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1746499

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Slough
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to increase the availability of driving tests in Slough constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	17585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times.</p><p> </p><p>Measures in place to reduce waiting times for customers at all driving test centres (DTC), include the recruitment of new driving examiners (DE), conducting tests outside regular hours, including at weekends and on public holidays, and buying back annual leave from DEs. DVSA also continues to deploy DEs from areas with lower waiting times into those where waiting times are longer.</p><p> </p><p>As part of a recent recruitment exercise, DVSA hopes to offer training courses to two potential new DEs at Slough DTC in the new year. In future recruitment campaigns, DVSA will continue to look to fill additional examiner roles at Slough DTC.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 05/12/2024 16:57:03 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1745960

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2024
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Arts: Copyright
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sports, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Design and Artists Copyright Society’s report entitled, UK Visual Artists a survey of earnings and contracts, published on 25 November 2024; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of digital copying on artists' and performers' remuneration.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
	tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	17194
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p>My department has made no recent assessment of the potential impact of digital copying on artists' and performers' remuneration. However, the Government wants to see remuneration arrangements that create the right conditions for sparking and driving innovation and investment, whilst rewarding creators for their work and is proud that it was a Labour Government that introduced the Artists Resale Right which is administered by DACS.</p><p>We recognise the importance of copyright protection in ensuring creators are protected and rewarded. The Government welcomes the publication of this informative report from the Design and Artists Copyright Society.</p> answering member constituency Rhondda and Ogmore answering member printed Chris Bryant question first answered 05/12/2024 15:58:16 answering member 1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant
	tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

1745973

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2024
	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	Connect to Work
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the Connect to Work programme will be implemented in 2025, in the context of its predecessor programme being planned for 2024; and if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of the timing of this rollout on the number of people who will be supported into work by the end of 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
	tabling member printed	Helen Whately
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	17192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p>As announced in the Get Britain Working White Paper published 26 November 2024 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/get-britain-working-white-paper/get-britain-working-white-paper" target="_blank">Get Britain Working White Paper - GOV.UK</a>, the new voluntary, locally led, supported employment programme Connect to Work will be the first programme under the Government’s new Get Britain Working Strategy. Whilst Connect to Work will use the funding that was initially reserved for the Universal Support Programme, Connect to Work has been co-designed with Local Authorities and has flexibility to meet local needs at its core.</p><p> </p><p>The Connect to Work grant guidance, also published on Gov.uk on 26 November <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/connect-to-work" target="_blank">Connect to Work - GOV.UK</a>, invites areas to develop a delivery plan which sets out the design of their own local Connect to Work programmes, working within the national guidance. We do not know what volumes will be delivered by local areas until Delivery Plans are received. With a phased rollout led by Local Authorities’ own timetables. When the General Election was called, there were no plans in place to support delivery in 2024. We have extended the funding for Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care to sustain delivery of this locally led programme while areas develop their Connect to Work plans.</p> answering member constituency Stretford and Urmston answering member printed Andrew Western question first answered 05/12/2024 16:36:31 answering member 4979 label Biography information for Andrew Western
	tabling member	4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately

1746035

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Land Drainage: Property Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 October 2024 to Question 6534 on Land Drainage: Property Development, whether he (a) has made and (b) plans to make an assessment of the potential regulatory burden of implementing Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 to require the formation of sustainable urban drainage systems.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	17232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p>A full regulatory impact assessment, including consideration of costs and benefits, would be prepared as part of any implementation of Schedule 3 to the Flood and Water Management Act 2010.</p><p> </p><p>No such assessment is available at this stage.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 05/12/2024 14:50:53 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
	tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1746088

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Inheritance Tax: Tax Avoidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes in liability for inheritance tax on levels of tax avoidance.
	tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
	tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	17257
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p>At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government took a number of difficult but necessary decisions on tax, welfare, and spending to restore economic stability, fix the public finances, and support public services. These were tough decisions given the situation we inherited from the previous administration, but the Government has done so in a way that makes the tax system fairer and more sustainable.</p><p> </p><p>These decisions included reforming the inheritance tax rules on pensions, agricultural property relief, and business property relief.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published a technical consultation on the changes to inheritance tax rules for pension funds and death benefits at https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/inheritance-tax-on-pensions-liability-reporting-and-payment.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also published information about the reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/agricultural-property-relief-and-business-property-relief-reforms" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/agricultural-property-relief-and-business-property-relief-reforms</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In accordance with standard practice, a tax information and impact note will be published alongside the draft legislation before the relevant Finance Bill.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 05/12/2024 17:04:02 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1746104

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Gosport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to increase the availability of practical driving tests in Gosport constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Gosport
	tabling member printed	Dame Caroline Dinenage
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	17087
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA’s) main priority is to reduce car practical driving test waiting times, whilst upholding road safety standards.</p><p> </p><p>Measures in place to reduce waiting times for customers at all driving test centres (DTC), include the recruitment of new driving examiners (DE), conducting tests outside regular hours, including at weekends and on public holidays, and buying back annual leave from DEs. DVSA also continues to deploy DEs from areas with lower waiting times into those where waiting times are longer.</p><p> </p><p>As part of recent recruitment at DTCs that serve the Gosport constituency, DVSA has had two new examiners successfully complete training, with another potential new examiner currently in training. A further seven potential applicants are in the application process and if successful, will be offered training courses in the new year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 05/12/2024 17:05:25 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage

1746124

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2024
	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	Energy: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that support is available for households that (a) are not on low incomes and (b) do not have access to capital upfront to retrofit their homes.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	17141
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p>As part of the Warm Homes Plan, the Government has committed an initial £3.4 billion over the next 3 years towards heat decarbonisation and household energy efficiency, with £1 billion of this allocated to next year. Additional funding will be considered in Phase 2 of the Spending Review, as the Warm Homes Plan is further developed.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government is exploring the role of incentives and private finance for households to support homeowners with the upfront costs of energy efficiency improvements and low carbon heating. This includes the Green Home Finance Accelerator Programme which has made £20 million available to support in developing green finance products.</p> answering member constituency Peckham answering member printed Miatta Fahnbulleh question first answered 05/12/2024 12:17:07 answering member 5099
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1746126

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2024
	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	Employment Tribunals Service: Local Government
	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 estimate she has made of the total cost to the public purse of out of court settlements for employment tribunal cases across local government in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	17143
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon question first answered 05/12/2024 15:46:32 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1746127

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2024
	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	NHS: Employment Tribunals Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the total cost to the public purse of out of court settlements for employment tribunal cases across the NHS in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	17144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally by the Department or NHS England. No estimate has been made on the total cost to the public purse of out of court settlements for employment tribunal cases across the National Health Service in the last five years.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered 05/12/2024 09:41:11 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1746138

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probation Service: Welsh Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what training is available through the medium of Welsh for probation officers in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	17190
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p>Currently, whilst we do not offer national training for Probation Officers in Welsh we can provide learning materials and effective practice briefings in Welsh upon request.</p><p>We are dedicated to fostering a workplace environment that encourages and embraces the use of the Welsh language in daily work practices. This commitment includes a staff Welsh language forum, and we will soon be launching a Welsh Language Skills Policy focused on supporting our staff.</p> answering member constituency Scunthorpe answering member printed Sir Nicholas Dakin question first answered 05/12/2024 15:05:04 answering member 4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts