Perran Moon MP: written questions
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General 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
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: HousingMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69184More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support is available to homeowners who cannot afford legal representation in disputes with housing (a) developers and (b) associations over structural defects.
Answer: There are a range of options to support homeowners who cannot afford legal representation in disputes with housing developers and associations over structural defects. Advice organisations, such as Citizens Advice and Shelter, may be able to provide advic...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the policy paper entitled Giving every child the best start in life, published on 7 July 2025, what the terms of the review into fairer funding for early years will be.
Answer: It is the government’s ambition that all families have access to high quality, affordable and flexible early education and care, giving every child the best start in life.The department will review early years funding, including the early years national f...
Answered 31 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Hubs: Digital TechnologyDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to help (a) raise the profile and (b) increase levels of use of the Best Start digital service.
Answer: The Best Start digital service is still in the early stages of development. The department is currently exploring how best to design, position and deliver the service to meet the needs of parents and families. As this work progresses, we will consider how...
Answered 1 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: CornwallDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) child and (b) adult mental health services in Cornwall.
Answer: We know people are not receiving the mental health care they need and that waits for mental health services are too long across England, including in Cornwall. We are determined to change that as part of our shift to prevention and earlier intervention, a...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67689More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people on the (a) Homes for Ukraine and (b) Ukraine Family Schemes who are working in the agricultural sector.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics.
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDiscrimination: WomenMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps is her Department taking to tackle misogyny in (a) the bankruptcy and (b) judicial system.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice is committed to ensuring that the justice system is fair, impartial and free from discrimination. Fair treatment and equality before the law are fundamental principles of our justice system and central to the judicial role. The Lad...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordShared Ownership SchemesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of resolving shared ownership arrangements of properties where offshore freehold ownership precludes staircasing.
Answer: Leases for shared ownership properties, whether these are grant funded or Section 106 delivery, must follow one of the shared ownership model leases provided by Homes England or the Greater London Authority. These model leases contain a fundamental clause...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordShared Ownership SchemesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the recommendations set out in the Fifth Report of the Levelling Up, Housing and Communi
Answer: Shared ownership has an important role to play in supporting households into home ownership who would otherwise struggle to purchase a property on the open market that meets their needs. The Government is aware that some people who have entered shared own...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordShared Ownership Schemes: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to reform the Shared Ownership system.
Answer: Shared ownership has an important role to play in supporting households into home ownership who would otherwise struggle to purchase a property on the open market that meets their needs. The Government is aware that some people who have entered shared own...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
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