Nick Timothy MP: written questions 2025
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Batteries: StorageDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40799More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the effectiveness of fire prevention policies and (b) potential fire hazards at battery energy storage systems sites following the fire in Liver
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) oversees a robust regulatory framework which covers batteries and requires responsible parties to take measures to ensure health and safety throughout all stages of a battery system’s deployment.
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBatteries: StorageHome OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what contingency plans are emergency services required to provide in the event of a fire at a battery energy storage systems site.
Answer: It is the responsibility of fire and rescue authorities to ensure that firefighters receive the appropriate equipment and training they need to safely respond to the wide range of incidents which they attend.The National Fire Chiefs Council also provide g...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBatteries: StorageDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether battery energy storage systems sites are required to have fire insurance.
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) oversees a robust regulatory framework which covers batteries and requires responsible parties to take measures to ensure health and safety throughout all stages of a battery system’s deployment.
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFracking: LancashireDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2025 to Question 37979, whether the decision to plug and abandon Preston New Road shale gas well was taken by (a) the company, (b) his Department and (c) th
Answer: As stated in the answer to question UIN 37979, decisions on whether to abandon wells are ultimately a matter for the relevant company.”
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: ProcurementDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the design of (a) branding and (b) logos for (i) his Department and (ii) arms-length bodies is outsourced to third parties.
Answer: All branding for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is completed in-house by government designers. The departmental logo was designed with the Cabinet Office to align to Her Majesty’s Government Identity Guidelines, as with all government dep...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: DesignDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many graphic designers work in his Department.
Answer: The Department employs two graphic designers who sit within the Communications directorate. There are no other graphic designers in the Department.
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British Energy: LogosDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the cost was of redesigning GB Energy's (a) branding and (b) logo.
Answer: Great British Energy’s branding and logo were developed in-house with government resources.
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39147More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to publish non-illustrative fees for extended producer responsibility for packaging.
Answer: A third set of illustrative base fees were published in December 2024, based on improved data, to provide greater certainty to business. Producers are required to submit the next round of 2024 data by 1 April 2025. Following this and pending satisfactory ...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38162More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has taken steps to promote material substitution, in the context of (a) recent trends in the level of Extended Producer Responsibility Fees and (b) the introduction of a de
Answer: The Government is committed to transitioning to a circular economy. The packaging reforms increase producers’ roles in supporting this transition. Packaging EPR will make producers, rather than taxpayers, responsible for the costs of managing their packag...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGlass: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38161More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report packaging data system for extended producer responsibility, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for which there has been a decline in gl
Answer: The 2024 pEPR impact assessment assessed the impact of introducing the pEPR scheme on packaging producers as a whole. The illustrative base fees use packaging tonnage data submitted to date by producers on the Report Packaging Data (RPD) online portal for...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38160More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to publish new guidance on the exemption process for indirect sales of non-household waste under the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme before fees are calculated
Answer: Since Autumn 2024, the Government has been working with stakeholders to consider potential future amendments to the definition of household packaging, which includes the exemption process for indirect sales of non-household waste under the pEPR scheme. Th...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38159More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Extended Producer Responsibility fees being (a) illustrative and (b) not intended for business planning purposes on the abili
Answer: The four UK administrations have published three sets of illustrative base fees to help businesses prepare for the implementation of extended producer responsibility scheme for packaging. Thanks to regular engagement and input with a wide range of busines...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAmbulance Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35391More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides to ambulance trusts to help ensure adequate (a) coverage and (b) response times.
Answer: On 30 January 2025, NHS England published the 2025/26 priorities and operational planning guidance. This set out the actions to be taken by the National Health Service in 2025/26 to improve ambulance response times. The planning guidance is available at t...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAmbulance Services: East of EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35390More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will list (a) ambulance substations and (b) the number of ambulances permanently located in the East of England in (i) January 2025 and (ii) February 2025.
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally. The location of ambulance stations is held locally by ambulance services. The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust publishes a list of ambulance stations on its website, which is available at the fol...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many applicants trained abroad were rejected for residency positions with NHS providers in each year since 2020.
Answer: The number of British nationals who accepted medical specialty training posts in 2024 was 8,017, and the number of non-British nationals accepting posts was 5,882. The number of applicants trained outside of the United Kingdom who were rejected at differe...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34980More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many applicants trained abroad were accepted for residency positions with NHS providers in each year since 2020.
Answer: The number of British nationals who accepted medical specialty training posts in 2024 was 8,017, and the number of non-British nationals accepting posts was 5,882. The number of applicants trained outside of the United Kingdom who were rejected at differe...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34979More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many domestically trained applicants were accepted for residency positions with NHS providers in each year since 2020.
Answer: The number of British nationals who accepted medical specialty training posts in 2024 was 8,017, and the number of non-British nationals accepting posts was 5,882. The number of applicants trained outside of the United Kingdom who were rejected at differe...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) British nationals, and (b) foreign nationals were given residency positions in each year since 2020.
Answer: The number of British nationals who accepted medical specialty training posts in 2024 was 8,017, and the number of non-British nationals accepting posts was 5,882. The number of applicants trained outside of the United Kingdom who were rejected at differe...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Modular Reactors: ConstructionDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34977More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help remove barriers to the development of Small Modular Reactors.
Answer: The Government recognises that Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) could play an important role helping the UK achieve energy security and clean power while securing thousands of good, skilled jobs.The Department has supported development of SMRs through the Ad...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear Reactors: Planning PermissionDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the average waiting time is for businesses to receive planning approval from the Office for Nuclear Regulation by nuclear reactor types since 1997.
Answer: The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) does not undertake planning approvals. Planning approvals must be sought from the Planning Inspectorate, to whom ONR provides regulatory advice where nuclear sites are involved.
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordOffice for Nuclear Regulation: Planning PermissionDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many pages of paperwork businesses must complete on average to receive planning approval from the Office for Nuclear Regulation.
Answer: The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) does not undertake planning approvals. Planning approvals must be sought from the Planning Inspectorate, to whom ONR provides regulatory advice where nuclear sites are involved.
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordOffice for Nuclear Regulation: Small Modular ReactorsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34974More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions (a) Ministers, (b) advisors and (c) officials in his Department have had with the Office for Nuclear Regulation on Small Modular Reactors.
Answer: Details of Ministers' and Permanent Secretaries' meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordOffice for Nuclear Regulation: BusinessesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of regulations from the Office for Nuclear Regulation on businesses.
Answer: The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) does not make regulations. Assessments of impacts on businesses of regulations relating to nuclear would be found in the original economic impact assessments for those regulations and, where they have been carried o...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWind Power: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to ensure that wind turbines manufactured in China are not vulnerable to foreign espionage.
Answer: The Government takes the security and resilience of UK energy infrastructure extremely seriously with the UK being one of the most reliable and safest energy systems, and one of the most attractive investment destinations in the world. Maintaining a secur...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity Interconnectors: Data ProtectionDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the security of interconnector data.
Answer: The Government takes the protection of subsea infrastructure, including interconnectors, seriously and Departments work closely together to ensure infrastructure is protected against hazards and malicious threats. The Secretary of State regularly has disc...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
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