Priti Patel MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
School Rebuilding ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6156More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the timescale for the completion of works at each school announced in the School Rebuilding Programme in February 2024.
Answer: Schools selected for the school rebuilding programme (SRP) will enter delivery at a rate of around 50 per year. All schools, including those announced in February 2024, have been given individual indicative start dates, so responsible bodies can prepare a...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAcademies Enterprise TrustDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6155More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she received notice from the Academies Enterprise Trust of its proposed change of name to Lift Schools; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of this name change on public confidenc
Answer: Academies Enterprise Trust informed the department of its intention to change name as part of the department’s regular engagement with them and subsequently confirmed this in writing.Academy trusts may change their name but must notify Companies House and...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: EssexDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of changing the eligibility criteria for the winter fuel payment on (a) the number of additional patients that will require N
Answer: The Government is committed to a preventative approach to public health. Keeping people warm and well at home and improving the quality of new and existing homes will play an essential part in enabling people to live longer, healthier lives and reducing p...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: EssexDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of people in (a) Witham constituency and (b) Essex who (i) are eligible for the Winter Fuel Payment and (ii) will be eligible for the payment under the propose
Answer: In winter 2023 to 2024, a) 21,661 pensioners in Witham constituency (2024 boundaries) and b) 353,463 pensioners in Essex received a Winter Fuel Payment. This is based on the Winter Fuel Payment statistics for winter 2023 to 2024 - Winter Fuel Payment stat...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFuels: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6152More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what modelling assumptions her Department has made of revenue to the Exchequer arising from fuel duty in each of the next five financial years.
Answer: Fuel duty applies to petrol, diesel and other fuels for road and non-road uses, such as construction. The Government carefully considers the impact of fuel duty on households and businesses, with decisions on rates made at fiscal events. Full forecasts fo...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFuels: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6151More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what modelling assumptions her Department has made of the rate of fuel duty in each of the next five financial years.
Answer: Fuel duty applies to petrol, diesel and other fuels for road and non-road uses, such as construction. The Government carefully considers the impact of fuel duty on households and businesses, with decisions on rates made at fiscal events. Full forecasts fo...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFuels: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6150More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing fuel duty by between one and 25 pence per litre by each one penny increment on (a) revenues to the Exchequer, (b) costs to businesses and (c) hous
Answer: Fuel duty applies to petrol, diesel and other fuels for road and non-road uses, such as construction. The Government carefully considers the impact of fuel duty on households and businesses, with decisions on rates made at fiscal events. Full forecasts fo...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: EssexDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 900477More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to announce new investment for highways in Essex.
Answer: On 30 July 2024, the Secretary of State announced that she was commissioning a review of the Department’s capital spend portfolio. This review will support the development of our long-term strategy for transport, developing a modern and integrated network...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFirst Time BuyersTreasuryTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2873More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential (a) merits of extending First Time Buyers’ Relief after March 2025 and (b) impact of not extending First Time Buyers’ Relief after March 2025 on first time buyers.
Answer: The level at which purchasers of residential property start paying Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) is currently £250,000, and this is due to revert to £125,000 on 1 April 2025. For first-time buyers, the nil-rate band is currently £425,000 and the purchase pri...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
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