Steve Race MP: written questions
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Transport: Economic GrowthDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 902783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the transport system supports economic growth.
Answer: Growth is the priority Mission of this government. Transport provides the connectivity needed to achieve it. We are improving connectivity through infrastructure programmes such as HS2, East West Rail, and the Transpennine Route Upgrade. We are empowering...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGrowth and Skills Levy: ICT and TechnologyDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29584More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with Skills England on the use of the growth and skills levy to support people to reskill in the technical and digital fields.
Answer: The government is developing a comprehensive strategy for post‐16 education and skills to break down barriers to opportunity and support employers to develop the skilled workforces they need to help drive economic growth.Skills England has been establishe...
Answered 21 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordApprentices: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to expand AI apprenticeships.
Answer: The government is committed to ensuring both learners and employers have access to crucial digital and artificial intelligence (AI) skills that have the potential to increase productivity and create new high value jobs in the UK economy. To achieve this, ...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren and Young People: ProtectionHome OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28305More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on improving multi-agency teams to improve (a) early intervention and (b) support for young people.
Answer: Effective joint working, at both a cross-Government and local agency level, is critical to ensuring that effective early intervention and support for young people is delivered.These values are at the heart of the Young Futures Programme, which is bringing...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Based Violence: Young Futures HubsDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28304More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking through Young Futures Hubs to help tackle violence against women and girls.
Answer: The government has set an ambitious target to halve violence against women and girls in a decade. To achieve this, we plan to reduce the current levels of offending and reoffending and prevent abuse from happening altogether.This focus on prevention also ...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCompanies: Conditions of Employment and EnvironmentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what support his Department is offering to businesses to alter articles of association to align the interests of (a) people, (b) the planet and (c) profit.
Answer: Under section 21 of the Companies Act 2006, a company may alter its articles of association by special resolution (requiring 75% approval of its shareholders), and under section 172(2) of the Act, a company may set out a distinctive purpose that its direc...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCompanies: Conditions of Employment and EnvironmentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that company directors consider the interests of (a) workers and (b) the environment.
Answer: Under section 172(1) of the Companies Act 2006, company directors are required to have regard to the interests of the company’s employees and the impact of the company’s operations on the environment. Since 2019, directors of large companies have been req...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the spend per grant recipient is from the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio.
Answer: The Government has provided innovation funding through the £1.3 billion Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP) and Advanced Nuclear Fund (ANF) to accelerate the commercialisation of innovative, low-carbon technologies, systems and business models in power, ...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio on the economy.
Answer: The Government has provided innovation funding through the £1.3 billion Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP) and Advanced Nuclear Fund (ANF) to accelerate the commercialisation of innovative, low-carbon technologies, systems and business models in power, ...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: Small BusinessesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much and what proportion of Net Zero Innovation Portfolio funding has been allocated to small businesses.
Answer: The Government has provided innovation funding through the £1.3 billion Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP) and Advanced Nuclear Fund (ANF) to accelerate the commercialisation of innovative, low-carbon technologies, systems and business models in power, ...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much money has been allocated from the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio.
Answer: The Government has provided innovation funding through the £1.3 billion Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP) and Advanced Nuclear Fund (ANF) to accelerate the commercialisation of innovative, low-carbon technologies, systems and business models in power, ...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRevenge Porn Helpline and StopNCII.org: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has for funding the (a) Revenge Porn Helpline and (b) StopNCII.org website in the next five years.
Answer: Violence against women and girls (VAWG), including so-called ‘revenge porn’ can have devastating consequences on victims. We have set out an unprecedented mission to halve VAWG in a decade, and we have committed to ban the creation of sexually explicit de...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordUK Safer Internet CentreDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to take steps to support the UK Safer Internet Centre after March 2025.
Answer: The government recognises the important work of the three organisations that form the UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC) in improving online safety. We are committed to continued engagement with UKSIC in support of its aim to establish a sustainable funding...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLoans: Developing CountriesTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17302More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2024 to Question 14217 on Loans: Developing Countries, how many loan commitments have been published under the Principles for Debt Transparency since June 2023; and if she will
Answer: The UK is a strong advocate for enhancing debt transparency, including for private sector debt. We have supported the Institute of International Finance (IIF) and the OECD Debt Transparency Initiative, set up in 2021, and the IIF’s Voluntary Principles fo...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordActive Travel: InfrastructureDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department plans to provide for active travel infrastructure in each of the next three financial years.
Answer: This Government announced an additional £100 million investment in cycling and walking infrastructure in 2025-26 at the Autumn budget. Final levels of funding for 2025-26 will be confirmed following completion of the Department for Transport’s business pl...
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBroadband: Urban AreasDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 901343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress he has made on the roll-out of gigabit-capable broadband in urban areas.
Answer: Rollout of gigabit-capable broadband in urban areas is strong but there is still more to do, with coverage at 84% This is based on data collected up to January 2024 and is the most recent data we have breaking down coverage by urban and rural. Government ...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBicycles: FacilitiesDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14390More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to provide (a) residents and (b) workers with access to spaces for (i) shared bike schemes and (ii) other bike storage facilities.
Answer: As part of its statutory consultee role for large-scale planning applications, Active Travel England (ATE) assesses the quantity and quality of cycle parking in new residential, retail and business developments alongside measures that would secure access ...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth: CyclingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14389More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of cycle commuting on (a) mental health and (b) healthy behaviours.
Answer: Public Health England’s 2018 cycling and walking evidence review confirms positive impacts on both mental health and healthy behaviours. This review is available at the following link:https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5bf41840e5274a2af47c464e...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14220More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that affected local people are included in the delivery of Official Development Assistance.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) takes a comprehensive and inclusive approach to the delivery of Overseas Development Aid, with a focus on ensuring that affected local people are actively involved in all stages of the programme cycl...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPregnancy: NutritionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is taking steps to invest in (a) prenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation, (b) breastfeeding (i) promotion and (ii) support, (c) vitamin A supplementation a
Answer: The FCDO supports the scale up of evidence-based interventions to tackle maternal and child malnutrition. Through the Child Nutrition Fund (CNF), the FCDO supports the procurement and distribution of micronutrient supplements - Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Fo...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordLoans: Developing CountriesTreasuryTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14217More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will amend the Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Act 2010 to make private sector loans to Global South countries (a) lawful and (b) transparent.
Answer: The UK is a strong advocate for sustainable lending and enhancing debt transparency, including across the private sector. In this regard, we firmly support the Principles for Debt Transparency published by the Institute for International Finance (IIF), wh...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordME/CFS: ResearchDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will prioritise funding for research on the impact of myalgic encephalomyelitis on women.
Answer: UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) Medical Research Council (MRC) has invested in research into Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) for many years, awarding £6.6 million in this area since 2012.This includes through DecodeME, the ...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordME/CFS: ResearchDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will take steps to prioritise research funding for myalgic encephalomyelitis.
Answer: UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) Medical Research Council (MRC) has invested in research into Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) for many years, awarding £6.6 million in this area since 2012.This includes through DecodeME, the ...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFur (Import and Sale) BillDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11388More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the Fur (Import and Sale) Bill.
Answer: Defra is continuing to build the evidence base on the fur sector. This includes commissioning our expert Animal Welfare Committee on what constitutes responsible sourcing of fur. The report that they produce will support our understanding of the fur indus...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11084More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to end the use of hotel accommodation for women and girls seeking asylum.
Answer: We are working to fix the asylum system, clearing the backlog to reduce demand on accommodation and ending the use of hotels, including for women and girls.
Answered 31 Oct 2024
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