Every parliamentary written question tabled by Ayoub Khan this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to tackle the decline of UK seabirds.
Ensuring nature’s recovery is a top priority for this Government. This is why the Government has announced a rapid review of the Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) to deliver on our legally binding environment targets, including reversing the decline in...
Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure a (a) secure and (b) affordable water supply for households.
The Government is committed to a twin track approach to improving water supply resilience. This involves action to reduce water company leaks and improve water efficiency, alongside investing in new supply infrastructure, including new reservoirs and wate...
Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing Thames Water into special administration.
The Government and Ofwat – the financial regulator for the water sector – are carefully monitoring the situation, and Ofwat continues to engage with Thames Water. The company remains stable, and it would be inappropriate to comment in detail on hypothetic...
What steps his Department is taking to help prepare for COP29.
COP29 is a crucial moment for global action on climate change. The UK is working closely with the incoming COP29 Presidency and other partners to make it a success. Shared priorities include agreeing a new global climate finance goal, encouraging ambitiou...
Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help restore peatlands.
The Government recognises the importance of England’s peatlands. Currently, peatland restoration is funded via the Nature for Climate Peatland Grant Scheme. After 2026, peatland restoration will be primarily funded through Environmental Land Management sc...
If she will make an assessment of the potential impact on levels of homelessness of unfreezing local housing allowance.
The Government recognises that homelessness levels are too high and there are a range of contributing factors. We will look carefully at these issues as we develop our strategy for ending homelessness. Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates have not been fro...
Communities and Local Government, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on levels of local housing allowance.
Ministers and officials in the department have regular conversations with counterparts in the DWP on a range of issues.The Local Housing Allowance (LHA) was restored to the 30th percentile of local market rents from April 2024 for one year.Any future deci...
Whether her Department is taking steps to introduce a National Financial Inclusion strategy.
Ensuring all individuals have access to the appropriate financial services and products they need is a key priority for Government and is vital to supporting people’s financial resilience and wellbeing. It is also an essential part of achieving inclusive ...
Whether her Department is taking steps to help ensure that home-to-school transport is provided for all children aged between 16 and 18 with special educational needs and disabilities.
This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life. Local authorities are responsible for transpo...
Communities and Local Government, if she will review the Right to Buy policy for social housing.
The Government believe it is right that those social tenants who have lived in their homes for many years retain the right to purchase their property at a reasonable discount. As such, we will not be ending the Right to Buy scheme.We are, however, committ...
If he will take steps to consolidate the number of national pay bargaining units in the civil service.
Pay arrangements for civil servants below the Senior Civil Service are delegated to departments. Under the framework of delegation, each department and agency has the power to determine its own terms and conditions of employment and is therefore a separat...