Perran Moon MP: written questions
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Special Educational Needs: Rural AreasDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding for children with SEND in rural areas.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life and we will set out plans for reforming the SE...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Company ObligationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of shared ground loops qualifying as an Innovative Measure under point 6 of eligibility requirements in the Energy Company Obligation 4 Sch
Answer: There is provision within the rules of ECO4 for shared ground loops to be delivered. Following the government consultation on mid-scheme changes to ECO4 and GBIS, legislation will be updated to specify that shared ground loop systems can be considered for...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHeat Pumps: Energy Company ObligationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44090More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of exempting Ground Source Heat Pumps from blowout prevention permitting requirements in Mining Remediation Authority Areas.
Answer: The Mining Remediation Authority are responsible for safely managing the effects of past coal mining and will request a risk assessment as part of the permit to drill phase and the heat access agreement application for projects with groundworks in or near...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHeat Pumps: Energy Company ObligationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to use the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund to accelerate the roll out of Ground Source Heat Pumps and Shared Ground loops.
Answer: The Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund provides grant funding for social housing landlords to improve the energy performance of their properties. Ground Source Heat Pumps and Shared Ground Loops are both eligible measures under the scheme. They are supported...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGeothermal PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has considered implementing a licencing regime similar to the Petroleum Exploration and Development Licence to help clarify the (a) rights and (b) responsibilities of developers of
Answer: The Government is considering various indirect support measures for the development of geothermal energy including regulatory approaches. However, a specific licensing regime like the Petroleum Exploration and Development Licence has not been established ...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of not continuing the Adoption and Special Guardian Support Fund beyond March 2025 on eligible adoptive families and special guardianship order families.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Camborne and Redruth, to the answer of 12 March 2025 to Question 35389.
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38769More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to direct funding from fees through the Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme towards recycling (a) infrastructure and (b) awareness campaigns.
Answer: pEPR makes packaging producers responsible for the costs incurred by UK Local Authorities in managing household packaging waste, including the fees they pay to recycling facilities. This will provide around 1.5 billion pounds of new funding in the UK in 2...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: Disclosure of InformationHome OfficeTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37917More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase the (a) transparency and (b) accountability of animal testing facilities.
Answer: The Government publishes a detailed Operational Guidance document on how the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 is administered and enforced and also a Code of Practice for care and accommodation requirements.An annual statistics publication provide...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Company Obligation: Heat NetworksDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31283More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with OFGEM on funding for shared ground loops under the Energy Company Obligation Scheme.
Answer: There is provision within the rules of ECO4 for shared ground loops to be delivered. ECO4 is not funded by government. Rather, the government requires energy suppliers to deliver energy efficiency measures to eligible households. The energy suppliers fund...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBatteries and Minerals: ProductionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the production of cathode active materials for use in the (a) critical minerals and (b) battery supply chain.
Answer: Our vision is to achieve a domestic battery supply chain by 2030 by accelerating the growth of domestic capabilities, collaborating with international partners, and enhancing international markets. The UK National Wealth Fund (NWF) announced in January an...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMinerals: TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the future level of skills needed to attract and train young people in the responsible extraction and recycling of critical minerals in the UK.
Answer: In February, the Critical Minerals Association, in partnership with the Department for Business and Trade, will host a workshop focusing on the challenges and opportunities in developing skills for critical mineral domestic midstream and recycling capabil...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGivinostatDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of approving Givinostat for use to treat Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in (a) Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust and (b) other NHS trusts.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) makes recommendations for the National Health Service on whether new licensed medicines should be routinely funded by the NHS independently based on an assessment of their costs and benefits. Th...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMinerals: ExplorationTreasuryTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29831More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of re-allocating a proportion of the National Wealth Fund for a new mineral exploration fund.
Answer: The National Wealth Fund (NWF) is a publicly owned investor which provides a range of financing tools across the capital structure, including loans, guarantees and equity investments for projects which align with its mandate.The NWF’s investment decisions...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordChemicals: RegulationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to amend the chemical classification assessments for (a) lithium carbonate, (b) lithium hydroxide, and (c) lithium chloride products.
Answer: These three lithium substances (lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide and lithium chloride) do not currently have mandatory classification and labelling in Great Britain (GB). Health and Safety Executive (HSE) specialists are considering the need to evalua...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Exhaust EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a scrappage scheme for older higher polluting vehicles.
Answer: The Government is committed to cleaning up our air and protecting the public from the harms of pollution. We review the various policy levers available to us on an ongoing basis.
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadcasting Programmes: Cornish LanguageDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she plans to take to help increase the (a) production and (b) programming of Cornish language content.
Answer: The Government wants broadcasters to commission content in every part of the country and for British storytelling to reflect the full diversity of people, communities and experiences across the UK so that more people can see themselves reflected on screen...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMinerals: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25521More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the classifications of waste to help ensure that critical minerals in (a) used batteries and (b) other e-waste are use
Answer: We will consider the evidence for action right across the economy and evaluate what further interventions may be needed in the Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) sector as we develop a Circular Economy Strategy for England.
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on the development of a standardised tender structure for local authorities to submit to charge point operators for public access electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
Answer: The Department provides significant support to local authorities under the Local EV Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund, including resource funding which can support procurement, alongside central procurement advice through the LEVI Support Body. The Department ha...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCornish LanguageMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of raising the Cornish language from Part II to Part III of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.
Answer: The Government has received a request from Cornwall Council to extend the protection of the Cornish language from Part II to Part III of the European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages. The request is currently being considered and a formal respo...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: CornwallDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has consulted with all local schools in the Perranporth area as part of the review of the Perranporth Academy project; and when she expects the review to be concluded.
Answer: A top priority for the government is to drive high and rising education standards for children across the country. The department is reviewing mainstream free school projects to ensure that they continue to meet localised need for places, offer value for ...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLandfill: MethaneDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17685More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report entitled REview24, published by the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology on 14 November 2024, what steps he plans to take to tackle the po
Answer: This is a devolved matter, and the information provided therefore relates to England only. Defra is aware of the issue raised in the REview24 report. We are actively engaging with the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) and the lan...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCoastal Erosion and Flood Control: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a fund which is financed through a charge on the sale or transfer of benefiting properties to support (a) coastal
Answer: To speed up the delivery of new defences and ensure that the challenges facing businesses and rural and coastal communities are adequately taken into account, a consultation will be launched in the new year which will include a review of the existing form...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 900638More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to NHS mental health services.
Answer: Around one million people are waiting to access mental health services, and vacancy rates for mental health trusts are around 10% - the highest of any NHS sector.This government will fix our broken NHS so people can be confident of accessing high quality ...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHuntingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7097More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ban trail hunting during this Parliament.
Answer: This is a devolved matter with regard to Scotland and Northern Ireland; hunting with dogs is a reserved matter with respect to Wales and therefore, the information provided relates to England and Wales only. The Government committed to enacting a ban on T...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHome EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 900343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to identify children who are educated outside school.
Answer: The department is committed to giving every child the best start in life, regardless of where and how they are educated. We cannot ignore the rising numbers of home-educated children and official data which shows that growing numbers of children have been...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
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