Patrick Spencer

2 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Floods: Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Independent review of flood insurance in Doncaster led by Amanda Blanc, published on 14 April 2020, if he will publish the raw data of the BMG quantitative survey

12 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farmers: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help support farmers following the closure of the Sustainable Farming Incentive to new applicants.

12 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farmers: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help support farmers following the closure of the Sustainable Farming Incentive.

10 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the Nuffield Early Language Intervention programme on attainment for pupils in Central Suffolk and North Ipswich; and what the cost per child is of the p

10 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Early Language and Support for Every Child pathfinders programme on attainment for pupils in Central Suffolk and North Ipswich; and what th

10 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Partnership and Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools programme on attainment for pupils in Central Suffolk and North Ipswich; and what th

7 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the forecasts for input VAT reclaimable by private schools are in line with Revenue and Customs Brief 16 (2016) being issued.

7 Mar 2025 · Treasury

VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if HMRC will extend the 30-day challenge period for instances where they disallow VAT.

7 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to introduce leniency provisions for private schools through the initial implementation of VAT.

7 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to adapt the VAT penalty regime for private schools in the context of the publication of comprehensive guidance by HMRC.

7 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much input VAT is forecast to be repayable to private schools for the first quarter that the VAT is levied; how much output VAT is expected to be raised from these schools from these schools in the first quarter

7 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much input VAT is forecast to be repayable to private schools for the first quarter that the VAT is levied; how much output VAT is expected to be raised from private schools in the first quarter; and what the ne

7 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Food: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether food for people living at (a) school and (b) home will have VAT payable on it under the VAT guidance published in November 2024 by HMRC.

7 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the forecasts for input VAT reclaimable by private schools are in line with Revenue and Customs Brief 16 being issued.

28 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with the (a) Country Land and Business Association, (b) National Farmer's Union, (c) Tenant Farmers Association and (d) other industry bodies to help support wo

25 Feb 2025 · Scotland Office

Schools: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had recent discussions with the Scottish Government on school standards.

5 Feb 2025 · Home Office

Police

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how her Department calculates the number of police officers required per 100,000 of the population in (a) Suffolk, (b) Kent, (c) Norfolk and (d) England.

30 Jan 2025 · Women and Equalities

Boys: Equality

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to improve opportunities for white working-class boys.

29 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what schools in Central Suffolk and North Ipswich constituency are using the Nuffield Early Language Intervention programme; and what their uptake is.

29 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what primary schools in Central Suffolk and North Ipswich constituency offer early intervention support; and what type of support is offered.

28 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit: Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make a comparative estimate of the number of pensioners claiming Pension Credit in winter (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2024-25; and how many pensioners are ineligible for the winter fuel payment in S

9 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Young Offender Institutions: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department plans to review the education provided to children in young offender institutions.

4 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Suffolk Constabulary: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost of the increase to employers National Insurance contributions for Suffolk Constabulary in the 2025-26 financial year; and how much additional funding her Departm

4 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Suffolk Constabulary: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what grounds she decided the level of funding for Suffolk Constabulary; and if she will review that funding.

4 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Products: Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the new Border Target Operating Model (a) generally and (b) at tackling the illegal import of products of animal origin.

4 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

African Swine Fever: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Immediate measures to step up safeguards against African swine fever from Europe, published on 26 September 2024, to help prev

4 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

African Swine Fever: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled African swine fever: how to spot and report the disease, updated on 27 September 2024, whether he plans to ban all personal imports

4 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

African Swine Fever

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) likelihood of an African Swine Fever outbreak in the UK and (b) economic impact of such an outbreak.

22 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farming Recovery Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the eligibility criteria was for the expanded Farming Recovery Fund.

17 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit and Winter Fuel Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2024 to question 4377 on Pension Credit, what progress her Department has made contacting pensioner households that are in receipt of Housing Benefit; and if she w