Perran Moon MP: written questions
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Schools: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to increase funding through the Dedicated Schools Grant to areas with (a) below average allocations and (b) deficits.
Answer: The schools national funding formula (NFF) distributes core funding for 5-16 year old pupils in mainstream state-funded schools in England. The NFF allocates funding based on schools’ and pupils’ characteristics. In the current NFF, the vast majority of f...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to take into account non-resident population seasonal increases due to tourism when determining funding settlements for deprived areas.
Answer: Building on the measures in the 2025-26 Local Government Finance Settlement, the Government is committed to introducing an improved and updated approach to funding local authorities from 2026-27. We sought views on our principles and objectives for fundin...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to take into account super-ageing demographics such as in Cornwall when determining funding settlements for deprived areas.
Answer: Building on the measures in the 2025-26 Local Government Finance Settlement, the Government is committed to introducing an improved and updated approach to funding local authorities from 2026-27. We sought views on our principles and objectives for fundin...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to take into account (a) remoteness and (b) peripherality of areas such as Cornwall when determining funding settlements for deprived areas.
Answer: Building on the measures in the 2025-26 Local Government Finance Settlement, the Government is committed to introducing an improved and updated approach to funding local authorities from 2026-27. We sought views on our principles and objectives for fundin...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to take into account low wages in rural areas when determining funding settlements for deprived areas.
Answer: Building on the measures in the 2025-26 Local Government Finance Settlement, the Government is committed to introducing an improved and updated approach to funding local authorities from 2026-27. We sought views on our principles and objectives for fundin...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund: Foetal Alcohol Spectrum DisorderDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund on children with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
Answer: The department always considers the impact of decisions on vulnerable children, including those with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder. The level of funding per child in 2025/26 will allow adoptive and kinship families to access a significant package of th...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: Rural AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the impact of (a) ticket office closures and (b) staffing reductions at rural railways stations on passengers.
Answer: We expect all train operating companies to use reasonable endeavours to meet their obligations for regulated staffed ticket office opening hours under Schedule 17 of the Ticketing and Settlement Agreement (TSA). If train operating companies wish to make c...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Intensive Industries: FinanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to extend the Energy Intensive Industries support scheme.
Answer: The British Industry Supercharger was launched in 2024 and provides support to Energy Intensive Industries to bring electricity costs for those strategically important UK industries closer in line with other major economies so that they remain competitive...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMetals and Minerals: Planning PermissionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to make an assessment of international comparisons of support provided to (a) minerals, (b) metals and (c) processing companies through the (i) planning and (ii) permitting proces
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) actively monitors support provided to companies operating across the critical minerals supply chain in comparable countries, including planning and permitting processes. In the forthcoming Critical Minerals Stra...
Answered 14 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMinerals: ImportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of securing the imports of critical minerals in (a) semi-manufactured materials and (b) raw materials.
Answer: A secure supply of critical minerals is vital for the UK's economic growth and security, industrial strategy, and clean energy transition. Building on the UK Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre’s updated criticality assessment, government will work hand...
Answered 14 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMinerals: ExportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled UK Critical Mineral Strategy, last updated on 13 March 2024, what recent estimate he has made of the value of critical mineral exports.
Answer: In 2024, the UK exported an estimated £10 billion worth of critical minerals. This figure was calculated using HMRC trade statistics, and the definition of “critical minerals” comes from internationally comparable HS trade codes published by the US Geolog...
Answered 14 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Equipment: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help improve data in the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment system.
Answer: The Waste Electronics and Electrical Equipment regulations make producers responsible for the electrical products they place on the market when they become waste. Data is collected on the tonnage of electrical products every producer sells within the UK a...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRural Payments Agency: PaymentsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) expedite payments and (b) improve the payment structure of the Rural Payments Agency.
Answer: The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) understands the importance of cashflow for farmers and rural businesses and has in recent years made more payments for the schemes they administer, earlier in the payment window. The agency has also taken steps to improve t...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBeaches and Water: SafetyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that (a) polluted and (b) unsafe (i) beaches and (ii) bathing areas have signage to alert the public.
Answer: At designated bathing water sites in their area, local authorities have a statutory duty to display information on a static sign about water quality and pollution sources, and to display advisory notices during pollution incidents. The information on the ...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHoliday AccommodationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to regulate short-term lets.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 43634 on 8 April 2025.
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including (a) ground source heat pumps and (b) shared ground loops in the Future Homes Standard.
Answer: The Building Regulations prescribe performance outcomes, rather than specific technologies, materials or fuels to be used. This allows builders and homeowners the flexibility to innovate and select the most practical and cost-effective solutions appropria...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUnemployment: InsuranceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to consult with stakeholders on the potential (a) duration and (b) level of support available in relation to her Department's proposals for unemployment insurance.
Answer: We are consulting on plans for a new “Unemployment Insurance” as part of the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper. As part of this, we are running a number of accessible virtual and face-to-face events on the...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has for the provision of further information on the additional premium provided to claimants for the planned Universal Credit health element for the most severe, life-long health conditio
Answer: We will ensure that those with the most severe, life-long health conditions, who will never be able to work, will see their incomes protected. We will also ensure this group face no future reassessment. We will set out further information on this in due c...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMinerals: TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to promote training opportunities for (a) mineral processing, (b) metallurgical skills and (c) other critical minerals skills.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Camborne and Redruth to the answer of 25 February 2025 to Question 30538.
Answered 14 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEating DisordersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make a comparative assessment between trends in levels of people hospitalised due to eating disorders in (a) England and (b) other European nations in 2024.
Answer: There are no plans to make a comparative assessment between trends in levels of people hospitalised due to eating disorders in England and other European nations in 2024.NHS England has commissioned the Royal College of Psychiatrists to deliver a national...
Answered 16 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEating Disorders: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve services for women with eating disorders.
Answer: Too many women with eating disorders are not getting the support or care they need, which is why we will fix the broken system to ensure we give mental health the same attention and focus as physical health, so that people can be confident in accessing hi...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEating Disorders: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of adults with eating disorders that are waiting for treatment from community mental health services; and what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times.
Answer: NHS England recently published data on adult community mental health waiting times, which includes adult community eating disorder services. Services are working throughout 2024/25 to improve the data quality for these metrics, to be more accurate from 20...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS 10-year health plan for England will include dentistry services.
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan will deliver the three big shifts the National Health Service needs to be fit for the future: from hospital to community, from analogue to digital, and from sickness to prevention. All three shifts are relevant to improving dental ...
Answered 16 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Rural AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44096More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of improving (a) the funding of and (b) support for NHS dentistry services in rural areas.
Answer: The National Health Service in England invests £3 billion in dentistry every year. NHS planning guidance is now published for 2025/26 and confirms that dental budgets are ringfenced. Planning guidance also confirms that improving access to urgent dental a...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: CornwallDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Car-Hill formula for funding to GPs in Camborne, Redruth and Hayle.
Answer: There has been no assessment made of the adequacy of the Carr-Hill formula for funding to general practices (GPs) in Camborne, Redruth, and Hayle.Plans to review this funding formula may be revisited in future. However, any changes would need careful plan...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
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