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Written questions by Coleman.

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

Department:All (169)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (39)Department of Health and Social Care (35)Department for Education (24)Department for Work and Pensions (21)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (16)Treasury (11)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (7)Home Office (5)Cabinet Office (3)Ministry of Justice (2)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (2)Department for Business and Trade (2)

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10 Dec 2024·Department for Education·Answered
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With which charities representing disabled children her Department has consulted on the development of the Child Poverty Strategy.

Reply

The Child Poverty Taskforce, of which my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education is co-chair, is building on the wealth of existing evidence and expertise across the UK to develop an ambitious strategy to reduce child poverty. We are liste...

5 Dec 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many times UK ambassadors have met Organisations of Persons with Disabilities in the past year.

Reply

We do not collect data on the engagement with organisations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) across the FCDO network of overseas Posts. However, Posts are encouraged to promote all equalities issues globally, including disability inclusion, and engage ...

4 Dec 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish a list of embassies ranked by the number of times they have met Organisations of Persons with Disabilities in the last year.

Reply

We do not collect data on the engagement with organisations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) across the FCDO network of overseas Posts. However, Posts are encouraged to promote all equalities issues globally, including disability inclusion, and engage ...

4 Dec 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which UK ambassadors have met Organisations of Persons with Disabilities in the last year.

Reply

We do not collect data on the engagement with organisations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) across the FCDO network of overseas Posts. However, Posts are encouraged to promote all equalities issues globally, including disability inclusion, and engage ...

4 Dec 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many and what proportion of UK Ambassadors have met with Organisations of Persons with Disabilities in the past year.

Reply

We do not collect data on the engagement with organisations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) across the FCDO network of overseas Posts. However, Posts are encouraged to promote all equalities issues globally, including disability inclusion, and engage ...

31 Oct 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
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Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on how many and what proportion of complaints to the Property Ombudsman have been outstanding for three months or more.

Reply

While the Property Ombudsman (TPO) is independent of Government, we are committed to ensuring that the agent redress schemes work well for consumers. My department receives regular data from TPO and meets with them regularly to discuss policy and performa...

31 Oct 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
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Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the average time taken by the Property Ombudsman to reach a decision on complaints.

Reply

While the Property Ombudsman (TPO) is independent of Government, we are committed to ensuring that the agent redress schemes work well for consumers. My department receives regular data from TPO and meets with them regularly to discuss policy and performa...

31 Oct 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
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Communities and Local Government, if she will hold discussions with the Property Ombudsman on potential measures to enable the Ombudsman to respond more quickly to complaints.

Reply

While the Property Ombudsman (TPO) is independent of Government, we are committed to ensuring that the agent redress schemes work well for consumers. My department receives regular data from TPO and meets with them regularly to discuss policy and performa...

23 Oct 2024·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
Asked

What steps he is taking to encourage businesses to use data more effectively to increase productivity.

Reply

The Invest 2035: Industrial Strategy Green Paper sets out our vision for a credible, 10-year plan to deliver the certainty and stability businesses need to invest in the high-growth sectors that will drive our growth mission.The Industrial Strategy Green ...

23 Oct 2024·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
Asked

Whether the effective use of data to drive productivity will be included in the proposed industrial strategy council's remit.

Reply

The Industrial Strategy Council (ISC) will be responsible for informing and monitoring the development and delivery of the long-term industrial strategy, ensuring that policy interventions are based on a high-quality evidence base. The ISC will recommend ...

21 Oct 2024·Treasury·Answered
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If she will make an assessment of the potential impact on small and medium-sized wine traders of the introduction of a tax-by-strength alcohol excise duty regime within one year.

Reply

In August 2023 the Government introduced reforms to alcohol duty so that products are taxed in proportion to their alcoholic strength, not volume. To help the wine industry adapt to the new duty system, the temporary duty easement was introduced as a tran...

21 Oct 2024·Treasury·Answered
Asked

If her Department will make an estimate of the administrative cost to wine sellers of the an alcohol excise duty regime based on taxing wine by strength.

Reply

In August 2023 the Government introduced reforms to alcohol duty so that products are taxed in proportion to their alcoholic strength, not volume. To help the wine industry adapt to the new duty system, the temporary duty easement was introduced as a tran...

21 Oct 2024·Treasury·Answered
Asked

If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a separate duty charge for wine for each 0.1% of ABV.

Reply

In August 2023 the Government introduced reforms to alcohol duty so that products are taxed in proportion to their alcoholic strength, not volume. To help the wine industry adapt to the new duty system, the temporary duty easement was introduced as a tran...

18 Oct 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
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Communities and Local Government, whether she is taking steps to (a) simplify the process and (b) reduce the costs of extending the lease period for existing leaseholders.

Reply

The Government intends to act quickly to provide homeowners with greater rights, powers, and protections over their homes by implementing the provisions of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024. The Act will introduce an amended valuation scheme that...

17 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
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How much funding had been allocated for (a) the scheme to (i) rebuild and (ii) modernise Charing Cross Hospital and (b) the New Hospital Programme by 2 July 2024.

Reply

The standard process confirming the total funding amount for major infrastructure projects involves the review and approval of a Full Business Case. All trusts in the programme have previously received indicative funding allocations to support planning, h...

17 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
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How much funding his Department provided for the rebuild and modernisation of Charing Cross Hospital by the end of the 2023-24 financial year.

Reply

The standard process confirming the total funding amount for major infrastructure projects involves the review and approval of a Full Business Case. All trusts in the programme have previously received indicative funding allocations to support planning, h...

17 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
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What the (a) business case status and (b) RIBA stage is for the scheme to (i) rebuild and (ii) modernise Charing Cross Hospital as part of the New Hospital Programme.

Reply

The standard process confirming the total funding amount for major infrastructure projects involves the review and approval of a Full Business Case. All trusts in the programme have previously received indicative funding allocations to support planning, h...

17 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
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What estimate his department has made of the cost of the scheme to (a) rebuild and (b) modernise Charing Cross Hospital.

Reply

The standard process confirming the total funding amount for major infrastructure projects involves the review and approval of a Full Business Case. All trusts in the programme have previously received indicative funding allocations to support planning, h...

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

If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of uprating the minimum income guarantee in line with inflation each year.

Reply

The social care allowance rates, which include the Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG), are reviewed each year. The MIG rates were uprated in line with inflation for the previous three financial years, and the rates for the 2025/26 financial year will be publi...

15 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
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Whether he would make an assessment of the potential impact of removing social care charging on working-aged disabled adults.

Reply

We are committed to building consensus on the long-term reform needed to create a National Care Service that tackles the challenges working age disabled adults currently face, and that is shaped for those who will have support needs in the future. The Gov...

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