Every parliamentary written question tabled by Sarah Pochin this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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Communities and Local Government, how many new homes have been built in each region of England in each of the last five years compared with local housing targets.
My Department publishes an annual release entitled ‘Housing supply: net additional dwellings, England’, which is the primary and most comprehensive measure of housing supply. This includes estimates of new homes built in each region, in each financial yea...
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of delayed hospital discharges on NHS capacity.
Awaiting answer.
How many patients have waited longer than 12 hours in A&E departments in England in each of the last five years.
Awaiting answer.
Whether the Government plans to reform the regulatory framework governing the resale of electricity on residential park home sites.
The Government is very clear that resellers such as landlords should not profit from reselling energy to consumers. The maximum price at which gas or electricity can be resold to domestic consumers is the same price that the reseller (such as the park hom...
What assessment she has made of the impact of potholes on motorists and local authority repair budgets.
The Government takes the condition of local roads very seriously and is delivering record investment of £7.3 billion over the next four years to support local authorities in maintaining their networks and tackling potholes. Poor road conditions can result...
What assessment she has made of the potential impact of persistent pupil absenteeism on educational attainment.
School attendance is vital for children’s learning, wellbeing and wider development, and is a strong protective factor for all children and young people. Being persistently absent from school significantly harms a child’s chances of future success. For ex...
How much public funding has been allocated to pothole repairs in each region of England in each of the last five years.
The Department provides Highways Maintenance Block funding to Local Highway Authorities to help them maintain their local highway networks. Allocations for each region are as below: Region2022 to 2023 (£m)2023 to 2024 (£m)2024 to 2025 (£m)2025 to 2026 (£m...
Whether Ofgem has powers to require park home site operators to provide residents with reconciliation information showing how electricity resale charges have been calculated.
The Government is very clear that resellers such as landlords should not profit from reselling energy to consumers. The maximum price at which gas or electricity can be resold to domestic consumers is the same price that the reseller (such as the park hom...
What assessment she has made of the impact of long-term economic inactivity on economic growth.
In its 2023 Fiscal Risks and Sustainability Report, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) examined the economic implications of rising long-term inactivity due to ill-health. The government recognises the significant risks this poses to individual op...
Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of electricity resale arrangements on residents of park home sites who are unable to switch energy supplier.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 110494 on 11 February 2026.
What discussions he has had with representatives of small businesses regarding the potential impact of online retail competition on town centre economies.
DBT maintains regular engagement with small business through a range of forums. The Small Business Growth Forum brings together SMEs and representative organisations to develop the department’s strategic approach to supporting small businesses.The departm...
What estimate he has made of the number of jobs created and lost as a result of Net Zero policies since 2020.
The most recent official statistics from the Office for National Statistics show that there were up to 453,900 full-time equivalent jobs in the UK’s low carbon and renewable energy economy and its wider supply chain in 2024. This represents an increase o...
How many people of working age are economically inactive in each region of the United Kingdom.
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.A response to the Parliamentary Question of 16th June is attached.
What assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed SEND reforms on the ability of parents and carers to enforce provision through the First-tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability)
After a 12-week consultation period, including over 200 engagement events, meetings and roundtables, the department’s ‘SEND reform: putting children and young people first’ consultation has now closed. We are carefully reviewing all responses submitted to...
How many arrests relating to knife crime offences were made in each police force area in England and Wales in each of the last five years.
The Home Office collects and publishes data on arrests in England and Wales as part of the ‘Police Powers and Procedures’ statistical series, available here: Stop and search, arrests, and mental health detentions, March 2025 - GOV.UKHowever, the data on a...
What assessment she has made of the relationship between neighbourhood policing levels and public confidence in the police.
Visible, local policing is essential to restoring public confidence in our police and is a key element of the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee (NPG). As part of the NPG, we will deliver 13,000 additional neighbourhood policing personnel into roles across ...
What assessment he has made of the impact of Net Zero policies on household energy bills.
Continued over-reliance on volatile fossil fuels is a proven driver of high and unstable bills. That is why the government is driving forward with building record levels of renewables and nuclear, to get off the fossil fuel rollercoaster and ensure more s...
How many neighbourhood police officers were employed in each police force area in England and Wales in each of the last 10 years.
The Home Office publishes information on police officers in the neighbourhood policing function annually as part of the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales: 31 March’ statistical series: Police workforce England and Wales statistics - GOV.UK.Some forces ...
What steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) replacement and (b) reform of Education, Health and Care Plans retains legally enforceable provision for children and young people with SEND.
Under our proposed special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reforms, new, improved education, health and care (EHC) plans will guarantee statutory entitlements for children who require specialist provision. Children and young people with SEND wil...
What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of knife crime prevention orders in reducing repeat offending.
Knife Crime Prevention Orders (KCPOs) were piloted by the Metropolitan Police Service between July 2021 and March 2023.The Metropolitan Police Service conducted an impact evaluation of the pilot, which assessed the effect of the orders on reoffending rate...