Nick Timothy MP: written questions
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Meat: Ritual SlaughterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of mandating the labelling of (a) halal and (b) kosher products.
Answer: There are no regulations that require the labelling of halal or kosher meat, but the Government expects industry to provide consumers with information on which to make an informed choice about their food. Any information provided on the method of slaughte...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMeat: Ritual SlaughterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of (a) food safety and (b) animal welfare standards in (i) halal and (ii) kosher slaughterhouses.
Answer: No specific food safety or animal welfare assessments have been made of slaughterhouses using halal or kosher slaughter methods. Animal welfare at time of killing legislation sets out the main requirements to protect the welfare of animals when being slau...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: RefugeesDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72846More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has promoted the Schools of Sanctuary initiative with (a) local education authorities (b) maintained schools, and (c) academy trusts and sponsors.
Answer: The department has not promoted the work of Schools of Sanctuary to any local authority or educational setting.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCity of Sanctuary UKDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72845More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has provided (a) funding and (b) advice to City of Sanctuary UK since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Ministers and advisors have not met, nor has the department provided funding to, City of Sanctuary UK or Schools of Sanctuary.Three meetings have taken place between officials and Schools of Sanctuary since July 2024 to discuss issues such as school admis...
Answered 8 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCity of Sanctuary UKDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72844More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether (a) ministers, (b) advisors, and (c) officials in her Department have held conversations with City of Sanctuary UK since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Ministers and advisors have not met, nor has the department provided funding to, City of Sanctuary UK or Schools of Sanctuary.Three meetings have taken place between officials and Schools of Sanctuary since July 2024 to discuss issues such as school admis...
Answered 8 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72004More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to the Access to Work Scheme in the Pathways to Work Green Paper on individual claimants.
Answer: We will review all aspects of the Access to Work scheme after evaluating the findings of the Pathways to Work consultation alongside the work of the collaboration committees.
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to implement proposed changes to the Access to Work Scheme in the Pathways to Work Green Paper.
Answer: Reforms to Access to Work are needed to ensure a better service for customers, to help disabled people start and stay in work, to provide clarity in what support should be provided and to ensure we are providing value for money for the taxpayer. Following...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEquity Release: Interest ChargesTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72002More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the charging of (a) interest and (b) compound interest on Equity Release Loans by financial services companies on (i) elderly customers and (ii) relatives of d
Answer: Decisions concerning the design of loans, including the interest charged, are commercial decisions for firms in which the Government does not intervene. However, equity release products are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and so benefit from ...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Mail: StandardsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71756More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has conducted an impact assessment of Royal Mail’s service standards performance on connectivity between local communities.
Answer: It is for Ofcom, as the independent regulator for the postal sector to ensure the provision of the universal postal service. I recently met representatives of Ofcom who gave their reassurance that the regulator is closely monitoring Royal Mail’s performan...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Mail: StandardsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71755More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of levels of customer satisfaction with Royal Mail’s parcel (a) management and (b) delivery.
Answer: Ofcom is the independent regulator for the postal sector with the responsibility and powers to regulate postal services.Ofcom engages regularly with parcel operators to understand their approach to implementation of Ofcom’s consumer protection measures. T...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Mail: StandardsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71754More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the service standards of Royal Mail’s parcel (a) management and (b) delivery.
Answer: Ofcom is the independent regulator for the postal sector with the responsibility and powers to regulate postal services.Ofcom engages regularly with parcel operators to understand their approach to implementation of Ofcom’s consumer protection measures. T...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Foster CareDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make a comparative assessment of the level of Universal Credit payments made to foster carers with the prior system of (a) Working Tax Credit and (b) Child Tax Credit.
Answer: No such assessment has been made. Whilst the UC child element won’t be paid if the child or qualifying young person is looked after by a foster carer, the allowance and fees received by foster carers in return for fostering are not treated as earnings and...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: AppealsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many successful mandatory reconsiderations there have been since 2020, broken down by (a) year, (b) value, and (c) benefit type.
Answer: Information for Personal Independence Payment and Employment and Support Allowance can be found on Stat Xplore. Successful Personal Independence Payment (PIP) mandatory reconsiderations (MRs) can be found on the ‘PIP MR Clearances’ dataset. Use the ‘Geogr...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: OverpaymentsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit overpayments have been recovered since 2020, broken down by (a) year, (b) value, and (c) benefit type.
Answer: Estimates of the overpayment cost of fraud and error in the benefit system for the past five financial years can be found at: Fraud and error in the benefit system - GOV.UK Recovery of benefit overpayments can be found in the attached annex.
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: OverpaymentsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71716More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit overpayments there have been since 2020, broken down by (a) year, (b) value, and (c) benefit type.
Answer: Estimates of the overpayment cost of fraud and error in the benefit system for the past five financial years can be found at: Fraud and error in the benefit system - GOV.UK Recovery of benefit overpayments can be found in the attached annex.
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69075More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of passengers with a London Freedom Pass being able to travel for free in areas where the eligibility for free travel is set at an old
Answer: The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) provides free off-peak bus travel to those with eligible disabilities and those of state pension age, currently 66. In London, the Older Person's Freedom Pass is eligible to all London residents ove...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMI6: Unpaid WorkForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69074More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Secret Intelligence Service’s diversity and inclusion policies on the recruitment of White Britons to its Summer In
Answer: The intelligence agencies, as with any arm to the Civil Service, must take any decisions seeking to improve the diversity of their workforce in-line with UK law and in adherence with the relevant measures of the Equalities Act 2010. These measures permit ...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAnti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working GroupMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68870More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has (a) received reports of technical problems with and (b) investigated the functionality of the online evidence submissions form for the Islamophobia/Anti-Muslim Ha
Answer: The Working Group launched a Call for Evidence to build on the extensive consultation they’ve already undertaken. The Call for Evidence closed on Sunday 20 July. It was open to the public and any individual or organisation was welcome to submit evidence. ...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCycling: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will take steps to raise awareness of road safety for drivers when overtaking cyclists.
Answer: Following updates to the Highway Code in 2022 introducing a hierarchy of road users, the department ran a THINK! campaign to raise awareness of the changes as they came into effect. This was followed by broader behaviour change campaigns in the summer of ...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear Power: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68069More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to provide revenue support for privately led advanced nuclear technologies as set out in the Spending Review 2025.
Answer: As set out at the Spending Review, the government is providing a pathway for privately led advanced nuclear projects. Great British Energy - Nuclear (GBEN) has been tasked with a new role in assessing proposals within a new framework to be published short...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear ReactorsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of levels of the UK’s supply chain’s readiness to support the (a) construction and (b) operation of advanced modular reactors; and what steps he is
Answer: The Government recently published its Modern Industrial Strategy. The policies announced will ensure that UK is well positioned to build upon existing strengths and seize opportunities provided by new technologies. This includes providing a pathway for pr...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear ReactorsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the deployment of advanced modular reactors in the UK on the (a) economy, (b) industry and (c) environment.
Answer: Advanced Modular Reactors could support energy-intensive industries by providing scalable, low-carbon energy to industrial consumers. These reactors could be well-suited for hard-to-decarbonise sectors, helping the UK achieve its growth mission and clean ...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear ReactorsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has plans to publish a timeline for introducing a (a) faster and (b) more efficient route to market for Advanced Modular Reactors.
Answer: The government will be publishing a pathway for privately-led advanced nuclear technologies shortly. The government has also stood up the Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce, which has been asked to identify ways to streamline regulatory processes and frameworks...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 61313 on NHS: Fees and Charges, if he will publish the revenue raised by NHS penalty charges in each year since 2020, broken down by age group.
Answer: The information on payments received from National Health Service penalty charges for Prescription Exemption Checking Service (PECS) and Dental Exemption Checking Service from 2020 to 2024, broken down by age group is shown in the attached tables. This da...
Answered 8 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to Answer of 8 July 2025 to Question 64923 on Asylum: Housing, on what basis can (a) her Department, (b) Serco and (c) local authorities not inform Members of Parliament when sites are used f
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Answer he received on 8 July 2025 to UIN 64923.
Answered 21 Jul 2025
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