Rachel Blake MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Social Rented Housing: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an estimate of costs for housing associations related to the remediation of aluminium composite material cladding.
Answer: In 2018, government estimated that the cost of removing and replacing unsafe ACM cladding on 18m+ social residential buildings would be approximately £400 million. As of March 2025, 144 high rise buildings had entered the Social Sector ACM Fund. To date, ...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support she is providing to housing associations, in the context of costs associated with the Building Safety Act 2022.
Answer: Social landlords, including Housing Associations, can apply to the Building Safety Fund and the Cladding Safety Scheme where the cost of remediating a building would threaten the financial viability of the landlord or to cover costs which - without the pr...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Older PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35962More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to accept the recommendations on hidden event fees in retirement properties in the report by the Law Commission entitled Event Fees in Retirement Properties, pu
Answer: The government is committed to enhancing provision and choice for older people in the housing market and we will continue to consider this issue as we develop our long-term housing strategy, which will be published later this year.We are giving careful co...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBicycles: Speed LimitsDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of applying speed limits for motor vehicles to (a) pedal bicycles and (b) e-bikes.
Answer: No assessment has been made of the potential merits of applying speed limits for motor vehicles to (a) pedal bicycles and (b) e-bikes.Like all road users, people who cycle have a duty to behave in a safe and responsible manner and follow the rules of the ...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBuilding Safety RegulatorMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30023More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of when the Building Safety Regulator will be determining 50% of its judgments within its statutory 12-week target.
Answer: We are aware of the delays for applicants in Gateway two. The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) is an independent regulator in its infancy and operational functions are still bedding in. BSR report to MHCLG that Gateway processing times continue to improve ...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBuilding Safety RegulatorMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the efficacy of the multi-disciplinary team system within the Building Safety Regulator.
Answer: We are aware of the delays for applicants in Gateway two. The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) is an independent regulator in its infancy and operational functions are still bedding in. BSR report to MHCLG that Gateway processing times continue to improve ...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign Companies: PropertyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12343 on Foreign Companies: Property, when she plans to publish his response to the consultation.
Answer: The government will publish a response to the public consultation on the Transparency of Land Ownership Involving Trusts in due course.
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDiplomatic Service: British Nationals AbroadForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that the protections outlined in the Consular Assistance (Journalists) Bill are extended to all British nationals facing arbitrary detention o
Answer: The Government is already committed to strengthening support for British nationals abroad, including through a right to consular assistance in cases of human rights violations. The government is considering its response to the "Consular Assistance (J...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCourts: Translation ServicesMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29181More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions her Department has had with stakeholders on insourcing court language interpretation services.
Answer: Regarding insourcing, the Ministry of Justice received and considered feedback from various interested parties, including external stakeholders and court users. It was determined that the service that will best suit the wide-ranging needs of users of lang...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHeat NetworksDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress his Department made on extending consumer energy protections to tenants on heat networks.
Answer: The Government is introducing heat network regulation in January 2026 which aims to provide heat networks consumers with comparable protections to existing gas and electricity regulations. The heat network regulator, Ofgem, will have powers to investigate...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHeat PumpsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that training of individuals qualified to install heat pumps is accelerated.
Answer: The £5 million Heat Training Grant is supporting existing heating engineers in England taking training relevant to heat pumps and heat networks. Since July 2023, nearly 5,500 individuals have gone through heat pump installation training funded through the...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29178More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the maintenance loans system for meeting students’ cost of living needs.
Answer: The government has published an Equality Impact Assessment of changes to fees and student support on groups with protected characteristics for the 2025/26 academic year, which is available here: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2025/14/pdfs/ukia_202500...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHoliday Accommodation: RegistrationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29177More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information will be collected by the proposed registration scheme for short-term lets.
Answer: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is in the process of designing and delivering a short-term lets registration scheme for England. The data collected by the registration scheme will help local authorities understand the number and location of sh...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHoliday Accommodation: RegistrationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2024 to Question 15319 on Holiday Accommodation: Registration, what additional powers her Department plans to give to local authorities to r
Answer: I refer the hon. Members to the answer to Question UIN 13348 on 18 November 2024.
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordVagrancy Act 1824Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress her Department has made on setting out a timeline for the commencement of the repeal of the Vagrancy Act 1824.
Answer: We are carefully considering the Vagrancy Act and other relevant legislation in developing our new cross-government strategy.
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordOsteoporosis: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24052More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on introducing early diagnosis services for osteoporosis.
Answer: Funding was recently announced to boost bone density scanning capacity, to support improvements in bone health and early diagnostics for musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, such as osteoporosis. This will provide an estimated 29,000 extra scans per year.As ...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordOrchestras: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22830More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to Orchestra Tax Relief from 1 April 2024 on the promotion of UK orchestras.
Answer: The government recognises the value of the UK’s world-leading creative industries and arts sectors. On 1 April 2024, several administrative changes to Orchestra Tax Relief took effect, following legislation being passed in Finance Act 2024. In accordance ...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNoise: NuisanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of noise regulation enforcement in residential areas.
Answer: Local authorities are responsible for investigating noise brought to their attention under Section 79 of the Environmental Protection Act, 1990. If they agree that a statutory nuisance is happening, has happened or will happen in the future, councils must...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
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