Roz Savage MP: written questions 2025
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Floods: CompensationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81076More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the (a) Environment Agency and (b) Drinking Water Inspectorate assesses the potential impact of repeated potable-water leaks on (i) soil structure damage, (ii) runoff pathways
Answer: The Environment Agency has ensured that water companies have robust plans in place to halve leakage by 2050. The pathway to achieving this involves a reduction of approximately 30% by 2030 from 2019/20 levels. This equates to a nearly 700 Million litres p...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Supply: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81075More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with Ofwat on funding within the 2024 Price Review (AMP8) period for (a) potable-mains renewal, (b) additional isolation valves and (c) pressure management
Answer: Defra Ministers and officials have had numerous conversations with Ofwat about a range of issues, including in relation to the Price Review 2024.
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordThames Water: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81074More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the performance of Thames Water’s priority services register during the water supply interruption in (a) Lyneham, (b) Royal Wootton Ba
Answer: Under the Security and Emergency Measures Direction 2022 (SEMD), water companies are required to identify and prioritise vulnerable customers when responding to water supply interruption incidents. Defra expects companies to follow Ofwat guidance on prior...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Supply: HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81073More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps with (a) Ofwat, (b) the Department for Health and Social Care and (c) local authorities to enable proportionate data-sharing so that (i) water companies and (ii)
Answer: Water companies manage their own lists of customers who are on the Priority Services Register. Ofwat, the economic regulator, has set out in their vulnerability guidance that companies should consider how their records of customers’ needs can be designed ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Supply: HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81072More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of annual re-validation requirements for priority services register customers on retention of vulnerable households; and if s
Answer: Defra does not regulate the priority services register. Ofwat, as the economic regulator, has made clear in their priority services register guidance that companies should achieve actual contact with 35% of households on their priority services register e...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Supply: HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81071More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of water company compliance with priority services register commitments during unplanned outages.
Answer: New customer service standards came into force on 1 October, which include a standard on the priority services register. These set out the minimum standards of service companies must provide to customers registered for any of the three core priority servi...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Supply: HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the number of households on water company priority services registers that have experienced supply interruptions of (a) six, (b) 12 and (c) 24
Answer: Approximately 3,112,400 customers were on the Priority Services Register in 2023/24.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Supply: HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81069More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help increase the number of (a) older, (b) disabled and (c) medically vulnerable customers who have signed up to priority services registers.
Answer: All water companies have priority service registers (PSR), which customers can voluntarily sign up to. Significant progress has already been made by companies in the 2020-25 period with PSRs growing from less than 2% of households in England and Wales in ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Supply: HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number and proportion of households registered on water companies’ priority services registers in each region of England.
Answer: Approximately 3,112,400 customers were on the Priority Services Register in 2023/24. More precise information is not held by the department.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Urban AreasDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of decreases in levels of high street retail on levels of local employment.
Answer: The department recognises the challenges facing high streets and their impact on local employment. Our Plan for Small Businesses sets out how government will work across departments to tackle high street decline, address retail crime and anti-social behav...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Urban AreasDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help high street retailers compete with online businesses.
Answer: We intend to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, including those on the high street, from 2026-27.The Plan for Small Businesses sets out how government will work across departments to tackle high st...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Mental Health ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve the provision of mental health support to veterans.
Answer: Throughout the United Kingdom, the Ministry of Defence Veterans’ Welfare Service (VWS) provides advice and support to veterans, anyone supporting a veteran, their families and dependants. The VWS works with the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force...
Answered 19 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIdentity Cards: Digital TechnologyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she plans to introduce digital identity cards.
Answer: The Government has announced plans for a new national digital identity credential to be available to UK citizens and legal residents aged 16 and over. This will make it easier for people to securely access the services they are entitled to, where they wan...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: EpilepsyDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that school staff receive training on how to support pupils with epilepsy.
Answer: Governing bodies must ensure that the arrangements they put in place are sufficient to meet their statutory responsibilities and that policies, plans, procedures and systems are properly and effectively implemented. This includes the duty under Section 10...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81062More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the number of schools awaiting essential building repairs.
Answer: Ensuring schools and colleges have the resources and buildings they need is a key part of the department’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and give every young person the best start in life.This government has given a long-term commitment th...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of levels of funding for supporting pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
Answer: The department has allocated high needs funding of over £12 billion specifically for children and young people with complex special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in the current 2025/26 financial year. The funding announced at the 2025 Spending...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of levels of changes in real-terms funding since 2010 on schools.
Answer: School funding is increasing by £3.7 billion in the 2025/26 financial year, meaning that core school budgets will total £65.3 billion, compared with £61.6 billion in 2024/25. This is set to rise by a further £4.2 billion by the 2028/29 financial year. Thi...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Students: GazaDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that Palestinian students in Gaza who are eligible to apply for visas and scholarships for UK courses beginning before December 2025 are able to access univers
Answer: The government outlined plans for how it is supporting students travelling to the United Kingdom from Gaza in a policy statement published on 15 September 2025 available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/support-for-students-travelling-to-t...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: Heat PumpsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81058More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that householders in conservation areas whose permitted development rights were removed by local authorities are not required t
Answer: National permitted development rights enable the installation of air and ground source heat pumps without the need for a planning application. Local authorities are able to remove permitted development rights by making an Article 4 direction if this is ju...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCulture: Local GovernmentDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 905752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to encourage local authorities to support arts and culture.
Answer: Local arts and culture are vital for community well-being and connection. The Secretary of State regularly discusses arts and culture with Cabinet colleagues.We have committed an additional £3.4 billion in grant funding to local government by 2028-29, inc...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: FamiliesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to (a) support local authorities with the availability of larger family homes and (b) ensure that future developments reflect local demand for
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that it is for local planning authorities to assess the size, types and tenure of housing needed for different groups, including (but not limited to) families with children, and to reflect this in their p...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Responsibilities ProtectionTreasuryTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76531More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that older people entitled to Home Responsibilities Protection compensation are not excluded from claiming due to identity verification requirements.
Answer: Customers who are unable to access their Personal Tax Account can apply for Home Responsibilities Protection by completing a print and post form (CF411) which is available on GOV.UK. Alternatively, they can contact the National Insurance helpline to reque...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordShwachman-Diamond Syndrome: PrescriptionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the eligibility for free prescriptions to people with Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome.
Answer: There are no plans to review the list of medical conditions that entitle someone to apply for a medical exemption certificate.There are extensive arrangements in place in England to ensure that prescriptions are affordable for everyone. Approximately 89% ...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Office for Police ConductHome OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) on its compliance with Section 9.4 of the IOPC Statutory Guidance, published on 1 February 2020; and what guidance
Answer: The IOPC has powers to issue statutory guidance under section 22 of the Police Reform Act 2002 to local policing bodies, the 43 Home Office territorial police forces in England and Wales and other law enforcement bodies, such as the National Crime Agency....
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: PensionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason outstanding pension payments to veterans under the McCloud Pension Remedy are being delayed.
Answer: The implementation of the McCloud Pension Remedy represents one of the most complex undertakings ever associated with Public Sector Pension Schemes, affecting over three million individuals Within the Armed Forces Pension Scheme, the scale of delivery and...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
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