Toby Perkins MP: written questions
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MagistratesMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 109984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many magistrates served in a) magistrate courts and b) family courts in each year between 2009 and 2025.
Answer: Magistrates are the cornerstone of our long and established judicial System. The extraordinary voluntary commitment given by individuals across England and Wales, giving up their valuable free time to make a difference to our Justice system is incredible....
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCourts: BuildingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 109983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many court days were lost in 2025 due to the unavailability of courtrooms as a result of building failures by a) crown court, b) magistrates court and c) family court.
Answer: The number of court days lost due to building failures in the last full financial year (2024/25) is as follows:Crown Court – 258 daysMagistrates’ Court – 36 daysFamily Court – 2 daysTo put this into context, over the same period we sat over 107,000 days i...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisoner Escorts: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 109982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many court days were lost in 2025 due to non-delivery of remanded prisoners to court by courier firms by a) prison held in, b) contracted courier company, c) Crown Court and d) Magistrates court.
Answer: Data on the number of trials declared ineffective due to the non-production of defendants can be found here: Trial effectiveness at the Criminal Courts tool.In the most recent reported quarter (July to September 2025), non-production of defendants account...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: Data CentresDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108617More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with the Climate Change Committee on whether projections in The Seventh Carbon Budget include the levels of energy used by data centres.
Answer: The Secretary of State regularly engages with the government’s independent adviser, the Climate Change Committee (CCC), on a wide range of issues including the CCC’s Seventh Carbon Budget advice. The government will choose its own pathway and will ensure ...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSleeping RoughMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108616More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to launch the Long-Term Rough Sleeping Innovation Programme; and whether that programme will include the expansion of Housing First.
Answer: We will launch our £15 million Long-Term Rough Sleeping Innovation Programme shortly. The funding will enable councils to trial and deliver new approaches to support people furthest away from resolving their rough sleeping. The government will provide £3....
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSteel CouncilDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108615More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the UK Steel Council includes representatives from the steel industry supply chain.
Answer: The Steel Council was re-established in 2025 to support the development of the forthcoming steel strategy. The list of members can be found using the following link [ https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-sets-out-plan-to-secure-the-long-term-futu...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSteel CouncilDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108614More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when the UK Steel Council will next meet.
Answer: The Steel Council was re-established in 2025 to support the development of the forthcoming steel strategy. The list of members can be found using the following link [ https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-sets-out-plan-to-secure-the-long-term-futu...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMetals: RecyclingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the British Metals Recycling Association’s report entitled Assessing the impact of potential restrictions on UK recyc
Answer: The Government acknowledges the UK steel sector's growing need for high-quality scrap supply. We are committed to collaborating with the supply chain to foster sector growth whilst maintaining a fair market for all stakeholders. The British Metals Recycli...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFood: LabellingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of banning the usage of non-compostable fresh produce stickers.
Answer: The Department has not considered the potential impact of non-compostable fresh produce stickers on the bio-waste industry and soil health and does not currently have plans to discourage or ban the use of these stickers. However, we remain committed to su...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPackaging: CompostDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108611More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of non-compostable fresh produce stickers on the bio-waste industry and soil health; and whether she plans to take steps to d
Answer: The Department has not considered the potential impact of non-compostable fresh produce stickers on the bio-waste industry and soil health and does not currently have plans to discourage or ban the use of these stickers. However, we remain committed to su...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108610More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish the Future Homes Standard.
Answer: The government understands the urgency of introducing new energy efficiency standards so that as many homes as possible are highly efficient and use low-carbon heating. We are carefully considering at what level to set the technical requirements of the Fu...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWheelchairs: DerbyshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of wheelchair provision services in Derbyshire.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the provision and commissioning of local wheelchair services, and NHS England supports ICBs to commission effective, efficient, and personalised wheelchair services.Since July 2015, NHS England has collect...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Learning DisabilityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the specific challenges that face adults with learning difficulties in accessing health services; and what actions he is taking to ensure that they receive an accepta
Answer: A learning difficulty is a reduced ability for a specific form of learning and includes conditions such as dyslexia and dyspraxia. These are life-long conditions.Under the Equality Act 2010, public sector organisations are required to make changes in thei...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91122More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that transition plan requirements are proportionate and flexible for small and medium-sized enterprises.
Answer: The government is clear that it wants any future requirements to be proportionate and that the focus will be on economically significant entities where there is likely a significant investor and public interest. As a result, small to medium-sized companie...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Carbon Emissions and Sustainable DevelopmentDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91121More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether transition plans will be integrated within the UK’s Sustainability Reporting Standards framework.
Answer: The government ran a consultation seeking views on how to implement transition plan requirements from June to September 2025 which has now closed. The consultation included questions on the impact of transition plan disclosure, implementation options and ...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91120More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of transition plan disclosure on private sector investment for net zero transition.
Answer: The government ran a consultation seeking views on how to implement transition plan requirements from June to September 2025 which has now closed. The consultation included questions on the impact of transition plan disclosure, implementation options and ...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to establish a pathway and timeframe for transition plan disclosure to become mandatory for large companies.
Answer: The government ran a consultation seeking views on how to implement transition plan requirements from June to September 2025 which has now closed. The consultation included questions on the impact of transition plan disclosure, implementation options and ...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91118More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to publish his Department's roadmap for implementing mandatory transition plan disclosure for in-scope companies.
Answer: The government ran a consultation seeking views on how to implement transition plan requirements from June to September 2025 which has now closed. The consultation included questions on the impact of transition plan disclosure, implementation options and ...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFishing Vessels: LicensingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91117More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many fishing licenses has the Government issued to fly-seine fishing vessels registered in i) the EU and ii) England.
Answer: The Marine Management Organisation does not issue specific licences for fly-seining. The MMO issues a domestic fishing vessel licence which allows English registered vessels to fishing using various stipulated gear types. A list of registered and licensed...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFishing Vessels: English ChannelDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91116More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has he made of the potential impact to non-quota stocks of fly-seine fishing vessel operations in the English Channel.
Answer: The number of fly-seine vessels operating in English waters including the Channel increased from 29 to 54 vessels between 2019 and 2024, while landings of non-quota stocks increased by some 50% between 2018 and 2023. Many non-quota stocks are data limited...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFishing Vessels: English ChannelDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91115More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much fishing effort, calculated in kilowatt days, has been conducted by fly-seine fishing vessels in the English Channel in each year 2015-2025.
Answer: Although UK and non-UK commercial fishing vessels are required to report catches in UK waters, they are not required to report whether those catches occurred in English waters or waters between six and twelve nautical miles. As such, this data is not coll...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFishing CatchesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91114More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many tonnes of fish have been caught in English waters between six and twelve nautical miles in each year 2015-2025.
Answer: Although UK and non-UK commercial fishing vessels are required to report catches in UK waters, they are not required to report whether those catches occurred in English waters or waters between six and twelve nautical miles. As such, this data is not coll...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFishing CatchesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91113More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much fishing effort calculated in kilowatt days has taken place in English waters between six and twelve nautical miles in each year 2015-2025.
Answer: Although UK and non-UK commercial fishing vessels are required to report catches in UK waters, they are not required to report whether those catches occurred in English waters or waters between six and twelve nautical miles. As such, this data is not coll...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFishing CatchesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91112More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what was the first hand sale value of fish caught in English waters by EU registered fishing vessels in each year 2015-2025.
Answer: Although a breakdown of non-quota catches by species caught by EU vessels in UK waters is not published, cumulative catches are published as per Article 507 of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement. These are published on gov.uk as part of the Specialised C...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFishing CatchesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what were the top ten by gross tonnage non-quota species caught by EU registered fishing vessels in each year 2020-2025.
Answer: Although a breakdown of non-quota catches by species caught by EU vessels in UK waters is not published, cumulative catches are published as per Article 507 of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement. These are published on gov.uk as part of the Specialised C...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
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