Rachel Taylor MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Custody: HomosexualityMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to issue an official apology on behalf of the Government to lesbian mothers who had their custody rights affected between the 1970s and 1990s because of their sexuality.
Answer: I have been very saddened to hear accounts from lesbian mothers who have said that their custody rights in earlier decades were affected by their sexuality.The government is committed to ensuring equality and fairness in today’s justice system.The legal f...
Answered 27 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHigh Speed 2 Line: ComplaintsDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18240More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2024 to Question 15335 on High Speed 2 Line: Complaints, how HS2 Ltd differentiates between enquiries and complaints; and how enquiries are escalated to complaints.
Answer: There is a dedicated HS2 Helpdesk which is available 24 hours a day, every day of the year, to help with any questions or concerns anyone may have about HS2 or work being carried out. It is available via freephone, email, minicom and through the HS2 websi...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNational Vehicle Crime Intelligence ServiceHome OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service.
Answer: The National Vehicle Intelligence Service (NaVCIS) is a national policing unit funded by industry, including finance and leasing companies, insurers and hauliers, to provide dedicated specialist intelligence and enforcement.We are providing £250,000 this ...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of asylum seekers being housed in hotels in the West Midlands.
Answer: The Home Office has a statutory obligation to provide destitute asylum seekers with accommodation and subsistence support whilst their application for asylum is being considered.This Government inherited an asylum system under unprecedented strain, with t...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools and Youth Centres: North Warwickshire and BedworthDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) educational spaces for children and (b) youth centres have closed in North Warwickshire and Bedworth constituency since 2010.
Answer: Information on mainstream primary and secondary school places is published annually in the School Capacity publication, which is accessible here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-capacity. Time series data are not...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFreight: Organised CrimeHome OfficeTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle serious organised freight crime.
Answer: Freight crime can have significant impacts on businesses and drivers.We are working with the National Vehicle Crime Working Group, led by the National Police Chiefs’ Council, which has established a network of vehicle crime specialists, involving every po...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordLeisure: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure councils have appropriate funding for (a) grassroots sports and (b) leisure facilities; and if she will take steps to support the renovation of Ather
Answer: The Government recognises that grassroots sports facilities are at the beating heart of communities up and down the country and is acting to support more people to get active wherever they live. We are doing this via the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities ...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBanks and Building Societies: ClosuresTreasuryTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15354More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with (a) banks and (b) building societies on steps to help keep high-street branches of banks and building societies open.
Answer: Treasury Ministers regularly meet representatives from the banking and building society sectors to discuss a wide range of issues. The Government understands the importance of face-to-face banking to communities and high streets and is committed to champi...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordInnovation and Research: WarwickshireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure adequate funding for (a) innovation and (b) development in technology in Warwickshire.
Answer: UKRI invested £43 million in Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire in 2021-22. This included core funding for the Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), which is a centre of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult. WMG is a world-leading industrial res...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHigh Speed 2 Line: ComplaintsDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15335More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to ensure that complaints about ongoing HS2 works are dealt with effectively.
Answer: HS2 Ltd is committed to proactively communicating with communities impacted by the construction of the new railway, to keep them informed about disruptive works and to respond promptly and respectfully to concerns raised by members of the public. HS2 Ltd ...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse and Gender Based Violence: North WarwickshireMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to tackle violence against women and girls in North Warwickshire and Bedworth constituency; and if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the rate of prosecutions broug
Answer: The downward trend in domestic-abuse related prosecutions across England and Wales, including in Warwickshire and Bedworth, since the year ending March 2017 is deeply concerning. I am committed to working with all justice partners, including the police an...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHigh Speed 2 Line: ConstructionDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to mitigate (a) noise, (b) dust and (c) traffic disruption relating to HS2 works.
Answer: The Secretary of State is committed to mitigating the environmental effects of the construction of HS2 and binding Environmental Minimum Requirements (EMRs) are in place that HS2 Ltd and its contractors must follow to limit the impacts of noise, dust and ...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBanks: North Warwickshire and BedworthTreasuryTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13062More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many high-street branches of (a) banks and (b) building societies have closed in North Warwickshire and Bedworth constituency since 2010.
Answer: The Government does not hold this information. However, the consumer group Which? finds that the North Warwickshire and Bedworth constituency has lost 71.4% of its branch network since 2015 and has four bank branches remaining.The Government understands t...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has commissioned research on the potential impact of financial skills training on the ability of young people to manage their finances; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for North Warwickshire and Bedworth, to the answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7255.
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: North Warwickshire and BedworthDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many small and medium-sized businesses in North Warwickshire and Bedworth constituency closed between 2010 and 2024; and what steps he is taking to ensure small and medium sized businesses in North
Answer: This Government remains committed to helping small businesses thrive and will be publishing our Small Business Strategy next year. This will set out our vision for all small businesses, from boosting scale-ups to growing the co-operative economy. Support ...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordApprentices: WarwickshireDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprenticeship schemes are operating in (a) North Warwickshire and Bedworth constituency, (b) North Warwickshire and (c) Nuneaton and Bedworth.
Answer: So far in the 2023/24 academic year from August to April there have been 1,310 apprenticeship participants in North Warwickshire and Bedworth constituency, 910 in North Warwickshire local authority district and 1,890 in Nuneaton and Bedworth local authori...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
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