Vikki Slade MP: written questions

Written questions

• Extended ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16048More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to introduce wraparound childcare in all schools by September 2026.

  Answer: This government will build a modern childcare system that supports families from the end of parental leave, right through to the end of primary school.Childcare needs do not stop when children start school. To support parents the government will deliver f...

  Answered 3 Dec 2024

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• HuntingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10569More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is for bringing forward legislative proposals to end fox hunting.

  Answer: This is a devolved matter with regard to Scotland and Northern Ireland; hunting with dogs is a reserved matter with respect to Wales and therefore, the information provided relates to England and Wales only. The Hunting Act 2004 makes it an offence to hun...

  Answered 31 Oct 2024

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• Empty PropertyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8084More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to bring empty properties back into use; whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) introducing (i) incentives and (ii)

  Answer: I refer the Hon Member to my answer to Question UIN 6686 on 14 October 2024.

  Answered 15 Oct 2024

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• Fish Farming: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7335More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to increase protection for farmed fish.

  Answer: The Animal Welfare Committee’s updated Opinion on the welfare of farmed fish at the time of killing was published last year. A GB-wide farmed trout joint Government and industry working group is now examining the issues raised in the report to explore the...

  Answered 9 Oct 2024

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• Energy: DisadvantagedDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7334More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help (a) pensioners who will not receive Winter Fuel Allowance and (b) other people with disabilities who (i) need to run equipment through the winter and (ii) have a conditi

  Answer: This Government is committed to pensioners – everyone in our society, no matter their working history or savings deserves a comfortable and dignified retirement. The State Pension is the foundation of income in retirement and will remain so protecting 12 ...

  Answered 9 Oct 2024

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• Pension Credit and Winter Fuel PaymentTreasuryTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7333More

  Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing (a) Pension Credit and (b) the personal allowances of pensioners to mitigate the potential impact of the removal of Winter Fuel Allowance.

  Answer: The standard minimum income guarantee for a single person and couples in Pension Credit rises in line with average earnings to ensure that it maintains its relative value over time to ensure that Pension Credit (Guarantee Credit) will continue to provide ...

  Answered 14 Oct 2024

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• Nature Conservation: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3633More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) making wildlife crimes notifiable and (b) including them in national crime statistics.

  Answer: There are no plans currently to make all wildlife crimes notifiable and consequentially to include in the national crime statistics. Any non-notifiable wildlife crime reported to police can still be investigated where appropriate, as Chief Constables have...

  Answered 6 Sept 2024

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