Robbie Moore MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Drugs: ReoffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to prevent reoffending by people convicted of drug dealing.
Answer: We are tackling the causes of reoffending by investing in a range of interventions to address the underlying criminogenic needs of offenders (including those convicted of drug dealing). This includes accommodation, employment and substance misuse treatmen...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSoil: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of solar farms on underlying soil quality.
Answer: A wide range of public assessments have been made on the uses of land alongside and underneath solar panels, such as livestock grazing and other approaches to species-rich grassland creation. When considering development proposals that affect agricultural...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSentencingMinistry of JusticeTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has plans to remove the 28 day cap on the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.
Answer: Parliament intended the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme to be an exceptional power, and any expansion of the scheme must be carefully considered. While we understand calls for expansion, it is important for both victims and offenders that there is finality...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCourt of Appeal: SentencingMinistry of JusticeTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases were referred to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme between 2019 to 2025.
Answer: From 1 January 2019 to 21 February 2025, 781 sentences were referred to the Court of Appeal by the Law Officers under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.The number of referrals by Law Officers to the Court of Appeal each year since 2019 is as follows:2019...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Air PollutionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how he allocated funding previously allocated to the Air Quality Funding Scheme for 2024.
Answer: The Local Air Quality Grant was withdrawn by the previous Air Quality Minister – the hon. Member for Keighley and Ilkley. The funding was allocated to be spent during the 23/24 financial year so was not at the disposal of the new Air Quality Minister for ...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Pollution: Local GovernmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to open the Air Quality Funding Scheme for local authorities in 2025.
Answer: The Local Air Quality Grant is not opening for the 24/25 financial year. Any future funding schemes will be subject to The Government spending review processes.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordClean Air Zones: Greater ManchesterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the ongoing costs to his Department of the Manchester Clean Air Zone scheme.
Answer: Details of Greater Manchester authorities’ expenditure is available in reports to the GMCA available here. The Government has recently approved an investment-led non-charging Clean Air Plan proposed by Greater Manchester authorities. There are no ongoing ...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordClean Air Zones: Greater ManchesterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the cost to his Department of the Manchester Clean Air Zone scheme.
Answer: Details of Greater Manchester authorities’ expenditure is available in reports to the GMCA available here. The Government has recently approved an investment-led non-charging Clean Air Plan proposed by Greater Manchester authorities. There are no ongoing ...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAlaa Abd El-FattahForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32226More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress he has made on securing consular access for Alaa Abd El-Fattah.
Answer: The UK Government continues to raise Mr Alaa Abd El-Fattah's case at the highest levels with the Egyptian government. We have been consistently clear in calling for his release and continue to press for urgent consular access. The Prime Minister wrote to ...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren in Care: West YorkshireDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the private children's' care capacity of private care homes within (a) Bradford, (b) Leeds, (c) Calderdale and (d) Kirklees Council area.
Answer: The department collects data on children looked after by local authorities. The latest available information on the number of children in care by each requested local authority within private care homes on 31 March 2024 is shown below:Local AuthorityNumbe...
Answered 22 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren in Care: West YorkshireDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32205More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of children in care within private care homes in (a) Bradford Council, (b) Leeds Council, (c) Calderdale Council and (d) Kirklees Council.
Answer: The department collects data on children looked after by local authorities. The latest available information on the number of children in care by each requested local authority within private care homes on 31 March 2024 is shown below:Local AuthorityNumbe...
Answered 22 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32077More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has plans to reform waste exemptions under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016.
Answer: Defra is developing reforms to the waste exemptions regime which will ensure activities carried out under waste exemptions are indeed low risk and small scale and which will prevent exemptions from being used to hide illegal activity.
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: Import ControlsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department first knew about the 7 day delay to changes in the IPAFFS IT system, following the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Germany.
Answer: We do not recognise the assertation that there was a delay in controls being implemented. The department acted quickly to stop consignments that presented a risk. Following the confirmation of outbreak, we immediately instructed Port Health Authorities (P...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFarms: ProductivityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of farm size on farm productivity.
Answer: We collect detailed information on the financial position and physical and economic performance of farm businesses in England through the Farm Business Survey (FBS). The Farming Productivity Dashboard provides key statistics on farm performance and produc...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNannies: RegistrationDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of mandatory registration on the Ofsted register for nannies.
Answer: Early years providers required to register with Ofsted on the Early Years Register, or with an early years childminder agency (CMA) are under a legal duty to comply with the early years foundation stage (EYFS), which includes learning and development requ...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of (a) victims and (b) perpetrators of live cases of gang-based child sexual exploitation.
Answer: The Child Sexual Exploitation Police Taskforce has brought together the best police data that is currently available on group-based offending. This was published in November 2024: https://www.hydrantprogramme.co.uk/publications/hydrant-publications#Latest...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: InfrastructureDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of building energy infrastructure on protected peatland.
Answer: The Government has committed to ensuring nature’s recovery and recognises the vital role of peatlands in storing carbon, tackling climate change and fighting biodiversity loss. The National Policy Statements for energy set out the requirements on develope...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
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