Every parliamentary written question tabled by Jerome Mayhew this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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What information her Department holds on the number of (a) employees working in the private school bus services sector and (b) privately contracted buses used by local authorities for school bus services.
The Department for Transport does not hold specific data on the number of employees working in the private school bus services sector, or on the number of privately contracted buses used by local authorities for school bus services. Local authorities are ...
With reference to paragraph 4.91 of the Autumn Budget 2024, what proportion of the additional funding will be used to (a) administer the compensation scheme and (b) fund the public inquiry.
Of the additional funding set out in the Autumn Budget 2024 for financial years 2024/25 and 2025/26, over £150m will be used to administer the various compensation schemes. Over £100m has been set aside to continue to fund DBT and Post Office’s participat...
What steps she is taking to ensure that financial services regulators fulfil their obligations under their secondary objective on international competitiveness and economic growth.
Effective, proportionate regulation is key to a thriving UK economy and delivering the government’s mission to drive the inclusive growth and international competitiveness of the UK’s financial services sector. The government is working closely with the r...
What evidence she has seen of financial services regulators adapting their approach as a result of the secondary objective on international competitiveness and economic growth.
Effective, proportionate regulation is key to a thriving UK economy and delivering the government’s mission to drive the inclusive growth and international competitiveness of the UK’s financial services sector. The government is working closely with the r...
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the response to issues arising from the failures of the Horizon IT System on his Department's capacity to deal with other issues.
No such assessment has been made, however tackling the legacy of the Horizon scandal is a major priority for the Department.
What estimate he has made of the cost of replacing the Post Office Horizon IT system.
As part of the Spending Review 2021 Government provided Post Office with a total of £185m of funding to support investment activities, which included the ongoing maintenance and replacement of the Horizon IT system. In 2023 Government provided a further £...
How many and what proportion of her Department’s full time equivalent staff have been allocated to working on its response to failures of the Horizon Post Office IT system in each month of the last two
The table below shows the number and proportion of the Department's Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) staff over the last 2 years working solely on its response to the Post Office Horizon Scandal. The figures do not include a further 15 vacant roles for which re...
How many and what proportion of convicted postmasters has her Department contacted to inform them that their conviction has been quashed under the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024.
I refer the honourable Member to our GOV.UK page where we now publish monthly management information on the progress of the Post Office Convictions casework team. This page can be found at: Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024: Quashed convictio...
When he plans to publish the impact assessment for the Employment Rights Bill.
On Monday 21 October, the Government published a comprehensive package of analysis on the impact of the Employment Rights Bill (http://www.gov.uk/guidance/employment-rights-bill-impact-assessments).
What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of introducing means-testing for the Winter Fuel Payment on hospital admissions.
This is not a decision any Government would want to make, but we inherited a £22 billion black hole in the nation’s finances. Difficult decisions are required.We continue to stand behind vulnerable households by:Increasing the state pension by around £460...
Communities and Local Government, whether it is her policy that there is to be a presumption against planning permission for solar farms that are not nationally significant infrastructure projects on best and mos
The Government places great importance upon our agriculture and food production, and this is reflected in the National Planning Policy Framework. The Framework is clear that local planning authorities should recognise the economic and other benefits of th...
How many full-time civil servants are working on informing postmasters and former postmasters that their conviction has been quashed under the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024.
The Horizon scandal was an unprecedented miscarriage of justice and the Government is working to notify all postmasters whose convictions have been quashed as quickly as possible. This work is carried out through a specially trained casework team who asse...
How many civil servants are working only on compensation for postmasters.
On the 30th of June, there were 45 FTE civil servants working within the Department for Business and Trade, as of the 30th of September, there are 56 full-time equivalent (FTE) civil servants working only on redress for postmasters, an increase of 11 FTE ...
When her Department plans to publish a business tax roadmap.
The Government will outline a tax roadmap for business at the Budget to offer the certainty that encourages investment and gives business the confidence to grow, including our commitment to cap corporation tax at 25% for the duration of this Parliament an...
What assessment she has made of trends in the level of the rate of the business rates multiplier in (a) England and (b) Wales.
Recent trends in the rate of the business rates multiplier can be found at:https://www.gov.uk/calculate-your-business-rates. A number of reliefs are available to support businesses with their business rate liabilities. The eligibility criteria for them ca...
How many full-time civil servants are working on compensation for postmasters.
Within the Department for Business and Trade, there are currently 60 full time civil servants working on redress for postmasters across the 4 available redress schemes. Government is determined that all postmasters who suffered as a result of the Horizon ...
What estimate she has made of the burden of business rates on small and medium-sized businesses.
Recent trends in the rate of the business rates multiplier can be found at:https://www.gov.uk/calculate-your-business-rates. A number of reliefs are available to support businesses with their business rate liabilities. The eligibility criteria for them ca...
How many letters informing postmasters and former postmasters that their conviction has been quashed under the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024 her Department has sent.
I refer the honourable Member to the answer I gave on 10 September 2024 to Question 4254 (https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-09-04/4254).The Government will begin to release monthly management information on the progr...
When he plans to announce the results of the Small Modular Reactor competition.
Great British Nuclear was established in 2023 as an expert nuclear delivery. It is currently running a small modular reactor technology selection process. This is a live procurement and is ongoing; the window for submitting tenders has now closed and Grea...
How many subpostmasters had their convictions quashed as a result of the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act.
The Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024 quashed all convictions meeting the conditions in the Act immediately upon commencement on 24 May 2024.Following the commencement of the Act, the Ministry of Justice has been working through data from a r...