Tony Vaughan MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Private Rented Housing: DatabasesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to establish a timeline of when the new private rented sector database will be implemented.
Answer: The government intends to set out detailed implementation plans for the Renters’ Rights Act in the near future.
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWilliam Harvey Hospital: Accident and Emergency DepartmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84521More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase support for the delivery of emergency care at the William Harvey Hospital.
Answer: The Government recognises that urgent and emergency care performance has fallen short in recent years and is committed to restoring accident and emergency waiting times to the National Health Service constitutional standard across England to support the d...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that child maintenance calculations reflect the needs of children in the paying parent's home.
Answer: Information about the paying parent's gross income is taken directly from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for the latest tax year available. This allows maintenance calculations to be made quickly and accurately. The amount of maintenance a paying parent mu...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she will meet with representatives from the Refugee and Migrant Children’s Consortium to discuss their report entitled Lost Childhoods: The consequences of flawed age assessments at the UK bor
Answer: Home Office officials are already engaging with stakeholders involved in the production of this report, and I look forward to hearing the outcome of these discussions. I am happy to meet the consortium for a discussion.
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the equitability of service charge terms in TP1 documents for use by freeholders when purchasing properties from developers.
Answer: My Department has not conducted a specific assessment about the equitability of service charge terms in TP1 documents for use by freeholders when purhcasing properties from developers. The level of charges that residential freeholders pay will vary based ...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordStalkingHome OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to implement stalking protection notices that would be issued by police officers pending a full application to court.
Answer: Stalking Protection Orders (SPOs) are civil orders which can be imposed on anyone who has carried out acts associated with stalking and who poses a risk. They are available to the police on application to the court and can impose restrictions considered n...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordParking OffencesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59053More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of additional powers for local authorities to instigate stronger penalties against repeat illegal parking violations.
Answer: Local Authorities are empowered to determine their parking arrangements, as they are best suited to understand the best way of responding to local needs. They must do so in a way which meets standards set by national government that parking policies shoul...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFire and Rescue Services: HealthMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59045More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to support firefighters suffering from long-term health effects caused by their work.
Answer: The health and safety of firefighters is of paramount importance. Fire and rescue authorities, as employers, must take action to protect firefighter physical and mental health, this includes ensuring that firefighters receive the appropriate equipment and...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of migrants are granted settlement after (a) five years and (b) ten years for which the latest data is available.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on how people move through the immigration system in the Migrant Journey report. Data on those granted indefinite leave to remain or citizenship by year of initial leave can be found in dataset MJ_D01. The latest publication...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish NationalityHome OfficeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of people who come to the UK get citizenship after (a) five years and (b) ten years.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on how people move through the immigration system in the Migrant Journey report. Data on those granted indefinite leave to remain or citizenship by year of initial leave can be found in dataset MJ_D01. The latest publication...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPatients: CorrespondenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the NHS spent on sending letters to patients in the 2023-24 financial year.
Answer: Data on National Health Service total spend sending letters to patients in the 2023/24 financial year in England is not held centrally, and will be held locally by individual trusts.
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGambling: TaxationTreasuryTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53696More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the level of taxation on online gambling.
Answer: The Government is currently consulting on proposals to simplify the gambling tax system by merging the three current taxes that cover remote (including online) gambling into one.
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordX Corp: RadicalismDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help tackle illegal extremist content on the social media platform X.
Answer: The Online Safety Act gives online platforms, including X, new duties to take steps to reduce the risk their services are used to disseminate illegal extremist content. They also need to implement effective systems to remove this content when it does appe...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Supply: Radio FrequenciesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of enabling energy networks to access a dedicated radio spectrum for enhanced operational communications.
Answer: Ofcom is responsible for the management of spectrum in the UK, including allocating spectrum. My officials are working with those in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and with regulators to establish and assess the evidence base for th...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: Social ServicesHome OfficeTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39616More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many sponsoring employers in the care sector had their sponsorship licence revoked in each year between 2022 to 2024; and what information her Department holds on the number of overseas care worke
Answer: The Home Office does not routinely publish data on sponsor revocations for specific sectors. However, between July 2022 and December 2024, the government revoked more than 470 sponsor licences in the care sector to clampdown on abuse and exploitation. Mor...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Workers: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39615More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department of 22 January 2025, Official Report, column 414WH, how many displaced international car
Answer: In 2024/25, £16 million has been made available through the adult social care international recruitment fund for 15 regional and sub-regional partnerships to prevent and respond to exploitative practices of internationally recruited care staff. Between Ju...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Workers: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39614More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department on 22 January 2025, Official Report, column 414WH, what guidance his Department has pro
Answer: In 2024/25, £16 million has been made available through the adult social care international recruitment fund for 15 regional and sub-regional partnerships to prevent and respond to exploitative practices of internationally recruited care staff. Between Ju...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Workers: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the regional partnerships financed by the international recruitment fund for the adult social care sector; whether he plans to publish an evaluat
Answer: In 2024/25, £16 million has been made available through the adult social care international recruitment fund for 15 regional and sub-regional partnerships to prevent and respond to exploitative practices of internationally recruited care staff. Between Ju...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Workers: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many international social care workers have (a) had contact with the regional partnerships financed by the international recruitment fund for the adult social care sector and (b) been assisted
Answer: In 2024/25, £16 million has been made available through the adult social care international recruitment fund for 15 regional and sub-regional partnerships to prevent and respond to exploitative practices of internationally recruited care staff. Between Ju...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordStalking: Criminal ProceedingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to support victims of stalking through the criminal justice system.
Answer: The Government was elected with a landmark mission to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) in the next decade. To do so, the Government is committed to better supporting and protecting victims and survivors of VAWG, including stalking.The Ministr...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Education: Local GovernmentDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35808More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to work with Local Authorities to improve the teaching quality of Education otherwise than in a school packages.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities or who are in alternative provision, including those receiving education otherwise than in a school (EOTAS), receive the right support to succ...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability: Medical ExaminationsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35807More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that disability related expenditure assessments are being undertaken by local authorities.
Answer: Where local authorities decide to charge for the provision of care and support, they must follow the Care and Support Statutory Guidance, which is available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/care-act-statutory-guidance/care-...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: Folkestone and HytheDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35397More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many additional pensioners have claimed Pension Credit in Folkestone and Hythe constituency since 4 July 2024.
Answer: On 27th February we published Pension Credit applications and award statistics. This publication provides application volumes up to 23 February 2025. Pension Credit Applications - February 2025 We do not hold data at regional or constituency level for ap...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHolidays: Academic YearDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35396More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits regulating the price of family holidays during school holidays.
Answer: Industry traders tell us many factors are considered when travel companies price holidays, including demand at specific times. Demand is cyclical and most businesses trade all year round, with pricing in periods of high demand reflecting this. On the othe...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTemporary Accommodation: Housing BenefitDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35395More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of uprating temporary accommodation subsidy rates on local authorities.
Answer: We continue to keep the rates used for Housing Benefit subsidy under review and are working closely with MHCLG and the Inter-Ministerial Group on Homelessness and Rough Sleeping to explore the impacts of subsidy rates on local authorities. The Government ...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
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