groups based on (i) ethnicity, (ii) nationality, (iii) gender and (iv) sexuality.
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes regular statistics on the use of police powers. A range of data on different characteristics are collected across the different policing collections. Specifically, on police powers (including stop and search and arre...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPoliceHome OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29062More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her oral contribution of 2 September 2024 in response to the question from the hon. Member for Crewe and Nantwich, Official Report, column 70, on what evidential basis she said that
Answer: Schedule 4 of the Police Act 1996 requires all police constables to make a declaration that they will carry out their role with fairness, integrity, diligence and impartiality. This means that the police must, and do, enforce the law without fear or favou...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Supply: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29055More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an estimate of the proportion of grid decarboinsation that will be achieved via reduced energy usage before 2030.
Answer: The Government expects overall grid demand to rise by 2030 as we electrify transport, heating, industry, and other sectors. The Government has committed to funding energy efficiency improvements in existing building stock which will make heating homes che...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Capital InvestmentTreasuryTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29044More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what timescales her Department uses to assess public investment in energy infrastructure in (a) oil and gas, (b) wind, (c) solar, (d) hydropower and (e) nuclear.
Answer: The costs and benefits of a proposal should be calculated over its entire lifetime. The Green Book states that an appraisal period of 60 years is a standard measure for infrastructure projects. However, it is customary for departments to discuss and agree...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: Centre for Media MonitoringDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28205More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many times her Department has invited the Centre for Media Monitoring to official events since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Ministers and officials engage with a range of stakeholders in the course of usual business. However, my department has found no record of responses to any letters from the Centre for Media Monitoring, or of the Centre for Media Monitoring being invited t...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: Centre for Media MonitoringDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28204More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many letters her Department has responded to from the Centre for Media Monitoring since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Ministers and officials engage with a range of stakeholders in the course of usual business. However, my department has found no record of responses to any letters from the Centre for Media Monitoring, or of the Centre for Media Monitoring being invited t...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: Centre for Media MonitoringDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28203More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many times his Department has invited the Centre for Media Monitoring to official events since 4 July 2024.
Answer: The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has not invited the Centre for Media Monitoring to official events since 4 July 2024.
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: Centre for Media MonitoringDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28202More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many times his Department has met with representatives from the Centre for Media Monitoring since 4 July 2024.
Answer: The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has not met with representatives from the Centre for Media Monitoring since 4 July 2024.
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: Centre for Media MonitoringDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28201More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many letters his Department has responded to from the Centre for Media Monitoring since 4 July 2024.
Answer: There has been no correspondence from the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology to the Centre for Media Monitoring since 4 July 2024.
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHorses: Import ControlsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 902605More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to designate thoroughbred horses as high health animals, in the context of the Border Target Operating Model.
Answer: A commitment to designating thoroughbred horses as high-health animals was made as part of the Border Target Operating model, and we have continued to develop that as part of our preparation to implement that border model.
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescriptionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the reimbursement system for (a) pharmacies and (b) GP practices dispensing medicines.
Answer: Consultation with Community Pharmacy England for the 2025/26 Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework has started and will include reviewing the allowance for medicine margin as part of funding, and any further changes to the reimbursement arrangements.Th...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dental practices in (a) England, (b) the East of England and (c) Suffolk have stopped accepting NHS patients since 5 July 2024.
Answer: NHS dentists are required to keep their NHS.UK website profiles up to date so that patients can find a dentist more easily. This includes information on whether they are accepting new patients. This information is available at the following link:https://w...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27407More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what low carbon (a) materials and (b) methods are used by Highways England in road (i) maintenance and (ii) construction.
Answer: National Highways use a wide range of low carbon materials and methods such as using bio-binders and recycled materials in asphalt, stipulating lower carbon concrete mixes in construction contracts, and investing in research and development into low-carbo...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27406More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost of recycling (a) cement, (b) concrete and (c) asphalt for road maintenance and construction was in each year between 2014 and 2024.
Answer: The costs involved in recycling materials used in road maintenance and construction are a commercial matter for highway authorities, and the Department does not hold data on this. The Department encourages local highway authorities to consider the use of ...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHighways England: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27405More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the carbon emissions were for Highways England in each year between 2014 and 2024.
Answer: The corporate carbon emissions for National Highways (NH), or predecessor organisations (Highways Agency and Highways England), within the period requested were as follows:YeartCO2e2013-1498,4962014-15104,9782015-1695,3732016-1789,5912017-1883,6592018-197...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27404More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will list all training that has been provided to traffic officers on managing electric vehicles in incident recovery situations?in each year between 2014 and 2024.
Answer: National Highways has evolved its training programme for Traffic Officers on Electric Vehicles (EVs) as their use on the network has emerged and grown. Our training provision is aligned to the traffic officer work instructions in operation at that time, w...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26908More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the potential cost to the public purse of building (a) charging infrastructure and (b) on-road services for electric vehicles in each year between 2014 and 2024.
Answer: The Government is committed to accelerating the roll-out of charging infrastructure so that everyone, no matter where they live or work, can make the transition to an electric vehicle (EV). We will work closely with stakeholders to accelerate the rollout ...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26906More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with (a) Highways England and (b) Distribution Network Operators on steps to accelerate the upgrades to substations near charging points on (i) motorways and (ii) A roads
Answer: Government is committed to accelerating the rollout of EV charging infrastructure to support long journeys in line with ambitions for a zero emission car, van and HGV fleet. Access to a comprehensive ultra-rapid chargepoint network will enable more consum...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Pilot SchemesDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26905More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many electric vehicle pilots were administered by Highways England in each year between 2014 and 2024; and what the cost to the public purse was per pilot.
Answer: National Highways has an electric vehicle pilot working group. It has undertaken 3 electric vehicle trials as follows: 2023 – present: £337,382.832024 – present: £453,487.402024 – present: £16,206.05 The first two pilot projects listed were supported via ...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
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