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Written Question
Artillery: Procurement
Tuesday 19th March 2024

Asked by: Stephen Hammond (Conservative - Wimbledon)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 18 January 2024 to Question 8883, if he will publish the outline business case for the Mobile Fires Platform.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The Department does not publish the outcome of Investment Approvals Committee decisions or equipment programme business cases it has considered.


Written Question
Unmanned Ground Vehicles: Procurement
Tuesday 19th March 2024

Asked by: Stephen Hammond (Conservative - Wimbledon)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of procuring unmanned ground vehicles for the Army.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

Work is ongoing to increase the Army's understanding of how uncrewed ground capabilities could assist in the challenges faced by last mile resupply, Unexploded Ordnance management and route assurance.


Written Question
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
Monday 29th January 2024

Asked by: Stephen Hammond (Conservative - Wimbledon)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a standardised tender process for local authorities to install electric vehicle charging points.

Answered by Anthony Browne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

I agree entirely and as part of our £381 million Local EV Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund, officials are working to deliver exactly this.


Written Question
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
Monday 29th January 2024

Asked by: Stephen Hammond (Conservative - Wimbledon)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the electric vehicle (a) chargepoint and (b) infrastructure grant to include the installation of cross-pavement cable gullies.

Answered by Anthony Browne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

As part of the Plan for Drivers, the Government announced its intention to expand the Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Grant as a trial to support the installation of safe cross-pavement solutions. This measure would apply across the UK and is intended to make EV ownership a more practical option for those without off-street parking.

The Government will closely monitor this trial, once implemented, to determine the success of the rollout and decide on future policy accordingly.


Written Question
Social Rented Housing: Wimbledon
Monday 23rd October 2023

Asked by: Stephen Hammond (Conservative - Wimbledon)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the speed with which (a) London and Quadrant and (b) other social landlords in Wimbledon constituency have complied with their obligations under the Building Safety Act 2022; and if he will meet with (i) the hon. Member for Wimbledon and (ii) residents in Wimbledon constituency to discuss this matter.

Answered by Lee Rowley - Minister of State (Minister for Housing)

The Regulator of Social Housing recently completed a Fire Remediation Survey on the progress that Registered Providers of social housing are making towards identifying and fixing fire safety defects in their stock above 11 metres. We intend to publish findings by the end of the year. I would be happy to meet with my Hon Friend to discuss remediation in his Wimbledon constituency, should that be helpful.


Written Question
Financial Services: Primary Education
Tuesday 12th September 2023

Asked by: Stephen Hammond (Conservative - Wimbledon)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that all primary children receive a high-quality and effective financial education by 2030.

Answered by Nick Gibb

Education on financial matters helps to ensure that young people are prepared to manage their money well, make sound financial decisions, and know where to seek further information when needed.

At primary school, financial education is included in the mathematics curriculum. In the curriculum, there is a strong emphasis on the essential arithmetic that pupils should be taught. This knowledge is vital, as a strong grasp of mathematics will underpin pupils’ ability to manage budgets and money, including, for example, using percentages. The mathematics curriculum also includes specific content regarding financial education, such as calculations with money.

Primary schools can also teach financial education through citizenship. Although this is not part of the National Curriculum until Key Stage 3, the Department has published a non-statutory citizenship curriculum for Key Stages 1 and 2, to support schools to ensure that pupils are taught how to look after their money and realise that future wants and needs may be met through saving. There is also a wide range of resources available for schools, including the Money and Pension Service’s (MaPS) financial education guidance for primary and secondary schools in England. This can be found here: https://maps.org.uk/2021/11/11/financial-education-guidance-for-primary-and-secondary-schools-in-england/.

The Department continues to work with MaPS and HM Treasury to consider the evidence and explore opportunities to promote the importance of financial education to schools. The Department is currently working with MaPS to deliver financial education webinars this academic year, promoting the importance of financial education and building teachers’ confidence in this area.


Written Question
Dormant Assets Scheme
Tuesday 11th July 2023

Asked by: Stephen Hammond (Conservative - Wimbledon)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to extend the Dormant Assets Scheme to include financial education causes.

Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

I refer the honourable Member to the answer I gave on 21 June 2023, in my capacity as a Department for Culture, Media and Sport Minister, to Question UIN 190569.


Written Question
Passports: British National (Overseas)
Monday 12th June 2023

Asked by: Stephen Hammond (Conservative - Wimbledon)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to issue guidance to (a) HSBC and (b) other UK-based pension providers on acceptance of a British National Overseas passport as a valid document for accessing the pension assets of Hong Kongers who have moved to the UK.

Answered by Robert Jenrick

We are aware of the difficulties British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) status holders are experiencing in seeking early withdrawal of their pension held by the Mandatory Provident Fund in Hong Kong. The root of the problem is the Chinese Government's decision not to recognise the BN(O) passport as a valid identity document in Hong Kong. The UK firmly opposes the discrimination of BN(O)s in this way. We have urged the Hong Kong authorities to facilitate the early drawdown of funds as is the case for other Hong Kong residents who move overseas permanently.


Written Question
Transport: Apprentices
Monday 6th March 2023

Asked by: Stephen Hammond (Conservative - Wimbledon)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the availability of apprenticeships across the transport sector.

Answered by Jesse Norman

The Department regularly reviews the availability of apprenticeships within the transport industry. It is committed to working with arm’s length bodies and industry partners to create high quality apprenticeships, so that the sector has the skilled workforce in place to build, maintain and run the UK transport system. For example, the HS2 programme is expected to create 2000 apprenticeships. The Transport Employment and Skills Taskforce, established in 2022, is considering what more IT can do to promote apprenticeships and other training routes across the industry.


Written Question
Railways: Modernisation
Monday 6th March 2023

Asked by: Stephen Hammond (Conservative - Wimbledon)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of whether railways require modernisation.

Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

Last month my Right hon. Friend Mark Harper MP, Secretary of State for Transport, delivered his vision for rail and set out his plans to modernise the rail industry and progress vital reforms to ensure the railways are fit for purpose.

He confirmed his ambition for a customer-focussed, commercially led industry, with the creation of Great British Railways as the new guiding mind for the sector.