Nick Timothy MP: written questions 2025
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Credit Reference AgenciesTreasuryTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25760More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to simplify the process for requesting a credit freeze from consumer credit reporting companies.
Answer: The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently conducted a study on the credit information market — the Credit Information Market Study — to understand how this market operates and assess whether it is working effectively for consumers and lenders. In Dec...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMarine Protected Areas: Bottom TrawlingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25759More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to introduce new fisheries management measures in England’s Marine Protected Areas on (a) bottom trawling and (b) dredging.
Answer: It is essential to manage all forms of damaging fishing activity, including bottom trawling and dredging, in our Marine Protected Areas appropriately due to the significant damage it can have on protected seabed habitats. The department is considering nex...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElon MuskHome OfficeTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25758More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Homeland Security Group has assessed social media posts written by Elon Musk as part of its disinformation work.
Answer: The Homeland Security Group (HSG) in the Home Office routinely conducts open source monitoring to help keep British citizens safe, including on social media platforms in compliance with the relevant legislation governing such activity.As per convention, s...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAxel RudakubanaHome OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she was made aware that Axel Rudakubana had (a) sought to manufacture ricin and (b) possessed an Al-Qaeda training manual.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the statements made on those and other issues by the Prime Minister and Home Secretary, on 21 January.
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAxel RudakubanaHome OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Prime Minister was made aware that Axel Rudakubana had (a) sought to manufacture ricin and (b) possessed an Al-Qaeda training manual.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the statements made on those and other issues by the Prime Minister and Home Secretary, on 21 January.
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAmbulance Services: VehiclesTreasuryTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24990More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January to Question 23520 on Ambulance Services: Vehicles, for what reason HMRC issues guidance that ambulance services must sign up to a maintenance package in order to reclaim VAT in r
Answer: The government departments’ refund scheme applies to certain specified services that qualifying bodies choose to contract out rather than supply in-house. Where there is a single contract for the hire of a vehicle which includes repair and maintenance, re...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBatteries: StorageDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment (a) his Department, (b) its arms-length bodies and (c) planning authorities have made of the potential impact of grid-scale battery energy storage solution systems on the safe
Answer: Grid-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) are regulated by the Health and Safety Executive within a robust framework which requires BESS designers, installers, and operators to take the necessary measures to ensure health and safety throughout all ...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: EnergyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to home efficiency regulations on house prices.
Answer: The Future Homes and Buildings Standards consultation was published in December 2023 and closed in March 2024. It set out proposals for improving the energy efficiency of new homes and buildings. An impact assessment estimating the costs and wider impacts...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear Power Stations: Migrant WorkersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2024 to Question 20338 on Nuclear Power Stations: Migrant Workers, what his Department's definition is of critical systems for nuclear power plants.
Answer: DESNZ defines critical systems as any function (an aggregation of operational technology, information and specific areas within a civil nuclear installation) that is critical to preventing the theft or sabotage of nuclear material.
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity Interconnectors: SecurityDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to mitigate the potential impact of (a) disruption to and (b) sabotage of interconnectors.
Answer: The Government takes the protection of subsea seriously and is working across Whitehall to ensure it is protected against hazards or malicious threats. Great Britain has a highly resilient and diverse energy network. We are confident that the gas and elec...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: SecurityDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential threat of hostile interference with offshore energy infrastructure since July 2024.
Answer: The Department of Energy Security and Net Zero is working both across Whitehall and with energy owners, operators and regulators to ensure that offshore energy infrastructure is protected against hazards and malicious threats. This includes working with t...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity interconnectors: SecurityDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the safety of interconnectors from (a) disruption and (b) sabotage.
Answer: The Department of Energy Security and Net Zero works closely with owners and operators of energy interconnectors to ensure their infrastructure is proportionately protected against a range of threats, including accidental damage or intentional sabotage. T...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: SecurityDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on preventing action by hostile actors on offshore infrastructure.
Answer: The Government takes the protection of subsea seriously and is working across Government to ensure it is protected against hazards or malicious threats. DESNZ has been working with the Joint Maritime Security Centre (JMSC) since the Nord Stream incidents ...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: SecurityDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with international counterparts on the security of offshore energy infrastructure.
Answer: This Government takes the protection of offshore infrastructure seriously and is committed to working internationally to ensure it is protected against hazards or malicious threats. DESNZ is working closely with international partners on energy security a...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: SecurityDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, which Minister is responsible for the security of offshore energy infrastructure including (a) interconnectors and (b) wind turbines.
Answer: Within DESNZ, I am responsible for the security of offshore energy infrastructure. DESNZ works closely with subsea and offshore owners, operators, regulators, and other stakeholders to ensure subsea and offshore energy infrastructure is proportionately pr...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLicensing LawsHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the consultation on Alcohol in licensed pavement areas; and what her policy is on (a) pavement licences and (b) takeaway pints.
Answer: The Government is carefully considering the results of the recent consultation and will publish these shortly alongside next steps.The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is responsible for pavement licences. The Government suppo...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: EqualityHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23523More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 December 2024 to Question 19469 on Home Office: Equality and with reference to the Civil Service Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Expenditure Guidance, published on 14 Ma
Answer: There are no standalone roles related to equality, diversity and inclusion outside of the Home Office HR Function, and those that do function are focused on discharging the Departments statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010. This is in line wit...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented MigrantsHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23522More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's transparency data entitled Breakdown of Home Office costs associated with the MEDP with Rwanda and the Illegal Migration Act 2023, Table 1: Home Office spend on the
Answer: In reference to this published document Breakdown of Home Office costs associated with the MEDP with Rwanda and the Illegal Migration Act 2023, a further breakdown of row 4 of Table 1 ‘other fixed costs’ is as follows: Other Fixed Costs (£m)* 2022/23 2023...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordTerrorismHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23521More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions (a) ministers, (b) officials and (c) special advisors had with chief constables on the deployment of armed officers at Christmas markets in England and Wales in 2024.
Answer: Whilst the Home Office works closely with policing to consider security and to share information where appropriate, the operational deployment of police officers (including armed officers), and security considerations for individual sites, are decisions f...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAmbulance Services: VehiclesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason ambulance services must sign up to a maintenance package in order to reclaim VAT in relation to the leasing of vehicles.
Answer: Requirements for reclaiming value added tax are set by HM Revenue and Customs. Guidance on the approach for the Government and the health bodies, including ambulance services, for contracted out services is available at the following link:https://www.gov....
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: AsylumDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department issues to NHS England on extending the legal duty to provide care for asylum seekers to individuals with rejected asylum applications; and whether that guidance is mand
Answer: Guidance for the National Health Service has been published, and is available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/guidance/nhs-entitlements-migrant-health-guideThe guidance underlines the need for NHS bodies to act in line with the relevant legislati...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordTattooing: Young PeopleHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to reduce the legal age for tattoos to 16 under the Tattooing of Minors Act 1969.
Answer: The Home Office keeps all such matters under review.
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCrime: Westminster BridgeHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will hold discussions with responsible authorities on taking steps to tackle (a) unlawful gambling, (b) unlawful street vendors, (c) unlawful parking and (d) unlicensed pedicabs on Westminster
Answer: The Home Office is unable to provide the information requested. You may wish to direct your query to; the Department for Culture, Media and Sport regarding unlawful gambling, the Department for Transport and Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Gove...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergency Services: Industrial RelationsHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to reform industrial relation practices in the (a) fire and rescue service and (b) police service.
Answer: The Government continues to work closely with the relevant police and fire authorities across the country to ensure that they are providing the level of service that the public expect, and that each service has the personnel, resources, equipment and trai...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLicensing LawsHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the consultation entitled Alcohol in licensed pavement areas, which closed on 11 July 2024.
Answer: The Government is carefully considering the results of the recent consultation and will publish these shortly alongside next steps.The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is responsible for pavement licences. The Government suppo...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
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