Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Roads and Local Transport in response to the question from the hon. Member for Chesterfield of 21 March 2024, Official Report, column 1047, which Members the Minister has met to discuss the Chesterfield to Staveley regeneration route; and if he will meet the the hon. Member for Chesterfield to discuss that matter.

Answered by Guy Opperman

I met with the Honorable Member on the 14^th of May and discussed this scheme in detail. The Outline Business Case submitted by Derbyshire County Council has been assessed by Department for Transport officials, who have recently obtained additional information from Derbyshire County Council to help Ministers in their considerations. A decision will be announced as soon as possible.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Roads and Local Transport in response to the question from the hon. Member for Chesterfield of 21 March 2024, Official Report, column 1047, when the Minister plans to write to the hon. Member for Chesterfield.

Answered by Guy Opperman

I met with the Honorable Member on the 14^th of May and discussed this scheme in detail. The Outline Business Case submitted by Derbyshire County Council has been assessed by Department for Transport officials, who have recently obtained additional information from Derbyshire County Council to help Ministers in their considerations. A decision will be announced as soon as possible.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with Members on the Chesterfield to Staveley regeneration route.

Answered by Guy Opperman

I met with the Honorable Member on the 14^th of May and discussed this scheme in detail. The Outline Business Case submitted by Derbyshire County Council has been assessed by Department for Transport officials, who have recently obtained additional information from Derbyshire County Council to help Ministers in their considerations. A decision will be announced as soon as possible.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the Chesterfield to Staveley regeneration route.

Answered by Guy Opperman

I met with the Honorable Member on the 14^th of May and discussed this scheme in detail. The Outline Business Case submitted by Derbyshire County Council has been assessed by Department for Transport officials, who have recently obtained additional information from Derbyshire County Council to help Ministers in their considerations. A decision will be announced as soon as possible.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Minister for Roads and Local Transport plans to respond to requests made by the hon. Member for Chesterfield dated 21 March, 26 April and 13 May 2024 on a potential meeting to discuss the Staveley-Chesterfield regeneration route.

Answered by Guy Opperman

I met with the Honorable Member to discuss this scheme on the 14^th of May The Outline Business Case submitted by Derbyshire County Council has been assessed in detail by officials, who have recently obtained additional information from Derbyshire County Council to help Ministers in their considerations. A decision will be announced as soon as possible.

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of introducing licensing for funeral directors.

Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade

The Government currently has no plans to introduce a licensing scheme for funeral directors.

Funeral directors are subject to existing consumer rights legislation. We believe this provides the tools necessary for tackling rogue practices in the sector. We are strengthening consumer rights as part of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill.

Following a market investigation into the funerals sector, the Competition and Markets Authority introduced legal obligations on funeral directors and crematorium operators in 2021 and set these out in guidance in 2023.

Found: I am also copying to Theresa Villiers MP, Kerry McCarthy MP, Olivia Blake MP, and Toby Perkins