Victoria Collins MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Motor InsuranceTreasuryTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56497More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Financial Conduct Authority plans to review the methods used by car insurers to determine vehicle valuations in write-off settlements.
Answer: How insurers value vehicles in write-off settlements are a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority who is operationally independent from the Government. The Financial Conduct Authority published its findings of a multi-firm review into insurers’ claims...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Performance Certificates: Business PremisesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that commercial properties have reached the minimum requirement of EPC Grade B by 2030.
Answer: The Government consulted on strengthening the non-domestic, which includes commercial properties, Private Rented Sector Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards to EPC C by 1 April 2027, and EPC B by 1 April 2030. We are currently reviewing the policy design, ...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor InsuranceTreasuryTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56474More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Financial Conduct Authority plans to review the methods used by car insurers to assess vehicle value in write-off settlements.
Answer: How insurers value vehicles in write-off settlements are a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority who is operationally independent from the Government. The Financial Conduct Authority published its findings of a multi-firm review into insurers’ claims...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Insurance: Fees and ChargesTreasuryTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 56140More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to prevent motor insurers from raising premiums for vehicle theft victims making non-fault claims in (a) Harpenden and Berkhamsted, (b) Hertfordshire, and (c) the rest of England.
Answer: Insurers make commercial decisions about pricing and the terms of cover they offer based on their assessment on the likelihood of a claim being made and the cost of those claims. The Government does not set the terms, conditions, or prices for insurance p...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Insurance: DisabilityDepartment for TransportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 56137More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with car insurance companies on the affordability of compulsory car insurance for drivers who require larger vehicles for disability-related mobility needs.
Answer: My officials meet motor insurers and their representative bodies such as the Association of British Insurers periodically to discuss a range of motor insurance issues.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor InsuranceTreasuryTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 56135More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the potential impact of changes to the costs of car insurance on vulnerable motorists.
Answer: Insurers make commercial decisions about pricing and the terms of cover they offer based on their assessment on the likelihood of a claim being made and the cost of those claims. The Government does not set the terms, conditions, or prices for insurance p...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 56133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the forthcoming Child Poverty Strategy will include (a) objectives and (b) targets beyond the initial 10-year framework to ensure sustained progress in reducing child poverty in (i) Harpenden an
Answer: Tackling child poverty is at the heart of this Government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity. The Child Poverty Taskforce is progressing work to publish its strategy as soon as possible and we are exploring all available levers to drive forwa...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMeans-tested BenefitsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 56132More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to increase the uptake of means-tested benefits among households with children in poverty in (a) Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency, (b) Hertfordshire and (c) Eng
Answer: The Department provides extensive information on Universal Credit including on GOV.UK that supports customers to identify what support may be available. Additionally, we signpost potential customers to external benefit calculators where they can identify ...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLong Covid: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 56054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding has been allocated by his Department for research into the (a) causes, (b) treatment, and (c) long-term effects of long covid in children and young people.
Answer: The Department funds research on health and social care through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Between 2019/20 and 2023/24, the NIHR and the Medical Research Council (MRC), part of UK Research and Innovation, have jointly inve...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLong Covid: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 56053More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will issue updated clinical guidance to support (a) GPs, (b) paediatricians and (c) school nurses in (i) diagnosing and (ii) treating children with long covid.
Answer: The most recent data from the Winter COVID-19 Infection Study, a joint study carried out by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the UK Health Security Agency, shows that, for the period 6 February 2024 to 7 March 2024, an estimated two million pe...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLong Covid: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 56052More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of a national register of children and young people diagnosed with long covid.
Answer: The most recent data from the Winter COVID-19 Infection Study, a joint study carried out by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the UK Health Security Agency, shows that, for the period 6 February 2024 to 7 March 2024, an estimated two million pe...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLong Covid: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 56051More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that children and young people with long covid have access to age-appropriate care and treatment.
Answer: The most recent data from the Winter COVID-19 Infection Study, a joint study carried out by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the UK Health Security Agency, shows that, for the period 6 February 2024 to 7 March 2024, an estimated two million pe...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLong Covid: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 56050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the prevalence of long covid in children and young people in (a) England and (b) Hertfordshire; and if he will publish estimates of the number of affected indi
Answer: The most recent data from the Winter COVID-19 Infection Study, a joint study carried out by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the UK Health Security Agency, shows that, for the period 6 February 2024 to 7 March 2024, an estimated two million pe...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Advisory ServicesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to help consolidate agricultural advice services; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of doing so on the (a) consistency and (b) coor
Answer: We are working across Defra to continue to improve the advice services on offer to farmers, building on existing broad services such as the Farming Advice Service and Catchment Sensitive Farming. We will aim to create greater alignment across services. We...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCourts: Harpenden and BerkhamstedMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to tackle backlogs in the courts in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.
Answer: This Government inherited a record and rising courts backlog. For this financial year (25/26), this Government is funding a record allocation of Crown Court sitting days to deliver swifter justice for victims – 110,000 sitting days this year, 4,000 higher...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish National (Overseas)Home OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, what assessment she has made on the ability of British Nationals Overse
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting members of the Hong Kong community who have relocated to the UK and those who may come here in future.Further details of all measures announced in the Immigration White Paper will be set out in the normal way in d...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: HertfordshireHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to maintain the five year qualifying period for current indefinite leave to remain visa holders in (a) Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency and (b) Hertfordshire.
Answer: We will be consulting on the earned settlement scheme later this year and further details on the proposed scheme will be provided at that time.
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Directive 2010/63EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, what steps her Department is taking to (a) record and (b) publish the number of animals bred for use in scientific
Answer: The Home Office is presently reviewing the collection and publication of additional statistics on animals that were bred for, but not used in, scientific procedures.
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for ADHD treatment.
Answer: It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) in England to make appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including providing access to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessment and tr...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOff-payroll WorkingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of umbrella company practices on the (a) rights and (b) take-home pay of contractors; and whether he plans to bring forward legislative prop
Answer: In March 2025, this Government published a response to the previous Government’s consultation on tackling non-compliance in the umbrella company market, outlining our approach to regulating the sector. Responses to the call for evidence and consultation g...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOff-payroll WorkingTreasuryTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55945More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the off-payroll working reforms on self-employed individuals.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the written answer I gave to the Hon. Member for North Cornwall on 26 March 2025:Self-employed and Small Businesses: Off-payroll Working
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Chronic IllnessesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department takes to ensure that reviews of Personal Independent Payment claims for people with complex and chronic health conditions consider the (a) overlap between multiple health issue
Answer: The Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment, at both new claim and award review, considers the impact of an individual’s health condition(s) or disability on their daily living and mobility rather than being based on the health condition itself. In...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSupported Housing: HertfordshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to protect supported housing in (a) Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency and (b) Hertfordshire.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 51474 on 19 May 2025.
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: HertfordshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support social landlords to gain equitable access to building safety remediation funding in (a) Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency, (b)
Answer: Across England, social landlords can apply to government remediation funds (Building Safety Fund and Cladding Safety Scheme). They can apply for funding equivalent to (1) the amount which the social landlord would otherwise be entitled to pass on to lease...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: DogsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to establish (a) a timetable and (b) interim targets for the replacement of dogs in regulatory scientific procedures; and if he will make it his poli
Answer: The Labour Manifesto includes a commitment to “partner with scientists, industry, and civil society as we work towards the phasing out of animal testing”, which is a long-term goal.The government will publish a strategy to support the development, validat...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
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