Richard Baker MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
IndustryDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 906877More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress his Department has made in implementing the Industrial Strategy.
Answer: The whole of government is focused on delivering the Industrial Strategy to make the UK the best country to invest and grow. We are making progress, including:· Opening our consultation for the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme to reduce electrici...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: Glenrothes and Mid FifeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to address the 15% of people who are dying in poverty in Mid Fife and Glenrothes every year.
Answer: A Scottish person at end of life can make a fast-tracked claim to the following reserved benefits (if they are eligible): Universal Credit (UC) and New Style Employment Support Allowance (NS ESA).Disability Benefits are devolved in Scotland and policy res...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: FifeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to address the 25.9% of working age people who are dying in poverty in Fife every year.
Answer: A Scottish person at end of life can make a fast-tracked claim to the following reserved benefits (if they are eligible): Universal Credit (UC) and New Style Employment Support Allowance (NS ESA).Disability Benefits are devolved in Scotland and policy res...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTerminal Illnesses: Low IncomesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of financial insecurity of people at the end of life.
Answer: The UK Government is committed to providing a financial safety net for those who need it. Support is available through the welfare system to those who are unable to work, are on a low income or have additional costs as a consequence of a long-term health ...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the design of the TRANSFORM trial includes sites that do not currently offer focal therapy; and how treatment diversity is being considered in trial recruitment.
Answer: The Department invests over £1.6 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).In November 2023, the Government and Prostate Cancer UK (PCUK) announced the £42 million TRANSFORM...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria his Department uses to determine site eligibility for participation in the TRANSFORM prostate cancer screening trial; and whether the availability of focal therapy is a requirement.
Answer: The Department invests over £1.6 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).In November 2023, the Government and Prostate Cancer UK (PCUK) announced the £42 million TRANSFORM...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChristianity: PalestineChurch CommissionersTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 905739More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what support the Church of England is providing to Christians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Answer: The Church continues to support the Archbishops’ Appeal for the Diocese of Jerusalem, which helps more than thirty institutions, including hospitals, schools, clinics, rehabilitation centres, guesthouses, and retirement homes across the Diocese. Through c...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRecycling: Local GovernmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61660More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) extended producer responsibility and (b) other waste reforms on the improvement of recycling services by local authorities.
Answer: In October 2024, the Government published an updated impact assessment for the introduction of Extended Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR), which includes an assessment of the impact of introducing the pEPR scheme on Local Authorities at an aggregate lev...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPlastics: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to raise extended producer responsibility base fees for plastic.
Answer: From year 2 of pEPR (2026/2027), base fees will be modulated to drive a shift to more environmentally sustainable packaging design, with recyclability as the indicator. Materials that are less recyclable, such as some plastics, will incur higher fees, wit...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWelding: Protective ClothingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57048More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she has taken to help ensure standardisation across all industrial sectors for protective equipment for workers who work (a) directly and (b) indirectly with welding fume since the categorisa
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published guidance on Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) which specifies RPE types, filters and standards to be used at work, Respiratory protective equipment at work: A practical guide HSG53 The Control of Su...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWelding: Protective ClothingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57047More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she has taken to ensure employers provide the correct PPE for workers who work (a) directly and (b) indirectly with welding fume since the categorisation of welding fume as carcinogenic by th
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) does not collect data on the numbers of people directly or indirectly exposed to welding fume.
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCarcinogens: WeldingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57046More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) training and (b) support has been introduced to help (i) GPs and (ii) other clinicians to (A) identify and (B) diagnose cancers associated with welding fume at an earlier stage since the c
Answer: The training curriculum for postgraduate trainee general practitioners (GPs) is set by the Royal College of General Practitioners and has to meet the standards set by the General Medical Council. Additionally, GPs are responsible for ensuring their own cl...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCarcinogens: WeldingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57045More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it his policy to collect data on the number of workers who work (a) directly and (b) indirectly with welding fume who have received diagnosis of (i) nasal, (ii) septum, (iii) throat, (i
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is responsible for collection of data of workplace injury and illness. The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR) provides the national reporting framework for responsible ...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWelding: CarcinogensDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will estimate the number of workers exposed (a) directly and (b) indirectly to welding fume since it was categorised as carcinogenic by the Health and Safety Executive in 2019.
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) does not collect data on the numbers of people directly or indirectly exposed to welding fume.
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBingo and GamingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what criteria is being used to assess the impact of (a) bingo clubs and (b) adult gaming centres on local communities.
Answer: The Government uses various data sources to assess policies and impacts. This includes data provided by the Gambling Commission and the industry, a range of research findings, and feedback from a wide range of stakeholders.The Government recognises the co...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGamingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what data her Department is using to assess upcoming policy reform for the land based adult gaming sector.
Answer: The Government uses various data sources to assess policies and impacts. This includes data provided by the Gambling Commission and the industry, a range of research findings, and feedback from a wide range of stakeholders.The Government recognises the co...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTennis: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to continue funding tennis facilities in (a) Fife, (b) Scotland and (c) Great Britain following the conclusion of the Park Tennis Project.
Answer: The Government recognises that sports clubs and facilities are important to communities up and down the country. High-quality, inclusive facilities help people get active. Everyone, no matter who they are or where they live, should have access to them and...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: North SeaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to include decommissioning in its plan for the North Sea's energy transition.
Answer: The recent Government consultation on ‘Building the North Sea’s Energy Future’ recognised the importance of decommissioning and asked specific questions about changes that could be made to ensure an effective decommissioning framework is in place. The con...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear Power: Glenrothes and Mid FifeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50354More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that Glenrothes and Mid Fife constituency benefits from nuclear decommissioning.
Answer: The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s (NDA) mission is to clean up the nuclear legacy. Whilst the NDA do not have a site in Glenrothes and Mid Fife constituency, the decommissioning activity of the NDA and its supply chain provide social economic benefi...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordClean Energy: WalesWales OfficeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 903804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for clean energy projects in Wales.
Answer: The UK Government is delivering our clean energy mission in Wales as part of our Plan for Change. Earlier this month, The Crown Estate announced that three Welsh ports have been shortlisted to develop floating offshore wind projects in the Celtic Sea. The...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDockyards: ConstructionMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of ensuring Programme Euston’s floating dry docks are manufactured in the UK on (a) economic growth and (b) skills development.
Answer: Following normal process, economic and social value benefits will be assessed by Programme Euston as it progresses through its business case approvals. No assessment has yet been undertaken.
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure (a) supply chain resilience and (b) sovereign capability in the procurement strategy for Programme Euston.
Answer: Programme Euston will draw on a broad range of suppliers to deliver the infrastructure needs at HMNB Clyde. Programme Euston will engage with UK based and international suppliers to assess whether they have the required capability and capacity to deliver....
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDockyards: ConstructionMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of UK industrial capacity to deliver floating dry docks required for Programme Euston.
Answer: Programme Euston is currently in the Concept Phase and no procurement decisions have been made. A detailed assessment of market capacity and capability will take place as the requirements develop.
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: DisabilityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to publish his Department's updated Disability Inclusion and Rights Strategy.
Answer: The 2022 - 2030 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Disability Inclusion and Rights strategy provides a long-term framework for the FCDO's international approach to disability inclusion. When we published it, we committed to updating it at...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBerlin: Global Disability SummitForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he is having with disabled people to help ensure that their views are represented at the Global Disability Summit in Berlin on 2-3 April 2025.
Answer: The FCDO Disability Inclusion and Rights strategy was developed in extensive consultation with the disability movement, including Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs). The 2025 Global Disability Summit will be co-hosted by Germany, Jordan and...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
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