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Written questions by Turner.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by Laurence Turner this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.

Department:All (356)Department for Transport (99)Department for Education (44)Department of Health and Social Care (41)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (26)Department for Business and Trade (20)Ministry of Justice (19)Department for Work and Pensions (16)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (14)Treasury (12)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (11)Department for Culture, Media and Sport (9)Ministry of Defence (8)

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23 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
Asked

What the (a) central and (b) total public expenditure was on cycling per head by region in 2023-24.

Reply

The Department does not hold data detailing public expenditure on cycling per head by region. Details of Active Travel England expenditure on walking and cycling combined by region for 2023/24 is contained in the table below. This expenditure is in additi...

23 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
Asked

How many temporary speed restrictions there were on the national rail network on15 March in each year since 2017.

Reply

Network Rail data in the attached table shows that the following temporary and emergency speed restrictions were in place in Rail Period 13 (March) since 2017.

23 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
Asked

Whether her Department provided National Highways the proposals for Road Investment Strategy 3 required under clause 2 of Schedule 2 of the Infrastructure Act 2015 before 4 July 2024.

Reply

No.

22 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
Asked

Pursuant to the Answer of 21 October to Question 9121, on Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination, when he expects to receive further advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisatio

Reply

In the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation’s (JCVI) statement summarising the advice for the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) programme, the committee stated that an extension to the initial programme would be considered when there is more ce...

21 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
Asked

Whether the Rail Delivery Group plans to publish board minutes for the period between March 2021 and March 2024.

Reply

The Rail Delivery Group (RDG) is a private organisation that brings together passenger and freight train operators, as well as Network Rail. As such, it is for the RDG to decide whether to publicly publish its board minutes for the period between March 20...

21 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
Asked

How much was spent on improving the accessibility of railway stations for disabled people under Network Rail's Access for All scheme in each region in each year of Control Period (a) 5 and (b) 6.

Reply

During Control Period 5 (CP5, 2014/15 to 2018/19), the total spend under the Access for All programme across Great Britain was £88.762 million.During Control Period 6 (CP6, 2019/20 to 2023/24), the total spend under the Access for All programme across Gre...

21 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
Asked

With reference to her Department's press release entitled PM redirects HS2 funding to revolutionise transport across the North and Midlands, published of 04 October 2023, what is the estimated cost to the publi

Reply

The Department is currently assessing the cost of cancelling Phase 2 of the HS2 project, working with HS2 Ltd and its supply chain to inform this assessment. As at the end of March 2024, £2.3bn had been spent on Phase 2.

21 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
Asked

How many planned station upgrades under Network Rail's Access for All scheme were (a) cancelled and (b) deferred during Control Period 6 in each region.

Reply

Under the previous government, changes were made to the Control Period 6 Access for All (AfA) programme at the following stations:Queens Park (London) and Battersea Park (London) - AfA funding was withdrawnPeckham Rye (London) - scope was incorporated int...

21 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
Asked

What support she is providing to mayoral combined authorities for bus franchising schemes.

Reply

The Government have committed to giving mayoral combined authorities long term devolved funding settlements.We recognise that success in delivering franchising will be dependent on the delivery capacity and capability of local authorities. The Department ...

21 Oct 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
Asked

What recent assessment he has made of the (a) scale and (b) effectiveness of North Korea's contribution to Russia's war against Ukraine.

Reply

We are seeing evidence that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has sent troops to Russia. This is a deeply concerning development, which risks prolonging the war, and augments the DPRK's already significant support to Russia's illegal invasi...

11 Oct 2024·House of Commons Commission·Answered
Asked

Representing the House of Commons Commission, what the average cost was to the public purse of administering an Early Day Motion in the latest 12 months for which data is available.

Reply

It is difficult to provide an accurate figure for the cost of administering an Early Day Motion as staff in the Table Office and the Procedural Publishing Unit who process EDMs have a wide range of other responsibilities and time spent exclusively on EDMs...

11 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
Asked

With reference to publication entitled Government and Agenda for Change trade unions offer in principle, published by NHS Employers on 16 March 2023, whether it remains his Department's policy to i

Reply

The Department is progressing work on all non-pay commitments covered in the 2023/24 Agenda for Change pay deal, including reviewing aspects of the pay setting process. Recommendations from this work will be considered at the earliest opportunity.

8 Oct 2024·Department for Education·Answered
Asked

If she will have discussions with the Standards and Testing Agency on its planned timetable for responding to the representation made by King Edwards VI Balaam Wood Academy on 10 September 2024.

Reply

The Standards and Testing Agency received an allegation of maladministration from King Edwards VI Balaam Wood Academy on 10 September. It is currently carrying out an investigation in line with its standard procedures. The outcome of the investigation wil...

4 Oct 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
Asked

Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the welfare of greyhound dogs.

Reply

The welfare of greyhounds in England is protected by the Animal Welfare Act 2006. The 2006 Act allows action to be taken where there is evidence of cruelty to an animal or a failure to provide for that animal’s welfare needs. This includes where greyhound...

4 Oct 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
Asked

Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help protect the welfare of greyhound dogs within the greyhound racing industry.

Reply

The welfare of greyhounds in England is protected by the Animal Welfare Act 2006. The 2006 Act allows action to be taken where there is evidence of cruelty to an animal or a failure to provide for that animal’s welfare needs. This includes where greyhound...

4 Oct 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
Asked

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential implications for its policies of the (a) findings and (b) recommendations of the report entitled Detention in t

Reply

As the Foreign Secretary outlined in his statement to the House of Commons on 2 September, the UK's concern about the treatment of detainees was one of the factors determining the UK's decision to suspend certain arms export licences to Israel that could ...

6 Sept 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
Asked

Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2024 to Question 3908 on Max Caller, what records were kept of that meeting.

Reply

As previously set out in my answer to Question UIN 3908 on 5 September 2024, officials attended the meeting between the former Secretary of State and Max Caller on 26 September 2023. As has been the case under successive administrations, the details of in...

2 Sept 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
Asked

Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's publication entitled ministerial meetings, July to September 2023, updated on 14 December 2023, whether the then Secretary of State's meeting w

Reply

The meeting on 26 September 2023 between the former Secretary of State and Max Caller was attended by officials.

2 Sept 2024·Department for Education·Answered
Asked

With reference to section 8.1.1 of her Department's publication entitled School workforce census guide 2023: Guide for schools including academies within a Multi Academy Trust, published in July 2023, if she wi

Reply

School support staff play a vital role in children’s education and development. The department values and recognises the professionalism of the entire school workforce and will address recruitment and retention challenges by reinstating the School Support...

2 Sept 2024·Department for Education·Answered
Asked

Whether local authorities are required to monitor the average cost of delivering Education, Health, and Care Plans within their area.

Reply

Local authorities are not required to monitor the average cost of delivering education, health, and care (EHC) plans within their area. Local authorities are required to submit data on education spending, including spending relating to special educational...

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