Mr Clive Betts

30 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Second Homes: Council Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of preventing second home owners who become subject to a higher council tax charge from switching their home to a busin

24 Jul 2024 · Department for Transport

Midland Main Line: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will hold discussions with the metro mayors on the potential merits of electrifying the Midland Mainline.

24 Jul 2024 · Department for Transport

Midland Main Line: Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timetable is for introducing new trains on the Midland Mainline between Sheffield and London.

16 Feb 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Small Modular Reactors

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she is taking steps to ensure that companies successful in the Small Modular Reactor (SMR) competition (a) manufacture those SMRs and (b) use supply chains domestically.

17 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport

Transpennine Express Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of carriages on the TransPennine express service which will be scrapped by April 2024.

17 Jan 2024 · Department for Education

Children in Care: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's planned update to the statutory guidance on Promoting the Health and Wellbeing of Looked After Children, if he will include a (a) specific focus on mental health services for

17 Jan 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Autumn Statement 2023, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a freeze on his Department's expenditure on the (a) provision of council services,

15 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport

Midland Main Line: Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the planned new rolling stock for the midland mainline to be available.

15 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport

Midland Main Line: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the likely completion date of the electrification of the Midland Main Line to Sheffield.

15 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's timescales are for the introduction of a third fast train each hour between Sheffield and Manchester.

15 Jan 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Parks: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what his Department's timescales are for (a) publishing the tender documents for the licenses for the Green Flag awards and (b) awarding those licenses.

5 Jan 2024 · Department for Education

Care Leavers: Racial Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of Barnardo’s report entitled Double discrimination: Black care-experienced young adults navigating the criminal justice system, published on 21

19 Dec 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Planning Permission: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to The Minister for Housing, Planning and Building Safety's oral statement on Long-term Plan for Housing on 19 December 2023, Official report, whether he plans to take

18 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gambling: Football Pools

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to her Department's publication entitled Gambling-related harms evidence review: quantitative analysis, updated on 11 January 2023, what definition of pools betting her Department us

18 Dec 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department's consultation on the statutory levy on gambling operators, published on 17 October 2023, for what reason the proposed statutory levy rate for remote pools bettin

18 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gambling: Football Pools

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to her Department's publication entitled Gambling-related harms evidence review: quantitative analysis, updated on 11 January 2023, what methodologies were used to gather data on Foo

18 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the findings set out in the press notice by Amnesty International entitled Israel/OPT: Horrifying cases of to

18 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of trends in the number of Palestinians arrested by Israeli security forces in the occupied West Bank.

18 Dec 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to give the Football Regulator the (a) powers and (b) resources to regulate clubs to ensure any breaches of financial fair play rules are (i) identified and (ii) punished.

18 Dec 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the independent regulator should have jurisdiction over (a) breaches alleged by the Guardian by the previous owner of Chelsea Roman Abramovitch and (b) other breaches of the financial fai

18 Dec 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Premier League on its financial fair play rules; and what assessment she has made as to whether future legislation should include penalties for breaching fin

14 Dec 2023 · Home Office

Visas: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date the new earnings threshold for skilled worker visa applications, including spousal and dependent applications, will come into effect; and whether it will apply to (a) existing application

29 Aug 2023 · Treasury

Public Expenditure: Cost Effectiveness

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure value for money in public spending.

15 Jun 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Development Plans: Aarhus Convention

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the provisions on National Development Management Policies of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill on the UK's obligati

15 Jun 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Regional Planning and Development: Aarhus Convention

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the provisions of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill on the UK's obligations under Article (a) 6 and (b) 7 of the Aar

6 Jun 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Child Trust Fund: Mental Capacity

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using the appointee scheme to support disabled young people who do not have the mental capacity to access the money in their Child Trust Fund accou

3 May 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Court of Protection: Child Trust Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his Department's planned timescale is for simplifying the Court of Protection process for families wanting to access savings in Child Trust Funds for disabled children.

3 May 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Child Trust Fund: Mental Capacity

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using the Department for Work and Pensions Appointee scheme to cover Child Trust Fund accounts for disabled young people that lack mental capacity.

3 May 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Court of Protection: Child Trust Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applicants have successfully applied to the Court of Protection to access their Child’s Trust Fund savings in the past three years.

24 Apr 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Disabled Facilities Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department plans to increase the maximum amount that can be awarded through the Disabled Facility Grant in the context of the rise of the cost of materials and labour.