Nick Timothy MP: written questions 2025
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Horses: 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
Original Parliament recordTree Planting: Highways EnglandDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trees have been planted by Highways England in each year between 2014 and 2024; and what the cost to the public purse was of this work.
Answer: National Highways (NH) does not keep a central record of the number of trees they have planted across England in any given year. However, as outlined in their ‘Net zero highways: our 2030 / 2040 / 2050 plan’, NH aims to plant at least 3 million trees by 2...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: LightingDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of lighting on (a) motorways and (b) A roads has been replaced with LEDs in each year between 2014 and 2024; and what the cost to the public purse was of this work.
Answer: The answer could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHighways England: VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will list all (a) start and (b) end dates for lease agreements held by Highways England for their vehicle fleet.
Answer: National Highways does not currently have any lease agreements for vehicles in place for its vehicle fleet.
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Highways: Motor VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of Highways England vehicles that were (a) petrol, (b) diesel, (c) hydrogen, (d) hybrid, (e) plug-in hybrid and (f) fully electric in each year between
Answer: National Highways keeps records of the vehicles that make up its fleet; the breakdown of vehicle fuel type between 2014 and 2024 can be found in the table below. Vehicle TypeYearPetrolDieselHydrogenHybridPlug-in HybridFully Electric20140685000020150717000...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHighways England: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26899More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the potential cost to the public purse for Highways England to decarbonise (a) internal operations by 2030, (b) road maintenance and construction by 2040, and (c) travel on roads
Answer: The draft third Road Investment Strategy (RIS3), which will cover five years from April 2026 to March 2031, will be published in due course. This will set out the Government’s objectives for the Strategic Road Network and the funding available. This inclu...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordData Centres: PlanningDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26898More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions (a) ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) officials within his Department have had with technology companies on the energy infrastructure needed for new data centres
Answer: Details of Ministers' and Permanent Secretaries' meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordData Centres: PlanningDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26897More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of building new data centres on (a) sites of decommissioned power stations and (b) other brownfield sites.
Answer: The suitability of any site for a data centre depends on a number of factors including grid capacity, state of grid infrastructure and availability of data connectivity. Future AI Growth Zones will be selected taking into account these factors.
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordData Centres: PlanningDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his policies on the construction of off-grid infrastructure for new data centres, including on (a) gas-fired power plants, (b) nuclear p
Answer: Data centres are normally connected to the transmission and distribution grid rather than off-grid connection as this gives them resilience to planned and forced outages of an individual power source. Consequently, my Department has not made any assessmen...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordData Centres: PlanningDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to provide additional support to the (a) Planning Inspectorate, (b) statutory consultees, (c) local planning authorities, and (d) government consenting teams on taking f
Answer: Reforming the planning system is key to unlocking our country’s economic growth, to deliver the critical infrastructure that we need. The Government has announced a £46 million package of investment into the planning system to support capacity and capabil...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordData Centres: PlanningDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to allow the National Policy Statements for Energy and Planning Policy Guidance to approve grid infrastructure for new data centres.
Answer: The Planning and Infrastructure Bill will provide the powers to accelerate the infrastructure needed to deliver on the Government’s ambitions. The Government published a working paper [1] on the proposals on the 26th January 2025 and more detail will be a...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordData Centres: PlanningDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26892More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to Clean Power 2030 Action Plan, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the AI Opportunities Action Plan on future (a) instances of judicial review, (b) e
Answer: The AI Opportunities Action Plan sets out measures to support AI infrastructure development, including tackling challenges like planning and energy access. As part of this, the Government is considering how best to ensure an efficient regulatory and plann...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordData Centres: PlanningDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26891More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to bring grid infrastructure for new data centres under the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project regime.
Answer: The Planning and Infrastructure Bill will provide the powers to accelerate the infrastructure needed to deliver on the Government’s ambitions. The Government published a working paper [1] on the proposals on the 26th January 2025 and more detail will be a...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCrime: Westminster BridgeDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26890More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2025 to Question 23517, on Crime: Westminster Bridge, what steps her Department is taking to tackle (a) unlawful parking and (b) unlicensed pedicabs on Westminster Bridge; a
Answer: Westminster Bridge is owned and managed by Transport for London (TfL). Ministers and officials have regular conversations with TfL on a variety of issues but decisions about unlawful parking and unlicenced pedicabs on Westminster Bridge are solely for the...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordStreet Trading: Westminster BridgeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26889More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2025 to Question 23517, on Crime: Westminster Bridge, what steps her Department is taking to tackle unlawful street vendors on Westminster Br
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 9942 on 22 November 2024.
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCrime: Westminster BridgeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2025 to Question 23517 on Crime: Westminster Bridge, what steps her Department is taking to tackle unlawful gambling on Westminster Bridge; and if she will in
Answer: Localised incidents of unlawful gambling such as those on Westminster Bridge are the responsibility of the relevant licensing authority and police force. In the case of Westminster Bridge, this is Westminster City Council and the Metropolitan Police. The ...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
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