Shaun Davies MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Imports: Plastic Packaging TaxTreasuryTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50608More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Plastic Packaging Tax on imports.
Answer: To ensure a level playing field, importers and UK manufacturers must provide the same level of evidence to claim relief from the Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT). The government continues to assess the prevalence of PPT non-compliance on imported plastic packa...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPlastic Packaging TaxTreasuryTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50607More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to (a) enforce the Plastic Packaging Tax and (b) prevent illegal imports.
Answer: To ensure a level playing field, importers and UK manufacturers must provide the same level of evidence to claim relief from the Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT). The government continues to assess the prevalence of PPT non-compliance on imported plastic packa...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordImports: Plastic Packaging TaxTreasuryTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50606More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with representatives of the UK plastics industry on the enforcement of the Plastic Packaging Tax on imports.
Answer: To ensure a level playing field, importers and UK manufacturers must provide the same level of evidence to claim relief from the Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT). The government continues to assess the prevalence of PPT non-compliance on imported plastic packa...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordImports: Plastic Packaging TaxTreasuryTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50605More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) she and (b) officials in her Department have met with (i) the Environment Agency and (ii) His Majesty's Revenue and Customs to discuss the enforcement of the Plastic Packaging Tax on imports.
Answer: To ensure a level playing field, importers and UK manufacturers must provide the same level of evidence to claim relief from the Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT). The government continues to assess the prevalence of PPT non-compliance on imported plastic packa...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: Foreign NationalsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many foreign nationals who currently live outside of the UK are paid the state pension.
Answer: The Department does not hold data on the number of foreign nationals residing outside of the UK and in receipt of the UK State Pension. However, the Department does hold data on the number of individuals in receipt of the UK State Pension residing outside...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: TelfordDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much is the capital grant to Telford and Wrekin Council for (a) road and (b) pothole (i) repairs and (ii) improvements in each of the last six years.
Answer: The Government takes the condition of local roads very seriously and is committed to maintaining and renewing the local highway network. DfT allocates capital funding to local highway authorities so they can most effectively spend it on maintaining and im...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEvents IndustryDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the potential economic value of the business events sector; and how many civil services in her Department work on supporting and growing the sector.
Answer: DCMS recognises that the business events sector is a machine for economic growth and local prosperity. The business events sector is estimated to be worth £34 billion to the UK Economy and an additional £200 billion in trade established at Business Events...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWest Mercia PoliceHome OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many warranted police officers are in West Mercia Police for each year that data is available.
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size of the police workforce in England and Wales on a bi-annual basis in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-w...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Telford and WrekinDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information other Department holds on the number of (a) primary, (b) secondary and (c) SEND school places there were in (i) Telford constituency and (ii) Telford and Wrekin Council in each of the last ten
Answer: Data on state-funded school places is published at national, local authority and school level in the annual School Capacity statistics publication. Data is available for academic years 2009/10 to 2023/24. Data on special educational needs provision was co...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice Community Support OfficersHome OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who the longest serving police community support officer is in each police force; and what steps her Department is taking to recognise long service of police community support officers.
Answer: The Home Office does not publish information on the length of service of PCSOs.The Home Office will consider any proposal for national long service recognition for Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs).It is only right that we recognise the commitment...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School MealsDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 11 April 2025 to Question 36463 on Free School Meals, what arrangements are in place for transitional protections on free school meal entitlements for the 2025-26 financial year.
Answer: As with all government programmes, including free school meals, we keep our approach under continued review. Support for children to access free school meals, has additionally been considered as part of the Child Poverty Taskforce’s consideration of how t...
Answered 9 May 2025
Original Parliament recordParental LeaveDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the average length of (a) Statutory Paternity Leave, (b) Shared Parental Leave and (c) Statutory Maternity Leave claimed by each claimant has been in each of the past five years.
Answer: Information provided by employers to HMRC shows that the total value of payments made to individuals in receipt of Statutory Paternity Pay, Statutory Shared Parental Pay and Statutory Maternity Pay between 2019/20 and 2023/24 (the latest year for which fu...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordParental Leave: CostsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45980More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the cost to the public purse was of (a) Statutory Paternity Leave, (b) Shared Parental Leave and (c) Statutory Maternity Leave in each region in each of the last five years.
Answer: Information provided by employers to HMRC shows that the total value of payments made to individuals in receipt of Statutory Paternity Pay, Statutory Shared Parental Pay and Statutory Maternity Pay between 2019/20 and 2023/24 (the latest year for which fu...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChildminding: StaffDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45979More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many registered childminders there are by gender in each region.
Answer: Ofsted publish official statistics twice a year and management information twice a year on providers and inspections. Data for childminders on Ofsted registers can be broken down to a regional level. The latest data show that as at 31 December 2024 there ...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teaching staff in registered nurseries there are by gender in each region.
Answer: The department collects information on the overall size of the workforce through its regular Survey of Childcare and Early Years Providers, which can be accessed at the following address: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45977More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teaching staff there are in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools by gender in each region.
Answer: Information on the school workforce, including the number of teachers and teaching assistants broken down by school phase, gender and region, is published in the ‘School workforce in England’ statistical publication available at: https://explore-education...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordOrganised CrimeHome OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the merits of providing local councils with the power to close premises where serious and organised crime has been detected by (a) landlords and (b) those renting
Answer: Local authorities may already use the closure power under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, to close premises quickly which are being used, or are likely to be used, to commit nuisance or disorder. Courts may in turn grant a Closure ...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMagistratesMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the length of the longest serving Magistrate in each Justice area.
Answer: In the majority of the 75 Local Justice Areas across England and Wales, the current longest-serving magistrate for each has been in post for over thirty years, with many of these serving in excess of 40 years. In Shropshire, the longest service is 38 year...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHonours: MagistratesMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45974More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Magistrates have been awarded a Royal Honour due to their service as a Magistrate in each year for which data is available.
Answer: Over the last five years, the Ministry of Justice has recorded that there have been 56 magistrates awarded UK national honours. Records are not kept for longer than five years. Many more than this have been nominated across all Departments, but not all ar...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMagistratesMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Magistrates have served as Magistrates for (a) 10 years or more, (b) 20 years or more and (c) over 25 years.
Answer: Magistrates are a central pillar of our justice system. Their resilience and commitment have been and continue to be vital in ensuring continued access to justice. Of all currently serving magistrates, 3406 have served for 10 years or more, 1273 have serv...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMagistratesMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to recognise the long service of Magistrates.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice recognises the outstanding service of magistrates through several initiatives. Magistrates can be nominated for UK National Honours by anyone who has noticed their exceptional conduct. Additionally, there is a scheme to recognise e...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Written QuestionsDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to answer Question 36463, tabled on 7 March 2025.
Answer: A response to Question 36463 was published on 11 April 2025 and can be found here: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-07/36463.
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSpikingHome OfficeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help (a) identify and (b) promote new ways for (i) bars and (ii)venues to prevent spiking.
Answer: Spiking is an appalling crime that undermines the people's right to feel safe when they are simply enjoying a night out.The Government is currently delivering a range of measures to tackle this vile practice, specifically targeted at raising awareness, id...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSpikingHome OfficeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42005More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the tools available to (a) bars and (b) venues to (i) help prevent and (ii) spiking incidents.
Answer: Spiking is an appalling crime that undermines the people's right to feel safe when they are simply enjoying a night out.The Government is currently delivering a range of measures to tackle this vile practice, specifically targeted at raising awareness, id...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSpikingHome OfficeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42004More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle spiking.
Answer: Spiking is an appalling crime that undermines the people's right to feel safe when they are simply enjoying a night out.The Government is currently delivering a range of measures to tackle this vile practice, specifically targeted at raising awareness, id...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
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