Roz Savage MP: written questions
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Immigration: Married PeopleHome OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will review the Minimum Income Requirement to ensure that retired British citizens with substantial savings and no recourse to public funds are not prevented from living in the UK with their sp
Answer: The financial requirements of the Family Immigration Rules are currently under review following the independent report of the Migration Advisory Committee, published in June. However, the rules already provide for the Minimum Income Requirement (MIR) to b...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Hospitals: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95550More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of services that have been permanently cut from community hospitals following temporary trials in each year for which information is available.
Answer: Decisions about NHS services, including in Cirencester, are best taken at a local level, and the responsibility for the delivery, implementation and funding decisions for services ultimately rests with the appropriate NHS commissioner. All service changes...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCirencester HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support Cirencester Hospital.
Answer: Decisions about NHS services, including in Cirencester, are best taken at a local level, and the responsibility for the delivery, implementation and funding decisions for services ultimately rests with the appropriate NHS commissioner. All service changes...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Prescribing: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94589More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will commit extra funding for social prescribing, including to support individuals to engage in nature-based interventions and activities.
Answer: The Government has underlined its commitment to taking a preventive approach to address health inequalities. We are determined to improve people’s physical and mental health to support them to live longer and healthier lives and we recognise the role tha...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordWater: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94588More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department will extend the definition of bathers to include other water user types in the context of the Bathing Waters Regulations.
Answer: Bathing waters are one of the most visible ways in which the public interacts with the water environment, and so it is critical that appropriate regulations meet the needs of water users and those involved with managing bathing water sites. In the Novembe...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCountryside: AccessDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94587More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she intends to publish a white paper on access to nature.
Answer: The Government has announced, as part of the Environmental Improvement Plan 2025, that we will bring forward an Access to Nature Green Paper to consult on proposals to improve and expand public access to the outdoors. The Green Paper will set out a range ...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCountryside: AccessDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the upcoming Land Use Framework will include measures to improve public access to nature.
Answer: The Government consulted on land use in England from January to April this year. The consultation recognised the importance of increasing responsible access to the outdoors for people’s health and wellbeing. It stated Government’s intention to support acc...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordClean Air ZonesDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94114More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has considered introducing an automatic payment option for clean air zone charges nationwide, similar to the system operating in London; and whether she will review the level of penalty c
Answer: Autopay, where a driver could register their vehicle with the service and payment is taken automatically when that vehicle enters a Clean Air Zone, was considered as part of the CAZ digital service user research and design phases. This is not an existing ...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergenciesCabinet OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93563More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to strengthen (a) national preparedness and (b) resilience for (i) public health and (ii) other national emergencies.
Answer: The Government published the Resilience Action Plan on 8 July 2025 to set out its resilience strategy. It set out three core objectives to improve the UK’s resilience to the full range of risks we face: (1) continually assess how resilient the UK is in or...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrspondenceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92396More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his correspondence of 10 June 2025, if he will ask the Minister for Energy to meet with the hon. Member for the South Cotswolds.
Answer: I have asked my office to contact the hon Member to find an appropriate date.
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUtilities: Foreign Investment in UKDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92391More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what conclusions he has come to about the potential risks of foreign investment in our utilities sector.
Answer: The Government takes the security and resilience of UK energy infrastructure extremely seriously with the UK being one of the most reliable and safest energy systems, and one of the most attractive investment destinations in the world. Maintaining a secur...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: TribunalsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89181More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department spent on SEND tribunal appeals in the last 12 months.
Answer: The department paid His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service £13.471 million in 2024/25 to cover the operational costs of the SEND Tribunal, including administration, estates and salaries, for special educational needs appeals for children and young peop...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the development capacity for housing on brownfield sites.
Answer: Brownfield (or previously developed) land sites across England vary greatly. As such, local planning authorities are best placed to assess the suitability of individual brownfield sites for redevelopment. National planning policy makes clear that strategi...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: BiodiversityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many planning applications will be exempt from the requirement to replace lost nature under previous biodiversity net gain requirements.
Answer: On 28 May 2025, the government published a consultation on improving the implementation of biodiversity net gain for minor, medium and brownfield development which can be found on gov.uk here. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is cons...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNew Brewery Arts: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to provide funding to the New Brewery Arts in Cirencester through the Arts Everywhere Fund.
Answer: The government is making a substantial investment in the cultural sector across England through the £270 million Arts Everywhere Fund, which includes the £85 million Creative Foundations Fund. This fund is specifically designed to address critical infrast...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNew Brewery Arts: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Oct 2025WithdrawnUIN 82914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will allocate funding from the Art Everywhere Fund to New Brewery Arts in Cirencester.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: South WestDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of pre-schools that have closed due to financial difficulties in the South West in the last five years.
Answer: It is our ambition that all families have access to high quality, affordable and flexible early education and care, giving every child the best start in life and delivering on our Plan for Change. I can appreciate how devastating the closure of a nursery ...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: South WestDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number and proportion of pre-schools that rely on fundraising to cover (a) operational and (b) staffing costs in the South West.
Answer: The early years funding rates for the 2025/26 financial year for Gloucestershire are £5.71 for the 3 and 4 year-old entitlement, £7.94 for the 2 year-old entitlements, and £10.75 for children under 2s. This is slightly below national average due to relati...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: GloucestershireDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82234More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how funding rates for early years education in Gloucestershire compare with the rest of England; and what criteria these funding rates are based on.
Answer: The early years funding rates for the 2025/26 financial year for Gloucestershire are £5.71 for the 3 and 4 year-old entitlement, £7.94 for the 2 year-old entitlements, and £10.75 for children under 2s. This is slightly below national average due to relati...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: WiltshireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82233More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of (a) indoor and (b) outdoor mobile coverage in Hullavington, Wiltshire.
Answer: Ofcom does not publish mobile coverage data aggregated to specific villages in their Connected Nations reports and data releases. However, your constituents who live or work in Hullavington can access the improved coverage checker, ‘Map Your Mobile’, on t...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Homes: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82232More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the cost of residential and nursing care home fees on older people; and if his Department will take steps to ensure that annual fee inc
Answer: Fee rates are set by the providers of adult social care, the majority of which are in the independent sector. The Department does not have the power to limit the level of fees that a care home can charge. However, all businesses are required to comply wit...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: Digital MappingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of compliance by water companies with their statutory obligations to maintain accurate digital maps of (a) potable water mains, (b) service
Answer: The Government is preparing to respond to the recommendations of the Independent Water Commission, including on the extent and enforcement of current water industry mapping requirements. Reforms outlined in this response will form the basis of a new water...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work Programme: Hearing ImpairmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Access to Work grants for deaf and hard of hearing people are renewed without interruption; what steps he is taking to ensure that staff administering
Answer: To ensure Access to Work grants are renewed without interruption for our deaf and hard of hearing customers several measures have already been put in place, including streamlining our delivery processes and recruiting additional staff. We have also taken ...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWeed ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of National England's decision to not accept complaints on injurious weeds on (a) agriculture and (b) the public.
Answer: Advice on the management and control of injurious weeds is published on GOV.UK. Natural England did not accept new weeds complaints in 2025. This was a temporary measure whilst they reviewed the approach to addressing injurious weeds, to improve access to...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82228More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) the removal of the Direct Pay option and (b) other changes to the Child Maintenance service on the affordability of the system for both parent
Answer: The proposed reforms to remove Direct Pay could result in around 20,000 fewer children in poverty. The reforms will help ensure children receive the financial support they are entitled to by addressing issues with hidden non-compliance within Direct Pay. ...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
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