Sarah Olney MP: written questions 2024

Written questions

• Airports: National Policy StatementsDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3758More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to review the Airports National Policy Statement.

  Answer: As required by the Planning Act 2008, the Secretary of State will review a National Policy Statement when she considers it appropriate to do so.

  Answered 10 Sept 2024

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• TaxationTreasuryTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2971More

  Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing citizens with a breakdown of what proportion of their tax payments are invested into each sector of the economy.

  Answer: The government regularly publishes a breakdown of total public tax receipts and total public sector spending. The most recent of these can be found in Annex B of the Spring Budget 2024 document, which is published on gov.uk here: Spring Budget 2024 - GOV....

  Answered 9 Sept 2024

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• Housing BenefitDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1966More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress she has made on the transition from housing benefit to Universal Credit; and what steps she is taking to reduce (a) hardship, (b) debt and (c) eviction risks for households using housing b

  Answer: The DWP started sending Migration Notices to Housing Benefit only customers from 17 July 2024 and is committed to ensuring that the transition to Universal Credit works as smoothly as possible for all individuals. DWP has processes in place within Univers...

  Answered 5 Aug 2024

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• Heathrow Airport: NoiseDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1514More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department provides on whether Heathrow Airport is legally required to support (a) noise abatement schemes, (b) sound insulation and (c) double glazing for properties affected by aircraft nois

  Answer: Heathrow Airport is a designated aerodrome under Section 78 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982, for the purpose of limiting, or of mitigating the effect of, noise and vibration connected with the taking-off or landing of aircraft. Noise abatement procedures f...

  Answered 30 Jul 2024

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