Noah Law MP: written questions
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Taskforce on Nature-related Financial DisclosuresDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48041More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to implement the recommendations of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures.
Answer: Internationally, Defra is one of the largest donors to and supporters of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), providing funding to enable voluntary market adoption and to address knowledge, capacity-building and data needs of mark...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordClimate ChangeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to implement the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure.
Answer: In the UK, mandatory climate-related financial disclosure requirements are set under the Companies (Strategic Report, Climate-related Financial Disclosure) Regulations 2022 and the Limited Liability Partnerships (Climate-related Financial Disclosure) Regu...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48039More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) assessments and (b) controls are in place to ensure the (i) integrity and (ii) effectiveness of measures implemented to achieve biodiversity net gains in development projects.
Answer: Biodiversity net gain (BNG) is a mandatory requirement in the planning process, and developments (unless exempt) need to submit information to the relevant local planning authority to demonstrate how they intend to deliver a 10% ‘net gain’ calculated usin...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: TechnologyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43701More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using technology to encourage consumers to buy British produce.
Answer: This Government is committed to ensuring that everyone in Great Britain and Northern Ireland has access to nutritious and fairly priced food. Defra also regularly engages with supermarkets and food producers about a number of issues, including their partn...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43693More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing free covid vaccinations to unpaid carers.
Answer: The Government is committed to protecting those most vulnerable to COVID-19 through vaccination, as guided by the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). The primary aim of the national COVID-19 vaccination programme remains th...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Civil ProceedingsMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43373More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that veterans who participated in lawful military operations during the Northern Ireland Troubles are treated fairly in relation to investigations or judicial proceed
Answer: The Government recognises the important service of Armed Forces personnel and the sacrifices they made to keep us all safe in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. We are exploring measures to ensure that the legacy of the past is addressed sensitively, e...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: LGBT+ PeopleMinistry of DefenceTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on issuing payments under the LGBT Veterans Financial Recognition Scheme.
Answer: The LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme launched on 13 December 2024. As of 31 March 2025, 917 applications had been received. Fighting With Pride, the Royal British Legion and Veterans UK are providing ongoing support to veterans with their applications. T...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: ContractsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42182More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the cost effectiveness of the outsourcing the (a) assessment and (b) administration of welfare.
Answer: We do not outsource the assessment or administration of social security in any wholesale manner, although some elements of these services are outsourced to third parties.Where these services have been outsourced, each arrangement is subject to individual ...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: CarersDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that people with care needs can continue to pay for carers following changes to eligibility for Personal Independence Payments.
Answer: We have committed to introduce a new requirement that, in addition to the existing eligibility criteria, claimants must score a minimum of four points in at least one daily living activity to be eligible for the daily living component of Personal Independ...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFiscal Policy: Housing ImprovementMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what fiscal measures her Department has considered to help facilitate the renovation of existing residential sites.
Answer: The government is committed to supporting estate regeneration schemes to transform neighbourhoods by delivering well designed housing and public space, a better quality of life and new opportunities for tenants.As of June 2023, grant funding provided thro...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLocomotives: ElectrificationDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to (a) support the development of battery-electrified trains and (b) ensure that those trains are made using British critical minerals.
Answer: The Government is supporting the development of battery-electric trains as they are an integral part of the plan to decarbonise the railway network by 2050. This includes innovative projects such as the Greenford fast-charge battery train trial, a recent ...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordOffice for Budget Responsibility: ForecastsTreasuryTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41329More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Office for Budget Responsibility's methodology for understanding fiscal multipliers.
Answer: The independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is responsible for preparing forecasts for the UK economy and public finances. This includes an assessment of the impact of government policies, where the OBR regularly reviews and publish papers on i...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNurses: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41328More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will have discussions with Cabinet colleagues on reforming student loan repayment rules to exempt nurses from repaying those loans while they are employed within the NHS.
Answer: The Government currently has no plans to exempt nurses from repaying student loans. The Government keeps the funding arrangements for all healthcare students under close review in order to balance the use of finite financial resources with the level of su...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSugar: TaxationTreasuryTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40981More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has considered introducing a small levy on imported sugar; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of such a levy on (a) tariff revenues following the suspension of Ukrainia
Answer: The UK already has significant tariffs on UK sugar imports which are imported via the Most Favoured Nation route. These are £280 per tonne for cane sugar for refining and £350 per tonne for other types of sugar. They are, other than in exceptional circums...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordADHDDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40960More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that GPs can support ADHD patients under the shared care plans through (a) reassessment, (b) re-prescription of ADHD medication and (c) other measures.
Answer: Shared care within the National Health Service refers to an arrangement whereby a specialist doctor formally transfers responsibility for all or some aspects of their patient’s care, such as the prescription of medication, over to the patient’s general pr...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to expand the number of organisations under the Right to Choose pathway that are able to have their ADHD prescriptions fulfilled by the NHS.
Answer: Shared care within the National Health Service refers to an arrangement whereby a specialist doctor formally transfers responsibility for all or some aspects of their patient’s care, such as the prescription of medication, over to the patient’s general pr...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordADHDDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to hire more specialists in the diagnosis of adult ADHD.
Answer: NHS England has established an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) taskforce which is working to bring together those with lived experience with experts from the National Health Service, education, charity, and justice sectors. The taskforce i...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: TaxationTreasuryTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40957More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she hold discussions with HMRC on the potential merits of extending terms for the collection of taxes from businesses; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of doing so on working capital for
Answer: HMRC takes its responsibility seriously to make sure that individuals and businesses who can pay, do so on time. Where taxpayers need additional support, they can enter into payment arrangements with HMRC, allowing taxpayers to pay their tax, including VA...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxationTreasuryTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40117More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered (a) removing the tapering-off of the personal allowance and (b) reducing the threshold for the additional rate of tax.
Answer: The withdrawal of the Personal Allowance affects those with income over £100,000 a year, reducing by £1 for every £2 above this threshold until it is fully withdrawn at £125,140. The additional rate threshold of income tax is currently £125,140, following...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: CornwallDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many mental health workers will be recruited in Cornwall by 2029.
Answer: As part of our mission to build a National Health Service that is fit for the future and that is there when people need it, the Government will recruit an additional 8,500 mental health workers to reduce delays and provide faster treatment, which will als...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish International InvestmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of asking British International Investment to produce a critical minerals strategy that (a) strengthens the UK's supply ch
Answer: British International Investment's (BII) mission is to help solve the biggest global development challenges by investing patient, flexible capital to support private sector growth and innovation. With regards to the critical minerals sector, BII's role is...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish International Investment: BorrowingForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what consideration he has given to allow British International Investment to borrow from the financial markets to support the expansion of its international development goals
Answer: In the first two years of British International Investment's (BII) current strategy (2022-2023), BII has invested approximately $3 billion into developing economies and mobilised an additional $2 billion in private capital on top of this. BII is evolving ...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGeothermal Power: InvestmentTreasuryTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38283More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with the National Wealth Fund on establishing a platform for geothermal investment to commercialise the industry.
Answer: The Chancellor issued a new Statement of Strategic Priorities to the National Wealth Fund (NWF) on 19th March 2025, in which she set out that the NWF is at the forefront of investing public money for our future to help deliver the investment that underpin...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimals: EuthanasiaDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to prevent the euthanasia of healthy animals without their owners' prior consent.
Answer: The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) provides guidance on obtaining consent before euthanasia. The person presenting the animal is required to sign a consent form attesting to the fact they are the owner or are authorised by the owner. Defra ha...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: RefugeesTreasuryTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34161More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of providing the Home Office with a (a) reduced and (b) flat cash settlement for in-donor refugee costs.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that asylum costs fall and the Home Secretary has reduced in-donor refugee costs by taking action to reduce the asylum backlog and seeking to end the use of costly asylum hotels. We therefore anticipate further redu...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
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