Shaun Davies MP: written questions
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Asylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32121More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people waiting for their asylum application to be processed are living in hotels in (a) England and (b) Telford constituency for each year that data is available.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on asylum seekers on support by local authority, including accommodation in hotels, is published in table Asy_D11 of the ‘Asylum applications, initial ...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordShrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS TrustDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32076More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many extra appointments have been made available each (a) month and (b) week at the Shrewsbury and Telford hospital since July 2024.
Answer: The data is not held in the format requested. Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is missing from Secondary User Services data from July 2024 onwards because of its Electronic Patient Record digital upgrade, for which data submissions are not operat...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWest Mercia Police: GrantsHome OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much money has been allocated to West Mercia Police in special grant funding for financial year 2024-25.
Answer: The Home Office agreed to provide West Mercia Police with Special Grant funding of up to £1.8m in 2024-25, for Operation Lincoln. The final amount provided will not be known until after the end of the financial year.The Home Office has not yet received a ...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRapid Transit Systems: Economic SituationDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the economic contribution of light railways.
Answer: Responsibility for light rail is devolved in England, where each local authority owns and is responsible for the operations and financial sustainability of its system.The economic contribution of each scheme can vary significantly based on numerous factor...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRapid Transit SystemsDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support light railway projects.
Answer: Responsibility for light rail is devolved in England, where each local authority owns and is responsible for the operations and financial sustainability of its system. Future local transport funding is subject to the outcome of the upcoming Spending Revie...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: InfrastructureDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve rail infrastructure using dormant rail lines.
Answer: The Government believes that local transport authorities are best placed to advocate for projects which will most benefit their local areas. The ultimate aim is to encourage strong business cases, which effectively identify the optimal transport solution,...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRailwaysDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31618More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of initiatives to bring dormant rail lines into use.
Answer: The Government believes that local transport authorities are best placed to advocate for projects which will most benefit their local areas. The ultimate aim is to encourage strong business cases, which effectively identify the optimal transport solution,...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: ShropshireDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30202More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a direct train services from Shropshire (via Telford) to London on economic growth; and what her planned timetable is for announcing a decision on the app
Answer: The Department for Transport provided a response to the Office of Rail and road regarding the live Open Access application from Wrexham, Shropshire & Midlands Railway to operate services between Wrexham General and London Euston on 4 February 2025. Th...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSexual and Reproductive Health: MenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30191More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to expand sexual reproductive health services for men who have sex with men beyond (a) STI and (b) HIV (i) prevention and (ii) treatment services.
Answer: The Government remains committed to providing good sexual and reproductive health services in England for everyone, including for men who have sex with men, both including and beyond sexually transmitted infection (STI) and HIV prevention and treatment se...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSexual and Reproductive Health: MenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30190More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) identify and (b) address the distinct Sexual Reproductive Health needs of younger men.
Answer: The Government remains committed to providing good sexual and reproductive health services to everyone in England, regardless of age and gender. Local authorities are responsible for commissioning comprehensive, open access sexual and reproductive health ...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSexual and Reproductive Health: MenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30189More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to address the Sexual Reproductive Health needs of older men through his policies.
Answer: The Government remains committed to providing good sexual and reproductive health services to everyone in England, regardless of age and gender. Local authorities are responsible for commissioning comprehensive, open access sexual and reproductive health ...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30188More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking ensure that heterosexual men’s (a) access to and (b) awareness of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis reach the same level as other demographics.
Answer: We are firmly committed to increasing access to, and awareness of, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for all population groups, including heterosexual men. This will be a key objective in our new HIV Action Plan which is currently being developed, and which...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCurriculum and Assessment ReviewDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure enrichment activities for students in (a) school and (b) further education colleges are incorporated in the recommendations of the Curriculum Assessment Review.
Answer: I refer my hon. friend, the Member for Telford to the answer of 24 January 2025 to Question 24528.
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: TelfordDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28077More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish data on levels of child poverty in Telford constituency for each year that data is available.
Answer: Statistics on the number of children living in absolute and relative poverty on a before housing costs basis by parliamentary constituency are published annually in the “Children in low income families: local area statistics” publication and can be found ...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Shrewsbury Hospital: Accident and Emergency DepartmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28071More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what he expects the operating capacity of the A&E at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital to be on its relocation from the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford.
Answer: The future operating capacity of local services, including accident and emergency units, is a matter for National Health Service commissioners, in this case the Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board, working closely with providers and in th...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Private SectorDepartment for TransportTabled 31 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) average, (b) shortest and (c) longest wait was for determination of an application for a new rail line by a private operator for each year that records are available.
Answer: Access to the rail network is a matter for the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) in its capacity as independent regulator for the rail industry. ORR have advised that since 2020, it has determined four applications for wholly new open access services. ORR rej...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Greater LondonDepartment for TransportTabled 31 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had recent discussions with the Office of Road and Rail on reducing decision making times on the introduction of new rail routes (a) to and from London, (b) between London and Wales and (c) betw
Answer: Access to the rail network is a matter for the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) in its capacity as independent regulator for the rail industry. The Department works closely with both ORR and Network Rail to ensure that information to inform access decisions ...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing and Local Growth PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26917More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has set a deadline for councils to publish their (a) local growth plans and (b) local housing development plans.
Answer: The Deputy Prime Minister wrote to the 11 Mayoral Combined Authorities and the Greater London Authority in September to invite them to begin the process of developing their Local Growth Plans. These will be locally owned, long-term strategic plans that se...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: TelfordDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the timetable is for the (a) introduction of 5G and (b) the rollout of fibre broadband in Telford constituency.
Answer: The Government wants all areas of the UK, including Telford constituency, to benefit from good quality mobile coverage. Our ambition is for all populated areas to have higher-quality standalone 5G by 2030.5G is already available in the Telford constituenc...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordWorld Heritage Sites: Economic GrowthDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans has to use World Heritage sites to encourage economic growth.
Answer: Heritage plays an important part in the UK economy. In 2023, seven out of ten of the most popular paid visitor attractions in England were heritage attractions, according to evidence from the Annual Visitor Attraction Survey.According to research undertak...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFootball: RegulationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential economic impact of introducing a football regulator.
Answer: The Independent Football Regulator will create a clearer and more certain regulatory environment for investors which will drive future investment and growth so that English football remains a global success story. A more sustainable game is a more investa...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordM54: M6Department for TransportTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish a timetable for a decision on the funding of the M54-M6 North link.
Answer: Funding for the M54 to M6 Link Road is subject to the multi-year Spending Review, and assurances cannot be provided on individual projects until the conclusion of the Spending Review.
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMagistrates' Courts: TelfordMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 14th October 2024 to Question 6697 on Magistrates' Courts: Telford, when she expects Shropshire remand cases to be returned to Telford Magistrates' Court.
Answer: The week commencing Monday 24 March 2025 would be a suitable go-live date for the new listing plan to start and for Shropshire prisoners to be returned to Telford Crown Court. This date was shared with local stakeholders at a dedicated court user group me...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGhana: TreatiesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2024 to Question 15510 on Ghana: Treaties, whether his Department holds any record (a) of a treaty ceding Akwamu to the Gold Coast Colony
Answer: UK Treaties Online (UKTO) provides a record of treaties, with links to texts of command papers published in the UK Treaty Series from 1892. We do not hold any UKTO record of the treaty referred to in this question or Question 15510 on Ghana:Treaties. Howe...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes Plan: InsulationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December to Question 16276 on Warm Homes Plan: Insulation, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of (a) public awareness of and (b) access to loft insultat
Answer: The Government’s retrofitting tool ‘find ways to save energy in your home’ (https://www.gov.uk/improve-energy-efficiency), provides tailored guidance to help consumers make their homes greener and cheaper to run. All businesses installing measures under G...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
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