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Written Question
Solvents: Death
Tuesday 21st January 2025

Asked by: Gavin Williamson (Conservative - Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths were associated with the abuse of volatile substances in England and Wales in (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023; and what volatile substances were mentioned on death certificates in England and Wales in each of those years.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Questions of 13th January is attached.


Written Question
Solvents: Death
Tuesday 21st January 2025

Asked by: Gavin Williamson (Conservative - Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) age and (b) sex was of people whose deaths related to volatile substances in England and Wales from 2021 to 2023; and what the location of each such death was.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Questions of 13th January is attached.


Written Question
Helium and Nitrogen: Death
Tuesday 21st January 2025

Asked by: Gavin Williamson (Conservative - Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths were associated with helium and nitrogen in England and Wales in (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Questions of 13th January is attached.


Written Question
Solvents: Death
Tuesday 21st January 2025

Asked by: Gavin Williamson (Conservative - Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the mean age of death was of deaths related to volatile substances in England and Wales from 2021 to 2023.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Questions of 13th January is attached.


Written Question
Nitrous Oxide: Death
Tuesday 21st January 2025

Asked by: Gavin Williamson (Conservative - Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths were associated with the abuse of nitrous oxide in (a) England and (b) Wales in (i) 2021, (ii) 2022 and (iii) 2023.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Questions of 13th January is attached.


Written Question
Prime Minister: Samoa
Thursday 7th November 2024

Asked by: Gavin Williamson (Conservative - Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the estimated carbon footprint of the Prime Minister's recent visit to Samoa.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

Ministerial travel is undertaken using efficient and cost-effective travel arrangements. Security considerations are also taken into account. It has been the practice that official Prime Ministerial flights are carbon offset and use Sustainable Aviation Fuel where either are possible.


Written Question
Ministers: Pay
Monday 21st October 2024

Asked by: Gavin Williamson (Conservative - Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the salary for a Minister will be in each of the next five financial years.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

Salary entitlements for ministers are set out by the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975. The salaries ministers will claim in this government will be confirmed in due course and published on gov.uk.


Written Question
11 Downing Street: Energy
Wednesday 9th October 2024

Asked by: Gavin Williamson (Conservative - Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much was spent on energy bills for the residential section of 11 Downing Street in the last year.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The Downing Street estate is metered as one and no residential split is available.


Written Question
10 Downing Street: Energy
Wednesday 9th October 2024

Asked by: Gavin Williamson (Conservative - Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much was spent on energy bills for the residential section of 10 Downing Street in the last year.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The Downing Street estate is metered as one and no residential split is available.


Written Question
Lord Alli: 10 Downing Street
Wednesday 9th October 2024

Asked by: Gavin Williamson (Conservative - Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times Lord Alli has entered 10 Downing Street since 5 July 2024.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

I refer the Rt Hon Members to the answer given by the then Prime Minister on 7 February 2017, Official Report, PQ 62542.

Following the practice followed by past administrations, the Government does not comment on security matters.