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1736892

registered interest
date	24/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Estate Agents: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's Regulation of Property Agents working group report, published on 18 July 2019, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of regulating the activities of property agents.
tabling member constituency	Runcorn and Helsby
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	11030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2024-10-04%2F5873&amp;data=05%7C02%7CWrittenPQs%40communities.gov.uk%7C6c72606ebd8e4abb052108dcf8c59daa%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638658774846891720%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=btcgHTO%2FMJfpdBmBdeBho9y8VoQKeTFTeZGfbuSgbPI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">5873</a> on the 14 October 2024.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook grouped question UIN 10471 question first answered 30/10/2024 15:36:26 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1736898

registered interest
date	24/10/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Pension Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many additional applications for pension credit have been accepted in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland, (d) North West of England and (e) Runcorn and Helsby constituency in the last four months.
tabling member constituency	Runcorn and Helsby
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	11034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2024 answer text <p>The department published information on 27<sup>th</sup> September on <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/weekly-pension-credit-claims-received-from-1-april-2024-to-1-september-2024/weekly-pension-credit-claims-received-from-1-april-2024-to-1-september-2024&amp;data=05|02|SPDPQSANDBRIEFINGS@DWP.GOV.UK|b58e5a9921ee43dcfed708dcf7431466|96f1f6e910574117ac2880cdfe86f8c3|0|0|638657114689377586|Unknown|TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0=|0|||&amp;sdata=ltZdooppXEG37GDof5dGhRZfBbxplwEXNj38BitWr5Q=&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">the number of applications between 1 April 2024 and 22 September 2024</a>. This showed a 152% increase in applications in the 8 weeks following the 29 July 2024 Winter Fuel Payment announcement by the chancellor.</p><p> </p><p>The <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/pension-credit-applications-and-awards-november-2024" target="_blank">Department has announced its plan to publish</a> updated information on Pension Credit Applications and Awards on 28 November 2024. We are currently unable to provide information at the geographic levels requested and the 28 November 2024 statistical release is currently planned to include data at the national level.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds question first answered 29/10/2024 15:57:15 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1736602

registered interest
date	23/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Towns Fund: Runcorn
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether it is her policy to provide funding through the Towns Fund for projects in Runcorn.
tabling member constituency	Runcorn and Helsby
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	10759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2024 answer text <p>The Towns Fund is made up of two major funding programmes that were announced under the previous government: Town Deals and the Future High Streets Fund competition. Places were invited to develop Town Deal proposals in September 2019 and final Town Deal allocations had been confirmed by July 2021. The Future High Streets Fund competition opened for EOI submission in December 2018; all successful bidders had been confirmed by May 2021.</p><p>In July 2021, Runcorn was awarded a £23.6 million Town Deal to support eight ambitious projects. My officials continue to work closely with Halton Borough Council to ensure the delivery of these projects are progressing well, on time and to budget. The Towns Deals Programme is due to close in March 2026 with the expectation that all funding recipients will have contractually committed the entirety of their allocation by this date.</p><p>Both components of Towns Fund are now fully committed across 170 high streets, town centres and local communities in England. Funding recipients are well progressed into the delivery of their projects and there is no new funding available.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris question first answered 28/10/2024 15:41:28 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1736636

registered interest
date	23/10/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of capping the costs of residential care for looked after children.
tabling member constituency	Runcorn and Helsby
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	10763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2024 answer text <p>The department recognises that local authorities are facing rising costs to place children in care, with some private providers making excessive profits.</p><p>This is unacceptable. The department is taking a range of actions to rebalance the market and eliminate profiteering, including strengthening regulation and working with local government to make sure every child has a safe, loving home.</p><p>The department will be bringing forward measures in the Children’s Wellbeing Bill to achieve this and to return children’s social care to delivering high quality outcomes for looked after children at a sustainable cost to the taxpayer. The department will be announcing further detail in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewisham East answering member printed Janet Daby question first answered 28/10/2024 11:56:25 answering member 4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1736641

registered interest
date	23/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Devolution: Cheshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress her Department has made on a devolution deal for Cheshire and Warrington.
tabling member constituency	Runcorn and Helsby
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	10765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2024 answer text <p>I met with Leaders from Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, and Warrington Councils on 3 September to discuss next steps for devolution in the area.</p><p>The government will continue to work closely with the area to agree a way forward to deliver an ambitious devolution agreement for Cheshire and Warrington.</p><p>This government believes that the benefits of devolution are best achieved through the establishment of combined authorities supported by a mayor with a strategic role across a wider geography, working closely with council leaders.</p><p>The English Devolution White Paper will set an ambitious new framework for English devolution, moving power out of Westminster and back to those who know their areas best.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon question first answered 29/10/2024 16:02:13 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1736148

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Leasehold: Mortgages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the number and proportion of leaseholders who are unable to get a mortgage because their lease is below 80 years; and if he will take steps to end leasehold.
tabling member constituency	Runcorn and Helsby
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	10467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2024 answer text <p>Further to my answer to Question UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2024-10-04%2F7185&amp;data=05%7C02%7CWrittenPQs%40communities.gov.uk%7C6c72606ebd8e4abb052108dcf8c59daa%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638658774846846957%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=3SSq87PxoB7OMc7vWwTtHUqN0WtbFrTqS6COon7s%2BUo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">7185</a> on 10 October 2024, the Impact Assessment for the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act considered how the reforms will interact with the potential challenges faced by leaseholders with short leases. This is available from the Parliamentary website.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 30/10/2024 15:32:21 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1736150

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Runcorn and Helsby
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on supporting the repair of potholes in Runcorn and Helsby constituency.
tabling member constituency	Runcorn and Helsby
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	10468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government takes the condition of local roads very seriously and is committed to maintaining and renewing the local highway network. This Government has a manifesto commitment to enable local highway authorities to fix up to a million extra potholes a year, and it will say more on this in due course after the forthcoming Budget and Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p>Cheshire West and Chester Council and Halton Council are the local highway authorities for different parts of the Runcorn and Helsby constituency, and they are therefore responsible for the condition and maintenance of their local road networks.</p><p> </p><p>Cheshire West and Chester Council will receive £11.1 million from this Department during 2024/25 to help them carry out their local highway maintenance responsibilities, and it is their responsibility to decide how that funding is used, based on local needs and priorities.</p><p> </p><p>Halton Council is a member of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA). LCRCA will receive £142.9 million from this Department during 2024/25 for investment in local transport networks in the Liverpool City Region as outlined in their programme business case and delivery plan. It is for LCRCA to decide how much of that funding is used for highway maintenance in Halton and its other five member authorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 25/10/2024 12:01:28 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1736152

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Dental Services: Runcorn and Helsby
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of dental provision in Runcorn and Helsby constituency.
tabling member constituency	Runcorn and Helsby
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	10469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2024 answer text <p>Dental Statistics - England 2023-24, published by NHS Business Services Authority on 22 August 2024, is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/statistical-collections/dental-england/dental-statistics-england-202324" target="_blank">https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/statistical-collections/dental-england/dental-statistics-england-202324</a></p><p>The data for NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board, which includes the Runcorn and Helsby constituency, shows that 46% of adults were seen by a National Health Service dentist in the previous 24 months, compared to 40% in England; and 62% of children were seen by an NHS dentist in the previous 12 months, compared to 56% in England.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 28/10/2024 14:25:13 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1736163

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals: Runcorn and Helsby
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary school students receive free school meals in Runcorn and Helsby constituency.
tabling member constituency	Runcorn and Helsby
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	10470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2024 answer text <p>The most recently published figures on free school meals (FSM) eligibility are from the January 2024 school census, which were published in June 2024 here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics</a></p><p> </p><p>Where statistics were published prior to the changes in parliamentary constituency boundaries, they will be updated to reflect the new boundaries in the next publication of statistics. This is expected to be in June 2025 for schools and pupils statistics.</p><p> </p><p>The constituency of Runcorn and Helsby is made up of elements of five old constituencies: Weaver Vale, Halton, Ellesmere Port and Neston, Eddisbury, and City of Chester. The attached Excel table gives FSM rates as of January 2024 for schools in those constituencies. <br></p><p>The ‘Schools, pupils and their characteristics’ publication linked above includes data at school level. This can be combined with information from ‘Get Information About Schools’ (GIAS) to identify parliamentary constituency, which can be accessed here: <a href="https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/</a>. GIAS reflects the changes made following the general election parliamentary constituency changes. Updates to geographical data in GIAS are made on a quarterly basis using data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth South answering member printed Stephen Morgan question first answered 29/10/2024 17:55:16 answering member 4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan attachment 1 file name 10470_FSM_pupils_Runcorn_Helsby_January_2024.xlsx title 10470_attachment
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1736181

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Leasehold: Property Management Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the establishment of a regulator of property agents to help tackle leasehold issues.
tabling member constituency	Runcorn and Helsby
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	10471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2024-10-04%2F5873&amp;data=05%7C02%7CWrittenPQs%40communities.gov.uk%7C6c72606ebd8e4abb052108dcf8c59daa%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638658774846891720%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=btcgHTO%2FMJfpdBmBdeBho9y8VoQKeTFTeZGfbuSgbPI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">5873</a> on the 14 October 2024.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook grouped question UIN 11030 question first answered 30/10/2024 15:36:26 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury