Priti Patel MP: written questions 2024
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A12: EssexDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 December 2024 to Question 16758 on A12: Essex, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of delays to the implementation of the A12 widening Scheme on (a) the economy, (
Answer: As set out in the Fixing the Foundations policy paper, this government has inherited £22bn worth of unfunded pressures from the previous government, including £2.9bn of unfunded transport commitments. There has not been a spending review since 2021. It wa...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordChagossiansForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will list the meetings (a) he and his Ministers and (b) officials have had with representatives of the Chagossian community since 5 July 2024.
Answer: I met members of the Chagossian community on 30 September and 3 October. Officials are also in regular contact with Chagossians on a range of issues. There are a large number of Chagossian groups with a spectrum of views. We will continue efforts to engag...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what cash levels of Official Development Assistance he plans to provide in each of the next five financial years.
Answer: Our mission is to build partnerships to help create a world free from poverty on a liveable planet. The UK's development spending is central to achieving this mission.The FCDO's planned Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme budget, including the...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: ContractsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what third party contracts are scheduled for commissioning from 2025/26; and what estimate he has made of the value of each such contract.
Answer: The FCDO publishes a bi-annual pipeline of projects and the most recent one was in October 2024, available here: [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fcdo-commercial-pipeline-october-2024]
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Cost EffectivenessForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18362More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) productivity, (b) efficiencies and (c) savings he plans to make to meet the 2% target for departmental productivity, efficiencies and savings; how much of his budget
Answer: The Department's 25/26 2 percent productivity, efficiency and savings target applies to the non-ODA RDEL budget of £1,798 million (excluding funding ringfenced for a voluntary exit scheme and funds drawn down from prior year capital receipts). The core FC...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEnergy: InfrastructureDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to Plan for Change: Milestones for mission-led government, published on 5 December 2024, CP 1210, what energy infrastructure projects are under consideration; and whether the N
Answer: The Planning Inspectorate website states that the Norwich to Tilbury project is at the pre-application stage, and that the application is expected to be submitted for examination between June and August 2025. Information can be found here https://national...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordTransport: InfrastructureDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Plan for Change: Milestones for mission-led government, published on 5 December 2024, CP 1210, what transport infrastructure projects are under consideration; and whether the (a) A12 Widening
Answer: The government’s 'Plan for Change' sets out that, through reforms and rule changes, 150 planning decisions on major infrastructure projects would be fast-tracked by the end of this Parliament. Rather than specifying schemes at this stage, this is about se...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: InfrastructureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Prime Minister's speech entitled Plan for Change of 5 December 2024, what each of the 150 major infrastructure projects are.
Answer: The 150 major infrastructure projects are defined as Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs), which are decided through the Development Consent Order (DCO) process.Government has not identified what all of the 150 projects will be, rather t...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEast Anglia Rail Franchise: Access and InfrastructureDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17792More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Statement of 4 December 2024, HCWS281 on Railway Passenger Services, whether she plans to (a) improve (i) step-free access and (ii) rail infrastructure for Greater Anglia services
Answer: The Access for All programme has delivered step free access at more than 250 stations across Britain. Ministers are carefully considering the best approach to the Access for All programme. We are unable to comment on next steps regarding specific stations...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEast Anglia Rail Franchise: NationalisationDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17791More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Statement of 4 December 2024, HCWS281 on Railway Passenger Services, what plans she has to review (a) service quality, (b) ticket pricing, (c) the business model and (d) timetables
Answer: Greater Anglia will be brought into public ownership, with its date for transfer scheduled for Autumn 2025. The business planning round for 2025/26 is currently underway and plans regarding service quality, ticket pricing, business model and timetables wi...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEast Anglia Rail Franchise: NationalisationDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17790More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Statement of 4 December 2024, HCWS281 on Railway Passenger Services, what plans she has to consult (a) Members of Parliament, (b) local authorities, (c) passenger representatives a
Answer: The Written Statement, HCWS281, outlined that Greater Anglia’s services will transfer into public ownership in autumn 2025 and that an expiry notice will be issued to Greater Anglia in due course to confirm the exact date. Bringing passenger services into...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: Public SectorTreasuryTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16918More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12263 on Employers' Contributions: Public Sector, what estimate she has made of the number of public sector employees covered by the provisions of line 26 of Ta
Answer: The Government will provide support for departments and other public sector employers for additional Employer National Insurance Contributions costs only. This funding will be allocated to departments, with the Barnett formula applying in the usual way.Th...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: Public SectorTreasuryTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16761More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12263 on Employers' Contributions: Public Sector, what methodology her Department used to calculate the provisions identified in line 26 of Table 5.1 of the Aut
Answer: The amount of public sector support was based on an estimate of the proportion of employer NICs receipts paid by public sector organisations, using the Office for National Statistics (ONS) classification of the public sector boundary. The Treasury routine...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16760More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 4.96 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, how her Department plans to allocate the additional £500 million for local roads maintenance baseline funding in
Answer: This Government takes the condition of local roads very seriously and is committed to maintaining and renewing the local highway network. The Government will confirm 2025/26 funding allocations to English local highway authorities, including Essex County ...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: EssexDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16759More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to publish funding allocations for highways in Essex County Council for the 2025-26 financial year.
Answer: This Government takes the condition of local roads very seriously and is committed to maintaining and renewing the local highway network. The Government will confirm 2025/26 funding allocations to English local highway authorities, including Essex County ...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordA12: EssexDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16758More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of the time taken to determine the application for the A12 Junction 19 to Junction 25 widening scheme on (a) the economy, (b) road safety and (c) the cost of
Answer: The Development Consent Order (DCO) application for the A12 Chelmsford to A120 widening scheme, was granted on 12 January 2024. I can confirm that the DCO was determined within the statutory timeframes.
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16757More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Written Statement of 28 November 2024 on School Funding: Provisional 2025-26 allocations, HCWS 264, what funding has been provided to (a) primary schools, (b) secondary schools and (c) spe
Answer: The government announced at Budget a £2.3 billion increase to the core schools budget for the 2025/26 financial year. This funding increase includes funding for mainstream schools and high needs funding for complex special educational needs and disabiliti...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16756More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Written Statement of 28 November 2024 on School Funding: Provisional 2025-26 allocations, HCWS 264, whether the allocations include provision for schools to cover the additional costs of t
Answer: At Budget, HM Treasury confirmed that all public sector organisations will be funded for the increase in employer contributions to national insurance in the 2025/26 financial year. This included additional funding for schools. The allocations for the nati...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: EssexDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16755More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Written Statement of 28 November 2024 on School Funding: Provisional 2025-26 allocations, HCWS 264, what funding she has provided to (a) primary schools, (b) secondary schools and (c) spec
Answer: At the Autumn Budget 2024, the government announced an additional £2.3 billion for mainstream schools and young people with high needs for the 2025/26 financial year, compared to the 2024/25 financial year. This means that overall core school funding will...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHong Kong: National SecurityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16754More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish the occasions on which he has directly raised with his Chinese counterpart the impact of the Hong Kong National Security Law on Hong Kongers.
Answer: The UK has called for the National Security Law to be repealed and for an end to the prosecution of all individuals charged under it.The Foreign Secretary met Foreign Minister Wang Yi during his visit to Beijing on 18 October where he raised serious conce...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordJimmy LaiForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will list the occasions he has directly raised the case of Jimmy Lai with his Chinese counterpart.
Answer: British national Jimmy Lai's case is a priority for the UK Government. The Foreign Secretary raised his case in his first meeting with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the ASEAN Summit on 26 July, and again during their second meeting in Beijing on 18 ...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Employers' ContributionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2024 to Question 14335 on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Staff, if he will publish an estimate of the cost implications f
Answer: HM Treasury are assessing the impact of the National Insurance increase on the public sector in 2025/26 and will inform the Department of the support it will receive in due course.
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: ProcurementForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2024 to Question 14335 on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Staff, if he will make an estimate of the potential impact of ch
Answer: The Department does not hold the necessary information to estimate the potential impact on its thousands of suppliers. As previously indicated in the response to PQ 14336, the impact of tax changes would be taken into account along with all other changes ...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordClimate Change: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of commitments made by the UK at COP 29 for the new collective quantified goal on climate finance.
Answer: The new collective quantified goal on climate finance agreed at COP 29 is a collective goal, including finance from a broad range of sources, public and private. It does not set individual country commitments.The UK will play its part alongside others; ou...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSustainable Development: International CooperationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his international counterparts on the introduction of new sustainable development goals.
Answer: The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were agreed by all UN Member States in 2015 and have a target of being achieved by 2030. At the UN's Summit of the Future this September, the Foreign Secretary reaffirmed the UK's unwavering commitment to achieving...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
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