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Written Question
State Retirement Pensions
Tuesday 14th May 2024

Asked by: Charlotte Nichols (Labour - Warrington North)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to allow beneficiaries to claim two years of a deceased person's state pension contributions in the event that they die before state pension age.

Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

Whilst recognising the emotive nature of this issue and having sympathy for people in this position, the Government does not have plans to make any changes in this area,

Where a spouse, civil partner or, where there is a dependent child, cohabiting partner, passes away, Bereavement Support Payment is available to help working age people through the difficult period following a bereavement. Bereavement Support Payment is a contributory benefit based on the National Insurance contributions of the deceased person.

Pension Credit provides a safety-net for those over the State Pension age on low-incomes.

Division Vote (Commons)
8 May 2024 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context
Charlotte Nichols (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 150 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 198 Noes - 269
Division Vote (Commons)
8 May 2024 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context
Charlotte Nichols (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 155 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 212 Noes - 274
Division Vote (Commons)
8 May 2024 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context
Charlotte Nichols (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 150 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 195 Noes - 266
Division Vote (Commons)
8 May 2024 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context
Charlotte Nichols (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 155 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 211 Noes - 276
Written Question
Army
Thursday 2nd May 2024

Asked by: Charlotte Nichols (Labour - Warrington North)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many troops were serving in the British Army as of 24 April (a) 2010 and (b) 2024.

Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)

The table below shows the Army Full Time Trained Strength as at 1 April 2010 and Army Full Time Trade Trained Strength as at 1 January 2024.

01 April 2010

01 January 2024

Strength

102,260

73,190

Notes/Caveats:

  1. Figures are published quarterly therefore figures have been supplied as at 01 January 2024 as these are the latest published stats in the public domain.
  2. Full Time Trained Strength and Full Time Trade Trained comprises Trained UK Regular Forces, Trained Gurkhas and Full Time Reserve Service Personnel (FTRS).
  3. Figures have been rounded to 10 for presentational purposes; numbers ending in "5" have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.
  4. Names and definitions have been changed between 2010 and 2024 but figures are comparable.
Written Question
Plants: Import Controls
Wednesday 1st May 2024

Asked by: Charlotte Nichols (Labour - Warrington North)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of continuing Place of Destination checks for plants at Border Control Posts until January 2025.

Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The Place of Destination scheme will not be carried forward beyond 30 April 2024. It was only ever intended to be a temporary solution, and moving controls to BCPs and Control Points is vital to achieving the biosecurity aims of the BTOM, by increasing the percentage of consignments we are able to inspect.

Division Vote (Commons)
30 Apr 2024 - Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill - View Vote Context
Charlotte Nichols (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 99 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 273 Noes - 163
Division Vote (Commons)
30 Apr 2024 - Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill - View Vote Context
Charlotte Nichols (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 103 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 272 Noes - 162
Division Vote (Commons)
30 Apr 2024 - Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill - View Vote Context
Charlotte Nichols (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 102 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 274 Noes - 162