Noah Law MP: written questions 2025
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Water ChargesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a national social tariff for water bills.
Answer: The Independent Water Commission made a recommendation to consult on a National Social Tariff which the Government is taking into consideration and will provide a response to later this year in a White Paper. The Government is working with industry to kee...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFlats: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support is available for leaseholders in buildings under eleven metres in height impacted by building safety issues; and whether her Department plans to review the exclusion
Answer: Fire risks from cladding are generally proportionate to building height. If remediation is required in buildings under 11 metres in height, the responsibility should rest with building owners. They should not pass these costs on to leaseholders but should...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordWomen: Economic GrowthWomen and EqualitiesTabled 28 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 905476More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to support women’s economic empowerment.
Answer: This government is breaking down barriers to opportunity for working people, driving up household income for everyone. A 5% increase in female employment could boost the UK economy by up to £125 billion every year; which is why women’s economic empowermen...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTourismDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the National Visitor Economy Strategy will include provisions to support areas with a majority of domestic tourism.
Answer: We are in the process of developing a Visitor Economy Growth Strategy with the Visitor Economy Advisory Council and are happy to hear representations on what it should include, but we want to grow the tourism industry beyond London and champion visits to ...
Answered 5 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Land TrustsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to allocate fines to housebuilders from the Competition and Markets Authority to support the community land trust sector.
Answer: Seven housebuilders have agreed to pay a total of £100 million to affordable housing programmes across all four nations of the UK following a CMA investigation in response to concerns that they exchanged details about sales including pricing, number of pr...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Land TrustsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is taking steps to give Community Land Trusts improved access to Registered Provider status.
Answer: Community Land Trusts and other community-based organisations can already apply to become registered providers of social housing. The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) sets registration criteria with respect to an applicant’s financial situation, constitu...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSewers and Water: HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68918More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to promote the separation of clean water from (a) sewage systems and (b) natural surface water drainage ponds in new housing developments.
Answer: The Government is strongly committed to improving the implementation of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) and we are looking at what additional steps might be taken to support this. Better delivery of SuDS may be achieved by continuing to improve the cu...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Oral Statement by the Prime Minister of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, column 631, what assessment he has made of the potent
Answer: To fund a necessary increase in defence spending, the government has taken the decision in the current fiscal and economic circumstances to reduce our Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget.The impacts of reductions are being worked through, informe...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Health CentresDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has provided to (a) local healthcare trusts and (b) ICBs on the specification for Neighbourhood Health Centres.
Answer: The Government has set out its vision for Neighbourhood Health Centres in the 10-Year Health Plan, co-locating National Health Service, local authority and voluntary sector services and bring historically hospital-based services into the community. These ...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordIncome Tax: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67728More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to increase the personal allowance in 2028-29.
Answer: The Government is committed to keeping taxes for working people as low as possible while ensuring fiscal responsibility. The Chancellor makes decisions on tax policy at fiscal events.
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Disclosure of InformationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she is taking steps to expand the definition of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests to include (a) being in receipt of an employment offer and (b) being a candidate for emplo
Answer: Section 28 of the Localism Act 2011 (‘the Act’) requires a local authority to make provisions in its member code of conduct not just for the registration of pecuniary interests but also for other interests; this may include employment offers.Under the Act...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFishing and Coastal Growth FundDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has assessed the potential merits of allowing the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund to be used for the acquisition of sustainable refrigerated light commercial goo
Answer: The Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund will invest £360 million over the next 12 years to support the next generation of fishermen and breathe new life into our coastal communities. We will work with the industry to target investment where it matters most, f...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCrimes of Violence: VictimsHome OfficeTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure (a) that victims of violent crime are promptly contacted by police and (b) that statements are taken without delay; and what recent assessment she has made of the ad
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling violent crime and boosting public confidence in policing. Those are central ambitions within our Safer Streets mission.In 2025-26 total funding to police forces will be up to £17.6 billion, an increase of up to £1.2...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: AdmissionsDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps with local authorities to that ensure travel distance is taken into account when (a) calculating school catchment zones and (b) offering school places.
Answer: Admission arrangements are set and applied locally by a school’s admission authority, which for academies is the academy trust and for maintained schools is either the governing body or the local authority.Admission authorities must determine the criteria...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBreakfast ClubsDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her planned timetable is for the roll out of free breakfast clubs to all state-funded schools with primary-aged children; and what support her Department plans to provide schools to facilitate implementati
Answer: The government is committed to delivering on its pledge to provide a free breakfast club in every state funded school with primary-aged children. This will ensure every child, regardless of circumstance, has a supportive start to the school day.From the s...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTransport: InfrastructureDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62149More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increased funding for transport infrastructure on economic growth.
Answer: Growth is this government’s top priority and formed a fundamental part of the analysis informing the Spending Review. Our significant investment in transport infrastructure will deliver a step-change in transport connectivity across the country, which is ...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: AccessDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62137More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that accessibility improvements at railway stations can still be delivered in cases where applications to the Access for All scheme are unsuccessful because th
Answer: Accessibility improvements at stations are delivered in a variety of ways, in addition to those funded via the Access for All programme. Whenever the industry installs, replaces or renews station infrastructure, this must meet current accessibility standa...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRecycling: EU LawDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61445More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has considered introducing a waste code for black mass to align the UK and EU classification systems.
Answer: Prospective changes to the List of Waste in England will be considered as we develop proposals for our Circular Economy Strategy. Any specific regulatory changes should be subject to consultation.
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has considered introducing a code for black mass, in the context of the forthcoming (a) industrial and (b) circular economy strategy.
Answer: Prospective changes to the List of Waste in England will be considered as we develop proposals for our Circular Economy Strategy. Any specific regulatory changes should be subject to consultation.
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMineralsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of stockpiling (a) critical minerals and (b) (i) cathode active materials, (ii) black mass and (iii) other derivative products in the context o
Answer: This Government recognises the importance of domestic supply in insulating UK industry from potential economic shocks, but working with international partners to diversify global supply chains is also essential in building resilience and improving securit...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIndustry: Environment ProtectionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the resourcing of (a) the Environment Agency and (b) other environmental regulators for environmental
Answer: DBT's Secretary of State has corresponded with the Defra Secretary of State on this government's approach to regulation to understand the challenges faced by regulators, including resourcing challenges for environmental regulators such as Natural England ...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: Business PremisesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61069More
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 replicating GB Energy’s investment in hospital rooftop solar for commercial and industrial buildings aligned with the
Answer: The investment in solar power and complementary decarbonisation technologies totalling £180 million, announced by the Government and Great British Energy (GBE) in March, is for schools and hospitals for the 2025/26 financial year. Beyond 2025/26, we expec...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBuses: Electric VehiclesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of using domestically sourced lithium in the manufacture of electric buses.
Answer: The new Critical Minerals Strategy will set out how the government will maximise the domestic production of key critical minerals like lithium, for which the UK has significant projects underway. As part of this, the government will continue to engage wit...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFishing Vessels: MonitoringDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the roll out of inshore vessel monitoring systems by marine management organisation type approved suppliers.
Answer: The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) regularly assesses the progress of I-VMS uptake by the fishing industry and receives regular updates from the type-approved device suppliers, alongside marine engineer device installation paperwork and validation o...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFishing Vessels: MonitoringDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57547More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many non-compliance warning letters for inactive inshore vessel monitoring systems have been sent to fishermen by the Marine Management Organisation since 12 May 2025.
Answer: The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has not sent non-compliance warning letters to licence holders with non-reporting devices. On 16 May, ‘for information only’ letters were sent by MMO to 291 licence holders with I-VMS devices on vessels it knows to...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
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