Perran Moon MP: written questions
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Written questions
Unemployment: 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
Original Parliament recordSpecial 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
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