Peter Fortune MP: written questions
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Right to Buy Scheme: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility of the consultation entitled Reforming the Right to Buy, published on 20 November 2024.
Answer: The Government published the ‘Reforming the Right to Buy’ consultation via www.gov.uk on 20 November 2024, and is content that it meets the expected accessibility standards to allow all interested parties to contribute their views. As prescribed in the Go...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCriminal Proceedings: InspectionsHome OfficeTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility of the consultation on criminal justice joint inspection programme, published on 20 November 2024.
Answer: The Criminal Justice Joint inspectorates are consulting on their Criminal Justice Joint Inspection Programme. This consultation is published online and available in both HTML and PDF formats.This is a public consultation intended to gather the views of th...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNature Reserves: LancashireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility of the consultation entitled Open access restriction at Woodnook Valley (3), published on 20 November 2024.
Answer: Natural England (NE) is a relevant authority under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 for statutory restrictions and exclusions on access land. NE has a duty to publish a notice when it reviews these restrictions. NE uses existing Government websi...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordScallops: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16893More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility of the consultation entitled ICES area 7d and Lyme Bay king scallop dredge fishery closure 2025, published on 18 Nove
Answer: The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) works closely with the fishing industry and other stakeholders and understands the need for information to be put to them in a manner that allows them to contribute meaningfully to Government consultations. Managem...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRegional Planning and Development: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16892More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the accessibility of the consultation on ending Pan-Regional Partnership core funding.
Answer: At the Autumn Statement, the government announced its intention to end core funding for Pan-Regional Partnerships and consult on the impacts of this decision, if it were taken forward. This public consultation is now live and accessible on Gov.uk and Gove...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordConsumers: SubscriptionsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16891More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility of the consultation on the implementation of the new subscription contracts regime, published on 18 November 2024.
Answer: The consultation on the implementation of the subscription contracts follows the UK Government Consultation principles (Consultation principles: guidance - GOV.UK). The subscription consultation is available in HTML and PDF formats. HTML provides greater ...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Public ConsultationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16890More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility of the Change.NHS.UK consultation, published on 24 October 2024.
Answer: On 21 October we launched the biggest ever national conversation on the future of the National Health Service. We are putting the public and staff at the centre of the policy making process. We have designed this engagement to make sure as many people as ...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of running a public health campaign raising awareness of cardiac risk in young people.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving access to Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in public spaces and reducing inequalities in access to these life saving devices. Following the depletion of the existing AED fund, launched in in September 2023,...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much new funding is available for pothole repairs excluding funding previously allocated following the cancellation of HS2.
Answer: The additional £500 million that the Chancellor has announced at the Budget for local highway maintenance for the 2025/26 financial year represents an increase of nearly 50% in comparison to the current financial year. This goes above and beyond the fundi...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16440More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to reallocate £8.3 billion of HS2 funding for road repairs.
Answer: The additional £500 million that the Chancellor has announced at the Budget for local highway maintenance for the 2025/26 financial year represents an increase of nearly 50% in comparison to the current financial year. This goes above and beyond the fundi...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: Greater LondonDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16439More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding for pothole repairs is available to London boroughs.
Answer: Transport policy is devolved to the Mayor of London and Transport for London. It is up to the Mayor to decide how much of the wider funding for London’s transport is passed down to the boroughs, who are also able to use other sources of locally raised inc...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSoutheasternDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has for Southeastern.
Answer: Southeastern’s service level will be increasing with the introduction of an additional 44 services per day when the timetable is updated in December. We will continue to work with Southeastern, as we do with all train operators, to drive further improveme...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordTollsDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16437More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on motorists of pay-per-mile road charges.
Answer: The Department has not undertaken any such assessment since the conclusion of the road pricing demonstrations project in 2011.
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEpilepsy: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support individuals with epilepsy whose condition is not well-controlled by existing therapies; and what funding his Department has allocated to support resea
Answer: We want a society where every person, including those with long-term conditions such as epilepsy, receives high-quality, compassionate continuity of care, with their families and carers supported. We will change the National Health Service so that it beco...
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordStamp Duty Land Tax: Greater LondonTreasuryTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12584More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the total revenue her Department expects to receive from property purchases in London following proposed changes to the rate of stamp duty relief.
Answer: Statistics on total revenue raised from Stamp Duty Land Tax by region of England for previous years are available within Table 3a of the ‘UK Stamp Tax statistics’ publication available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-stamp-tax-statistics...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordStamp Duty Land Tax: First Time BuyersTreasuryTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12583More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the number of first-time buyers in London that may be subject to stamp duty from April 2025, in the context of proposed changes to the rate of stamp duty relief.
Answer: Statistics on the number of claimants of First Time Buyers’ Relief on Stamp Duty Land Tax by region of England are included within Table 9 of the ‘UK Stamp Tax statistics’ publication available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-stamp-tax-s...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
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