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Written questions by Jarvis.

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

Department:All (531)Department of Health and Social Care (133)Department for Education (73)Department for Work and Pensions (53)Home Office (36)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (33)Department for Transport (31)Department for Business and Trade (30)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (25)Treasury (24)Department for Culture, Media and Sport (20)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (18)Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (17)

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15 Oct 2024·Treasury·Answered
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Whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of including voice as an eligible instrument for the purposes of Orchestra Tax Relief.

Reply

The creative industries play a key role in driving economic growth, and the Government is committed to supporting them. Orchestra Tax Relief (OTR) provides tax relief at a rate of 50% on production costs. To qualify for the relief, a concert must be perfo...

9 Oct 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
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Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including enhanced protection of chalk streams in planning reforms.

Reply

The Government is committed to securing better environmental outcomes alongside meeting development needs. We are considering how best to reform environmental assessment processes with that objective in mind, including whether to utilise powers in the Lev...

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

Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to include the protection of chalk streams the review of the water sector.

Reply

Ministers are currently working through priorities and options for future reform.

8 Oct 2024·Department for Education·Answered
Asked

What steps she is taking to help reduce delays by local authorities in delivering education, health and care plans.

Reply

I refer the hon. Member for Eastleigh to the answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7369.

4 Oct 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
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Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to implement a total ban on snares.

Reply

This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only. The Government will introduce the most ambitious programme for animal welfare in a generation. As outlined in our manifesto, we will bring an end to the use of snare...

4 Oct 2024·Department for Education·Answered
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Whether she plans to provide additional funding for a pay award for teachers in sixth form colleges that are not part of academies.

Reply

The government does not set or recommend pay in further education (FE), including in sixth form colleges. The pay and conditions of FE staff remains the responsibility of individual colleges and providers who are free to implement pay arrangements in line...

11 Sept 2024·Home Office·Answered
Asked

What discussions has she had with the Migration Advisory Committee on the review of the minimum income requirement.

Reply

The Home Secretary wrote to the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to commission a review of the financial requirements in the Family Immigration Rules and the MAC have accepted the commission. The letter to the MAC and their reply can be found here: Resp...

10 Sept 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
Asked

What steps he is taking to review access to the cancer drug Enhertu.

Reply

Decisions on whether new medicines should be routinely funded by the National Health Service in England are taken by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), on the basis of an evaluation of a treatment’s costs and benefits. The NICE’...

10 Sept 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 potential merits of banning greyhound racing.

Reply

The Government is aware of the concerns that surround greyhound racing. However, we also recognise that the sport is already attempting to address many of these issues. The Government is monitoring the sport’s progress and should further measures and prot...

4 Sept 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
Asked

What steps is she taking to reduce waiting times for driving tests in (a) Eastleigh constituency and (b) other areas.

Reply

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is to reduce car practical driving test waiting times, whilst upholding road safety standards. As of 2 September 2024, there were 552,863 car practical driving tests booked, and 94,169 driving...

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

Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to monitor the Savings Programme 2025 process at Hampshire County Council.

Reply

Councils are responsible for their own financial management.This Government recognises the vital work that local councils do for their communities. The department works closely with local government and other government departments to understand specific ...

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