Asked by: Emma Foody (Labour (Co-op) - Cramlington and Killingworth)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) she, (b) Ministers and (c) officials from her Department have met with representatives from the co-operative and mutual sector since 4 July 2024.
Answered by Emma Reynolds - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
The Government recognises the important contribution co-operatives make to the UK economy, serving local communities around the country and providing diversity to the UK business sector with their model of shared ownership. According to the latest Co-operative and Mutual Economy Report by Co-operatives UK, there are currently 7,370 co-operatives operating across the UK, with an annual income of £42.7 billion, a 2.2% increase from 2023 levels.
The Government is committed to unlocking the full potential of the mutual and co-operative sector to support inclusive growth. My officials and I continue to engage regularly with the sector to understand their current barriers to growth and how these can be overcome.
In her Mansion House speech, the Chancellor set out a package of measures aimed at supporting the growth of the mutuals and co-operative sector. This included welcoming the establishment of an industry-led Mutual and Co-operative Business Council, which will support the Government’s engagement with the sector. I had the pleasure of attending the first meeting of this Council with my officials on 6 March, where I met with representatives and experts from across the mutuals and co-operative sector to discuss areas for mutual growth.
Asked by: Emma Foody (Labour (Co-op) - Cramlington and Killingworth)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an estimate of the contribution of the co-operative sector to recent trends in the level of GDP growth.
Answered by Emma Reynolds - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
The Government recognises the important contribution co-operatives make to the UK economy, serving local communities around the country and providing diversity to the UK business sector with their model of shared ownership. According to the latest Co-operative and Mutual Economy Report by Co-operatives UK, there are currently 7,370 co-operatives operating across the UK, with an annual income of £42.7 billion, a 2.2% increase from 2023 levels.
The Government is committed to unlocking the full potential of the mutual and co-operative sector to support inclusive growth. My officials and I continue to engage regularly with the sector to understand their current barriers to growth and how these can be overcome.
In her Mansion House speech, the Chancellor set out a package of measures aimed at supporting the growth of the mutuals and co-operative sector. This included welcoming the establishment of an industry-led Mutual and Co-operative Business Council, which will support the Government’s engagement with the sector. I had the pleasure of attending the first meeting of this Council with my officials on 6 March, where I met with representatives and experts from across the mutuals and co-operative sector to discuss areas for mutual growth.
Asked by: Emma Foody (Labour (Co-op) - Cramlington and Killingworth)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what road accident data her Department holds for Moor Farm Roundabout for each of the last five years.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
DfT reported road casualty statistics reports numbers of personal injury road traffic collisions in Great Britain that were reported to the police using the STATS19 reporting system. Damage only collisions are not held by the Department.
The number of reported road collisions around Moor Farm Roundabout, including the slip roads, from 2019 to 2023 can be found in the table below.
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2019 | 12 |
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2020 | 3 |
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2021 | 2 |
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2022 | 3 |
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2023 | 7 |
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Asked by: Emma Foody (Labour (Co-op) - Cramlington and Killingworth)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding was allocated to (a) the A19 North of Newcastle junctions scheme and (b) improvements to (i) Moor Farm and (ii) Seaton Burn during the allocation of RIS3 pipelines schemes before July 2024.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2) identified 32 schemes to be developed for possible delivery as part of a future Road Investment Strategy, including proposed improvements to both Moor Farm and Seaton Burn junctions as part of the A19 North of Newcastle scheme. Pipeline schemes are funded for their development stages only, and no funding is allocated for their full delivery. A provision of £472 million was originally made in RIS2 for the development of future road investment strategies. This covered development of pipeline schemes and National Highways assessment of the current performance and future investment priorities of its network through its Routes Strategy process. Development of individual Pipeline schemes is through a combination of internal National Highways project and analytical resource and external support and funding is not allocated at an individual scheme level.
Asked by: Emma Foody (Labour (Co-op) - Cramlington and Killingworth)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her Department's timetable is for the consideration of potential RIS4 pipeline schemes.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Alongside other preparatory activities for RIS4, RIS pipeline schemes will continue to be considered on an ongoing basis throughout RIS3.
Asked by: Emma Foody (Labour (Co-op) - Cramlington and Killingworth)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish the Core Spending Power allocation to Newcastle City Council for the years (a) 2010-11, (b) 2017-18, (c) 2019-20, (d) 2023-24 and (e) 2025-26.
Answered by Jim McMahon - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
As part of the final Local Government Finance Settlement 2025-26, announced on 5 February, the government published the latest Core Spending Power figures which are available here:
Included within the tables are figures for allocations dating back to 2015. Due to changes in the function and financing of local government, comparable data is not available prior to 2015-16.
Asked by: Emma Foody (Labour (Co-op) - Cramlington and Killingworth)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the core spending power allocation was to Northumberland County Council in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2017-18, (c) 2019-20, (d) 2023-24 and (e) 2025-26.
Answered by Jim McMahon - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
As part of the final Local Government Finance Settlement 2025-26, announced on 5 February, the government published the latest Core Spending Power figures which are available here:
Included within the tables are figures for allocations dating back to 2015. Due to changes in the function and financing of local government, comparable data is not available prior to 2015-16.
Asked by: Emma Foody (Labour (Co-op) - Cramlington and Killingworth)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the core spending power allocation was to North Tyneside Council in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2017-18, (c) 2019-20, (d) 2023-24 and (e) 2025-26.
Answered by Jim McMahon - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
As part of the final Local Government Finance Settlement 2025-26, announced on 5 February, the government published the latest Core Spending Power figures which are available here:
Included within the tables are figures for allocations dating back to 2015. Due to changes in the function and financing of local government, comparable data is not available prior to 2015-16.
Asked by: Emma Foody (Labour (Co-op) - Cramlington and Killingworth)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support veterans in Cramlington and Killingworth constituency transition back into civilian life.
Answered by Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans)
I am working across Government and with civil society to help those who leave the Armed Forces, including those in Cramlington and Killingworth, transition back into civilian life.
Currently the Defence Holistic Transition Policy (JSP100) sets out how the Ministry of Defence supports Service leavers to assist in a successful transition, including through the Career Transition Partnership, Veterans Welfare Service (VWS), Defence Transition Services (DTS) and Integrated Personal Commissioning for Veterans (IPC4V).
Asked by: Emma Foody (Labour (Co-op) - Cramlington and Killingworth)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of people living in Cramlington and Killingworth constituency do not have access to an NHS dentist.
Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Government plans to tackle the challenges patients face when trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and recruit new dentists to the areas that need them most. To rebuild dentistry in the long term and increase access to NHS dental care, we will reform the dental contract, with a shift to focus on prevention and the retention of NHS dentists.
The Northeast and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB), which includes the Cramlington and Killingworth constituency, have taken a number of steps to help improve access in this area, but we know we must do more.
In the 2024 GP Patient Survey, 59% of respondents in Northeast and North Cumbria ICB had tried to get an NHS dentist appointment in the last two years. Of those who did try to get an appointment in the ICB, 24% were unsuccessful. This data is available at the following link: