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Written questions by Fortune.

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

Department:All (218)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (103)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (34)Department for Transport (20)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (16)Treasury (9)Department of Health and Social Care (9)Home Office (7)Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (7)Ministry of Defence (5)Department for Business and Trade (4)Department for Education (1)Department for Work and Pensions (1)

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28 Nov 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
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Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility of the consultation entitled Reforming the Right to Buy, published on 20 November 2024.

Reply

The Government published the ‘Reforming the Right to Buy’ consultation via www.gov.uk on 20 November 2024, and is content that it meets the expected accessibility standards to allow all interested parties to contribute their views. As prescribed in the Go...

28 Nov 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
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Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility of the consultation entitled ICES area 7d and Lyme Bay king scallop dredge fishery closure 2025, published on 18 Nove

Reply

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) works closely with the fishing industry and other stakeholders and understands the need for information to be put to them in a manner that allows them to contribute meaningfully to Government consultations. Managem...

28 Nov 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
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Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the accessibility of the consultation on ending Pan-Regional Partnership core funding.

Reply

At the Autumn Statement, the government announced its intention to end core funding for Pan-Regional Partnerships and consult on the impacts of this decision, if it were taken forward. This public consultation is now live and accessible on Gov.uk and Gove...

28 Nov 2024·Home Office·Answered
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If she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility of the consultation on Police pensions: member contribution structure, published on 20 November 2024.

Reply

Accessible versions of both the consultation document and consultation questions document were published on 04/12/2024.These can be accessed at: Police pensions: member contribution structure - GOV.UK

28 Nov 2024·Home Office·Answered
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If she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility of the consultation on Firefighters pensions: member contribution structure, published on 20 November 2024.

Reply

Accessible versions of both the consultation document and consultation questions document were published on 04/12/2024.These can be accessed at: Firefighters pensions: member contribution structure - GOV.UK

28 Nov 2024·Home Office·Answered
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If she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility of the consultation on criminal justice joint inspection programme, published on 20 November 2024.

Reply

The Criminal Justice Joint inspectorates are consulting on their Criminal Justice Joint Inspection Programme. This consultation is published online and available in both HTML and PDF formats.This is a public consultation intended to gather the views of th...

28 Nov 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
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Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility of the consultation on Open access restriction at Sandy Gulls and others: how to comment, published on 22 November 20

Reply

Natural England (NE) is a relevant authority under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 for statutory restrictions and exclusions on access land. NE has a duty to publish a notice when it reviews these restrictions. NE uses existing Government websi...

28 Nov 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
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Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility of the consultation entitled Open access restriction at Woodnook Valley (3), published on 20 November 2024.

Reply

Natural England (NE) is a relevant authority under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 for statutory restrictions and exclusions on access land. NE has a duty to publish a notice when it reviews these restrictions. NE uses existing Government websi...

28 Nov 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
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Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility of the consultation on Draft information and guidance on storm overflows, published on 21 November 2024.

Reply

On the 21 of November, Defra launched a two-month consultation on updated technical guidance on storm overflows in England. Defra are looking for feedback from water companies, trade bodies, environmental non-government organisations and other key stakeho...

26 Nov 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
Asked

What assessment she has made of the potential impact on motorists of pay-per-mile road charges.

Reply

The Department has not undertaken any such assessment since the conclusion of the road pricing demonstrations project in 2011.

26 Nov 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
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Whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of running a public health campaign raising awareness of cardiac risk in young people.

Reply

The Government is committed to improving access to Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in public spaces and reducing inequalities in access to these life saving devices. Following the depletion of the existing AED fund, launched in in September 2023,...

26 Nov 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
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How much new funding is available for pothole repairs excluding funding previously allocated following the cancellation of HS2.

Reply

The additional £500 million that the Chancellor has announced at the Budget for local highway maintenance for the 2025/26 financial year represents an increase of nearly 50% in comparison to the current financial year. This goes above and beyond the fundi...

26 Nov 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
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What funding for pothole repairs is available to London boroughs.

Reply

Transport policy is devolved to the Mayor of London and Transport for London. It is up to the Mayor to decide how much of the wider funding for London’s transport is passed down to the boroughs, who are also able to use other sources of locally raised inc...

26 Nov 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
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Whether she plans to reallocate £8.3 billion of HS2 funding for road repairs.

Reply

The additional £500 million that the Chancellor has announced at the Budget for local highway maintenance for the 2025/26 financial year represents an increase of nearly 50% in comparison to the current financial year. This goes above and beyond the fundi...

26 Nov 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
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What plans her Department has for Southeastern.

Reply

Southeastern’s service level will be increasing with the introduction of an additional 44 services per day when the timetable is updated in December. We will continue to work with Southeastern, as we do with all train operators, to drive further improveme...

20 Nov 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
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What steps his Department is taking to support individuals with epilepsy whose condition is not well-controlled by existing therapies; and what funding his Department has allocated to support resea

Reply

We want a society where every person, including those with long-term conditions such as epilepsy, receives high-quality, compassionate continuity of care, with their families and carers supported. We will change the National Health Service so that it beco...

4 Nov 2024·Treasury·Answered
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If she will make an estimate of the number of first-time buyers in London that may be subject to stamp duty from April 2025, in the context of proposed changes to the rate of stamp duty relief.

Reply

Statistics on the number of claimants of First Time Buyers’ Relief on Stamp Duty Land Tax by region of England are included within Table 9 of the ‘UK Stamp Tax statistics’ publication available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-stamp-tax-s...

4 Nov 2024·Treasury·Answered
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If she will make an estimate of the total revenue her Department expects to receive from property purchases in London following proposed changes to the rate of stamp duty relief.

Reply

Statistics on total revenue raised from Stamp Duty Land Tax by region of England for previous years are available within Table 3a of the ‘UK Stamp Tax statistics’ publication available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-stamp-tax-statistics...

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