Paul Kohler MP: written questions
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Written questions
Chinese EmbassyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is considering to help tackle potential transnational repression of (a) Hong Kong, (b) Uyghur and (c) Tibetan diaspora communities in the UK, in the con
Answer: Freedom of speech and other fundamental rights are protected under domestic law for everyone within the UK, regardless of nationality. Any attempt by a foreign power to intimidate, harass or harm individuals or communities in the UK will not be tolerated....
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Departmental ResponsibilitiesDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to publish an Outcome Delivery Plan for 2025 to 2026.
Answer: The Outcome Delivery Plans are co-ordinated through the Cabinet Office and we are awaiting confirmation on whether they will be published for this year and the process and timing of this.
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: Anti-social Behaviour and Gender Based ViolenceDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61115More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to require transport authorities to integrate reporting tools for (a) gendered violence and (b) anti-social behaviour into transport apps.
Answer: This Government is committed to tackling Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), and we have set out our unprecedented mission to halve it within a decade. Achieving this means concerted work on prevention and overhauling every aspect of society’s respon...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: Sexual HarassmentDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61114More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to expand public awareness campaigns that encourage reporting of sexual harassment on public transport.
Answer: This Government is committed to tackling Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), and we have set out our unprecedented mission to halve it within a decade. Achieving this means concerted work on prevention and overhauling every aspect of society’s respon...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Insurance: FraudDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60708More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Car Insurance Taskforce made of the potential impact of fraudulent insurance claims made by people who stage road traffic collisions to gain compensation on levels of car insurance premiums.
Answer: This Government committed in its manifesto to tackle the high costs of motor insurance. To deliver on this commitment, the UK Government formed a cross-government Taskforce on motor insurance, co-chaired by the Department for Transport and His Majesty’s T...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Injury: FraudHome OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of fraudulent insurance claims that have been made by people who stage road traffic collisions to gain compensation there have been in the last 12 m
Answer: The Government recognises the harm caused by these types of fraudulent claims. This is why we have launched an Insurance Fraud Charter with key insurance firms to agree a series of voluntary measures to reduce fraud against the sector and consumers.The Na...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School Meals: WimbledonDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children (a) receive and (b) are eligible under existing rules for free school meals in Wimbledon.
Answer: The department holds free school meals data, which can be found in this publication: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics/2024-25.
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57924More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the data release entitled Number of children in Universal Credit households, by School Year and 2024 Parliamentary Constituency, November 2024, published on 5 June 2025, if she will pu
Answer: The requested data was published here on 6 June 2025, as an additional sheet in the spreadsheet entitled “Number of children in Universal Credit households, by School Year and 2024 Parliamentary Constituency, November 2024”. https://www.gov.uk/government/...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: FuelsTreasuryTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49255More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential revenue from introducing a fuel tax on domestic aviation to encourage rail travel.
Answer: Air Passenger Duty (APD) applies to airlines and is the principal tax on the aviation sector, since tickets are VAT free and aviation fuel incurs no duty. APD varies by distance and class of travel and is expected to raise £4.7 billion in 2025-26. The dom...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWest Coast Main LineDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help increase the capacity of the West Coast Mainline between Crewe and Manchester.
Answer: This Government is committed to improving rail connectivity across the North and working with local leaders, as set out in our manifesto. While we will not reverse the decision to cancel Phase 2 of HS2, we recognise concerns about connectivity between Bir...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: PassengersDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing the bus fare cap on passenger numbers.
Answer: The Government is investing over £150 million to deliver the new £3 cap on single bus fares in England outside London from 1 January until 31 December 2025 to help keep bus fares affordable. Under the plans of the previous administration, the £2 cap on bu...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding she plans to provide through the (a) Bus Service Operator Grant and (b) Bus Service Improvement Plan in the Spending Review 2025.
Answer: The Government has confirmed £955 million for the 2025 to 2026 financial year to support and improve bus services in England outside London. This includes £243 million for bus operators and £712 million allocated to local authorities across the country, ...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHigh Speed 2 Line: ConstructionDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has had recent discussions with relevant stakeholders on private financing options for the second phase of High Speed Two.
Answer: The Government’s current focus is the safe delivery of High Speed Two (HS2) between Birmingham Curzon Street and London Euston at the lowest reasonable cost. While we will not reverse the decision to cancel Phase 2 of HS2, we recognise concerns about conn...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordReparation by OffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 903775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to promote the use of restorative justice.
Answer: Restorative justice can improve victim satisfaction and reduce reoffending. Victims must be informed about restorative justice under the Victims’ Code.We provide grant funding to Police and Crime Commissioners for victim support services, including restor...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: CostsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to support leaseholders with the cost of lease renewal.
Answer: The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 includes provisions that will make it cheaper and easier for existing leaseholders to extend their lease or buy their freehold. As set out in my Written Ministerial Statement of 21 November 2024 (HCWS244), the go...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRailwaysDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44851More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the contribution of businesses utilising rail travel to the effectiveness of the rail network; and what steps she is taking to consult with business on her planned reforms to the
Answer: We recognise that business travel is a significant reason for using the railways. Research just published has shown that 15 per cent of journeys on DfT-contracted rail passenger services were made for business travel. On 18 February we launched the eight-...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: AccessDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she will publish a response to her Department's consultation entitled, Design standards for accessible railway stations: a code of practice, published on 23 August 2023.
Answer: This consultation was conducted under the previous government. The Department for Transport is currently considering publication of a response.
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: AccessDepartment for TransportTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to remove Appendix B of the PRM NTSN.
Answer: The Secretary of State for Transport has no plans to remove Appendix B from the Persons of Reduced Mobility (PRM) NTSN. The PRM NTSN is one of several measures that help make the railway more accessible and should be considered in conjunction with relevan...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: AccessDepartment for TransportTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many railway stations underwent development where (a) full step-free access and (b) only passive provision was provided between 2019 and 2024.
Answer: During the period 2019 – 2024, 66 major accessibility interventions were delivered at 63 different stations under the Access for All Programme, 4 of which were fixed funding contributions through the Access for All mid-tier programme.
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: AccessDepartment for TransportTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact Appendix B of the PRM NTSN on the availability of step-free Access at Railway Stations.
Answer: The Secretary of State for Transport has no plans to remove Appendix B from the Persons of Reduced Mobility (PRM) NTSN. The PRM NTSN is one of several measures that help make the railway more accessible and should be considered in conjunction with relevan...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNight-time Economy: ClosuresTreasuryTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41351More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2025 to Question 39774, what assessment she has made of the medium-long term impact of the closure of (a) grassroots and (b) cultural nightlife businesses on tax revenue.
Answer: The Government is creating a fairer business rates system that protects the high street. That is why we have announced our intention to introduce permanently lower rates for high street RHL properties, with rateable values below £500,000, from 2026-27, wh...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39796More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people (a) of all ages and (b) under 22 years of age receive the Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity element of Universal Credit in Wimbledon constituency.
Answer: Quarterly statistics for the number of People on Universal Credit with a health condition or disability restricting their ability to work in Great Britain are published on Stat-Xplore. The latest release provides figures up to December 2024 which can be b...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39795More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people (a) of all ages and (b) under 22 years of age receive the Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity element of Universal Credit in the (i) London Borough of Merton and (ii) t
Answer: Quarterly statistics for the number of People on Universal Credit with a health condition or disability restricting their ability to work in Great Britain are published on Stat-Xplore. The latest release provides figures up to December 2024 which can be b...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNight-time Economy: EnergyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of energy costs on nightlife businesses.
Answer: We recognise the impact that high energy costs are having on nightlife businesses. Through the Clean Energy 2030 Action Plan, we are providing a foundation to build an energy system that can bring down energy bills for businesses for good.To further suppo...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordVAT ExemptionsTreasuryTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39774More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a targeted VAT relief to 15% for (a) food, (b) alcohol and (c) tickets for (i) grassroots and (ii) cultural nightlife busine
Answer: The Government recognises the significant contribution made by hospitality businesses to economic growth and social life in the UK.VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption, and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. Tax breaks re...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
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