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1786052

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2025
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Active Travel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring local authorities to (a) provide (i) active travel routes, (ii) all-weather surfaces and (iii) appropriate signage and (b) regularly clear encroaching vegetation.
	tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
	tabling member printed	Ellie Chowns
	uin	39383
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2025 answer text <p>The Government recognises the merits of enabling local authorities to deliver and maintain high-quality, well-signed active travel routes to support its economic growth, health and net zero missions. Active travel can help to revitalise high streets, enable people to live longer, healthier lives and reduce transport emissions. In line with the Government’s devolution agenda decisions on the design, delivery and maintenance of active travel routes are best made at the local level by local authorities in consultation with local communities.</p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 20/03/2025 11:22:17 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
	tabling member	5249

1785110

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2025
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Vehicle Number Plates: Automatic Number Plate Recognition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with relevant stakeholders on tackling the use of modified number plates designed to evade detection by automatic number plate recognition cameras, also known as ghost plates.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich
	tabling member printed	Sarah Coombes
	uin	38711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2025 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is working with the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC), various police forces and Trading Standards in relation to the supply and use of modified number plates, commonly known as ‘ghost plates’. One element of the work underway is to quantify the number of illegal plates that are in circulation. The evidence received will support further action to address this issue.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood grouped question UIN 38715 question first answered 20/03/2025 09:35:02 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	5088

1785125

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2025
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Space Technology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase UK sovereign capability in the defence space sector.
	tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
	tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
	uin	38636
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2025 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is supporting the Government's ambition to strengthen the UK's space sector. Through major investments from Defence, including £1.5 billion over 10 years in Defence space technologies and £5 billion over a similar period in satellite communications through the SKYNET programme, we have supported the development of technology and economic growth opportunities for the sector. Initiatives like ISTARI, a satellite constellation for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance, will boost operational independence using unique technology developed in the UK. Collaboration with industry, academia, and Government is ongoing to ensure the necessary infrastructure, skilled personnel, satellites, ground stations and operators are in place for sovereign capability.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Liverpool Garston answering member printed Maria Eagle question first answered 20/03/2025 14:37:49 answering member 483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle
	tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

1785127

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2025
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Engineering
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase the retention of engineers in the (a) Royal Navy, (b) British Army and (c) Royal Air Force.
	tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
	tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
	uin	38637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2025 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister for Veterans and People (Alistair Carns) on 13 January 2025 to Question 21528 to the right hon. Member for Gosport (Dame Caroline Dinenage).</p> answering member constituency Plymouth Sutton and Devonport answering member printed Luke Pollard question first answered 20/03/2025 14:26:16 answering member 4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard attachment 1 file name 21582 - Armed Forces Labour Turnover.docx title Armed Forces: Labour Turnover
	tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

1785190

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2025
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Charities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Office for Veterans’ Affairs provides oversight of military charities.
	tabling member constituency	Huntingdon
	tabling member printed	Ben Obese-Jecty
	uin	38724
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2025 answer text <p>Charities are independent from Government and are regulated by the Charity Commission for England and Wales, the Scottish Charities Regulator or the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland depending on location. Specific services provided by charities are subject to other regulators as appropriate, such as the Care Quality Commission or the Fundraising Regulator.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Veterans’ Affairs works closely with many Armed Forces charities who play a vital part of the wider support system for veterans, and I am also actively exploring ways of simplifying and cohering access to Government support, working in partnership with the charity sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Birmingham Selly Oak answering member printed Al Carns question first answered 19/03/2025 07:48:55 answering member 5235
	tabling member	5089

1785206

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2025
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Career Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on career progression for non-UK personnel by nationality.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	38568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2025 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 13 March 2025 to Question 35903 to the hon. Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme (Mr Jogee).</p> answering member constituency Birmingham Selly Oak answering member printed Al Carns question first answered 20/03/2025 13:32:37 answering member 5235 attachment 1 file name UIN 35903.docx title Armed Forces: Career Development
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1785235

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2025
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Vehicle Number Plates: Automatic Number Plate Recognition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the DVLA on tackling the use of modified number plates designed to evade detection by automatic number plate recognition cameras, also known ghost plates.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich
	tabling member printed	Sarah Coombes
	uin	38715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2025 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is working with the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC), various police forces and Trading Standards in relation to the supply and use of modified number plates, commonly known as ‘ghost plates’. One element of the work underway is to quantify the number of illegal plates that are in circulation. The evidence received will support further action to address this issue.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood grouped question UIN 38711 question first answered 20/03/2025 09:35:02 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	5088

1785265

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2025
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Employers' Contributions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 36079 on Bus Services and Railways: Employers' Contributions, how much and what proportion of the £1 billion additional funding for buses will be spent on the increase to employer's National Insurance contributions.
	tabling member constituency	Aldridge-Brownhills
	tabling member printed	Wendy Morton
	uin	38592
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2025 answer text <p>The £1 billion of funding for buses awarded as part of the Budget includes £712 million allocated to local authorities to support and improve bus services. Local authorities can use this funding however they wish to improve bus services for passengers. In addition, over £150 million is being provided to bus operators to deliver the £3 cap on single bus fares in England outside London throughout 2025, and £243 million is being made available to bus operators through the Bus Service Operators Grant to support services.</p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 20/03/2025 09:38:43 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
	tabling member	4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton

1785273

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2025
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Private Education: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue the Exchequer has raised from the application of VAT to private school fees since 1 January 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Aldridge-Brownhills
	tabling member printed	Wendy Morton
	uin	38598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2025 answer text <p>The Annex to the Government Response to the Technical Note, <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6734864af6920bfb5abc7a29/Government_Response_to_the_Technical_Note_on_Applying_VAT_to_Private_School_Fees_and_Removing_the_Business_Rates_Charitable_Rate_Relief.pdf" target="_blank">Government_Response_to_the_Technical_Note_on_Applying_VAT_to_Private_School_Fees_and_Removing_the_Business_Rates_Charitable_Rate_Relief.pdf</a>, sets out the expected VAT revenue resulting from this measure and the costing methodology. The Government estimates that it will raise £460 million this year, rising to £1,725 million in 2029/30.</p><p> </p><p>VAT revenue overall is recognised in the National Accounts on an accruals basis. As set out in the above Annex, the VAT liability in 2024/25 is time apportioned for the implementation date of 1 January 2025. The actual VAT liability reported on VAT returns for any month or quarter will depend on various factors, including the date when schools meet the requirement to register for VAT (if not already registered), and which of the staggered quarterly accounting periods apply to the business. VAT returns are generally due one month and seven days after the end of the accounting period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 20/03/2025 09:07:58 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton

1785277

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2025
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Great British Energy: Annual Reports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, on what date GB Energy's annual report and accounts will be published.
	tabling member constituency	Angus and Perthshire Glens
	tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
	uin	38665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2025 answer text <p>Clause 7 of the Great British Energy Bill requires Great British Energy to report its accounts to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. It also requires the Secretary of State to lay a copy of these before Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>As The Bill has not yet received Royal Assent, we are unable to confirm a specific date on which the first annual reports and accounts will be laid before Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Rutherglen answering member printed Michael Shanks question first answered 20/03/2025 11:51:10 answering member 4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks
	tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan