Nick Timothy MP: written questions
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Electric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52010More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number of charging points scheduled to be built in each year from 2025 to 2035.
Answer: As of 1 May 2025, there are 79,326 publicly available charging devices, up 30% on this time last year. We expect the majority of public chargepoints to be delivered by the private sector, with industry announcing over £6bn in charging infrastructure inves...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number of charging points for electric vehicles that have been built in each year since 2015, broken down by local authority.
Answer: The information requested is not available. The Department does hold and publish the number of public electric vehicle charging devices in the UK by local authority as of the first day of the month each quarter from 2019 onwards. This information can be f...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to (a) businesses and (b) public services of building charging points for electric vehicles in each year between 2025 and 2035.
Answer: As of May 2025, there are 79,326 publicly available charging devices, up 30% on this time last year. We expect the majority of public chargepoints to be delivered by the private sector, with industry announcing over £6bn in charging infrastructure investm...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions (a) ministers, (b) special advisors and (c) officials in her Department have had with (i) Distribution Network Operators and (ii) National Grid on the power capacity of grid infrastructure to s
Answer: In line with our ambitions for a zero emission car, van, and HGV fleet, the Government is working with industry to make all charging easy, fast and reliable. The Department for Transport regularly engages with Distribution Network Operators, and with Nati...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions (a) ministers, (b), special advisors and (c) officials in her Department have had with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero on the implementation of the Zero Emission Vehicle mandate
Answer: Ministers from across Government regularly meet to discuss the transition to zero emission vehicles (ZEVs), including policies to increase levels of ZEV ownership and the ZEV Mandate. The Office for Zero Emission Vehicles is a joint office between the Dep...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSugar Beet: Import DutiesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of increasing the Autonomous Tariff Quota on the domestic sugar beet industry.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of the domestic sugar beet industry and is carefully considering the potential impacts of any changes to the Autonomous Tariff Quota (ATQ) on raw cane sugar following an engagement exercise which closed in March 20...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBeet Sugar: CompetitionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to prevent anti-competitive practices in the domestic beet sugar industry.
Answer: The Competition and Markets Authority, the “CMA”, is responsible for investigating anti-competitive practices. As an independent authority, the CMA has discretion to investigate competition cases which, according to its prioritisation principles, it consi...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBeet Sugar: Trade BarriersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to protect the domestic beet sugar industry from (a) tariff and (b) non-tariff barriers.
Answer: The Government has made clear commitments to uphold our standards in trade deals and protect our sensitive sectors. The recently agreed trade agreement with India will fully exclude sugar from the UK's tariff reductions. We will continue to do what is rig...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: ProsecutionsHome OfficeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions have been carried out as a result of arrests made by the Grooming Gangs Taskforce.
Answer: The Child Sexual Exploitation (or 'Grooming Gangs') Police Taskforce provides expert, on the ground support for local forces investigating child sexual abuse and exploitation, with a particular focus on complex and organised child sexual exploitation, inc...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: Criminal ProceedingsHome OfficeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51523More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police officers, (b) local councillors, (c) council officials and (d) social workers have been (i) investigated, (ii) arrested, and (iii) charged in connection to crimes committed by groo
Answer: The Child Sexual Exploitation (or 'Grooming Gangs') Police Taskforce provides expert, on the ground support for local forces investigating child sexual abuse and exploitation, with a particular focus on complex and organised child sexual exploitation, inc...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: Criminal ProceedingsHome OfficeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51522More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) investigated, (b) arrested and (c) charged following work by the Grooming Gangs Taskforce by (i) category of offence, (ii) police officers, (iii) local councillors, (iv)
Answer: The Child Sexual Exploitation (or 'Grooming Gangs') Police Taskforce provides expert, on the ground support for local forces investigating child sexual abuse and exploitation, with a particular focus on complex and organised child sexual exploitation, inc...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51521More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the terms of reference for the Grooming Gangs Taskforce.
Answer: The Child Sexual Exploitation (or 'Grooming Gangs') Police Taskforce provides expert, on the ground support for local forces investigating child sexual abuse and exploitation, with a particular focus on complex and organised child sexual exploitation, inc...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Grooming Gangs Taskforce will investigate (a) police officers, (b) local councillors, (c) council officials and (d) social workers.
Answer: The Child Sexual Exploitation (or 'Grooming Gangs') Police Taskforce provides expert, on the ground support for local forces investigating child sexual abuse and exploitation, with a particular focus on complex and organised child sexual exploitation, inc...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth Mobility Scheme: EU CountriesCabinet OfficeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51519More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has conducted an impact assessment for the introduction of a youth mobility scheme with the European Union.
Answer: We have agreed that we will work towards the establishment of a balanced youth experience scheme with the EU. We have agreed that any scheme will be time-limited and capped, and we have also been clear that it should be in line with the UK’s existing sche...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBreakfast Clubs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations she has received from schools on the adequacy of funding for the breakfast clubs early adopters scheme.
Answer: The department had over 3,000 schools apply to be part of the early adopter scheme, so as expected there has been some movement in the schools taking part as we finalised the 750 running from April, but that has been minimal.The list of schools taking par...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBreakfast Clubs: Pilot SchemesDepartment for EducationTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which early adopter schools have opted out of the free breakfast club pilot programme.
Answer: The department had over 3,000 schools apply to be part of the early adopter scheme, so as expected there has been some movement in the schools taking part as we finalised the 750 running from April, but that has been minimal.The list of schools taking par...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1 May 2025 to Question 41542 on Packaging: Recycling, which stakeholders his Department plans to engage with to discuss changes to the Package Recovery Note s
Answer: We intend to seek views from all those who may impacted by any of the proposed changes, including producers, compliance schemes, waste management companies, local authorities and reprocessors and exporters of packaging waste.
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on contingency accommodation for (a) asylum seekers, (b) people granted asylum and (c) people in the country illegally in each year since 2020.
Answer: The Home Office publishes information on asylum expenditure in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts at Home Office annual report and accounts: 2023 to 2024 - GOV.UK.
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much her Department has spent on homelessness and rough sleeping in each year since 2020.
Answer: The Department’s spending for each year is published through annual reports. You can find links to these here: 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24. The 2024/25 annual report will be published in due course. The Government spent over £873 million on home...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much her Department has spent on contingency accommodation for (a) asylum seekers, (b) those granted asylum, and (c) those in the country illegally in each year since 2020.
Answer: My department has not provided any funding for contingency accommodation for asylum seekers, those granted asylum or those in the country illegally as the Home Office has departmental responsibility for the asylum system and irregular migration.
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxation: Fraud and MaladministrationTreasuryTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51512More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will take steps to improve the accuracy of (a) identifying and (b) reporting data on fraud as distinct from administrative error.
Answer: As with other parts of the tax system, the term ‘error and fraud’ includes this full range of behaviours, from mistakes and failure to take reasonable care, through to deliberate non-compliance. The Government is committed to further enhancing the admini...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordResearch: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51511More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2025 to Question 41176 on Research: Tax Allowances, if she will publish a breakdown of the data provided for (a) error and (b) fraud.
Answer: As with other parts of the tax system, the term ‘error and fraud’ includes this full range of behaviours, from mistakes and failure to take reasonable care, through to deliberate non-compliance. The Government is committed to further enhancing the admini...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance Service: Telephone ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what was the Child Maintenance Service helpline's performance in responding to phone calls against its service level standards.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service are committed to delivering the best possible service to all customers. We continuously monitor telephony performance and through this fully recognise that call waiting times are at times longer than we would like. To address...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordImportsTreasuryTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50252More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value of shipments worth less than £135 to the UK was in each year since 2015, by country of origin.
Answer: Goods valued at £135 or less imported into the UK are not subject to customs duty and are predominantly imported through a simplified customs declaration.HMRC can only provide the overall value of shipments containing goods under £135, as data on country ...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordImportsTreasuryTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50251More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average value of shipments worth less than £135 to the UK was in each year since 2015, by country of origin.
Answer: Goods valued at £135 or less imported into the UK are not subject to customs duty and are predominantly imported through a simplified customs declaration.As part of this simplified declaration, HMRC does not collect information on the origin of the goods ...
Answered 14 May 2025
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