Nick Timothy MP: written questions 2024
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Ambulance Services: West SuffolkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the location of ambulance stations by postcode (a) in West Suffolk constituency and (b) within 20 miles of that constituency.
Answer: The Department does not hold this information. The location of ambulance stations is held locally by ambulance services. The East of England Ambulance Services NHS Trust publishes an up-to-date list of ambulance stations on its website, which is available...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAmbulance Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average recorded ambulance response time was for (a) England, (b) the East of England and (c) Suffolk in each year between 2014 and 2024.
Answer: The Department does not hold the information requested. NHS England has published ambulance quality indicator official statistics monthly at a national level, and at an ambulance trust level since August 2017. This data is not published at smaller geograp...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: HOPE not hateMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16793More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2024 to Question 12772 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: HOPE not hate, if she will list the issues on which officia
Answer: I refer the hon member to the answer to Question UIN 12772 on 15 November 2024.
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: CorrespondenceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16792More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish the terms of reference for her Department’s quality assurance framework; and what steps she is taking to ensure that framework is adhered to when responding to correspondence from ho
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions follows the Cabinet Office Guide to Handling Correspondence. This guidance is published on Gov.uk and sets out how all departments should respond to correspondence from hon members. Drafters receive ongoing training, a...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceHome OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October to Question 9811 on Members: Correspondence, when she plans to respond to the letter of 1 September 2024 from the hon. Member for West Suffolk.
Answer: We apologise for the delay and will provide a response as soon as possible. The Honourable Member will also be pleased to know that the breakdown of expenditure on the Rwanda Agreement will be published next week, to mark the one-year anniversary of the f...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordChurch Schools: AcademiesDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15049More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has received representations from (a) the Catholic Education Service and (b) dioceses on the decision to end trust (i) capacity funding and (ii) establishment and growth and academy conversion payme
Answer: Ministers and departmental officials have regular discussions with the Catholic Education Service (CES) and with dioceses. Departmental officials met the CES this month and they discussed the announcement to end the voluntary converter grant from 1 Januar...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAlan MilburnDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15048More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many meetings Alan Milburn attended with (a) ministers and (b) officials in his Department between 5 July 2024 and 9 November 2024; and how his Department communicated with Mr Milburn in that p
Answer: As my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, said in Parliament on 9 September 2024, “The right honourable Alan Milburn is a former Member of this House, a member of the Privy Council and a former Health Secretary. There is a ...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: Official CarsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many ministerial cars are used by (a) him and (b) Ministers in his Department; and what is the model of those cars.
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answers I gave to the hon Member for Bridlington and The Wolds (Charlie Dewhirst) on 14 October to Question UIN 7001 and on 6 November to Question UIN 11759.
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMenopause: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2024 to Question 12788 on Menopause: Health Services, when the curriculum was introduced; and whether any additional training is provided to GPs after qualifyi
Answer: The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) is responsible for publishing the postgraduate curriculum for general practitioners (GPs), and ensuring that it remains up to date. The RCGP curriculum was last updated in 2019. It is scheduled to be updat...
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAcademies: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14807More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential financial impact of her decision to close the trust capacity and most establishment and growth funds on schools planning to academise.
Answer: Across the public sector there have been tough decisions to take on how money is spent to achieve the best value for taxpayers. This government is committed to fixing the foundations of the economy and ensuring public spending is on a sustainable footing....
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: CharitiesTreasuryTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14806More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of increasing employer’s National Insurance contributions on charities in (a) the East of England and (b) the rest of the UK.
Answer: The Government recognises the important role charities play in our society, and has made it a priority to reset the relationship with civil society by developing a Civil Society Covenant.To repair the public finances and help raise the revenue required to...
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Health ServicesHome OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what contracts have been agreed with private companies to provide healthcare for asylum seekers and refugees since 5 July 2024.
Answer: None.
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGender Identity Services for Children and Young People Independent ReviewLeader of the HouseTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14804More
Question: To ask the Leader of the House, pursuant to her Answer in Business Questions of 17 October 2024, Official Report, column 1000, whether she has asked the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to come to the House with an update on the Cass review.
Answer: As the Hon. Member will know from my correspondence with him, following the Business Question on the 17th October 2024, I wrote to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the 25th October and asked that the House be provided with an update on...
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGender Identity Services for Children and Young People Independent ReviewDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2024 to Question 10237 on Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People Independent Review, when he plans to update the House on further developments.
Answer: With reference to the answer I gave the Hon. Member on 31 October 2024, to Question 10237, my Rt. Hon friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care is actively considering the timing of a further update, such that it can be of most use to the ...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHome Office: HOPE not hateHome OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 14 November 2024 to Question 12771 on Home Office: Hope not Hate, what information her Department holds on (a) the name of, (b) the purpose of and (c) other organisations inv
Answer: The wider stakeholder forums in question were not organised by the Home Office, and it is not for the department to publish lists of attendees.
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish Indian Ocean Territory: Sri LankaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether criminal charges (a) have been made and (b) convictions have been secured against Sri Lankan nationals on Diego Garcia by BIOT authorities.
Answer: Where allegations of criminality are made on BIOT, they are investigated by the authorities there and criminal charges brought and prosecuted where appropriate.
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: Public SectorTreasuryTabled 15 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14523More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the memo to item 26 on page 118 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, what methodology she used to calculate the public sector compensation amount for the increase to employer National Insurance contr
Answer: The amount of public sector support was based on an estimate of the proportion of employer NICs receipts paid by public sector organisations, using the Office for National Statistics (ONS) classification of the public sector boundary. The Treasury routine...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic SectorTreasuryTabled 15 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14522More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to item 26 on page 118 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, how she defines public sector organisations.
Answer: For the purposes of defining support for Employer NICs costs, the Government has used the Office for National Statistics (ONS) classification of the public sector boundary. This is the usual approach for classification of the public sector boundary, for e...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: Unfair PracticesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to (a) implement the measures against unfair costs in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 and (b) expand protections for homeowners on private estates.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 21 November (HCWS244) which sets out further detail on the steps the government intends to take to implement the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 and to progress the wider set of re...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: SubsidiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14232More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of closing the Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme on UK farming, in the context of the continuation of the equivalent scheme in the EU.
Answer: The Government appreciates and values the vital work of the horticulture industry and recognises its role in maintaining a secure food supply. As part of our mission-driven Government, and in partnership with the sector, Defra is considering how we can ac...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: SubsidiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to (a) continue and (b) replace the Fruit and Vegetables Aid Scheme after 2025.
Answer: The Fruit and Vegetables Aid Scheme is an EU legacy scheme and legislation is in place which will close it on 31 December 2025. The Government has committed to championing British farming, while protecting the environment, and is currently considering the...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCharities: Political ActivitiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13998More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will have discussions with the Charity Commission on the (a) conflicts of interest and (b) reputational risks of the non-charitable arms of charities engaging in party political campaignin
Answer: Ministers and officials meet regularly with the Commission to discuss matters of mutual interest. Charities are permitted to establish or maintain close connections with non-charitable campaigning organisations to support their charitable purposes, provid...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordWar Memorials: DemonstrationsHome OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13997More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 56 of the King’s Speech Background Briefing Notes, published by the Prime Minister's Office on 17 July 2024, whether she plans to include measures on protest at war memorials in
Answer: Yes.
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Cultural HeritageDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he plans to decolonise the artwork or heritage assets in (a) his department and (b) each of its Arm’s Length Bodies; and what is the policy of NHS England on this issue.
Answer: The Department borrows art from the Government Art Collection and does not own artwork. As separate legal entities, the responsibility for creating policy and guidance for artwork sits with each individual Arm’s Length Body, rather than with the Departmen...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordWind Power: ChinaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of Chinese-manufactured wind turbines in UK wind farms on (a) national and (b) energy security.
Answer: The Department frequently engages with Cabinet colleagues on matters of national and energy security. The Government takes the security and resilience of UK energy infrastructure extremely seriously with the UK being one of the most reliable and safest en...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
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