Sarah Olney MP: written questions 2025
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CrossbowsHome OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41188More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will review and strengthen crossbow regulation.
Answer: The Home Office conducted a call for evidence on strengthening controls on crossbows on public safety grounds, between 14 February to 9 April 2024.The responses have been reviewed and we will shortly publish the Government’s response, which will include w...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Development AidDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, columns 361-364, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of reducing Of
Answer: The Prime Minister has set out a new strategic vision for government spending on defence and security, and official development assistance.Decisions on how the ODA budget will be used will be worked through as part of the ongoing Spending Review and resou...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWork Capability Assessment: Greater LondonDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average wait time is for a Work Capability Assessment reassessment when a claimant reports improved health in South West London.
Answer: The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost. ESA clearance times for initial claims only are reported via Stat-Xplore and UC WCA clearance times are planned to be released under Phase 4 of the UC ...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWork Capability AssessmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39055More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average wait time is for a Work Capability Assessment reassessment when a claimant reports improved health.
Answer: The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost. ESA clearance times for initial claims only are reported via Stat-Xplore and UC WCA clearance times are planned to be released under Phase 4 of the Uni...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Greater LondonDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average wait time is for a PIP reassessment when a claimant reports improved health in South West London.
Answer: The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost. PIP clearance times for New Claims and Reassessments can be found in the latest Personal Independence Payment statistics to January 2025 - GOV.UK. Figu...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39053More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time was for a Personal Independence Payment reassessment after a claimant has reported improved health in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost. PIP clearance times for New Claims and Reassessments can be found in the latest Personal Independence Payment statistics to January 2025 - GOV.UK.
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordInheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39052More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her Department's timetable is for (a) implementing and (b) publishing further information on its policy to bring unused pension funds and death benefits under an individual’s estate for inheritance tax purposes
Answer: Most unused pension funds and death benefits will be included within the value of a person’s estate for inheritance tax purposes from 6 April 2027. A technical consultation was published at Autumn Budget 2024 on the proposal for pension scheme administrat...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAphasiaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39051More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will include primary progressive aphasia in the list of conditions requiring nationally commissioned services.
Answer: There are no current plans to introduce nationally commissioned services for the treatment of Primary Progressive Aphasia. We are committed to delivering high quality care and support for every person with dementia, and central to this is the provision o...
Answered 21 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFurniture: Fire PreventionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to publish information on the remaining issues set out in paragraph 46 of the policy paper entitled The fire safety of domestic upholstered furniture, published on 22 January 2025.
Answer: The Government is committed to upholding the highest standards of fire safety for domestic upholstered furniture and ensuring only safe products are placed on the UK market. Officials in the Department for Business and Trade have begun extensive, targeted...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Renters' Rights Bill will place penalties on landlords who have been unable to sell their properties and want to re-rent.
Answer: The Renters’ Rights Bill will introduce a new ground for possession for landlords who wish to sell their property. To prevent abuse of this ground, landlords will not be able to market or re-let their property for twelve months after using the selling gro...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: RefugesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what target she has set for the total number of dispersal accommodation centres available to victims of domestic abuse.
Answer: This government is committed to tackling violence against women and girls and supporting victims of domestic abuse. Since 2021, local authorities in England have a duty to ensure domestic abuse victims and their children who need to flee their homes have ...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: ExpenditureDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of Pharmacy First funding had been spent as of 26 November 2024.
Answer: Verified data to the end of November 2024 shows that £82 million has been spent in the 2024/25 financial year on the seven common clinical pathways and associated incentive payments, and on expanding blood pressure and contraception services. A comprehens...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Routes: HealthDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions has she had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential impact of living under a flight path on people's (a) health and (b) wellbeing.
Answer: My Department seeks to minimise the impact of aviation on people’s health and wellbeing, in the context of other government priorities. My officials are in regular contact on this issue with other government departments and their agencies, including the D...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcare: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the threshold level for eligibility for (a) 30 hours of free childcare and (b) tax-free childcare on working parents who earn between £100,000 and £125,00
Answer: The government is committed to delivering the expansion of the 30 hours free childcare offer so that from September 2025 eligible working parents in England will be able to access 30 hours of free childcare per week, over 38 weeks of the year, from the te...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Parks: PoliceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the potential impact of proposed cuts to the Parks Police on ensuring the protection of the (a) nature and (b)
Answer: The Royal Parks are Crown Land managed on behalf of the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport by The Royal Parks Charity. The policing of the parks is an operational matter for the Metropolitan Police Service, who are in regular contact with The...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung People: EU CountriesCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33052More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to remove barriers to young people in the UK wishing to study and work in the EU.
Answer: The Government recognises the value to young people of the opportunity to experience different cultures and work or study elsewhere. UK nationals can travel visa-free to the EU, for example for short-term study, for up to 90 days in a rolling 180-day peri...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: FuelsDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of First Generation Sustainable Aviation Fuels on the environment.
Answer: Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is one of the key measures required to decarbonise aviation. The SAF Mandate could deliver up to 6.3 million tonnes of carbon savings per year by 2040. The SAF Mandate encourages a diverse range of feedstocks and technologi...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice Stations: Greater LondonHome OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31053More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many constituencies in London do not have a police station located within them.
Answer: The Home Office does not centrally collect data on the number or location of police stations.It is up to Chief Constables and directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners (or equivalents) to make decisions on local resourcing and estates, including pol...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Richmond Upon ThamesHome OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31037More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average police response times were to reported incidents in the SW13 postcode area in Barnes in each year since 2010.
Answer: The Home Office does not hold data centrally on police response time at a national or local level.Chief Constables are responsible for determining the allocation of resources for operational policing and managing their response times, in line with the pri...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAmbulance Services: Richmond upon ThamesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30690More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was for ambulances in the SW13 postcode in each year since 2015.
Answer: The Department does not hold the information requested.NHS England publishes monthly official statistics for ambulance response times at a national level and at ambulance trust level. This information is available at the following link:https://www.england...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Hearing ImpairmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how frequently deaf awareness training is provided to (a) decision-makers, (b) people in customer-facing roles and (c) other staff in her Department.
Answer: Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) is mandatory learning completed by all staff as part of their induction into the department and can then be revisited at any time. Within the learning there is a scenario-based activity around deaf awareness. In addition...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Lone ParentsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the (a) benefit cap and (b) two-child limit on single parents.
Answer: Delivering our manifesto commitment to tackle child poverty is an urgent priority for this Government, and the Ministerial Taskforce is working to publish a Child Poverty Strategy which will deliver lasting change. The Strategy will look at all available ...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEvictionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30145More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number of people who were evicted from their properties in each year since 2015.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes quarterly data on possession claim actions in the county court. It can be found on gov.uk here.The data includes the volumes of repossessions carried out by county court bailiffs in mortgage and landlord possession cases....
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRainforests: AmazoniaDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2025 to Question 21168 on Amazonia: Rainforests, if he will provide a breakdown of the funding to the Andes-Amazon Biodiverse Landscape Fund.
Answer: The UK funded Biodiverse Landscapes Fund supports developing countries to fight poverty, protect nature, and tackle climate change in six landscapes, spanning 18 countries. In the Andes Amazon landscape, covering parts of Ecuador and Peru, the £12.3 milli...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: EvictionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27259More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many single parents with more than two children have been evicted through a Section 21 notice in each year since 2015.
Answer: The Department does not hold granular data on Section 21 evictions, either year by year or by the demographics of those affected.However, the English Private Landlord Survey 2024 indicated that Section 21 notices are the most common way landlords evict te...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
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