Written questions by Moon.

What assessment she has made of the potential impact of credit hire vehicle costs on motor insurance premiums for consumers.

Awaiting answer.

Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on implementing byelaws to ban bottom trawling in the 41 marine protected areas consulted on in June 2025.

Awaiting answer.

What steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS workforce planning in Cornwall reflects the additional pressures placed on health services during periods of peak tourist activity.

Awaiting answer.

Whether his Department has considered extending electric vehicle salary sacrifice schemes to Crown and Civil Servants; and whether the Department has assessed the impact of an extension on public sector recruitment and retention.

Awaiting answer.

Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that television access remains universal and free to air after 2034.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment the Department has made of the level of accuracy of in-service public electric vehicle charge points in billing consumers for the energy delivered; and whether his Department plans to u

Awaiting answer.

Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the decision to exclude POM-V medicines from its call for evidence on levels of chemicals from flea and tick treatmen

Awaiting answer.

How many councils have utilised the electric vehicle pavement channels grant since the 2025 grant came into place.

Awaiting answer.

Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of moving the Be Spot-on Aware campaign from a protective to risk-based, targeted approach.

Awaiting answer.

What mechanisms her Department is deploying to ensure compliance with the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026, particularly in relation to SEND provision.

The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act received Royal Assent on 29 April. Different sections of the Act will be commenced, brought into force and given legal effect and implemented, at varying timescales depending on the specific measure, as well as whe...

Which schools in Camborne and Redruth constituency have received funding from Connect the Classroom programme.

The following schools in the Camborne and Redruth constituency have received funding from Connect the Classroom:Mawnan CofE VA Primary School.Portreath Community Primary School.Trewirgie Infants' School.Bodriggy Academy.Illogan School.Pencoys Primary Scho...

What assessment she has made of the impact of current levels of VAT on hospitality businesses.

Awaiting answer.

Whether she has considered introducing national provision to permit registered volunteer blood bike services to use bus lanes.

Installation of bus lanes is the responsibility of local traffic authorities. Whether to allow blood bike services to use bus lanes lies with local traffic authorities, taking into account the impact on bus services, compliance and enforcement considerations. The Department has no plans to mandate this nationally.

Whether the Government’s review of the cost of public electric vehicle charging will consider the difference in VAT between public and domestic electric vehicle charging.

The supply of energy for domestic use attracts the reduced rate of VAT (five per cent). Whilst this relief was not designed or introduced for charging EVs at home, it applies for all uses of domestic energy, as it is not possible for energy companies to distinguish between electricity used to charge an EV and electricity used for general domestic purposes. Public EV charging, on the other hand, is subject to the standard rate of VAT (twenty per cent). This matches the VAT treatment of petrol and diesel, as well as all non-domestic electricity. The Government will review the cost of public electric vehicle charging, looking at the impact of energy prices, wider cost contributors, and options for lowering these costs for consumers. Terms of Reference for the review will be set out in due course and the review will report later in 2026.

Innovation and Technology, with reference to the strategy Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods published on 11 November 2025, how many times the Alternative Methods Strategy Delivery Group has met since the publication of the strategy.

The Ministerial Alternative Methods Strategy Delivery Group met for the first time in March and is scheduled to meet quarterly, with the next meeting due to take place in June.

What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the presumption of advancement on protection from discrimination.

Since section 199 of the Equality Act 2010 was enacted, no date has been set for this section to come into force. Section 199 relates to a longstanding common law presumption dating back centuries.As part of its ongoing duty to consider equalities impacts, the Government considers that husbands and wives have equal access to financial remedy orders under Part II of the Matrimonial Causes Act (MCA) 1973.

Whether the Government plans to bring section 199 of the Equality Act 2010 into force.

Since section 199 of the Equality Act 2010 was enacted, no date has been set for this section to come into force. Section 199 relates to a longstanding common law presumption dating back centuries.As part of its ongoing duty to consider equalities impacts, the Government considers that husbands and wives have equal access to financial remedy orders under Part II of the Matrimonial Causes Act (MCA) 1973.

What progress she has made on the application submitted by Pennoweth Primary School to join the free breakfast clubs programme from April 2026; and when the school will be informed of its status on the waitlist.

On 17 March 2026, Pennoweth Primary School, along with all schools currently on the free breakfast clubs programme waitlist, received a notification from the department to invite them to join the free breakfast clubs programme and deliver from September 2026.

Whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation to include electricity used for electric vehicle charging.

In 2025, the Government published and responded to a call for evidence on the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO). In that review, which included a specific question on whether the RTFO should support renewable electricity for road transportation, the Government concluded that including renewable electricity in the scheme would be highly complex and require significant additional policy development to fully understand the implications of such an expansion. The Government keeps all options under review in how best to support the continued rollout of public electric vehicle charge points as the UK transitions to EVs.

What assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a dedicated Standard Industrial Code classification for public electric vehicle charging.

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 25th is attached.