Scott Arthur MP: written questions
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Universal Credit: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to publish the decision making process behind the proposal to restrict access to the Universal Credit Health Element for under-22s.
Answer: The reasoning for this proposal, set out in the Pathways to Work green paper published in March, is the removal of a potential disincentive to work and the possibility that resources may be better spent on improving the quality and range of opportunities ...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to make an assessment of the social return on investment of the Access to Work programme.
Answer: Following the close of the Pathways to Work Green Paper Consultation at the end of June we are reviewing the Scheme. Its social value lies in supporting people who have a disability or health condition to move into or sustain paid employment. We are conti...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80354More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of changes to the Universal Credit Health Element on poverty among disabled people.
Answer: The Department published an updated assessment of the poverty impacts of the health/disability benefit changes announced at Spring Statement with revisions to reflect the proposed changes since tabled. This estimates that there will be 50,000 fewer indivi...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMotability: FinanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department paid directly to the Motability scheme in 2024-25.
Answer: For the financial year 2024–2025 the total value of benefits transferred by Department for Work and Pensions to the Motability scheme was £3,074,920,421.67. The Motability Scheme receives no direct funding from DWP. However, it does receive the direct tra...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMotabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to incentivise the Motability scheme to source British manufactured cars.
Answer: Motability Foundation is a registered charity regulated by the Charity Commission so is independent of government. The Scheme is delivered by Motability Operations which is an independent commercial company under contract to the charity. The Motability Fo...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMotabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77351More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, on incentivising the Motability scheme to buy British manufactured cars.
Answer: Motability Foundation is a registered charity regulated by the Charity Commission so is independent of government. The Scheme is delivered by Motability Operations which is an independent commercial company under contract to the charity. The Motability Fo...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77350More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered introducing a national requirement for the PAS1899 accessibility standard for EV charging stations.
Answer: Earlier this year, the Government and Motability Foundation co-sponsored a review of the PAS 1899:2022 standards, and are looking to address challenges identified. The Government will continue to monitor the adoption of the standards and their impact on a...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWork Capability AssessmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77349More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason his Department is prioritising Work Capability Assessments for new benefit claimants over reassessments.
Answer: The Department prioritises Work Capability Assessments (WCA) for new benefit claims (and for individuals already receiving UC who join the UC health journey) in order to assess these individuals’ capability for work at the earliest opportunity. This is so...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWork Capability AssessmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77348More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce delays in Work Capability Assessments for existing claimants who have reported a deterioration in their health.
Answer: The Department prioritises Work Capability Assessments (WCA) for new benefit claims (and for individuals already receiving UC who join the UC health journey) in order to assess these individuals’ capability for work at the earliest opportunity. This is so...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77347More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what medicines procured by NHS England are imported from Israel.
Answer: Whilst NHS England does put in place procurement frameworks for trusts to procure medicines, NHS England itself does not procure any medicines.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordListed Places of Worship Grant SchemeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 12 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Church Commissioners on extending the spending cap on the Listed Places of Worship scheme after 2026.
Answer: The future of the grant scheme funding after March 2026 will be considered as we work through the results of the Spending Review and Departmental business planning process.The Department has had various meetings with representatives of the Church and othe...
Answered 30 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordListed Places of Worship Grant SchemeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 12 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the potential savings from the introduction of the £25,000 annual cap on grants under the Listed Places of Worship Scheme.
Answer: In January this government announced that we would extend the Listed Places of Worship Scheme for one year with an overall budget of £23 million, coming into effect from April 2025. Previous to that the budget for the scheme was up to £42 million, with an...
Answered 30 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordListed Places of Worship Grant SchemeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 12 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76893More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of an annual cap on grants to individual places of worship under the Listed Places of Worship Scheme on those places of wo
Answer: DCMS Ministers received advice on changes to the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, including consideration of the potential impact on introducing an annual cap of £25,000 per place of worship for the 2025/26 financial year.The changes to the scheme w...
Answered 26 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPerfluorooctanoic Acid: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to further restrict the (a) sale or (b) use of (i)perfluorooctanoic acid and (ii) products which contain it.
Answer: Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts, and related compounds are already banned in the UK under the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation 2019/1021, as amended. That legislation prohibits the manufacturing, placing on the market and use of PO...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: Pedestrian AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75812More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral contribution by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport of 3 September 2025, Official Report, column 166WH, what the (a) cost, (b) terms of reference, (c) delivery sc
Answer: My officials are in discussion with suppliers to determine the terms of reference for the current work in accordance with Government procurement requirements. They expect to issue the formal specification shortly. Given there are no existing measures of p...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPensionsTreasuryTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 905554More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help increase the return on investment from pension savings.
Answer: This house legislated to auto-enrol millions of employees into pension saving and the onus is on us to ensure they get the best possible returns.The Pension Schemes Bill will do exactly that, via bigger, better pension schemes, a value for money framework...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCar SharingDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74754More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to expand the provision of high occupancy vehicle lanes in England.
Answer: Decisions on the use of high occupancy vehicle lanes in England are a matter for individual local highway authorities, and the Government currently has no plans to expand or encourage their use.
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCar SharingDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support the increased use of (a) car-pooling and (b) lift sharing.
Answer: I am carefully considering how we can support and promote car club and car-sharing schemes. The Government already supports car clubs with bonus credits in the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate and guidance for local authorities on charging for car clubs. As ...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCar SharingDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support the increased use of Car Clubs.
Answer: Officials have met with Car Clubs as part of wider engagement on the Motor Insurance Taskforce. The Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes (VETS) Order offers bonus ZEV Mandate credits to vehicle manufacturers who sell zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) to car club...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: NationalisationDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to ensure that rail workers maintain their (a) pay and (b) working conditions when their rail company is moved into public ownership.
Answer: As rail passenger services are transferred into public ownership, staff employed by the privately-owned operator transfer to the public sector operator in accordance with Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) regulations, protecting their co...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRailwaysDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish the membership and terms of reference of the Rail Engagement Group.
Answer: As part of our manifesto commitment to reset industrial relations, the Government is looking to establish the Rail Engagement Group (REG). It is intended that the REG will bring together leaders from the Department for Transport, rail industry and trade u...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Industrial RelationsDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she plans to have discussions with unions ahead of rail companies being taken into public ownership.
Answer: The Department and DFT Operator have regular discussions with trade unions on a range of topics, including the public ownership programme. Officials engage with trade unions throughout the transfer process, from the point of confirming when a train operat...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEducation: CitizenshipDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the withdrawal of government funding for Global Citizenship Education in England on the provision of Global Citizenship Education programmes.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.The Scottish Government is responsible for schools and teaching in Scotland, including any decisions about Global Citizenship Education programmes.In England the na...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEducation: Sustainable DevelopmentDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure schools reach Sustainable Development Goal 4.7.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.The work of the department contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including SDG 4.Citizenship education provides a framework to prepare pupils to ...
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordType 26 Frigates: NorwayScotland OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73879More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he had with the Royal Norwegian Navy before it announced its decision to procure 5 Type 26 frigates from the UK.
Answer: Norway's decision to choose Scottish-built Type 26 frigates demonstrates the success of our shipbuilding industry and the world-class skills and expertise of the workforce on the Clyde. This is the defence dividend in action for Scotland.The Scotland Offi...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
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