Shaun Davies MP: written questions
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Written questions
Ministry of Defence: Paternity PayMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department paid in paternity pay to (a) civilian and (b) military staff in each of the last five years; and to how many fathers.
Answer: The below table details the number of people who took paternity leave for either the birth or adoption of a child in each of the last five calendar years. The amount paid to staff will take longer to compile and I will write to the hon. Member and place a...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools and Local GovernmentDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17631More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to secure shared use agreements between schools and councils.
Answer: Many schools across the country will either allow others to make use of their facilities, or themselves be making use of land shared with their local communities. The department encourages schools to open their sites in this way. Shared use agreements or ...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: TelfordDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17630More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in Telford consistency claimed pension credit in November (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024.
Answer: In November 2022, 2,541 households in the Telford constituency received Pension Credit.In November 2023, 2,509 households in the Telford constituency received Pension Credit.Data is not yet available for November 2024. The latest available data is for May...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16321More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the safety of platform train interfaces at train stations.
Answer: Working with the industry, the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has developed a comprehensive strategy to improve safety at the platform train interface (PTI) on the mainline railway. The strategy adopts a whole-system, safety by design, risk-based ...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: InsulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will include a degradation factor for new builds that applies to loft insulation over time in her Department's proposed Future Homes Standard.
Answer: The Future Homes and Buildings Standards consultation was published in December 2023 and closed in March 2024; a government response has not yet been issued.Government fully supports the need for low carbon homes and buildings, fit for a net zero future. ...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordInsulation: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to improve public (a) awareness of and (b) access to loft insulation protection to improve energy efficiency.
Answer: There are several Government schemes offering loft insulation as a measure to improve energy efficiency. The Government’s retrofitting tool ‘find ways to save energy in your home’ (https://www.gov.uk/improve-energy-efficiency), provides tailored guidance ...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes Plan: InsulationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to roll out loft insulation protection through the Warm Homes Plan.
Answer: The Government is committed to protecting homeowners across the UK who have clean heating and energy efficiency products installed. The Government’s Warm Homes Plan will support investment in insulation, low carbon heating and other home improvements to c...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMagistrates' Courts: TelfordMinistry of JusticeTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what outstanding money was owed by defendants in (a) court fines, (b) prosecution costs, and (c) victim related costs at Telford Magistrates for each year data is available.
Answer: The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.Although HMCTS holds data on the total amount of impositions outstanding at an enforcement accounting division level, we do not report on it at an individual court level. To access ...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordJustices' clerks: TelfordMinistry of JusticeTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16272More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many court clerks have worked at Telford Magistrates Court for each year that data is available.
Answer: Year No of Legal Advisors 2023/20244 Legal Advisors based at Telford (which includes a Trainee Legal Advisor)2022/20234 Legal Advisors based at Telford (which includes a Trainee Legal Advisor)2021/20224 Legal Advisors based at Telford (including a Trainee...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid: ShropshireMinistry of JusticeTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data her Department holds on the number of (a) criminal legal aid firms and (b) duty solicitors contracted to provide legal aid in (i) Shropshire and (ii) Telford constituency for each year data is available
Answer: The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) is responsible for commissioning legal aid services in England and Wales.The commissioning and monitoring of criminal legal aid services are undertaken at a national level.Information about the number of legal aid providers cont...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordElections: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of establishing a permanent Access to Elected Office fund for disabled election candidates.
Answer: It is the Government’s ambition to see more disabled people in public office. The Government has been clear that it will champion disabled people's rights, and work closely with them so that disabled people's voices and views are at the heart of all we do...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGhana: TreatiesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what records his Department holds on whether the Protectorate Treaty ceding Akwamu to the Gold Coast Colony, signed on 27 July 1886, was ratified.
Answer: According to our records, the sole treaty signed on this date was the Arrangement between Great Britain and Germany, supplementary to the Arrangement of April-June 1885, relative to the respective Spheres of Action of the two Countries in the Gulf of Guin...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAnti-social BehaviourHome OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for the introduction of Respect Orders.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government, and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission.This is why we are introducing Respect Orders – tough behavioural orders, issued by the civil courts – to tackle the most persistent adult AS...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordTransport for Wales: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish the performance of Transport for Wales trains from Aberystwyth to Birmingham International via Telford in both directions; and what steps she plans to take to help improve performance.
Answer: Contracting of Transport for Wales services is devolved to the Welsh Government. Performance information from across the rail network in Great Britain is published by the Office for Road and Rail (https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/performance/passe...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFire and Rescue Services: FloodsHome OfficeTabled 15 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a statutory duty on fire and rescue services in England to respond to major flooding events.
Answer: Defra is the Lead Government Department for Flooding and are responsible for response and prevention of flooding.Fire & Rescue Services, with continued support from the Home Office, remain ready to respond to flooding. The Home Office supports FRAs in...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFire and Rescue Services: FloodsHome OfficeTabled 15 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the capacity of fire and rescue services in England to respond to flooding.
Answer: Defra is the Lead Government Department for Flooding and are responsible for response and prevention of flooding.Fire & Rescue Services, with continued support from the Home Office, remain ready to respond to flooding. The Home Office supports FRAs in...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFlood ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on improving flood resilience and response in England.
Answer: In just five months in Government, we have introduced a series of measures to better protect communities from flooding including: Invest £2.4 billion over the next two years to maintain, repair and build flood defences to protect communities across the co...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordOffenders: Foreign NationalsHome OfficeTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals have been issued with deportation orders but not deported.
Answer: The information requested is not available from published statistics.The Home Office publishes a quarterly paper on statistics on foreign national offenders (FNOs) subject to deportation action, living in the community. These are published in the Immigrat...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCancer and Respiratory DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13619More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on reducing waiting times for patients with (a) cancer and (b) respiratory conditions.
Answer: Tackling waiting lists is a key part of our Health Mission and a top priority for the Government, as we get the National Health Service back on its feet, including for those suffering from cancer and respiratory conditions.We have committed to getting bac...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign Nationals: OffendersHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offenders who have been ordered to be deported following their prison sentence remain in the country by (a) offence and (b) country of birth.
Answer: We are committed to delivering justice for victims and safer streets for our communities. Any foreign national offender (FNO) convicted of a crime who receives a custodial sentence in the UK is referred to the Home Office for deportation consideration fol...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordOffenders: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish a breakdown of criminal offenders who were ordered to be deported at the end of their prison sentence by (a) shortest prison sentence imposed, (b) average prison sentence imposed,
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on returns of foreign national offenders (FNOs) in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on quarterly numbers of returns of FNOs are published in table Ret_02a of the ‘returns summary tables’. Informati...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign Nationals: OffendersHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offenders were (a) ordered to be deported at the end of their prison sentence and (b) deported at the end of that sentence in each of the last six years.
Answer: We are committed to delivering justice for victims and safer streets for our communities. Foreign nationals who commit crime should be in no doubt that the law will be enforced and, where appropriate, we will pursue their deportation, and they will be swi...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordJudges: Crown CourtMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Crown Court judges there were resident at Shrewsbury Crown Court in each of the last six years.
Answer: The Crown Court sitting at Shrewsbury is accommodated across two sites, in Shrewsbury Justice Centre and Telford Justice Centre. In total, there are three courtrooms dedicated to Crown Court use.For each of the last six years (i.e. since 2019/20), two Cir...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMagistrates: ShropshireMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many justices of the peace served at Telford Magistrates Court in each of the last six years.
Answer: Magistrates that sit at Telford Magistrates’ Court are appointed to the Shropshire Bench. The Shropshire Bench covers Telford and Kidderminster Magistrates Court and the magistrates may be required to sit at any of these courts. The table below shows the ...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordOut of Area Treatment: ShropshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13550More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many outpatients from Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin integrated care system (ICS) have been treated out of area by (a) other ICSs and (b) private providers in each year for which data is availa
Answer: The Government is committed to putting patients back at the heart of care. This includes supporting a patient’s right to choose, if they wish, where they go for their first appointment, including private providers holding contracts for National Health Ser...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
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