Every parliamentary written question tabled by Chris Bloore this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the cost of living crisis on low-income households in Redditch.
The Government is working to address cost-of-living pressures facing families across the country through targeted measures including raising the minimum wage for workers aged 21 and over, which increased by 4.1 per cent to £12.71 an hour. The removal of t...
What assessment he has made of the impact of rising living costs on mental health outcomes in Redditch.
We recognise the effect that financial pressures, such as those caused by rising living costs, can have on some people’s mental health, including in Redditch. The cross-Government, cross-sector suicide prevention strategy for England includes financial di...
What recent assessment she has made of inflationary pressures on household finances in Redditch.
Higher inflation in recent years has added to pressures on household finances, especially through the price of everyday essentials such as food and energy.The Office for National Statistics does not produce inflationary data at the constituency level. At ...
What assessment he has made of trends in household energy debt in Redditch over the last two years.
The Department has not made such an assessment and does not hold this specific data. The independent industry regulator Ofgem monitors and reports on levels of energy debt in Great Britain, and their latest statistical release can be found here: Debt and ...
What estimate she has made of the number of people in Redditch using credit to pay for essential household bills.
The Government recognises that, where household finances are stretched, some people may use credit to cover essential costs. That is why the Government has taken action to ease pressure on household finances, including by taking £150 off energy bills this...
What assessment he has made of food insecurity levels among households in Redditch.
Data on the number of households experiencing food insecurity by constituency is not availa-ble due to sample sizes. Statistics on the number of individuals living in households that are food insecure by region in the UK are published annually in the “Fam...
Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the affordability of private rented housing in Redditch.
According to the latest Office for National Statistics data, private renters in Redditch spent on average 29.1% of their income on rent. This compares to 29.2% in the West Midlands and 36.3% for England overall.
What assessment he has made of levels of child poverty linked to the cost of living crisis in Redditch.
The Government is working to address cost-of-living pressures facing families across the country through targeted measures including raising the minimum wage for workers aged 21 and over, which increased by 4.1 per cent to £12.71 an hour. The removal of t...
How many households in Redditch are in receipt of cost of living support payments.
There have been no further Cost-of-Living payments since those issued in the financial year 2023/24. The Cost-of-Living Payments were intended to relieve the immediate financial pressures caused by the rapid rise in cost of living. There are no plans to r...
What steps her Department is taking to increase the number of specialist cyber investigators within West Mercia Police.
Home Office provides additional funding to all tiers of policing to investigate and respond to the harm of cyber crime. At the local tier, this funding is further supplemented by ‘match funding’ from the Police and Crime Commissioners, which maintains a c...
What steps she is taking through the Targeted Support initiative to encourage retail investment among first-time investors.
The Government wants to see more people benefit from the higher returns and long-term financial resilience that investing can provide. That is why the Chancellor’s Leeds Reforms, announced at Mansion House 2025, included bold actions to boost retail inves...
What assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Mansion House Reforms in mobilising household savings into growth assets.
The Government wants to see more people benefit from the higher returns and long-term financial resilience that investing can provide. That is why the Chancellor’s Leeds Reforms, announced at Mansion House 2025, included bold actions to boost retail inves...
How many ransomware as a service operations were disrupted by the Regional Organised Crime Unit network in the 2025-26 financial year.
Ransomware is the most acute cyber threat facing most UK organisations, and the UK Government is committed to using the full scope of our capabilities to disrupt cyber threats and keep the public safe. The UK takes a multi-layered approach to tackling ran...
What steps he is taking through the Energy Skills Passport to ensure a pipeline of specialist engineers for the (a) construction and (b) maintenance of energy infrastructure.
In October 2025, Government published the Clean Energy Jobs Plan, which set out the workforce to deliver the clean energy superpower mission and how we will work with industry and trade unions to deliver it. This included announcing support to expand the ...
What steps he is taking to ensure the publication of regional substation capacity data to support demand-side connections for housing and industry.
DESNZ is working closely with Ofgem and the National Energy System Operator (NESO) to improve demand-side connections, including through Ofgem’s End-to-End Review in which the regulator has committed to publishing a Demand Capacity Register. Alongside thi...
What steps he is taking with the Office for Investment to align the strategic site identification process with available grid headroom for industrial developers.
The SSA programme is currently undergoing Treasury approvals. The team is developing a final site selection approach and supporting methodology to identify and assess suitable sites. This includes considering grid connectivity and available headroom as pa...
What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of network constraint payments on the unit cost of electricity for industrial consumers.
The Reformed National Pricing Delivery Plan sets out an ambitious package of measures to bear down on costs in the next few years, particularly in relation to the network constraints caused by historic under-investment in the electricity grid. Furthermore...
What assessment his Department has made of the impact of global gas turbine supply chain lead times on the delivery of dispatchable power capacity.
As set out in the Clean Power Action Plan, maintaining security of electricity supply in a Clean Power system will require continued reliance on the existing gas fleet as the main mature, reliable source of long-duration flexibility until low-carbon alter...
What steps he is taking through the Energy Resilience Strategy to mitigate risks to national grid stability.
Maintaining the stability and operability of Great Britain’s electricity system is the responsibility of the independent National Energy System Operator (NESO), working with network companies through regulated market arrangements. The Government works clo...
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of grid connection lead times on the delivery of new housing developments.
Government recognises that grid delays are holding up new housing developments and that action to ensure timely connections for demand is vital for economic growth and decarbonisation. Government has already unblocked delays to housing developments in Wes...