Nick Timothy MP: written questions
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Housing: 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
Original Parliament recordPolice: ICTHome OfficeTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which companies supply police ICT systems; and how many (a) contracts have been awarded to and (b) systems are managed by each company.
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
Original Parliament recordPolice: ICTHome OfficeTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many different suppliers there are for ICT systems used across police forces in England and Wales.
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
Original Parliament recordPolice: ICTHome OfficeTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many ICT systems are used across police forces in England and Wales.
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
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to enable parents the right to access their deceased child’s social media data.
Answer: The government is committed to ensuring families feel that the system is on their side when tragedies happen. In these cases, the Online Safety Act provides for Ofcom to require information from services on a child’s online activity at a coroner’s request...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance Service: StandardsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Child Maintenance Service in reaching targets set under its service level standards in each year since 2020.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) has four official Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), each with a standard measure for 1) assessment accuracy, 2) application clearances, 3) change of circumstances clearances and 4) Collect and Pay compliance. Informati...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversities: AntisemitismDepartment for EducationTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to tackle antisemitism in universities.
Answer: This government is deeply concerned about the continued, unacceptably high, prevalence of antisemitism in universities. We have confirmed £7 million in funding to address antisemitism in education, and the Office for Students will be introducing a new reg...
Answered 30 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his plans to introduce independent (a) oversight and (b) accountability mechanisms to monitor solar development supply chains.
Answer: Legislation and guidance are already in place to help businesses and contracting authorities to oversee supply chains. Further information on the actions needed to develop sustainable supply chains will be set out in the Solar Roadmap, due to be published...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure all solar developments do not include components linked to forced or slave labour.
Answer: The Government is committed to eradicating forced labour in supply chains, and we expect solar developers to do everything in their power to remove any instances of it that they find. Legislation and guidance are already in place to help businesses take a...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Components and Raw MaterialsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) manufactured components and (b) raw materials imported from China for the domestic production of electric vehicles in the last five years.
Answer: Over the last five years the UK has, on average, annually imported China-origin goods worth a) £1.9bn of components (automotive parts, batteries, and motors) and b) £9.7m of minerals that are typically used for batteries and traction motors. These imports...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Components and Raw MaterialsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of US tariffs on (a) manufactured components and (b) raw materials for the domestic production of electric vehicles.
Answer: The Secretary of State and I frequently engage with stakeholders to discuss automotive sector issues, including the potential impacts of US tariffs on manufactured components and raw materials for domestic EV production. On May 8, a landmark economic deal...
Answered 19 May 2025
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