Perran Moon MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Electric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of ensuring District Network Operators provide (a) free and (b) national access to data on (i) power cable routes, (ii)
Answer: The Government recognises the value of electricity network data to energy stakeholders, for example in helping to identify where best to connect projects. The energy regulator, Ofgem, has placed licence obligations on energy networks, including distributi...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve the grid connection process for electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
Answer: We are radically reforming the grid connections process to remove speculative projects and accelerate connections for investments that will support our clean power and growth missions, including electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Ofgem has committe...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure local authorities are adequately staffed to (a) build and (b) organise electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
Answer: The Government’s £381m Local EV Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund includes £37.8m capability funding to ensure local authorities can hire staff to plan, procure and tender the delivery of local chargepoints. The LEVI Fund also supports local authorities through ...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: ParkingDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of mandating parking bays for electric vehicles through traffic regulation orders.
Answer: Traffic regulation orders (TRO) can already be used to designate and enforce electric vehicle only, on-street parking bays. Their use is at the discretion of the local traffic authority.
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of removing 90 day termination convenience clauses from charge point operator contracts.
Answer: The Department has worked extensively with stakeholders including industry to develop procurement guidance for local authorities which encourages private investment in electric vehicle charging infrastructure. This includes recommendations around the appr...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps her Department has taken to improve signage for electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
Answer: A reliable, accessible public charging network to support electric vehicle (EV) drivers on long journeys is essential. Ensuring this is visible and functional will build consumer confidence, which is vital for mass EV adoption. An EV charging symbol is in...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: TaxationTreasuryTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48001More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of hypothecating revenues from the zero emission vehicle mandate for decarbonising transport.
Answer: HM Treasury expects to receive no income from the ZEV mandate, due to the mandate design framework. The Chancellor provided over £300m for EV uptake and £2bn to support domestic manufacturing at the Autumn Budget.
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of PAS1899 guidance for electric vehicle charge points.
Answer: PAS 1899 was developed jointly by OZEV and Motability Foundation and launched in October 2022. My Department has recently undertaken a review of this standard alongside the British Standards Institution, charging industry, disabled users, accessibility ex...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Secondhand GoodsDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing the UN Global Technical Regulation No. 22 battery regulations in the second hand electric vehicle market.
Answer: The Government is currently analysing options for the implementation of GTR No.22 regulations in the UK.
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWind Power: Seas and OceansDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47998More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to help support the adoption of smart technologies in environmental (a) data collection and (b) monitoring involved in the (i) construction and (ii) development o
Answer: The Clean Power Action Plan (CPAP) committed to delivering clean power by 2030 whilst enabling nature recovery. A key action in the CPAP is to consider options for harmonising the offshore wind environmental data and modelling used for assessing environme...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Intensive Industries: MetersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47997More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of Behind the Metre energy systems for energy-intensive industries.
Answer: There are increasingly greater opportunities for energy-intensive industries to make use of behind-the-meter energy systems. Demand flexibility, often in tandem with on-site generation and energy storage, enables industrial consumers to be financially rew...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47996More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to reduce SEND funding differentials between local authorities.
Answer: The government has indicated that it will take the time needed to consider changes to the high needs national funding formula (NFF) used by the department to allocate funding for children and young people with complex special educational needs and disabil...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: ParentsDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to increase guidance available to parents on SEND (a) provision and (b) support.
Answer: The Children and Families Act 2014 requires local authorities to publish a special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) local offer, setting out in one place information about provision they expect to be available across education, health and social ...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47994More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of ringfencing funding for small and specialist Higher Education Institutions.
Answer: Small and specialist higher education (HE) institutions provide a highly valuable role in nurturing talent and contributing to the UK’s academic, cultural and economic landscape.The Office for Students (OfS) provides targeted funding to twenty small and s...
Answered 9 May 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Cables: Skilled WorkersDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47993More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to collaborate with training providers to increase skills levels in high voltage dynamic cables.
Answer: The skills system is designed to enable close collaboration between government, employers and training providers to equip learners with the skills they need. We encourage employers to work with providers and the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical...
Answered 9 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47992More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding through the National Funding Formula for (a) small schools and (b) rural schools.
Answer: The government recognises the essential role that small schools play in their communities, many of which are in rural areas. The schools national funding formula (NFF) accounts for the particular challenges faced by small schools in rural areas through th...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning: VacanciesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans her Department has to help tackle shortages of professional services in design and planning stages of (a) infrastructure and (b) housing.
Answer: Professional services across the built environment are vital to delivering both infrastructure and housing.A significant amount of beneficial and innovative work is being undertaken by the sector to identify and deliver the professional skills that will b...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans her Department has to increase clarity in the process of allocating funding to local areas through (a) consultation on their development and (b) publication of detaile
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 recordSchools: 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
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