Perran Moon MP: written questions 2025
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Housing Associations and Community Housing: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to encourage partnerships between (a) councils, (b) housing associations and (c) community-led housing groups through matched funding or shared risk model
Answer: As set out in our five-step plan for delivering a decade of renewal for the social and affordable housing, we are committed to strengthening social housing providers’ financial capacity to deliver new homes, including through our new ten-year, £39 billion...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHeat NetworksDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76138More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the market potential of shared ground loops.
Answer: Shared ground loops deliver highly efficient, low-carbon heating. They can be an effective solution, for example, for buildings with limited space for individual air source heat pumps. That is why shared ground loops are eligible for funding under governm...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76137More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what will be in the terms of the Carr Hill review.
Answer: The review will consider how health needs are reflected in the distribution of funding through the GP contract, drawing on a range of evidence and advice from experts.Arrangements for the Carr-Hill review are being finalised. Further details will be confi...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: Mental HealthMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76136More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of continued IPP incarceration on the mental health of prisoners; and what steps he is taking to ensure appropriate psychological support is
Answer: It is right that Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences were abolished. We are committed to working at pace to support the progression of all those serving the IPP sentence, but not in a way that undermines public protection.The Government rec...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: Social ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76135More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will launch a public awareness campaign to support the integration of children’s social care services into local communities.
Answer: Through the Families First Partnership (FFP) Programme, the department is giving children and families access to better local support services to break the cycle of late intervention and help more children and families stay safely together. We recognise t...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: Community DevelopmentDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve community (a) understanding and (b) acceptance of (i) residential and (ii) support services for vulnerable children (A) in the community and (B) in the criminal ju
Answer: The Children’s Social Care National Framework acknowledges that receiving help from children’s social care can be a stigmatising experience and encourages practitioners from first interactions to tackle stigma, build strong relationships with children, yo...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Chronic Illnesses and Sick PayDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has had discussions with employers on (a) the adequacy of employer sick pay top-up schemes and (b) their role in supporting workers with long-term health conditions.
Answer: The government has engaged extensively, including with employers, on the impact of our plan to strengthen Statutory Sick Pay. While employers can choose to go further than their statutory requirements and provide more financial support to their employees ...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren in Care: Camborne and RedruthDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73547More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the position of children in social care in Camborne and Redruth constituency.
Answer: The department has announced the biggest overhaul to children’s social care in a generation, and this will ensure opportunity for all children, including those in Camborne and Redruth. Our reforms include significant new investment in children’s social ca...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73546More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is his Department taking to improve access to ADHD medication.
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care has worked closely with industry stakeholders on this issue. Following extensive collaborative efforts, previous issues have been resolved and all strengths of lisdexamfetamine, atomoxetine capsules, atomoxetine or...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered reforming the Carr-Hill Formula in the context of GP practices which pay a higher proportion of the global sum on staff costs.
Answer: The Carr-Hill formula includes the staff market forces factor within the unavoidable costs adjustment. This was designed to account for the higher cost of employing staff in some parts of the country.We know that the Carr-Hill formula is considered outdat...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral PractitionersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to sustain the independent contractor status of GP partnerships through the 10 Year Health Plan.
Answer: GP partnerships are independent businesses, contracting with the NHS to deliver primary care services. We recognise that the GP partnership model has many strengths, including efficiency, innovation and continuity of care, and GP partnerships deliver high...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether assessment of local housing needs includes (a) share of second homes, (b) prevalence of short-term lets and (c) local house-price-to-income ratios.
Answer: The government’s revised standard method for assessing local housing need, introduced in December 2024, uses a baseline of local housing stock, adjusted for affordability using median workplace-based affordability ratios. The affordability adjustment dire...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTravel: PovertyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73542More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the weight of transport accessibility in allocating regional funding by including metrics such as (a) transport
Answer: The majority of funding in the Local Government Finance Settlement is distributed through the Settlement Funding Assessment. This funding includes Revenue Support Grant and retained business rates.The Settlement Funding Assessment uses a range of formulas...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDeprivation IndicatorsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73541More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of using smaller geographic units in assessing deprivation at local levels.
Answer: The indices of deprivation provide an assessment of deprivation at the lowest possible spatial level for which data is available, this is the lower super output level. These are aggregated up into functional spatial outputs for users of the Indices to use...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordClean EnergyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the clean energy workforce strategy on UK jobs in critical mineral supply chains.
Answer: Critical minerals underpin the UK’s Industrial Strategy and the Government’s clean energy goals. The Office for Clean Energy Jobs will publish a full Clean Energy Workforce Strategy shortly setting out further actions to support delivery of the clean ener...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordClean Energy: TaxationTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73538More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with energy companies on the potential merits of policy cost rebalancing on energy bills to incentivise the uptake of low-carbon technologies.
Answer: Treasury Ministers and officials have regular meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sector, including energy companies, on an ongoing basis.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: CompensationDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72757More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she made of the adequacy of the UK 261 regulation in ensuring that passengers affected by short flight delays (a) late at night and (b) at any time are protected from (i) financial and (ii) logi
Answer: No assessment has been made of the adequacy of Regulation 261/2004 in protecting passengers from financial and logistical consequences caused by short flight delays. The Regulation sets out passenger rights in cases of denied boarding, long delays (at lea...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: FacilitiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when her Department plans to release the £400 million announced in the Spending Review for grassroots sports facilities; and what proportion of this funding will be allocated to support (a) local
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of ensuring public access to leisure centres and swimming pools, which are vital spaces for people of all ages to stay fit and healthy, and which play an important role within communities across the country.The ong...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMigraines: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) timely and (b) equitable access to effective migraine treatments, in the context of reports of (i) long waiting times, (ii) inconsistent access to
Answer: The three shifts outlined in the recently published 10-Year Health Plan will support people with long-term conditions, including those with migraines, to better manage their conditions and access services closer to home. For example, it will empower them ...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung People: CornwallDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number and proportion of young people aged 16 to 24 who are not in education, employment or training in (a) Cornwall and (b) Camborne and Redruth constituency
Answer: The department publishes statistics on those not in education, employment or training (NEET) for England, however, these estimates are not available at lower-level geographies due to limitations with sample sizes. Therefore, NEET rates for young people ag...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDRIVE35 Programme: MineralsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of using spending allocated to the DRIVE35 programme for the domestic critical minerals industry.
Answer: DRIVE35 builds on the Advanced Propulsion Centre R&D programmes and the Automotive Transformation Fund. These programmes have funded a number of critical mineral projects that are strengthening the UK’s zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) supply chains, from ...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic AbuseHome OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70037More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with police forces on improving investigations into cases involving coercive and controlling behaviour.
Answer: The statutory definition of domestic abuse, contained within the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, explicitly recognises coercive controlling behaviour (CCB) as a form of domestic abuse.The government is committed to ensuring policing has the right skills and trai...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: ProsecutionsAttorney GeneralTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69465More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what steps her Department is taking to increase prosecution rates for cases involving coercive and controlling behaviour.
Answer: Domestic Abuse (DA) causes severe and lasting harm to victims, particularly controlling or coercive behaviour (CCB) which can permeate all aspects of their lives. Bringing the perpetrators of these crimes to justice is a core priority for this Government ...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing Associations: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69186More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that housing associations are held accountable for the (a) quality and (b) safety of homes they (i) manage and (ii) build.
Answer: Alongside delivering the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding a generation, the government is committed to driving a transformational and lasting change in the safety and quality of homes.Registered providers of social housing are requi...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNew Homes Ombudsman: FreeholdMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69185More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to expand the (a) remit and (b) powers of the New Homes Ombudsman to include freehold homeowners with unresolved structural issues.
Answer: In October 2024, this government committed to establish a statutory New Homes Ombudsman which will give homeowners improved access to redress. The government will set out further details in due course.
Answered 24 Jul 2025
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