Perran Moon MP: written questions 2025
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Animal 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
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