Victoria Collins MP: written questions
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Cerebral Palsy: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve support for adults with cerebral palsy.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that people living with cerebral palsy have access to appropriate support and services throughout their lives, enabling them to fulfil their potential and lead healthy, productive lives.The National Institute for He...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCultural Heritage: StoneDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that public procurement for heritage projects support the use of locally sourced stone appropriate to local architectural traditions.
Answer: Whilst DCMS does not have public procurement policies relating to the use of locally used stone, there are a number of ways in which the Government supports the use of stone appropriate to local architectural traditions. If anyone wants to alter or extend...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordConstruction: Sustainable DevelopmentDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to include natural stone in future (a) low-carbon and (b) sustainable construction incentive schemes.
Answer: The department is currently developing policies that will help grow the market for low carbon industrial products, including green procurement and improved carbon accounting. The initial focus of these policies is steel, cement, and concrete products used...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordStoneDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89157More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of geographical indication protections for regionally significant natural stones.
Answer: I am responding as minister with responsibility for intellectual property. Geographical indications for craft and industrial products, e.g. natural stones, can be protected in the UK via specialised collective and certification trade marks. Collective and...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordStone: ExportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89156More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of overseas (a) subsidies and (b) export support on the competitiveness of UK natural stone producers; and whether he has made an assessm
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is committed to supporting businesses, including natural stone producers, to grow and export. UK businesses can access DBT’s wealth of export support via business.gov.uk.This support is available to all UK busin...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordQuarrying: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89155More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of increases in employers' National Insurance contributions on the natural stone industry.
Answer: A Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) was published alongside the introduction of the Bill containing the changes to employer National Insurance contributions (NICs) announced at Autumn Budget 2024. The TIIN sets out the impact of the policy on the exc...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordConstruction: ApprenticesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to increase the number of approved apprenticeship providers for (a) stone masonry, (b) quarrying (c) and heritage restoration skills.
Answer: As of 15 October 2025, there are 1450 active providers on the Apprenticeship Provider and Assessment Register (APAR). New training providers can enter the apprenticeship training market under one of the three entry routes in place. These are either where ...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordConstruction: ApprenticesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help support the development of (a) specialist training and (b) apprenticeship pathways in the (i) natural stone and (ii) heritage construction sectors, including
Answer: As announced in the Spending Review, the Government is investing over £1.2 billion annually in skills by 2028-29 to support technical routes and work-based training. Employers and learners in the sector can benefit from a range of apprenticeship standards...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordStone: ExportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of providing (a) targeted grant funding and (b) export support for small and medium-sized enterprises in the natural stone industry simil
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is committed to supporting businesses, including natural stone producers, to grow and export. UK businesses can access DBT’s wealth of export support via business.gov.uk.This support is available to all UK busin...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFuels: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87555More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increasing fuel duty on (a) consumer price inflation and (b) household living costs.
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government announced continued support for people and businesses by extending the temporary 5p fuel duty cut and cancelling the planned increase in line with inflation for 2025/26. The temporary 5p cut is scheduled to expire in ...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEquipment: TheftHome OfficeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to issue guidance to police forces on responding to (a) thefts from vans and (b) tool theft, in the context of the implementation of the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023.
Answer: The Government is currently bringing forward legislative proposals to extend the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023 to include tradespeople’s power tools. As set out in the recently published Government Response to the Call for Evidence on the scope of...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTools: TheftHome OfficeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to extend the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023 to include tradespeople’s power tools.
Answer: The Government is currently bringing forward legislative proposals to extend the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023 to include tradespeople’s power tools. As set out in the recently published Government Response to the Call for Evidence on the scope of...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSuicideHome OfficeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing mandatory suicide preventing training for emergency service workers.
Answer: The Home Office only has responsibility for territorial police forces.The College of Policing set the professional standards for police in England and Wales. The College’s core guidance includes the initial training for officers under the Policing Educati...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTennis: Harpenden and BerkhamstedDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to provide funding for (a) indoor and (b) covered tennis facilities in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.
Answer: The Government is determined to ensure that everyone has access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities. That is why we have committed another £400 million to transform facilities across the whole of the UK following the Spending Review. We a...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTennis: FacilitiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87550More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to support the development of (a) affordable and (b) accessible padel courts in (i) Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency and (ii) England.
Answer: The Government is determined to ensure that everyone has access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities. That is why we have committed another £400 million to transform facilities across the whole of the UK following the Spending Review. We a...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: Harpenden and BerkhamstedDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to take steps to help support the development of covered (a) tennis, (b) padel and (b) multi-sport facilities in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.
Answer: The Government is determined to ensure that everyone has access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities. That is why we have committed another £400 million to transform facilities across the whole of the UK following the Spending Review. We a...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNeurologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for neurology outpatient appointments; and what plans are in place to ensure timely access to neurological care for all patients.
Answer: The Government is committed to delivering the National Health Service constitutional standard that 92% of patients to wait no longer than 18 weeks from referral to treatment by March 2029. This includes patients waiting for neurology care.As of August 202...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordInsolvencyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86082More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many company directors have been disqualified following Insolvency Service investigations involving (a) phoenix trading or (b) similar conduct after insolvency in each of the last three years.
Answer: Until April 2025, The Insolvency Service only recorded data for phoenix trading where directors were specifically disqualified for that allegation. This was infrequent, as phoenixism is defined very precisely and requires a high burden of proof. In the 3 ...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordInsolvencyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86081More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of current enforcement powers where directors of insolvent companies resume trading through new companies; and what steps he is taking to strengt
Answer: Both civil and criminal enforcement tools, are used to address corporate abuse, that includes phoenixism. Director disqualification helps to protect the public from individuals who have demonstrated that they are unfit to be involved in the management of ...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFloods: HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86080More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of properties ceded to the Flood Re scheme since 2023 are not classified as at risk of flooding under Environment Agency flood maps; and what steps she is
Answer: The Flood Re scheme is funded by the insurance industry via a compulsory levy which currently stands at £160 million per annum. Insurers chose which properties at flood risk to cede to the scheme. Premiums are set by Flood Re that aims to ensure only poli...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: CompaniesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86079More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to require energy suppliers to pay interest on significant customer credit balances held for extended periods.
Answer: In the year to June 2025, Ofgem data shows that there has been a fall by around £500m of credit balances held by suppliers (Domestic Energy Customer Credit Balances, July 2024 to June 2025 | Ofgem) Customers may challenge increased direct debit payment am...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: CompaniesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86078More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Ofgem on the (a) total value of credit balances currently held by domestic energy suppliers and (b) steps it is taking to ensure that surplus credit is refund
Answer: In the year to June 2025, Ofgem data shows that there has been a fall by around £500m of credit balances held by suppliers (Domestic Energy Customer Credit Balances, July 2024 to June 2025 | Ofgem) Customers may challenge increased direct debit payment am...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86077More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions his Department has had with energy suppliers on the level of their compliance with licence requirements to ensure that direct debit levels reflect customers’ actual energy us
Answer: In the year to June 2025, Ofgem data shows that there has been a fall by around £500m of credit balances held by suppliers (Domestic Energy Customer Credit Balances, July 2024 to June 2025 | Ofgem) Customers may challenge increased direct debit payment am...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimals (Low-welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86076More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to introduce activity regulations under the Animal (Low Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023; and what her Department's timetable is for the full implementatio
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the reply previously given to the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire, Pippa Heylings on 23 September 2025 PQ UIN 73101.
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: Harpenden and BerkhamstedDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86075More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that people who need it have access to palliative care services in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.
Answer: Palliative care services are included in the list of services an integrated care board (ICB) must commission. To support ICBs in this duty, NHS England has published statutory guidance and service specifications. The statutory guidance states that ICBs, ...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
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